Contacts & SNS

1. ቁጽሪ ተለፎንካ ክንደይ እዩ?

   Qutsri telefonka kinday iyu?

   What is your phone number?

   Usage

   To a man. To a woman: "ቁጽሪ ተለፎንኪ ክንደይ እዩ?".

   Grammar Note

   ቁጽሪ = "number"; ተለፎንካ = "your phone".

2. ቁጽረይ እዚ እዩ

   Qutsrey izi iyu

   This is my number

   Usage

   Said when handing over a written number.

   Grammar Note

   ቁጽረይ = ቁጽሪ ("number") + -ይ ("my").

3. ክደውለልካ ይኽእልዶ?

   Kidewelelka yikhildo?

   Can I call you?

   Usage

   To a man. To a woman: "ክደውለልኪ ይኽእልዶ?".

   Grammar Note

   ደወለ ("phone") plus -ልካ ("to you"); the frame follows Tatoeba's "…ይኽእል ዶ".

4. ምሳኻ ምዝራብ ጽቡቕ ነይሩ

   Misakha mizrab tsibuq neyru

   It was nice talking with you

   Usage

   At parting, to a man. To a woman: "ምሳኺ ምዝራብ ጽቡቕ ነይሩ".

   Grammar Note

   ምሳኻ = "with you", ምዝራብ = "speaking"; both are attested in Tatoeba.

5. እንደገና ክንራኸብ ኢና

   Indegena kinrakheb ina

   We will meet again

   Usage

   A parting "see you again".

   Grammar Note

   ክንራኸብ is the future form of ተራኸበ ("meet"), ኢና = "we are"; ክንራኸብ occurs once in Tatoeba.

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