Directions

1. ሆቴል ኣበይ ኣሎ?

   Hotel abey alo?

   Where is the hotel?

   Usage

   Asks where the hotel is.

   Grammar Note

   ኣበይ = "where", ኣሎ = "is there"; the pattern "X ኣበይ ኣሎ?" asks where X is. ሆቴል is a loanword widely used in Eritrea.

2. ንጸጋም ተጠወ

   Ni-tsegam tetewe

   Turn left

   Usage

   Used when giving or confirming directions; this is the form for a man.

   Grammar Note

   ንጸጋም = ን- ("to") + ጸጋም ("left"). ተጠወ is the spelling given by Wikivoyage; the same string is listed for both genders and a separate feminine spelling is not confirmed.

3. ንየማን ተጠወ

   Ni-yeman tetewe

   Turn right

   Usage

   Used when giving or confirming directions; this is the form for a man.

   Grammar Note

   ንየማን = ን- ("to") + የማን ("right"); የማን also appears in Tatoeba as "ናብ ጸጋምን ናብ የማንን".

4. ጸጋም

   Tsegam

   Left

   Usage

   Names "left" when giving directions.

   Grammar Note

   A noun, as in Tatoeba's "ናብ ጸጋምን ናብ የማንን" ("to the left and to the right").

5. የማን

   Yeman

   Right

   Usage

   Names "right" when giving directions.

   Grammar Note

   A noun; the adjective "right-hand" is የማናይ.

6. ሰሜን

   Semen

   North

   Usage

   The compass direction north.

   Grammar Note

   A noun, listed in Tatoeba's sentence of the four cardinal points.

7. ደቡብ

   Debub

   South

   Usage

   The compass direction south.

   Grammar Note

   A noun, listed in Tatoeba's sentence of the four cardinal points.

8. ምብራቕ

   Mibraq

   East

   Usage

   The compass direction east.

   Grammar Note

   A noun. The ending ቕ (U+1255) follows Tatoeba; the dictionary and Wikivoyage write ምብራቅ with ቅ.

9. ምዕራብ

   Mi'rab

   West

   Usage

   The compass direction west.

   Grammar Note

   A noun, listed in Tatoeba's sentence of the four cardinal points.

10. መራኽቦ መንገዲ

    Merakhbo mengedi

    Intersection

    Usage

    Names an intersection in directions.

    Grammar Note

    መራኽቦ ("meeting place") + መንገዲ ("road"), the form Wikivoyage gives for "intersection".

11. ብኽብረትካ ኣብ ካርታ ኣርእየኒ

    Be-khibretka ab karta ar'eyeni

    Please show me on the map

    Usage

    Asks a man to show a place on the map. To a woman: "ብኽብረትኪ ኣብ ካርታ ኣርእየኒ".

    Grammar Note

    ብኽብረትካ ("please") + ኣብ ካርታ ("on the map") + ኣርእየኒ ("show me"). ኣርእየኒ is an imperative derived from the dictionary verb and should get a native check; ካርታ occurs in Tatoeba.

12. ብኽብረትካ ተመለስ

    Be-khibretka temeles

    Please go back

    Usage

    Asks a man to turn back, for example after a wrong turn. To a woman: "ብኽብረትኪ ተመለሲ".

    Grammar Note

    ተመለስ is the imperative of ተመልሰ ("return"), derived from the dictionary's perfective; a native check is recommended.

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