Café & Drinks

1. ጸባ ዘለዎ ቡን ደልየ

   Tseba zelewo bun deliye

   I would like coffee with milk

   Usage

   Orders coffee with milk at a café or at someone's home.

   Grammar Note

   ዘለዎ = "which has", so ጸባ ዘለዎ ቡን = "coffee that has milk". Composed with the ዘለዎ frame seen 47 times in Tatoeba; a native check is recommended.

2. ሽኮር ዘይብሉ ሻሂ ደልየ

   Shikor zeyblu shahi deliye

   I would like tea without sugar

   Usage

   Orders tea without sugar.

   Grammar Note

   ዘይብሉ = "which lacks", so ሽኮር ዘይብሉ ሻሂ = "tea that has no sugar". ሽኮር occurs in Tatoeba and ዘይብሉ in Tatoeba and the dictionary; composed sentence, a native check is recommended.

3. ብዙሕ ማይ የድልየኒ

   Bizuh mai yedliyeni

   I need a lot of water

   Usage

   Says you need plenty of water, for example on a hot day or a long trip.

   Grammar Note

   ብዙሕ ("much") + ማይ ("water") + የድልየኒ ("I need"). ማይ occurs in the dictionary, Wikivoyage and Tatoeba.

4. ዝሑል ማይ ደልየ

   Zihul mai deliye

   I would like cold water

   Usage

   Asks for cold water.

   Grammar Note

   ዝሑል = "cold", as in Tatoeba's "እቲ ባይታ ዝሑል እዩ" ("the floor is cold"). Here it describes the water's temperature.

5. ውዑይ ማይ

   Wi'uy mai

   Hot water

   Usage

   Names hot water, for example when asking for it.

   Grammar Note

   ውዑይ ("hot") + ማይ ("water"), as in Tatoeba's "ውዑይ ማይ".

6. ጥርሙዝ ማይ

   Tirmuz mai

   Bottled water

   Usage

   Names bottled water.

   Grammar Note

   ጥርሙዝ ("bottle") + ማይ ("water"), arranged like Tatoeba's "ጥርሙዝ ወይኒ" ("a bottle of wine"). Composed; a native check is recommended.

7. በረድ

   Bered

   Ice

   Usage

   Names ice, for example for drinks.

   Grammar Note

   A noun; Tatoeba uses it for ice and also for snow ("ኣብ ጽርግያ ዝነበረ በረድ").

8. ቢራ ደልየ

   Bira deliye

   I want a beer

   Usage

   Says what you want. The same form for a male or female speaker.

   Grammar Note

   ደልየ = "I want" (1st person singular). The object comes first. ቢራ is a loanword found in the dictionary, Wikivoyage and Tatoeba.

9. ቢራ ትደሊዶ?

   Bira tidelido?

   Would you like a beer?

   Usage

   Offers a beer to a man. To a woman: "ቢራ ትደልዪዶ?".

   Grammar Note

   ትደሊ = "you want", -ዶ = the question enclitic, as in Tatoeba's "ፍሩታ ትደሊ'ዶ?" ("would you like some fruit?"), joined without the apostrophe. The feminine form is derived by rule and not confirmed.

10. ጽማቕ ደልየ

    Tsimaq deliye

    I want a juice

    Usage

    Says what you want. The same form for a male or female speaker.

    Grammar Note

    ደልየ = "I want" (1st person singular). The object comes first. ጽማቕ is the spelling in Tatoeba's "ጽማቕ ኣራንሺ" (orange juice). The dictionary writes ጹማቕ and Wikivoyage ጽማቝ.

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