Traveling with Kids

1. ቆልዑ ኣለዉኒ

   Qol'u alewuni

   I have children

   Usage

   Says you are travelling with or have children. The same for men and women.

   Grammar Note

   ቆልዑ is the plural of ቆልዓ ("child"); ኣለዉኒ = "I have (several)". Composed from ቆልዑ (8 hits in Tatoeba) and the ኣለኒ frame; a native check is recommended.

2. ደቀይ ደኺሞም ኣለዉ

   Deqey dekhimom alewu

   My children are tired

   Usage

   Says that your children are tired and need a rest.

   Grammar Note

   ደቀይ = "my children" (Tatoeba: "ኩሎም ደቀይ"). ደኺሞም is the plural of ደኺሙ ("tired", Tatoeba), formed by rule; a native check is recommended.

3. ወደይ ጠፊኡኒ

   Wedey tefi'uni

   My son is lost

   Usage

   Asks bystanders or the police for help when your son is missing.

   Grammar Note

   ወደይ = ወዲ ("son, boy") + -ይ ("my"), found twice in Tatoeba. ጠፊኡኒ = "is lost to me", the frame of "ሳንጣይ ጠፊኡኒ" ("I lost my bag").

4. ጓለይ ጠፊኡኒ

   Gwaley tefi'uni

   My daughter is lost

   Usage

   Asks bystanders or the police for help when your daughter is missing.

   Grammar Note

   ጓለይ = ጓል ("daughter, girl") + -ይ ("my"), found twice in Tatoeba. ጠፊኡኒ = "is lost to me".

5. ናይ ቆልዑ ሓኪም የድልየኒ

   Nay qol'u hakim yedliyeni

   I need a children's doctor

   Usage

   Asks for a doctor when a child is ill.

   Grammar Note

   ናይ ቆልዑ ሓኪም = "doctor of children", built like Tatoeba's "ናይ ስኒ ሓኪም" ("dentist"); a native check is recommended.

6. ንቆልዑ ናይ ጸወታ ቦታ ኣሎዶ?

   Ni-qol'u nay tsewata bota alodo?

   Is there a place for children to play?

   Usage

   Asks about a play area when travelling with children.

   Grammar Note

   ንቆልዑ = ን- ("for") + ቆልዑ ("children"); ናይ ጸወታ ቦታ = "place of play". Every word occurs in Tatoeba, but the sentence is composed and a native check is recommended.

7. መጻወቲ

   Metsawti

   Toy

   Usage

   Names a toy.

   Grammar Note

   A noun found in the dictionary and Tatoeba, from the root of "to play".

8. ሕጻን

   Hitsan

   Baby

   Usage

   Names a baby.

   Grammar Note

   A noun found only in the dictionary.

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