Useful Phrases

1. ገያሻይ እየ

   Geyashay iye

   I am a traveler

   Usage

   Tells people you are a traveler.

   Grammar Note

   ገያሻይ = "traveller, passenger" (dictionary); እየ = "I am".

2. በይነይ እጓዓዝ ኣለኹ

   Beyney igwa'az alekhu

   I am traveling alone

   Usage

   Says you travel alone. The form is the same for a man or woman.

   Grammar Note

   በይነይ = "by myself" (from the dictionary's በይኑ); እጓዓዝ is the 1st person of "travel".

3. ፈለማ ግዜይ እዩ

   Felema gizey iyu

   It is my first time

   Usage

   Says that this is your first time.

   Grammar Note

   ፈለማ = "first"; ግዜይ = "my time" (ግዜ + ይ).

4. ኣይትታልለኒ

   Aytitaleleni

   Don't cheat me

   Usage

   When you suspect a rip-off; to a man. To a woman: "ኣይትታልልኒ".

   Grammar Note

   The negative imperative of ኣታለለ ("cheat") plus "me"; the stem is confirmed in the dictionary.

5. ኣነ ጃፓናዊ እየ

   Ane Japanawi iye

   I am Japanese

   Usage

   Says your nationality. The form is the same for a man or woman.

   Grammar Note

   ጃፓን ("Japan", Tatoeba) plus the nationality suffix -ዊ, built like the dictionary's ኡጣልያዊ and ፈረንሳዊ. The exact form was not found in a source.

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