Music & Entertainment

1. ሙዚቃ

   Muzika

   Music

   Usage

   Names music.

   Grammar Note

   A noun, seen 8 times in Tatoeba.

2. ደርፊ

   Derfi

   Song

   Usage

   Names a song.

   Grammar Note

   A noun, seen 6 times in Tatoeba.

3. ደራፊ

   Derafi

   Singer

   Usage

   Names a male singer; the dictionary gives ደራፊት for a woman.

   Grammar Note

   A noun, seen 5 times in Tatoeba.

4. ኮቦሮ

   Koboro

   Drum

   Usage

   Names a drum.

   Grammar Note

   A noun found only in the dictionary.

5. ፒያኖ

   Piyano

   Piano

   Usage

   Names a piano.

   Grammar Note

   A loanword found in the dictionary and Tatoeba.

6. ሙዚቃ ኣዝዩ ጽቡቕ እዩ

   Muzika azyu tsibuq iyu

   The music is very good

   Usage

   Praises the music you are hearing.

   Grammar Note

   ኣዝዩ ጽቡቕ እዩ = "is very good", the same frame as the earlier "ባሕሪ ኣዝዩ ጽቡቕ እዩ".

7. ደርፊ ክሰምዕ ደልየ

   Derfi kisem'i deliye

   I want to hear a song

   Usage

   Says you would like to hear a song or a performance.

   Grammar Note

   ክሰምዕ is the ክ- form of "to hear", as in Tatoeba's "ክሰምዕ ኣለኒ" ("I must hear"). Combined with ደርፊ ("song") and ደልየ ("I want"); a native check is recommended.

8. ሙዚቃዊ ምርኢት ኣብ ሰዓት ክንደይ ክጅምር እዩ?

   Muzikawi mir'it ab se'at kinday kijmir iyu?

   What time does the concert start?

   Usage

   Asks when a concert or musical performance starts.

   Grammar Note

   ሙዚቃዊ ምርኢት = "musical show", the dictionary entry for "concert"; ምርኢት occurs 10 times in Tatoeba. The rest is the same as "ኣብ ሰዓት ክንደይ ክጅምር እዩ?".

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