Schedule & Booking

1. ሎሚ በዓል ድዩ?

   Lomi be'al diyu?

   Is today a holiday?

   Usage

   Useful for checking whether shops or offices are open.

   Grammar Note

   ሎሚ ("today") + በዓል ("festival, holiday") + ድዩ ("is it"). Tatoeba also uses በዓል for a party. ሎሚ is "today" in Tigrinya, not Amharic "lemon".

2. ኣብ ሰዓት ክንደይ ክጅምር እዩ?

   Ab se'at kinday kijmir iyu?

   What time does it start?

   Usage

   Asks when a tour or event starts.

   Grammar Note

   ኣብ ሰዓት ("at the hour") + ክንደይ ("how many") + ክጅምር እዩ ("is to begin"). It replaces the number in Tatoeba's "ኣብ ሰዓት ትሽዓተ ክጅምር እዩ" ("it begins at nine") with a question word.

3. ጽባሕ እንታይ መደብ ኣሎ?

   Tsibah entay medeb alo?

   What is the program tomorrow?

   Usage

   Asks a guide or host what is planned for tomorrow.

   Grammar Note

   ጽባሕ ("tomorrow") + እንታይ ("what") + መደብ ("plan, program") + ኣሎ ("is there"). ጽባሕ and መደብ occur in Tatoeba; composed sentence, a native check is recommended.

4. ቆጸራ ኣለና

   Qotsera alena

   We have an appointment

   Usage

   Says that you have an appointment or booking. This is the "we" form.

   Grammar Note

   ቆጸራ is glossed "appointment" in the dictionary. ኣለና = "we have" (1st person plural); for one person say ቆጸራ ኣለኒ. Tatoeba has the form ቆጸራ ኣሎኒ.

5. ሎሚ

   Lomi

   Today

   Usage

   Means "today" when talking about dates.

   Grammar Note

   ሎሚ means "today" here; in Amharic the same letters mean "lemon".

6. ጽባሕ

   Tsibah

   Tomorrow

   Usage

   Means "tomorrow" when talking about dates.

   Grammar Note

   ጽባሕ is "tomorrow"; Amharic uses ነገ.

7. ትማሊ

   Timali

   Yesterday

   Usage

   Means "yesterday" when talking about dates.

   Grammar Note

   ትማሊ is "yesterday"; Amharic uses ትናንት.

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