School & Education

1. ቤት ትምህርቲ ኣበይ ኣሎ?

   Bet timhirti abey alo?

   Where is the school?

   Usage

   Asks where the school is.

   Grammar Note

   ኣበይ = "where", ኣሎ = "is there"; the pattern "X ኣበይ ኣሎ?" asks where X is. ቤት ትምህርቲ occurs in Tatoeba as in "ኣብዚ ቤት ትምህርቲ እዚ"; the dictionary writes ቤተ ትምህርቲ.

2. ቤት ንባብ ኣበይ ኣሎ?

   Bet nibab abey alo?

   Where is the library?

   Usage

   Asks where the library is.

   Grammar Note

   ኣበይ = "where", ኣሎ = "is there"; the pattern "X ኣበይ ኣሎ?" asks where X is. ቤት ንባብ ("reading house") means "library" in two Tatoeba sentences.

3. ተማሃራይ እየ

   Temaharay iye

   I am a student (male)

   Usage

   Says you are a student. A man says this; a woman says "ተማሃሪት እየ".

   Grammar Note

   ተማሃራይ = "student" (masculine; Tatoeba and dictionary); the feminine is ተማሃሪት (Tatoeba once, and the dictionary). እየ = "I am".

4. ክፍሊት ትምህርቲ ክንደይ እዩ?

   Kiflit timhirti kinday iyu?

   How much is the tuition fee?

   Usage

   Asks the tuition fee of a school or course.

   Grammar Note

   ክፍሊት ትምህርቲ = "fee of education"; ትምህርቲ is also used in Tatoeba's "ናይ ትምህርቲ ወጻኢታት" ("school expenses"), and ክንደይ እዩ asks the amount. Composed; a native check is recommended.

5. መምህር

   Memhir

   Teacher

   Usage

   Names a teacher; also usable to address one.

   Grammar Note

   A noun, seen 12 times in Tatoeba.

6. መጽሓፍ

   Metsihaf

   Book

   Usage

   Names a book.

   Grammar Note

   A noun, seen 22 times in Tatoeba; the plural is መጽሓፍቲ.

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