Sightseeing

1. ቤተ መዘከር ኣበይ ኣሎ?

   Bete mezeker abey alo?

   Where is the museum?

   Usage

   Asks where the museum is.

   Grammar Note

   ቤተ መዘከር is a dictionary entry ("museum").

2. ቤተ ክርስቲያን ኣበይ ኣሎ?

   Bete kristiyan abey alo?

   Where is the church?

   Usage

   Asks where a church is; Orthodox churches are common in Eritrea and Tigray.

   Grammar Note

   ቤተ ክርስቲያን is a dictionary entry.

3. መስጊድ ኣበይ ኣሎ?

   Mesgid abey alo?

   Where is the mosque?

   Usage

   Asks where a mosque is; Eritrea has a large Muslim community too.

   Grammar Note

   መስጊድ is a dictionary entry.

4. ናብ ምጽዋዕ ክኸይድ ደልየ

   Nab Mitswa' kikheyd deliye

   I want to go to Massawa

   Usage

   For the Red Sea port of Massawa (ምጽዋዕ).

   Grammar Note

   ምጽዋዕ is the Wikidata ti label.

5. ናብ ከረን ክኸይድ ደልየ

   Nab Keren kikheyd deliye

   I want to go to Keren

   Usage

   For the Eritrean town of Keren (ከረን).

   Grammar Note

   ከረን is the Wikidata ti label.

6. ናብ መቐለ ክኸይድ ደልየ

   Nab Meqhele kikheyd deliye

   I want to go to Mekelle

   Usage

   For Mekelle (መቐለ), the capital of Tigray in northern Ethiopia.

   Grammar Note

   መቐለ is the Wikidata ti label.

7. ርሑቕ ድዩ?

   Rihuq diyu?

   Is it far?

   Usage

   Asks how far a place is.

   Grammar Note

   ርሑቕ ("far") + ድዩ (question particle).

8. መእተዊ ክፍሊት ክንደይ እዩ?

   Me'itewi kiflit kinday iyu?

   How much is the entrance fee?

   Usage

   Asks the entrance fee.

   Grammar Note

   መእተዊ = "entrance", ክፍሊት = "payment"; literally "entrance payment". Each word is attested; the phrase is composed.

9. ጽቡቕ ቦታ እዩ

   Tsibuq bota iyu

   It is a nice place

   Usage

   Praises a place or view.

   Grammar Note

   ጽቡቕ ("good") + ቦታ ("place") + እዩ ("is").

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