Sports & Activities

1. ኩዕሶ እግሪ

   Ku'iso igri

   Football

   Usage

   Names football (soccer).

   Grammar Note

   ኩዕሶ ("ball") + እግሪ ("foot"). The dictionary writes ኩእሶ እግሪ; ኩዕሶ is the Tatoeba spelling.

2. ኩዕሶ እግሪ ክጻወት ደልየ

   Ku'iso igri kitsawet deliye

   I want to play football

   Usage

   Said when you want to join a game.

   Grammar Note

   ክጻወት is the ክ- form of "to play", as in Tatoeba's "ክልተ ሰባት ክጻወትዎ ይኽእሉ እዮም"; ደልየ ("I want") follows.

3. እቲ ጸወታ ኣብ ሰዓት ክንደይ ክጅምር እዩ?

   Eti tsewata ab se'at kinday kijmir iyu?

   What time does the match start?

   Usage

   Asks when a match or game begins.

   Grammar Note

   እቲ ጸወታ ("the game") + ኣብ ሰዓት ክንደይ ክጅምር እዩ ("at what time will it start"). ጸወታ means "game, sport" in Tatoeba.

4. ክሓምብስ ደልየ

   Kihambis deliye

   I want to swim

   Usage

   Says you want to swim at the sea or a pool.

   Grammar Note

   ክሓምብስ is the ክ- form of ሓምበሰ ("swim", dictionary), spelled as in the earlier card "ኣብዚ ክሓምብስ ይከኣል ድዩ?".

5. ስፖርት

   Sport

   Sport

   Usage

   Names sport in general.

   Grammar Note

   A loanword, found in Tatoeba.

6. ጋንታ

   Ganta

   Team

   Usage

   Names a sports team.

   Grammar Note

   A noun, seen 10 times in Tatoeba, for example "ሓለቓ ጋንታና" ("our team captain").

7. ንጸወታ ቲከት ደልየ

   Ni-tsewata tiket deliye

   I want a ticket for the game

   Usage

   Asks for a ticket to watch a game.

   Grammar Note

   ንጸወታ = ን- ("for") + ጸወታ ("game"); ቲከት ("ticket") appears in earlier cards. Composed sentence; a native check is recommended.

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