Transportation

1. መደብር ባቡር ኣበይ ኣሎ?

   Medebir babur abey alo?

   Where is the train station?

   Usage

   Asks where the station is.

   Grammar Note

   መደብር ባቡር comes from Tatoeba's "እዛ ኣውቶቡስ ናብ መደብር ባቡር ትኸይድ ድያ?".

2. መዕረፊ ኣውቶቡስ ኣበይ ኣሎ?

   Me'refi autobus abey alo?

   Where is the bus stop?

   Usage

   Asks where to catch the bus.

   Grammar Note

   መዕረፊ ኣውቶቡስ is the Wikivoyage term for the bus station.

3. እዛ ኣውቶቡስ ናብ ኣስመራ ትኸይድ ድያ?

   Eza autobus nab Asmera tikheyd diya?

   Does this bus go to Asmara?

   Usage

   Replace ኣስመራ with another destination.

   Grammar Note

   The same frame as Tatoeba's "እዛ ኣውቶቡስ ናብ መደብር ባቡር ትኸይድ ድያ?". ኣውቶቡስ is treated as feminine, hence እዛ and ትኸይድ.

4. እታ ኣውቶቡስ መኣስ ትብገስ?

   Eta autobus me'as tibges?

   When does the bus leave?

   Usage

   Asks the departure time; swap ኣውቶቡስ for ባቡር to ask about a train.

   Grammar Note

   ትብገስ means "departs"; the verb appears in Tatoeba's "ክትብገስ እያ".

5. ቲከት ክንደይ እዩ?

   Tiket kinday iyu?

   How much is a ticket?

   Usage

   Asks the fare.

   Grammar Note

   ቲከት ("ticket") + ክንደይ ("how much") + እዩ ("is"). Each word is attested; the sentence is composed.

6. ሓደ ቲከት ብኽብረትካ

   Hade tiket be-khibretka

   One ticket, please

   Usage

   Said to a man. To a woman: "ሓደ ቲከት ብኽብረትኪ".

   Grammar Note

   ሓደ ("one") + ቲከት ("ticket") + ብኽብረትካ ("please").

7. ቲከት መምለሲ ብኽብረትካ

   Tiket memlesi be-khibretka

   A return ticket, please

   Usage

   Said to a man. To a woman: "ቲከት መምለሲ ብኽብረትኪ".

   Grammar Note

   Uses the dictionary entry ቲከት መምለሲ ("return ticket").

8. ክንደይ ግዜ ይወስድ?

   Kinday gize yiwesid?

   How long does it take?

   Usage

   Asks how long a trip takes.

   Grammar Note

   The second half matches Tatoeba's "…ክንደይ ይወስድ?"; ግዜ means "time".

9. ናብ ኣስመራ ክኸይድ ደልየ

   Nab Asmera kikheyd deliye

   I want to go to Asmara

   Usage

   Tells a driver or clerk where you are going; swap in another place name.

   Grammar Note

   ናብ ("to") + place + ክኸይድ ደልየ ("I want to go"). ኣስመራ is the Wikidata ti label.

10. ብኽብረትካ ኣብዚ ደው በል

    Be-khibretka abzi dew bel

    Please stop here

    Usage

    Tells a driver where you want to get off. Said to a man; to a woman: "ብኽብረትኪ ኣብዚ ደው በሊ".

    Grammar Note

    ደው በል means "stop" (close to the dictionary entry ደው ኣበለ).

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