Buying a bus ticket
የአውቶቡስ ትኬት መግዛት
Buy a long-distance bus ticket, ask about times and choose a seat.
Conversation
Listen, then tap the microphone to record yourself and compare. Your voice stays on your phone.
Tigist
Good morning. I'd like a ticket to Bahir Dar, please.
እንደምን አደሩ። ወደ ባሕር ዳር ትኬት እፈልጋለሁ።
Seller
For which day?
ለየትኛው ቀን?
Tigist
For tomorrow morning.
ለነገ ጠዋት።
Seller
The bus leaves at six o'clock from the main bus station.
አውቶቡሱ ጠዋት 12 ሰዓት ከዋናው መናኸሪያ ይነሳል።
Tigist
What time does it arrive?
ስንት ሰዓት ይደርሳል?
Seller
It arrives at about four in the afternoon.
ከሰዓት በኋላ አስር ሰዓት ገደማ ይደርሳል።
Tigist
How much is a one-way ticket?
የአንድ መንገድ ትኬት ስንት ነው?
Seller
It's nine hundred birr.
ዘጠኝ መቶ ብር ነው።
Tigist
Can I choose my seat?
መቀመጫዬን መምረጥ እችላለሁ?
Seller
Yes. Window or aisle?
አዎ። መስኮት አጠገብ ወይስ መተላለፊያ አጠገብ?
Tigist
Window, please.
መስኮት አጠገብ እባክዎ።
Seller
Here's your ticket. Please come thirty minutes early.
ትኬትዎ ይኸውልዎ። እባክዎ ሠላሳ ደቂቃ ቀድመው ይምጡ።