The coffee ceremony

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1. In Ethiopia, coffee is more than a drink. It is a time to be together.

   በኢትዮጵያ ቡና ከመጠጥ በላይ ነው። አብሮ የመሆኛ ጊዜ ነው።

2. Many families have a coffee ceremony every day.

   ብዙ ቤተሰቦች በየቀኑ ቡና ያፈላሉ።

3. First, the host washes the green coffee beans.

   መጀመሪያ አፍዪዋ ጥሬውን ቡና ታጥባለች።

4. Then she roasts them in a pan until they are dark brown.

   ከዚያ ጠቆር ያለ ቡናማ እስኪሆን ድረስ በመጥበሻ ትቆላዋለች።

5. The smell of the coffee fills the room, and the guests enjoy it.

   የቡናው መዓዛ ክፍሉን ይሞላዋል፤ እንግዶቹም ይደሰቱበታል።

6. Next, she grinds the beans and boils the coffee in a jebena.

   በመቀጠል ቡናውን ፈጭታ በጀበና ታፈላዋለች።

7. She serves the coffee in small cups, often with popcorn or bread.

   ቡናውን በትናንሽ ሲኒዎች፣ ብዙውን ጊዜ ከፈንዲሻ ወይም ከዳቦ ጋር ታቀርባለች።

8. People usually drink three rounds: abol, tona and bereka.

   ሰዎች ብዙውን ጊዜ ሦስት ዙር ይጠጣሉ፦ አቦል፣ ቶና እና በረካ።

9. During the ceremony, neighbours talk, share news and laugh together.

   ቡና ሲጠጣ ጎረቤቶች ይጨዋወታሉ፣ ወሬ ይለዋወጣሉ፣ አብረውም ይስቃሉ።

10. It can take more than an hour, but nobody is in a hurry.

    ከአንድ ሰዓት በላይ ሊወስድ ይችላል፤ ግን ማንም አይቸኩልም።

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