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VocabularyA1 · Beginner

My family

ቤተሰቤ

Name the people in your family and say a little about them.

Words

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  • mother/ˈmʌðə/noun

    እናት

    My mother is a teacher.

    እናቴ መምህርት ናት።

  • father/ˈfɑːðə/noun

    አባት

    My father works in Adama.

    አባቴ አዳማ ይሠራል።

  • brother/ˈbrʌðə/noun

    ወንድም

    I have two brothers.

    ሁለት ወንድሞች አሉኝ።

  • sister/ˈsɪstə/noun

    እህት

    My sister is ten years old.

    እህቴ አስር ዓመቷ ነው።

  • son/sʌn/noun

    ወንድ ልጅ

    Their son is a doctor.

    ወንድ ልጃቸው ሐኪም ነው።

  • daughter/ˈdɔːtə/noun

    ሴት ልጅ

    Selam is their daughter.

    ሰላም ሴት ልጃቸው ናት።

  • grandmother/ˈɡrænmʌðə/noun

    አያት (ሴት)

    My grandmother lives in Gondar.

    አያቴ ጎንደር ትኖራለች።

  • uncle/ˈʌŋkl/noun

    አጎት

    My uncle has a small shop.

    አጎቴ ትንሽ ሱቅ አለው።

  • aunt/ɑːnt/noun

    አክስት

    My aunt makes very good injera.

    አክስቴ በጣም ጥሩ እንጀራ ትጋግራለች።

  • parents/ˈpeərənts/noun

    ወላጆች

    My parents live in Dessie.

    ወላጆቼ ደሴ ይኖራሉ።

Practice· ልምምድ

Question 1 of 6
Your father's brother is your ___.