Food and drink

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• injera/ɪnˈdʒerə/noun

  እንጀራ

  We eat injera every day.

  በየቀኑ እንጀራ እንበላለን።

• shiro/ˈʃiːrəʊ/noun

  ሽሮ

  I like shiro with injera.

  ሽሮን በእንጀራ እወዳለሁ።

• meat/miːt/noun

  ሥጋ

  My father likes meat.

  አባቴ ሥጋ ይወዳል።

• vegetables/ˈvedʒtəblz/noun

  አትክልቶች

  Vegetables are good for you.

  አትክልቶች ለጤና ጥሩ ናቸው።

• bread/bred/noun

  ዳቦ

  I eat bread for breakfast.

  ቁርስ ላይ ዳቦ እበላለሁ።

• tea/tiː/noun

  ሻይ

  Would you like some tea?

  ሻይ ይፈልጋሉ?

• juice/dʒuːs/noun

  ጭማቂ

  I'd like a mango juice, please.

  የማንጎ ጭማቂ እፈልጋለሁ፣ እባክዎ።

• water/ˈwɔːtə/noun

  ውሃ

  Can I have some water?

  ትንሽ ውሃ ማግኘት እችላለሁ?

• hungry/ˈhʌŋɡri/adjective

  የራበው

  I'm hungry. Let's eat.

  ርቦኛል። እንብላ።

• delicious/dɪˈlɪʃəs/adjective

  ጣፋጭ (ጣዕሙ ያማረ)

  This doro wat is delicious!

  ይህ ዶሮ ወጥ በጣም ጣፋጭ ነው!

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