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Idioms: daily life

ፈሊጣዊ አነጋገሮች፦ የዕለት ተዕለት ኑሮ

Name: ________________________Date: ______________

How it works

An idiom is a group of words whose meaning is different from the meaning of each word. "He's a couch potato" is not about vegetables: it means "He sits and watches TV all day".

ፈሊጣዊ አነጋገር (idiom) ትርጉሙ ከእያንዳንዱ ቃል ትርጉም የተለየ የሆነ የቃላት ስብስብ ነው። "He's a couch potato" ስለ ድንች አይደለም፤ "ቀኑን ሙሉ ተቀምጦ ቴሌቪዥን ያያል" ማለት ነው።

Some idioms change a little in a sentence: "keep an eye on the baby", "lend me a hand", "she's the apple of his eye". Look at the examples to see how.

አንዳንድ ፈሊጦች በዓረፍተ ነገር ውስጥ ትንሽ ይለወጣሉ፦ "keep an eye on the baby"፣ "lend me a hand"፣ "she's the apple of his eye"። እንዴት እንደሚለወጡ ምሳሌዎቹን ይመልከቱ።

Idioms are informal. Use them when you talk with friends, not in a formal letter or an exam essay.

ፈሊጣዊ አነጋገሮች መደበኛ አይደሉም። ከጓደኞች ጋር ሲያወሩ ይጠቀሙባቸው፤ በመደበኛ ደብዳቤ ወይም በፈተና ድርሰት ውስጥ አይጠቀሙባቸው።

Words

keep an eye onCan you keep an eye on my bag while I buy a ticket?መከታተል፣ መጠበቅ
hit the roadIt's getting late. We should hit the road before it gets dark.ጉዞ መጀመር፣ መሄድ
as cool as a cucumberEveryone was nervous before the exam, but Meron was as cool as a cucumber.በጣም የተረጋጋ፣ ያልተደናገጠ
full of beansThe children were full of beans after the long holiday.በጉልበትና በደስታ የተሞላ
not my cup of teaMany people love football, but it's not my cup of tea. I prefer reading.የምወደው ዓይነት ነገር አይደለም
the apple of my eyeMy little daughter is the apple of my eye.በጣም የምወደው ሰው፣ የዓይኔ ብሌን
see redMy father sees red when people throw rubbish in the street.በጣም መናደድ
a couch potatoMy brother is a couch potato. He watches TV every weekend and never goes out.ቀኑን ሙሉ ተቀምጦ ቴሌቪዥን የሚያይ ሰነፍ ሰው
an early birdMy grandmother is an early bird. She gets up at five and makes coffee for everyone.በማለዳ የሚነሳ ሰው
lend someone a handThese boxes are heavy. Can you lend me a hand?አንድን ሰው መርዳት

Exercises

  1. "Can you keep an eye on my phone?" What does the speaker want?

    "Can you keep an eye on my phone?" ተናጋሪው ምን ይፈልጋል?

    • ☐ a) Repair my phone.
    • ☐ b) Take a photo with my phone.
    • ☐ c) Look after my phone for a short time.

  2. Abel was as cool as a cucumber in the interview. How was he?

    አቤል በቃለ መጠይቁ ላይ "as cool as a cucumber" ነበር። እንዴት ነበር?

    • ☐ a) cold and ill
    • ☐ b) very angry
    • ☐ c) very calm

  3. Which idiom means "to become very angry"?

    "በጣም መናደድ" ማለት የትኛው ፈሊጥ ነው?

    • ☐ a) hit the road
    • ☐ b) see red
    • ☐ c) full of beans

  4. "Dancing is not my cup of tea." What does the speaker mean?

    "Dancing is not my cup of tea." ተናጋሪው ምን ማለቱ ነው?

    • ☐ a) I dance very well.
    • ☐ b) I don't really like dancing.
    • ☐ c) I want tea after dancing.

  5. He never exercises. He just watches TV all day. He's a couch _______________.

    ፈጽሞ እንቅስቃሴ አያደርግም፤ ቀኑን ሙሉ ቴሌቪዥን ያያል።

  6. It's six o'clock. Let's hit the _______________ before the traffic gets bad.

    የመኪና መጨናነቁ ሳይባባስ ጉዞ እንጀምር።

  7. lendayouCanmehand?

    ልትረዳኝ ትችላለህ?

    1. 1. an early bird → ___
    2. 2. full of beans → ___
    3. 3. the apple of my eye → ___
    4. 4. keep an eye on → ___
    • a) በጉልበት የተሞላ
    • b) መከታተል፣ መጠበቅ
    • c) በማለዳ የሚነሳ ሰው
    • d) የዓይኔ ብሌን

Answer key

  1. c) Look after my phone for a short time.
  2. c) very calm
  3. b) see red
  4. b) I don't really like dancing.
  5. potato
  6. road
  7. Can you lend me a hand?
  8. 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b

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