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Idioms: feelings and people

ፈሊጣዊ አነጋገሮች፦ ስሜቶችና ሰዎች

Name: ________________________Date: ______________

How it works

An idiom is a group of words whose meaning is different from the meaning of each word. "I'm on cloud nine" has nothing to do with clouds: it means "I'm very happy".

ፈሊጣዊ አነጋገር (idiom) ትርጉሙ ከእያንዳንዱ ቃል ትርጉም የተለየ የሆነ የቃላት ስብስብ ነው። "I'm on cloud nine" ከደመና ጋር ምንም ግንኙነት የለውም፤ "በጣም ደስተኛ ነኝ" ማለት ነው።

The "word for word" note shows what the words say literally. The Amharic shows what they really mean. Imagining the funny literal picture in your head helps you remember the idiom.

"ቃል በቃል" የሚለው ማስታወሻ ቃላቱ ቃል በቃል የሚሉትን ያሳያል፤ አማርኛው ደግሞ እውነተኛ ትርጉማቸውን ያሳያል። ቃል በቃል የሚሉትን አስቂኝ ነገር በአእምሮዎ መሳል ፈሊጡን ለማስታወስ ይረዳዎታል።

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

on cloud nineShe was on cloud nine when she passed her driving test.በጣም ደስተኛ መሆን
have butterflies in your stomachI always have butterflies in my stomach before an interview.ከአንድ ጠቃሚ ነገር በፊት መረበሽ፣ መጨነቅ
see eye to eyeMy brother and I don't always see eye to eye about football.ሙሉ በሙሉ መስማማት
pull someone's legRelax, I'm only pulling your leg. The exam isn't tomorrow!በቀልድ ማታለል፣ መቀለድ
in the same boatDon't worry about the late salary. We're all in the same boat.በተመሳሳይ (አስቸጋሪ) ሁኔታ ውስጥ መሆን
like a fish out of waterOn my first day at the new school, I felt like a fish out of water.ባልለመዱት ቦታ አለመመቸት፣ እንግዳ መሆን
get cold feetHe planned to sing at the wedding, but he got cold feet.በመጨረሻ ሰዓት ፈርቶ ማመንታት
let off steamAfter a long week, I play football to let off steam.የተጠራቀመ ብስጭትን ወይም ውጥረትን ማውጣት
in hot waterHe's in hot water with his boss for missing the meeting.ችግር ውስጥ መግባት (በተለይ ሊወቀሱ ወይም ሊቀጡ)
spill the beansWho spilled the beans about the surprise party?ምስጢርን ማውጣት

Exercises

  1. Hana got the scholarship. She's on cloud nine. How does she feel?

    ሃና የትምህርት ዕድሉን አገኘች። "She's on cloud nine"። ምን ይሰማታል?

    • ☐ a) very happy
    • ☐ b) confused
    • ☐ c) tired

  2. "Don't spill the beans!" means …

    "Don't spill the beans!" ማለት …

    • ☐ a) Don't drop the food.
    • ☐ b) Don't cook too much.
    • ☐ c) Don't tell the secret.

  3. Which idiom means "to feel nervous before something important"?

    "ከአንድ ጠቃሚ ነገር በፊት መጨነቅ" ማለት የትኛው ፈሊጥ ነው?

    • ☐ a) in the same boat
    • ☐ b) let off steam
    • ☐ c) have butterflies in your stomach

  4. "I'm only pulling your leg." What is the speaker doing?

    "I'm only pulling your leg." ተናጋሪው ምን እያደረገ ነው?

    • ☐ a) joking
    • ☐ b) complaining
    • ☐ c) helping you stand up

  5. We all lost our jobs, so we're in the same _______________.

    ሁላችንም ሥራ አጣን፤ ስለዚህ ተመሳሳይ ችግር ላይ ነን።

  6. She was ready to give the speech, but at the last minute she got cold _______________.

    በመጨረሻ ሰዓት ፈርታ አመነታች።

  7. eyeWetoseedon'teye.

    አንስማማም።

    1. 1. in hot water → ___
    2. 2. let off steam → ___
    3. 3. like a fish out of water → ___
    4. 4. on cloud nine → ___
    • a) ውጥረትን ማውጣት
    • b) በጣም ደስተኛ
    • c) አለመመቸት፣ እንግዳ መሆን
    • d) ችግር ውስጥ

Answer key

  1. a) very happy
  2. c) Don't tell the secret.
  3. c) have butterflies in your stomach
  4. a) joking
  5. boat
  6. feet
  7. We don't see eye to eye.
  8. 1-d, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b

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