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Idioms: food, weather and feelings

ፈሊጣዊ አነጋገሮች፦ ምግብ፣ የአየር ሁኔታና ስሜቶች

Name: ________________________Date: ______________

How it works

An idiom is a group of words with a special meaning. "It's raining cats and dogs" has nothing to do with animals. It means "It's raining very hard".

ፈሊጣዊ አነጋገር (idiom) ልዩ ትርጉም ያለው የቃላት ስብስብ ነው። "It's raining cats and dogs" ከእንስሳት ጋር ምንም ግንኙነት የለውም፤ "በጣም ኃይለኛ ዝናብ እየዘነበ ነው" ማለት ነው።

Don't translate idioms word by word. Learn the real meaning in Amharic.

ፈሊጣዊ አነጋገሮችን ቃል በቃል አይተርጉሙ። እውነተኛ ትርጉማቸውን በአማርኛ ይማሩ።

Words

rain cats and dogsTake an umbrella. It's raining cats and dogs!በጣም ኃይለኛ ዝናብ መዝነብ
sleep like a logI was very tired, so I slept like a log.ከባድ እንቅልፍ መተኛት
eat like a birdMeron eats like a bird. She only eats a little injera.በጣም ትንሽ መብላት
eat like a horseAfter football, my son eats like a horse.በጣም ብዙ መብላት
feel blueI feel blue today. I miss my family.ማዘን፣ መከፋት
home sweet homeAfter a long trip, we opened the door: home sweet home!እንደ ቤት የሚሆን የለም፤ የራስ ቤት ደስታ
better late than neverYou came at the end of the party, but better late than never!ከመቅረት መዘግየት ይሻላል
practice makes perfectSpeak English every day. Practice makes perfect.ልምምድ ብቃትን ያመጣል
love at first sightMy parents met at a coffee ceremony. It was love at first sight.በመጀመሪያ እይታ ማፍቀር
have a big mouthDon't tell Dawit. He has a big mouth.ምስጢር መጠበቅ አለመቻል፣ ወሬኛ መሆን

Exercises

  1. "It's raining cats and dogs." The weather is …

    "It's raining cats and dogs." የአየሩ ሁኔታ …

    • ☐ a) very rainy
    • ☐ b) sunny
    • ☐ c) windy

  2. Selam eats very little. She …

    ሰላም በጣም ትንሽ ትበላለች። She …

    • ☐ a) has a big mouth
    • ☐ b) eats like a bird
    • ☐ c) eats like a horse

  3. "I feel blue." How does the person feel?

    "I feel blue." ሰውየው ምን ይሰማዋል?

    • ☐ a) cold
    • ☐ b) happy
    • ☐ c) sad

  4. "He has a big mouth." What does he do?

    "He has a big mouth." እሱ ምን ያደርጋል?

    • ☐ a) He tells other people's secrets.
    • ☐ b) He eats a lot.
    • ☐ c) He sings very well.

  5. I slept like a _______________ last night.

    ትናንት ማታ ከባድ እንቅልፍ ተኛሁ።

  6. Read every day. Practice makes _______________.

    በየቀኑ አንብብ። ልምምድ ብቃትን ያመጣል።

  7. lateBetternever.than

    ከመቅረት መዘግየት ይሻላል።

    1. 1. eat like a horse → ___
    2. 2. home sweet home → ___
    3. 3. love at first sight → ___
    4. 4. feel blue → ___
    • a) እንደ ቤት የሚሆን የለም
    • b) በመጀመሪያ እይታ ማፍቀር
    • c) ማዘን
    • d) በጣም ብዙ መብላት

Answer key

  1. a) very rainy
  2. b) eats like a bird
  3. c) sad
  4. a) He tells other people's secrets.
  5. log
  6. perfect
  7. Better late than never.
  8. 1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-c

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