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Idioms: time and money

ፈሊጣዊ አነጋገሮች፦ ጊዜና ገንዘብ

Name: ________________________Date: ______________

How it works

An idiom is a group of words whose meaning is different from the meaning of each word. "We arrived in the nick of time" has nothing to do with a cut (a nick): it means "We arrived just before it was too late".

ፈሊጣዊ አነጋገር (idiom) ትርጉሙ ከእያንዳንዱ ቃል ትርጉም የተለየ የሆነ የቃላት ስብስብ ነው። "We arrived in the nick of time" ከመቆረጥ ጋር ምንም ግንኙነት የለውም፤ "ጊዜው ሳያልፍ ልክ በሰዓቱ ደረስን" ማለት ነው።

Learn each idiom as one block, together with its example sentence. Don't translate it word by word.

እያንዳንዱን ፈሊጥ እንደ አንድ ሙሉ ቁራጭ ከምሳሌ ዓረፍተ ነገሩ ጋር ይማሩት። ቃል በቃል አይተርጉሙት።

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

in the nick of timeWe reached the bus station in the nick of time. The bus to Bahir Dar was just leaving.ልክ በመጨረሻው ሰዓት፣ ጊዜው ሳያልፍ
save for a rainy dayMy mother always tells me to save some of my salary for a rainy day.ለክፉ ቀን ገንዘብ መቆጠብ
make ends meetPrices are going up, so many families find it hard to make ends meet.ባለው ገንዘብ ኑሮን መምራት፣ ወጪን መሸፈን
time is moneyLet's start the meeting now. Time is money!ጊዜ ውድ ነው፤ ጊዜን ማባከን ገንዘብን እንደማባከን ነው
in the long runLearning English takes time, but in the long run it will help you get a better job.ውሎ አድሮ፣ በረጅም ጊዜ
at the drop of a hatMy friend Dawit will help you at the drop of a hat. Just call him.ወዲያውኑ፣ ሳያመነቱ
from time to timeI don't eat out often, but from time to time I go to a restaurant with my family.አልፎ አልፎ፣ አንዳንድ ጊዜ
kill timeOur flight was late, so we killed time by drinking coffee at the airport.ጊዜ ማሳለፍ (ሲጠብቁ)
money doesn't grow on trees"Can I have a new phone?" "No. Money doesn't grow on trees, you know!"ገንዘብ በቀላሉ አይገኝም፤ በጥንቃቄ አውጣ
on the dotThe class starts at nine o'clock on the dot, so please don't be late.ልክ በሰዓቱ፣ በትክክለኛው ሰዓት

Exercises

  1. Selam arrived in the nick of time. When did she arrive?

    ሰላም "in the nick of time" ደረሰች። መቼ ደረሰች?

    • ☐ a) two hours late
    • ☐ b) just before it was too late
    • ☐ c) very early

  2. "It's hard to make ends meet." What is the problem?

    "It's hard to make ends meet." ችግሩ ምንድን ነው?

    • ☐ a) The meeting is boring.
    • ☐ b) There isn't enough money for the bills.
    • ☐ c) The road is too long.

  3. Which idiom means "sometimes, not often"?

    "አልፎ አልፎ" ማለት የትኛው ፈሊጥ ነው?

    • ☐ a) from time to time
    • ☐ b) time is money
    • ☐ c) on the dot

  4. "Money doesn't grow on trees." What does the speaker want?

    "Money doesn't grow on trees." ተናጋሪው ምን ይፈልጋል?

    • ☐ a) to buy a new tree
    • ☐ b) to be careful with money
    • ☐ c) to plant more trees

  5. I put some money in the bank every month. I'm saving for a rainy _______________.

    በየወሩ ለክፉ ቀን ገንዘብ እቆጥባለሁ።

  6. The train was late, so we played cards to kill _______________.

    ባቡሩ ስለዘገየ ካርታ እየተጫወትን ጊዜ አሳለፍን።

  7. startsonThedot.atfilmeightthe

    ፊልሙ ልክ ሁለት ሰዓት ላይ ይጀምራል።

    1. 1. in the long run → ___
    2. 2. at the drop of a hat → ___
    3. 3. time is money → ___
    4. 4. make ends meet → ___
    • a) ወጪን መሸፈን
    • b) ወዲያውኑ፣ ሳያመነቱ
    • c) ጊዜ ውድ ነው
    • d) ውሎ አድሮ

Answer key

  1. b) just before it was too late
  2. b) There isn't enough money for the bills.
  3. a) from time to time
  4. b) to be careful with money
  5. day
  6. time
  7. The film starts at eight on the dot.
  8. 1-d, 2-b, 3-c, 4-a

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