Everyday phrasal verbs
በዕለት ኑሮ የሚያገለግሉ ሐረጋዊ ግሶች
Learn ten phrasal verbs that English speakers use every day.
How it works
A phrasal verb is a verb + a small word (up, off, out…). Together they have a new meaning: give up = stop trying.
ሐረጋዊ ግስ ግስ እና ትንሽ ቃል (up፣ off፣ out…) ነው፤ አብረው አዲስ ትርጉም ይሰጣሉ፦ give up = ተስፋ መቁረጥ።
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get up/ɡet ˈʌp/phrasal verb
መነሳት (ከአልጋ)
I get up early on weekdays.
በሥራ ቀናት ቀደም ብዬ እነሳለሁ።
turn on/tɜːn ˈɒn/phrasal verb
ማብራት
Can you turn on the light?
መብራቱን ሊያበሩት ይችላሉ?
turn off/tɜːn ˈɒf/phrasal verb
ማጥፋት (መብራት፣ ስልክ)
Please turn off your phones during the meeting.
እባካችሁ በስብሰባው ጊዜ ስልኮቻችሁን አጥፉ።
look for/ˈlʊk fə/phrasal verb
መፈለግ
I'm looking for my keys.
ቁልፎቼን እየፈለግሁ ነው።
find out/faɪnd ˈaʊt/phrasal verb
ማወቅ (መረጃ ማግኘት)
I need to find out the exam date.
የፈተናውን ቀን ማወቅ አለብኝ።
give up/ɡɪv ˈʌp/phrasal verb
ተስፋ መቁረጥ፣ ማቋረጥ
Don't give up! You can do it.
ተስፋ አትቁረጥ! ትችላለህ።
put off/pʊt ˈɒf/phrasal verb
ማራዘም፣ ማዘግየት
They put off the meeting until Monday.
ስብሰባውን እስከ ሰኞ አራዘሙት።
pick up/pɪk ˈʌp/phrasal verb
ሄዶ መውሰድ፣ ማንሳት
I'll pick you up at the bus station.
አውቶቡስ ተራ መጥቼ እወስድሃለሁ።
run out of/rʌn ˈaʊt əv/phrasal verb
(አንድ ነገር) ማለቅ
We've run out of sugar.
ስኳር አልቆብናል።
fill in/fɪl ˈɪn/phrasal verb
መሙላት (ቅጽ)
Please fill in this form.
እባክዎ ይህን ቅጽ ይሙሉ።