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Words: city and transport

ቃላት፦ ከተማና መጓጓዣ

Name: ________________________Date: ______________

How it works

Life in a city like Addis Ababa means buses, minibus taxis, the light rail and a lot of traffic. With these words you can give directions, explain why you are late, or describe your journey to work.

እንደ አዲስ አበባ ባለ ከተማ መኖር ማለት አውቶቡስ፣ ሚኒባስ ታክሲ፣ ቀላል ባቡርና ብዙ ትራፊክ ማለት ነው። በእነዚህ ቃላት አቅጣጫ መጠቆም፣ ለምን እንደዘገዩ ማስረዳት ወይም ወደ ሥራ የሚያደርጉትን ጉዞ መግለጽ ይችላሉ።

British and American English use different words: "pavement" (UK) = "sidewalk" (US), "car park" (UK) = "parking lot" (US). Both are correct; choose one and use it consistently.

የብሪቲሽና የአሜሪካ እንግሊዝኛ የተለያዩ ቃላት ይጠቀማሉ፦ "pavement" (UK) = "sidewalk" (US)፣ "car park" (UK) = "parking lot" (US)። ሁለቱም ትክክል ናቸው፤ አንዱን መርጠው በተከታታይ ይጠቀሙ።

Words

traffic jamSorry I'm late. I was stuck in a traffic jam near Meskel Square.የትራፊክ መጨናነቅ
pedestrianDrivers must stop for pedestrians at the crossing.እግረኛ
crossroadsTurn left at the next crossroads.መስቀለኛ መንገድ
bus stopI waited at the bus stop for twenty minutes.የአውቶቡስ ማቆሚያ
fareThe taxi fare from Piassa to Bole went up last month.የጉዞ ክፍያ፣ ታሪፍ
passengerThe minibus was full, with twelve passengers inside.ተሳፋሪ
driving licenceMy brother got his driving licence after three months of lessons.መንጃ ፈቃድ
pavementPlease walk on the pavement, not on the road.የእግረኛ መንገድ
roundaboutGo around the roundabout and take the second exit.አደባባይ
light railI take the light rail to work because it is cheap and fast.ቀላል ባቡር
neighbourhoodThere are many new cafés in our neighbourhood.ሰፈር
crowdedThe market is very crowded on Saturday mornings.የተጨናነቀ
commuteMany people commute from Sululta to Addis Ababa every day.ወደ ሥራ መመላለስ
car parkThere is a big car park behind the shopping centre.የመኪና ማቆሚያ
destinationTell the driver your destination before you get in.መድረሻ

Exercises

  1. A person who walks in the street is a …

    በመንገድ ላይ በእግሩ የሚሄድ ሰው … ነው።

    • ☐ a) driver
    • ☐ b) passenger
    • ☐ c) pedestrian

  2. "The taxi fare is 30 birr." What is the fare?

    "The taxi fare is 30 birr." "fare" ምንድነው?

    • ☐ a) the name of the driver
    • ☐ b) the time of the trip
    • ☐ c) the money you pay for the trip

  3. In American English, a "pavement" is called a …

    በአሜሪካ እንግሊዝኛ "pavement" … ይባላል።

    • ☐ a) roundabout
    • ☐ b) parking lot
    • ☐ c) sidewalk

  4. "I travel every day from my home to my office." Which word means this?

    "በየቀኑ ከቤቴ ወደ ቢሮዬ እመላለሳለሁ።" ይህን የሚገልጸው ቃል የትኛው ነው?

    • ☐ a) commute
    • ☐ b) destination
    • ☐ c) crowded

  5. I was late because I was stuck in a traffic _______________.

    በትራፊክ መጨናነቅ ስለተያዝኩ ዘገየሁ።

  6. The bus was so _______________ that I had to stand all the way.

    አውቶቡሱ በጣም የተጨናነቀ ስለነበር እስከ መጨረሻው ቆሜ ሄድኩ።

  7. theTurnatcrossroads.leftnext

    በሚቀጥለው መስቀለኛ መንገድ ወደ ግራ ይታጠፉ።

    1. 1. roundabout → ___
    2. 2. neighbourhood → ___
    3. 3. driving licence → ___
    4. 4. destination → ___
    • a) ሰፈር
    • b) አደባባይ
    • c) መንጃ ፈቃድ
    • d) መድረሻ

Answer key

  1. c) pedestrian
  2. c) the money you pay for the trip
  3. c) sidewalk
  4. a) commute
  5. jam
  6. crowded / full
  7. Turn left at the next crossroads.
  8. 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d

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