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Words: farming and nature

ቃላት፦ ግብርናና ተፈጥሮ

Name: ________________________Date: ______________

How it works

Most Ethiopians have family in the countryside, and farming is a common topic in the news and in exams. These words help you describe how food is grown, from the seed to the harvest.

አብዛኞቹ ኢትዮጵያውያን በገጠር ቤተሰብ አላቸው፤ ግብርናም በዜናና በፈተና ውስጥ ብዙ ጊዜ የሚነሳ ርዕስ ነው። እነዚህ ቃላት ምግብ ከዘር እስከ ምርት እንዴት እንደሚበቅል ለመግለጽ ይረዱዎታል።

"Cattle" is always plural: "The cattle are in the field", never "a cattle". For one animal, say "a cow" or "an ox".

"Cattle" ሁልጊዜ ብዙ ቁጥር ነው፤ "a cattle" ሳይሆን "The cattle are in the field" ይበሉ። ለአንድ እንስሳ "a cow" (ላም) ወይም "an ox" (በሬ) ይበሉ።

Words

harvestThe harvest was very good this year because of the rain.መከር፣ ምርት
ploughMy uncle ploughs the field with two oxen.ማረስ
seedFarmers sow the seeds before the rainy season.ዘር
soilThe soil here is rich and dark, so teff grows well.አፈር
droughtThe drought killed many animals in the lowlands.ድርቅ
cropWheat and maize are the main crops in this area.ሰብል
teffInjera is made from teff flour.ጤፍ
cattleThe boys take the cattle to the river every morning.ከብቶች
irrigationWith irrigation, farmers can grow vegetables in the dry season.መስኖ
fertilizerThe price of fertilizer went up again this year.ማዳበሪያ
rainy seasonThe roads to the village are muddy in the rainy season.ክረምት
valleyThe village is in a green valley between two mountains.ሸለቆ
forestMany people planted trees to bring back the forest.ደን
farmerMy grandfather was a farmer in Gojjam all his life.ገበሬ
livestockEthiopia has one of the largest numbers of livestock in Africa.የቤት እንስሳት፣ ከብት

Exercises

  1. In Ethiopia, "ክረምት" is the season with a lot of rain. What should you say in English?

    በኢትዮጵያ "ክረምት" ብዙ ዝናብ ያለበት ወቅት ነው። በእንግሊዝኛ ምን ይላሉ?

    • ☐ a) winter
    • ☐ b) rainy season
    • ☐ c) harvest

  2. There was no rain for two years. This is a …

    ለሁለት ዓመት ዝናብ አልዘነበም። ይህ … ነው።

    • ☐ a) forest
    • ☐ b) valley
    • ☐ c) drought

  3. Which sentence is correct?

    ትክክለኛው ዓረፍተ ነገር የትኛው ነው?

    • ☐ a) The cattle is in the field.
    • ☐ b) The cattle are in the field.
    • ☐ c) A cattle is in the field.

  4. Farmers bring water to their fields with canals. This is called …

    ገበሬዎች በቦይ ውሃን ወደ ማሳቸው ያመጣሉ። ይህ … ይባላል።

    • ☐ a) soil
    • ☐ b) irrigation
    • ☐ c) fertilizer

  5. Farmers sow the _______________ before the rain comes.

    ገበሬዎች ዝናቡ ከመምጣቱ በፊት ዘሩን ይዘራሉ።

  6. Injera is made from _______________ flour.

    እንጀራ የሚሠራው ከጤፍ ዱቄት ነው።

  7. wasThethisgoodharvestyear.

    የዘንድሮው ምርት ጥሩ ነበር።

    1. 1. soil → ___
    2. 2. crop → ___
    3. 3. valley → ___
    4. 4. farmer → ___
    • a) አፈር
    • b) ገበሬ
    • c) ሸለቆ
    • d) ሰብል

Answer key

  1. b) rainy season
  2. c) drought
  3. b) The cattle are in the field.
  4. b) irrigation
  5. seeds / seed
  6. teff
  7. The harvest was good this year.
  8. 1-a, 2-d, 3-c, 4-b

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