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Safari English Academy · Vocabulary · B2 Upper intermediate

Words: feelings and character

ቃላት፦ ስሜትና ጠባይ

Name: ________________________Date: ______________

How it works

Some adjectives describe a feeling that comes and goes (anxious, embarrassed, frustrated). Others describe a person's character, which stays the same (generous, stubborn, reliable). You need both to describe people in a conversation, a job reference or an essay.

አንዳንድ ቅጽሎች መጥቶ የሚሄድ ስሜትን ይገልጻሉ (anxious, embarrassed, frustrated)። ሌሎች ደግሞ የማይለወጥ የሰውን ጠባይ ይገልጻሉ (generous, stubborn, reliable)። በንግግር፣ በሥራ ምስክርነት ደብዳቤ ወይም በድርሰት ሰዎችን ለመግለጽ ሁለቱም ያስፈልጉዎታል።

Learn the preposition with the adjective: "grateful for" something, "jealous of" someone, "anxious about" an exam, "patient with" children.

ቅጽሉን ከመስተዋድዱ ጋር ይማሩ፦ ለአንድ ነገር "grateful for"፣ በአንድ ሰው "jealous of"፣ ስለ ፈተና "anxious about"፣ ከልጆች ጋር "patient with"።

Words

generousOur neighbour is very generous: she always shares her food with us during the holidays.ለጋስ፣ ቸር
stubbornHe is too stubborn to admit that he took the wrong road.ግትር፣ እልኸኛ
anxiousMany students feel anxious about the national exam.የተጨነቀ፣ የሚሰጋ
gratefulI am very grateful to my teachers for their support.አመስጋኝ
jealousShe was jealous of her sister's new phone.ቀናተኛ፣ የሚቀና
honestTo be honest, I didn't understand the lesson.ሐቀኛ፣ እውነተኛ
ambitiousHana is ambitious: she wants to open her own company by the age of thirty.ትልቅ ምኞት ያለው
confidentAfter months of practice, he felt confident speaking English in meetings.በራሱ የሚተማመን
shyMy son is shy at first, but he talks a lot once he knows you.ዓይናፋር
patientA good teacher is patient with slow learners.ታጋሽ
selfishIt was selfish of him to eat all the bread before the others arrived.ራስ ወዳድ
embarrassedI was embarrassed when I called my teacher "Mum" in class.ያፈረ፣ የተሸማቀቀ
frustratedShe felt frustrated because the internet kept stopping during her online class.የተበሳጨ
reliableDawit is very reliable: if he says he will come at eight, he comes at eight.አስተማማኝ፣ የሚታመን
humbleAlthough he is a famous runner, he is still humble and kind.ትሑት

Exercises

  1. Selam never changes her mind, even when she is wrong. She is …

    ሰላም ብትሳሳትም እንኳ ሐሳቧን አትቀይርም። እሷ … ናት።

    • ☐ a) grateful
    • ☐ b) humble
    • ☐ c) stubborn

  2. Which word describes a feeling, not a person's character?

    የሰውን ጠባይ ሳይሆን ስሜትን የሚገልጸው ቃል የትኛው ነው?

    • ☐ a) generous
    • ☐ b) reliable
    • ☐ c) embarrassed

  3. Choose the correct preposition: "She is jealous ___ her friend."

    ትክክለኛውን መስተዋድድ ይምረጡ፦ "She is jealous ___ her friend."

    • ☐ a) of
    • ☐ b) for
    • ☐ c) with

  4. What is the opposite of "patient"?

    የ"patient" ተቃራኒ ምንድነው?

    • ☐ a) unpatient
    • ☐ b) impatient
    • ☐ c) dispatient

  5. I am very _______________ for your help. Thank you!

    ስለ እርዳታዎ በጣም አመስጋኝ ነኝ። አመሰግናለሁ!

  6. To be _______________, I don't like this food.

    እውነቱን ለመናገር ይህን ምግብ አልወደውም።

  7. theanxiousSheaboutfeelsexam.

    ስለ ፈተናው ትጨነቃለች።

    1. 1. shy → ___
    2. 2. selfish → ___
    3. 3. confident → ___
    4. 4. frustrated → ___
    • a) የተበሳጨ
    • b) በራሱ የሚተማመን
    • c) ራስ ወዳድ
    • d) ዓይናፋር

Answer key

  1. c) stubborn
  2. c) embarrassed
  3. a) of
  4. b) impatient
  5. grateful / thankful
  6. honest
  7. She feels anxious about the exam.
  8. 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a

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