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Safari English Academy · Vocabulary · A2 Elementary

Words: fruits and vegetables

ቃላት፦ ፍራፍሬና አትክልት

Name: ________________________Date: ______________

How it works

Many fruit names in English and Amharic sound the same: avocado, mango, papaya. Others are very different: banana is ሙዝ and potato is ድንች.

ብዙ የፍራፍሬ ስሞች በእንግሊዝኛና በአማርኛ ተመሳሳይ ድምፅ አላቸው፦ avocado (አቮካዶ)፣ mango (ማንጎ)፣ papaya (ፓፓያ)። ሌሎቹ ግን በጣም ይለያያሉ፦ banana ሙዝ ነው፤ potato ደግሞ ድንች ነው።

Fruits and vegetables are usually countable: one onion, two onions; one mango, three mangoes. Add -s, or -es after o (potatoes, tomatoes, mangoes).

ፍራፍሬና አትክልት ብዙ ጊዜ ይቆጠራሉ፦ one onion, two onions። ብዙ ቁጥር ለማድረግ -s ይጨምሩ፤ በ o ከሚጨርሱት በኋላ ደግሞ -es (potatoes, tomatoes, mangoes)።

Words

avocadoI love avocado juice from the café near my school.አቮካዶ
mangoThese mangoes are sweet and soft.ማንጎ
papayaWe eat papaya with lemon for breakfast.ፓፓያ
bananaA banana is a good snack after football.ሙዝ
orangeShe bought a kilo of oranges.ብርቱካን
lemonPut some lemon on the fish.ሎሚ
onionEvery wat starts with red onions.ሽንኩርት
potatoI want rice and potatoes, please.ድንች
tomatoThe tomatoes at the market are cheap today.ቲማቲም
cabbageMy aunt cooks cabbage with carrots and potatoes.ጥቅል ጎመን
carrotCarrots are good for your eyes.ካሮት
pumpkinWe made soup from a big pumpkin.ዱባ
sugar caneThe children are eating sugar cane by the road.ሸንኮራ አገዳ
kaleOn fasting days, we often eat kale with injera.ጎመን
beetrootBeetroot makes the salad red.ቀይ ሥር

Exercises

  1. Which one is "ድንች"?

    "ድንች" የትኛው ነው?

    • ☐ a) pumpkin
    • ☐ b) papaya
    • ☐ c) potato

  2. Every wat starts with red …

    ሁሉም ወጥ የሚጀምረው በቀይ … ነው።

    • ☐ a) carrots
    • ☐ b) bananas
    • ☐ c) onions

  3. What is the plural of "tomato"?

    የ"tomato" ብዙ ቁጥር ምንድን ነው?

    • ☐ a) tomatoies
    • ☐ b) tomatos
    • ☐ c) tomatoes

  4. "ጥቅል ጎመን" in English is …

    "ጥቅል ጎመን" በእንግሊዝኛ …

    • ☐ a) cabbage
    • ☐ b) kale
    • ☐ c) beetroot

  5. I love _______________ juice. (አቮካዶ)

    የአቮካዶ ጭማቂ በጣም እወዳለሁ።

  6. Put some _______________ on the fish. (ሎሚ)

    ዓሣው ላይ ትንሽ ሎሚ ጨምቅበት።

  7. aSheofkilooranges.bought

    አንድ ኪሎ ብርቱካን ገዛች።

    1. 1. banana → ___
    2. 2. pumpkin → ___
    3. 3. sugar cane → ___
    4. 4. beetroot → ___
    • a) ቀይ ሥር
    • b) ሸንኮራ አገዳ
    • c) ሙዝ
    • d) ዱባ

Answer key

  1. c) potato
  2. c) onions
  3. c) tomatoes
  4. a) cabbage
  5. avocado
  6. lemon
  7. She bought a kilo of oranges.
  8. 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a

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