Safari English Academy · Vocabulary · A2 Elementary
Words: market and shopping
ቃላት፦ ገበያና ግብይት
Name: ________________________Date: ______________
How it works
At the market you ask "How much is it?", you hear the price, and you say "That's expensive!" or "OK, I'll take it." These words help you do all of that in English.
በገበያ "How much is it?" (ስንት ነው?) ብለው ይጠይቃሉ፤ ዋጋውን ይሰማሉ፤ ከዚያ "That's expensive!" (ውድ ነው!) ወይም "OK, I'll take it." (እሺ፣ እወስደዋለሁ) ይላሉ። እነዚህ ቃላት ይህን ሁሉ በእንግሊዝኛ ለማድረግ ይረዱዎታል።
"Change" has two meanings at the market: the money you get back (መልስ), and small coins or notes (ዝርዝር). "Do you have change?" = ዝርዝር አለህ?
"Change" በገበያ ሁለት ትርጉም አለው፦ የሚመለስልዎት ገንዘብ (መልስ) እና ትንንሽ ሳንቲም ወይም ብር (ዝርዝር)። "Do you have change?" = ዝርዝር አለህ?
Words
| priceThe price of onions went up this week. | ዋጋ |
| cheapVegetables are cheap at Merkato. | ርካሽ |
| expensiveThis phone is too expensive for me. | ውድ |
| changeHere is a hundred birr. Can I have my change, please? | መልስ፣ ዝርዝር |
| bargainAt the market, people often bargain about the price. | ዋጋ መደራደር፣ መከራከር |
| kiloTwo kilos of tomatoes, please. | ኪሎ |
| bagDo you need a bag for the bananas? | ቦርሳ፣ ፌስታል |
| buyI bought bread and milk this morning. | መግዛት |
| sellMy uncle sells coffee at the market. | መሸጥ |
| payCan I pay with my phone? | መክፈል |
| shopThe small shop near my house opens at seven. | ሱቅ |
| sellerThe seller gave me a good price. | ሻጭ |
| customerThis café has many customers in the morning. | ደንበኛ |
| moneyI don't have enough money for a taxi. | ገንዘብ |
| receiptCan I have a receipt, please? | ደረሰኝ |
Exercises
The opposite of "cheap" is …
የ"cheap" ተቃራኒ …
- ☐ a) kilo
- ☐ b) change
- ☐ c) expensive
What is the past of "buy"?
የ"buy" ያለፈ ጊዜ ምንድን ነው?
- ☐ a) brought
- ☐ b) bought
- ☐ c) buyed
A person who buys from a shop is a …
ከሱቅ የሚገዛ ሰው … ይባላል።
- ☐ a) customer
- ☐ b) seller
- ☐ c) receipt
"Do you have change?" means …
"Do you have change?" ማለት …
- ☐ a) ደረሰኝ አለህ?
- ☐ b) ፌስታል አለህ?
- ☐ c) ዝርዝር አለህ?
Two _______________ of tomatoes, please. (ኪሎ)
እባክህ ሁለት ኪሎ ቲማቲም።
Can I have a _______________, please? (ደረሰኝ)
እባክህ ደረሰኝ ትሰጠኛለህ?
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በስልኬ መክፈል እችላለሁ?
- 1. price → ___
- 2. sell → ___
- 3. money → ___
- 4. shop → ___
- a) ዋጋ
- b) ገንዘብ
- c) ሱቅ
- d) መሸጥ
Answer key
- c) expensive
- b) bought
- a) customer
- c) ዝርዝር አለህ?
- kilos
- receipt
- Can I pay with my phone?
- 1-a, 2-d, 3-b, 4-c
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