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Amharic/Tigrinya to English
100
This animal is on the original Ethiopian flag and is still used as a representative symbol for the country.
What is an ambesa (አምበሳ)?
100
Most common name for bad kids.
What is balege (ባሌጌ)?
100
Non-ethiopians refer to this food staple as a spongy, sour-dough bread.
What is injera (እንጀራ)?
100
You talk to people using this device.
What is a silk (ስልክ)?
100
Endet nesh/neh (እንዴት ነሽ/ነህ)?
What is how are you?
200
Habesha parents use this animal as a day-to-day insult.
What is Wisha (ውሻ)?
200
A brat
What is chemlaka (ጨምላቃ)?
200
They serve this at many Eritrean and Ethiopian churches with tea.
What is dabo (ዳቦ)?
200
People go here when they don't feel well.
Where is the hakimbate (ሃኪሞቤት)?
200
Mekina (መኪና)?
What is a car?
300
The name of this exotic animal is used when calling someone silly.
What is a tota (ጦጣ)?
300
What you call a stupid person
What is dedeb (ደደብ)?
300
A beef or lamb dish seasoned with peppers and onions.
What is tibs (ጦብስ)?
300
A student uses this to write every day at school.
What is an irsas (እርሳስ)?
300
Tilantina (ትላንትና)
When was Yesterday?
400
This nocturnal bird turns their head as their eyes are immobile.
What is a gugut (ጉጉት)?
400
A place someone tells you to go when they are mad.
Where is Gedel (ገደል)?
400
A dish made with lentils
What is misir (ሞስር)?
400
This is where trials are presented and occur.
Where is the firdbate (ፍርድቤት)?
400
Mewanyet (መዋንየት)?
What is swimming?
500
These aquatic flightless birds live in the southern hemisphere.
What is a penguin (ፔንግዊን)?
500
Hard-headed in Tigrinya
Who is risi emni (ርእሲ እምኒ)?
500
Baked bread pieces, a typical snack in Ethiopian/Eritrean culture.
What is dabo kolo (ዳቦ ቆሎ)?
500
An abrupt term for "housekeeper".
Who is the gered (ገረድ)?
500
Bet timirti zebkalu gize (ቤት ትምህርቲ ዜብቅዓሉ ግዜ)?
What time does school end?