Refugee Phrasebook/Welcome to Italy (short)
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| Tigrinya | Tigrinya Phonetic | English | Italian | French | Arabic Phonetic | Standard Arabic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ዝርርብ ቀንዲ | Ziriribi K´enidi | Basic Conversation | Conversazione di Base | Conversation de Base | asasyat almuhadatha | اساسيات المحادٹة |
| ሰላም፣ሰላማት | selam/selamat | Hello | Salve / Ciao | salut | Merhaba | مرحبا |
| ደሓንዶ ሓዲርኩም | deHando Hadirkum | good morning | Buongiorno | bonjour | Sabáh al-khayr | صباح الخیر |
| ከመይ አምሲም። | dehan dom sichum | good evening | Buonasera | bonsoir | massa Alchayr Masa al-khayr | مساء الخیر |
| ደሓን ኵን | deHan kun | goodbye | Arrivederci | au revoir | ma‘a 's-saláma / bye | مع السلامة |
| ይቐሬታ | yichreta | sorry / excuse me | Scusate / Chiedo scusa | pardon / excusez-moi | afwan, alma'thara | عفوا / المعذرة |
| በጃኺ | bjakha | please | Per favore | s'il vous plaît | min fadlak / Afwan | عفوا / من فضلك |
| ምስጋና ፨ የቀንየለይ | Mi´si´gana / yekenyelei | thank you / thanks | Grazie | merci | Shukran | شکرا |
| ገንዘብኪ/ካ | genzebki/a | you're welcome [response to thank you / thanks] | Prego | de rien | bikul sarur / afwan | بكل سرور / عفوا |
| ስመይ ___ እዩ። | semey ___ ey-yu. | my name is___ | Mi chiamo___ | je m'appelle___ | ismi | اسمي |
| መን'ዩ ስምካ፧ | men-yu semka? | What is your name? | Come ti chiami? | Comment vous appelez-vous? | ma ismak? | ما اسمك؟ |
| ___ ኢየ። | ___ iye. | I’m from___ | Vengo da___/ Sono di___ | Je viens de___ | Ana min | انا من |
| ስድራ | sedra | family | Famiglia | La famille | Oussra / Aa'ila | اسرة / عائلة |
| እዚ በዓል በተይ | izi beal betey | this is my husband | Questo è mio marito | C'est mon mari | hada zawji | هذا زوجي |
| ሰበይተይ | sebeytey | my wife | Questa è mia moglie | (ma) Femme | hadihi zawjati | هذە زوجتی |
| ደቀይ | deqey | my children | Questi sono i miei figli | mes enfants [pl.] / (mon enfant [sing]) | Attfali | أطفالي |
| ጋለይ | guAley | my daughter | Questa è mia figlia | ma fille | binti | ابنتي |
| ወደይ | wedey | my son | Questo è mio figlio | mon fils | ibni | ابني |
| ሕጻን | his´an | my baby | Questo è il mio bambino | mon bébé | tifli | طفلي |
| ሓወይ | hawey | this is my brother | Questo è mio fratello | (c'est mon) frère | hadha akhi | هذا أخي |
| ሓፍተይ | haftey | this is my sister | Questa è mia sorella | (c'est ma) soeur | hadhihi ukhti | هذه أختي |
| ኣቦይ | aboy | this is my father | Questo è mio padre/papà | c'est mon père | hadha abi | هذا أبي |
| ኣደ | ad-de | this is my mother | Questa è mia madre/mamma | c'est ma mère | hathihi ummi / hai Mama | هذه أمي |
| ጥሜት ኣለኒ። | Temayat aleni. | I’m hungry. | Ho fame | J'ai faim. | ana jaw‘an | انا جائع |
| ጋለይ ጠምያ ኣላ። | geley tmeya ala | (My child) is hungry | [mio figlio/mia figlia] ha fame | Mon enfant a faim | tifli jaw‘an | طفلي جائع |
| ማይ ጸሚኤ | may tsemie | I’m thirsty | Ho sete | j'ai soif. | ourid 'an 'ashrab | أريد أن أشرب |
| ማይ | May | water | Acqua | l'eau | Ma'a | ماء |
| ኣለኪ ዶ ___፧ | aleki do ___? | Do you have___ | Hai___? / Avete___? | Avez-vous___? | hal indak___? | هل عندك___؟ |
| ___ኣበይ እዩ፧ | ___abey ey-yu? | Where is___? | Dov'è___? | Où est___? | ayn___? | این___؟ |
| ዓይኒ ምድሪ ኣበይ እዩ፧ / ዓይኒ ምድሪ ባኞ፧ | abey ey-yu ani midri? / abey ey-yu banjo? | Where is the toilet? / Where is the bathroom? | Dov’è il bagno? | Où sont les toilettes? /Où est la salle de bain? | ayna 'l-hammam | أين الحمام؟ |
| ነብሰይ ክሕፀብ ደልየ | Ane nebsey k'hetseb delye | I need to take a shower | Ho bisogno di fare una doccia | J'ai besoin de prendre une douche. | ana bihaja lilaistihmam | أنا بحاجة للاستحمام |
| ነብሰይ አበይ ክሕፀብ እክእል፧ | Nebsey Abey kihtseb EkiEl | Where can I take a shower? | Dove posso fare una doccia? | Où puis-je prendre une douche? | Ayna Bi Istitaa'ati elta7amom / ouin Alhammam | اين باستطاعتي الاستحمام؟ |
| ጽግያት | tsgyat | sanitary pad / towel | Assorbente | (la) serviette hygiénique | Fouta Sohiya | فوطة صحية |
| መድረዝ ኣፍ | medrez af | diaper / nappy | Pannolino (per bambini) | (la) couche / (la) couche-culotte | hafaada, bambers | حفاظة اطفال |
| ተለፎን ክድዉል ደልየ | Telephone kidiwil delye | I need to make a phone call | Ho bisogno di fare una telefonata | je dois téléphoner. | Bihaja ijra'a moukalama | أنا بحاجة لاجراء مكالمة |
| አበይ ክጽልይ እክእል፧ | Abey Kitsili EkiEl | Where can I pray? | Dove posso pregare? | où puis-je prier? | ayna bi 'imkani an 'usalli? | اين بامكاني ان اصلي؟ |
| ___ አበይ ክዕድግ እክእል፧ | ___ abey kiEdig EkiEl? | Where can I buy___? | Dove posso comprare___? | où puis-je acheter___? | Ayna youmkinouni elshira'a? | من اين استطيع ان اشتري؟ |
| ___ አበይ ክረክብ እክእል፧ | ___ Abey Kirekib EkiEl | Where can I find___? | Dove posso trovare___? | où puis-je trouver___? | ayn ajd___? | اين اجد___؟ |
| ሰዓተ ክንደይ ኢዩ፧ | Se'At Kindey eyu? | What time is it? | Che ore sono? | Quelle heure est-il? | kam al-sa'ah | كم الساعة؟ |
| ክድቅስ (ክንድቅስ)ደልየ (ደሊና)፧ | Kidiqis (kindiqis) delye (Delina) | I (we) need to sleep | Ho / Abbiamo bisogno di dormire | J'ai besoin de dormir. / Nous avons besoin de dormir. | Ana/ Nahnu bihaja lilnawm | انا / نحن بحاجة للنوم |
| መደበር ናይ ባቡር ጋለሪያ ኣበይ አዩ፧ | Medeber nay babur gelerya abey eyu | Where is the subway/underground? | Dov’è la metro(politana)? | Où est le métro? | Ayn almetro? / ouin Almahatta | اين المترو |
| ገንዘብ የብለይን | Genzeb yebileyn | I don’t have any money. | Non ho / soldi / denaro | Je n'ai pas d'argent. | La amliq nakuda | لا أملك نقوداً |
| ___ትዛረብ ዶ፧ | ___tizareb-do? | Do you speak___ | Parli___(es. italiano)? | Parlez-vous___? | hal tatakallam al-lugha___? | هل تتکلم اللغە ال___؟ |
| ጵቡቅ (ኢንግሊዝኛ) አይዛረብን እየ | Tsibuk (Englizigna) ayzarebin eye | I don't speak (English) very well. | Non parlo bene l'italiano | Je ne parle pas très bien (le français) | Almaniyati da'ífa / lughati Almaniyeh da'ifa | لغتي الامانیة ضعیفە |
| ክትሕፈለይዶ ምከአልካ፧ | Kit'Tsihfeley do Mikealka? | Can you write that down for me? | Puoi scrivermelo? | Pouvez-vous écrire cela pour moi? | Hal yomkenak ketabat zalek? | هل يمكنك كتابة ذلك؟ |
| ኣይተረድኣንን። | Ayterede´Anin | I don’t understand | Non ho capito | je ne comprends pas | la afham | لم أفهم |
| ርደኡኒ፨ | Reduni! | Help! / Please help me! | Aiuto! / Aiutatemi per favore | à l'aide ! / Aidez-moi s'il vous plaît. | an-najda! sá'idni min fadlik | النجدە! ساعدنی من فضلك |
| ኣይፈልጥን | Ayfelten | I don’t know | Non lo so | je ne sais pas. | la aerif | لا اعرف |
| እንታይ ተረኽበ፧ | Entay Terekhbe? | What happened? | Cos’è successo? | Que s'est-il passé? | Matha hassal? / Matha hadath? | ماذا حدث؟ ماذا حصل؟ |
| ብጣዕሚ ቖሪሩኒ | Bi'Taemi Koriruni | I am cold/ freezing | Ho freddo | J'ai froid. / Je suis gelé(e). | Ana bardan | أنا بردان / ة |
| ተሓጚሰ አለኹ | TehaGuse Alekhu | I’m happy. | Sono contento/a | Je suis content(e) | Ana sa'íd | أنا سعید / ة |
| ፈሪሔ አለኹ | Ferihe Alekhu | I’m scared. | Ho paura | j'ai peur | Ana khayef | أنا خائف / ة |
| ሓዚነ አለኹ | Hazine Alekhu | I’m sad. | Sono triste | je suis triste | Ana hazín | أنا حزین |
| እፈትወካ(ኪ)እየ | Efetweka(ki) eye | I like you. | Mi piaci | Tu es gentil(le) / Je t'aime bien | Ana bai'zak | أكن لك الود |
| አይትሸገር/አይትጨነቕ | Aytisheger/Ayticheneq | Don’t worry | Non preoccuparti | Ne vous inquiétez pas | La taqlaq | لا تقلق |
| ቖጸራ ምደለኹ ነይረ፧ | Kotsera mideleku neyre | I would like an appointment. | Vorrei un appuntamento | Je voudrais prendre un rendez-vous | Ana bihaja ila maw'ed | انا بحاجة لتحديد موعد |
| ቑጽሪ ገዛ ___ አበይ ኢዩ፧ | qutsri geza ___ abey eyu? | Where is room number___? | Dov'è la stanza numero ___? | Où est la chambre numéro___? | wyna raqm elghourfa ___? | اين الغرفة رقم ___؟ |
| መመዝገቢ ቦታ አበይ ኢዩ፧ | Memezgebi bota abey eyu? | Where is the registration centre? | Dov'è il centro di registrazione? | Où est le centre d'enregistrement? | ayn markaz eltassjil? | اين مركز الاستقبال / التسجيل؟ |
| ክትጽበ አለካ | Kit'Tsibe aleka | You have to wait | Deve/devi aspettare | Vous devez attendre / Il faut que vous attendiez | Yatawajab A'alaykoum alintizar | عليكم ان تنتظروا |
| ክንደይ ጊዜ ክንጽበ አለና፧ | Kindey gizie kin'Tsibe alena? | How long do we have to wait here? | Quanto tempo dobbiamo aspettare qui? | Combien de temps faut-il attendre? / Combien de temps doit-on attendre ici ? | Kam yatawajab Aalayna al'intizar houna? | كم يتوجب علينا الإنتظار هنا؟ |
| መዓልቲ 1 ሓደ | Me´alti hade | one day | Un giorno | un jour | yawm wáhid | يوم |
| ሰዓት 1 ሓደ | se-at hade / | one hour | Un’ora | une heure | sá'a wáhda | ساعة |
| ወርሒ 1 ሓደ | weriti hade / | one month | Un mese | un mois | shahar | شهر |
| ተሎ | telo | very soon | Molto presto | très bientôt | qaríban | قريباً جدا |
| ጽባሕ | tsibah | tomorrow | Domani | demain. | ghadan | غداً |
| ድሕሪ ጽባሕ | dehri tsebah | the day after tomorrow | Dopodomani | après-demain | ba'ada ghad | بعد غد |
| ዝመጽእ ሶሙን | zimetzi somun | next week | La prossima settimana | la semaine prochaine | al 'usbou' alkadem | الأسبوع القادم |
| ቀልጢፈ ክምለስ እየ | qeltife Kimiles eye | I will be back soon | Torno fra poco | J'arrive /Je reviendrai bientôt | Sa'aoudou qariban | سأعود قريباً |
| ሓደ | hade | one | uno | un | wahad | واحد |
| ክልተ | kelte | two | due | deux | itnen | اثنان |
| ሰለስተ | seleste | three | tre | trois | talateh | ثلاثة |
| ኣርባዕተ | arbaete | four | quattro | quatre | arba'a | أربعة |
| ሓሙሸተ | hamushte | five | cinque | cinq | khamseh | خمسة |
| ሽዱሽተ | shedushte | six | sei | six | sitteh | ستة |
| ሸውዓተ | show'ate | seven | sette | sept | saba'a | سبعة |
| ሸሞንተ | shemonte | eight | otto | huit | tamaniyeh | ثمانية |
| ትሽዓተ | tesheate | nine | nove | neuf | tisa' | تسعة |
| ዓሰርተ | asserte | ten | dieci | dix | a'shara | عشرة |
| ሰኑይ | Sonuy | Monday | lunedì | lundi | al-ithnayin | الإثنين, |
| ሰሉስ | Solus | Tuesday | martedì | mardi | al-thulatha' | الثلاثاء |
| ረቡዕ | Robue | Wednesday | mercoledì | mercredi | al-arba' | الاربعاء |
| ሓሙስ | Hamus | Thursday | giovedì | jeudi | al-khames | الخميس |
| ዓርቢ | ´Arbi | Friday | venerdì | vendredi | al-jom'a | الجمعة |
| ቀዳም | Qedam | Saturday | sabato | samedi | al-sabet | السبت |
| ሰንበት | Senbet | Sunday | domenica | dimanche | al-ahad | الاحد |
| ጥሪ፣ | tiri | January | gennaio | janvier | kanon al-thani | كانون ثاني |
| የካቲት፣ | lekatit | February | febbraio | février | schubat | شباط |
| መጋቢት፣ | megabit | March | marzo | mars | athar | آذار, |
| ምያዝያ፣ | miyazya | April | aprile | avril | nissan | نيسان |
| ግንቦት፣ | ginbot | May | maggio | mai | ayar | ايار |
| ሰነ፣ | sene | June | giugno | juin | huzayran | حزيران |
| ሓምለ፣ | hamle | July | luglio | juillet | tamuz | تموز |
| ነሓሰ፣ | nehase | August | agosto | août | aab | آب |
| መስከረም፣ | meskerem | September | settembre | septembre | aylul | ايلول |
| ጥቅምቲ፣ | tikimti | October | ottobre | octobre | teschrin al-awal | تشرين أول |
| ሕዳር፣ | hdar | November | novembre | novembre | teschrin al-thani | تشرين ثاني |
| ታሕሳስ | tahsas | December | dicembre | décembre | kanon al-awal | كانون أول |
| ' | ' | Medical Terms | Termini Medici | Les Termes Médicaux | Sihha | الصحة |
| ሓኪም የድለየኒ ኣሎ። | hakim yedleyeni alo. | I need a doctor | Ho bisogno di un medico | j'ai besoin d'un médecin. | Bahtaj dokto (tabib) / Bedi Doktor | انا بحاجة لطبيب |
| ተጸሊኡኒ ኣሎ / ሕማም ይስምዓኒ ኣሎ | Tetseli'uni alo / Himam ysimani alo. | I feel sick/ I don't feel well | Ho la nausea | Je me sens mal / Je ne me sens pas bien | Lastu 'ala ma yuram/ Sihti mish kuwayseh | صحتی ليست علی مایرام |
| ሓሚመ ኣለኹ | Hemime Alekhu | I’m ill / I’m sick | Sono malato/a | Je suis malade | tifli maríd | |
| ውላደይ ሓሚሙ አሎ | wuladey hamimu alo | (My child) is sick | [mio figlio/mia figlia] è malato/a | Mon enfant est malade | Qalbi yata'lam | طفلی مریض |
| አነ ነፍሰ፡ጾር እየ | ane nefse-tsor eye | I am pregnant | Sono incinta | Je suis enceinte | Ana hámil | انا حامل |
| ነድሪ (አለርጂ)ጌሩለይ | Nedri (allergy) geruley | I am having an allergic reaction | Ho una reazione allergica. | je fais une allergie / j'ai une réaction allergique | indi hasasyeh | عندي حساسية |
| ኣንጸራሪዩኒ | Antserariuni | I feel dizzy. | Mi gira la testa / Ho le vertigini | j'ai la tête qui tourne | Ahis bi dowar / Daych | احس بدوار في رأسي |
| ሕማም ሽኮር አለኒ | Himam shikor aleni | I am diabetic | Ho il diabete. | je suis diabétique / j'ai le diabète | indi mard sukari | عندي مرض السكر |
| ኢንሱሊን የድልየኒ አሎ | Insulin yedliyeni alo | I need insulin | Ho bisogno dell'insulina. | J'ai besoin d'insuline | ana behaje masse ela ansulin | انا بحاحة ماسة إلى إنسولين |
| ተዓሚጸ ነይረ | Te'Amitse nere | I was raped. | Ho subito uno stupro | J'ai été violé(e). | Lakad tamma Ightissabi / Eghtassabouni | لقد اغتـُصبت |
| ቅርጰት ከብዲ ጌሩለይ | Kirtset kebdi geruley | I have a stomach ache. | Ho mal di stomaco | j'ai mal au ventre | indi alam fi batni | عندی الم فی بطنی |
| ረስኒ ኣለኒ | resni aloni | I have a fever / a temperature | Ho la febbre | j'ai de la fièvre | indi Himma | عندی حرارة |
| ርእሰይ ሓሚመ | Riesey hamime | I have a headache | Ho mal di testa | J'ai mal à la tête | indi suda / Ou'ani min soudaa fi alrass | اعاني من صداع في الرأس |
| ሰዓል ኣለኒ | Se'al aloni | I have a cough. | Ho la tosse. | Je tousse | ladaya sou'al | عندي سعال |
| ውሉደይ ሓናት ሰዓል ሓሚሙ | wludey hanat seal hamimu | My child has a sore throat/ cough | ll mio bambino ha mal di gola/la tosse | Mon enfant tousse / a mal à la gorge | tefli indouhou sou'al | طفلي عنده سعال / حلقه ملتهب |
| ዛሕሊ | Zah´ili | cold | Raffreddore | un rhume | Rashih / Zukam | رشح / زكام |
| ውፃኣት ፨ ተቐማጥ | Wtsa´at / Teqhmat | diarrhea | Diarrea | (la) diarrhée | alisshal | إسهال |
| ድርኸት | dirket | constipation | Stitichezza | (la) constipation | al'imssak | إمساك |
| vaginal yeast infection (thrush) | Micosi vaginale / Candidosi | la mycose vaginale (candidose) / infection vaginale | Iltihab Fetri mihbali | التهاب فطري مهبلي | ||
| athlete's foot | Micosi del piede | le pied d'athlète, mycose des pieds | Qadam al riyadi / iltehab fetri fe alkadam | إصابة فطرية في القدم | ||
| ቁማል ናይ ርእሲ | qumal nay riesi | head lice | Pidocchi dei capelli | poux (de tête) | Qamel elrass | قمل في الرأس |
| ምግቢ | megbi | Food | Cibo | Nourriture | Taa'm | طعام |
| ምሳሕ | Misah | Lunch | Pranzo | déjeuner | Ghadaa' | الغداء |
| ድራር | D´rar | Dinner | Cena | dîner | Ashaa' | العشاء |
| እዚ መግቢ ሓላል ድዩ፧ | EZi megbi halal diu? | Is this food Halal? | Questo cibo è Halal? | Cette nourriture est-elle Halal? | hal hadha 't-ta'am halal? | هل هذا الطعام حلال؟ |
| ___ነድሪ (ኣለርጂ) ይገብረለይ አዩ | ___nedri (alergy) yigebreley eyu | I am allergic to___ | Sono allergico/a a___ | Je suis allergique à___ | Ana 'endi hasasiyah did___ | انا عندی حساسیە ضد___ |
| ስጋ ሓሰማ | Siga Hasema | pork | Carne di maiale | porc | lahem khanzir | لحم خنزير |
| ደርሆ | Derho | poultry | Pollame | volaille | Dawajen | طيور |
| ስጋ ሓስማ ኣይበልዕን አየ | Siga Hasema aybelien eye | I do not eat pork | Non mangio carne di maiale | Je ne mange pas de porc | la akol lahem alkhanzir | أنا لا آكل لحم الخنزير |
| ኣትክልቲ ጥራሕዝምገብ አየ።___ | Atklti Trahzmgeb eye___ | I am a vegetarian. / I don’t eat meat and fish. | Sono vegetariano / a. Non mangio carne e pesce. | je suis végétarien(ne). Je ne mange pas de viande ni de poisson. | ana nabáti | انا نباتي لا اكل لحمة ولا سمك |
| ናይ ስዕረት ኣይበልዕን እየ። | Nay se´eret aybele´en. | I am a vegan | Sono vegano/a | Je suis végétalien(ne) | Ana fighan | انا خـُضري |
| ዓሳ | assa | fish | Pesce | poisson | Samak | سمك |
| ባኒ ፨ ሕምባሻ | bani / himbasha (if homemade) | bread | Pane | (du) pain | al khubz | خبز |
| ማይ | mai | water | Acqua | (de l') eau | m'a, miyah / Mai | ماء |
| ጽማቝ ለሚን | Tsimuaq lemin | lemonade | Limonata | limonade | limonada | ليموناضة |
| ጸባ | Tzebah | milk | Latte | (du) lait | Al labn/al halib | حليب |
| ቡን | bun | coffee | Caffè | café | Al qahwa | قهوة |
| ቀጠፍ ፨ ሻሂ | `ket-èf / shahi | tea | Té | thé | Al shaay | شاي |
| ቢራ | bir-ra | beer | Birra | bière | Al-beera | بيرة |
| ፍሩታ | ferut-ta | fruit | Frutta | fruits | Fakiha | فاكهة |
| ቱፋሕ | Tufah | apple | Mela | pomme | Al tufah | تفاح |
| ፐሮን | Peron | pear | Pera | poire | Alijas/ Kamthari | اجاص / كمثرى |
| ናርገ | Nar-ge | grapefruit | Pompelmo | pamplemousse | AL grib fruut | جريبفروت |
| ሚሽሚሽ | mishemish | apricot | Albicocca | abricot | AL mushmush | مشمش |
| ድንሽ | dnish | potatoes [pl] | Patate | pommes de terre | Battatta | بطاطا |
| ባሎንኌ | Balongua | beans [pl] | Fagioli | haricots | Fasoulia'a / Foul | فاصوليا خضراء / فول |
| ዓይኒ ዓተር | Aini ater | peas [pl] | Piselli | petits pois | Bazila | بازلاء |
| ዓተር | ´ater | chickpeas [pl] | Ceci | pois chiches | Hommos | حمص |
| መለዛናይ | melezanay | eggplant (US) / aubergine (UK) | Melanzana | aubergine | batnjan | باذنجان |
| ካሮቲ | karot | carrots [pl] | Carote | carottes | Jazar | جزر |
| ኮምደረ | komidere | tomatoes [pl] | Pomodoro | tomates | Tamatem / Banadoura | طماطم / بنادورة |
| ኸይሕ ሱር | Keyih Sur | turnip | Rapa | navet | Lefft | لفت |
| ሓርጭ | Har-ritCh | flour | Farina | farine | taheen | طحين |
| ማዓር | ma'ar | honey | Miele | miel | Aassal | عسل |
| ጅብና ፨ ፎርማጆ | Jibna / Formajo | cheese | Formaggio | fromage | Jobn | جبنة |
| ኣጁቦ | ajubo | quark / cottage cheese | Ricotta | fromage blanc | Jobn Qarish | لبنة |
| በርበረ | Berbere | pepper (spice) | Pepe | poivre | Flailfle | فلفل |
| በርበሮኒ | Berberoni | paprika | Paprika | poivron, paprika | Flailfle | فلفل أخضر |
| ስልሲ ፨ ሳልሳ | Silsi /Salsa | sauce | Salsa | sauce | Salsa | صلصة |
| ጠስሚ | tesmi | butter | Burro | beurre | Zoubda | زبدة |
| ዘይቲ | sejiti | oil | Olio | huile | Zait | زيت |
| ማስቲካ/ብዕሪር | Mastika/BieRir | chewing gum | Gomma da masticare | chewing-gum | E'lka / liban | علكة / لبان |
| ማንካ | manka | spoon | Cucchiaio | (la) cuillère | ma'laka | ملعقة |
| ካራ | kar-ra | knife | Coltello | couteau | sekena / sikkin | سكين |
| ብያቲ ፨ ሸሓኒ | Biyat-ti / Shehani | plate | Piatto | assiette | tabak | طبق |
| ብርጭቆ | Birchuk´o | glass (to drink from) | Bicchiere | verre | Koubaya / Kasse | كأس |
| ኩባያ | Kubaya | mug | Tazza | gobelet | Kassa | كاسة |
| በራድ ሻሂ | Berad Shahi | teapot | Teiera | théière | Ebrek shaye | ابريق شاي |
| ' | ' | Clothing | Vestiti | Vêtements | Awa-i /Malabes | ملابس |
| ካምታ | kamecha | shirt | Camicia | une chemise | qamís | قميص |
| ቀምሸ | kemesh | Dress | Abito / Vestito | une robe | fustan | فستان |
| ጎና | gona | skirt | Gonna | une jupe | Tanoura | تنورة |
| ስረ | sere | trousers (UK) / pants (US) | Pantaloni | pantalon | Sirwal / Bantalon | بِنْطال / سروال |
| ጎልፎ | golfo | jumper (UK) / sweater / pullover | Maglione | pull, pullover | kanzet souf | كنزة صوف |
| ጃኬት | jaket | jacket / coat | Giacca / giubbotto | veste / manteau | Jaket / Mi'itaf | جاكِيت / مِعْطَف |
| ነጸላ | netzela | veil / hijab / headscarf | Velo | un voile | Hijab | حجاب |
| ጫማ | Chama | shoes [pl] | Scarpe | chaussures | hiza' / kundara | حذاء كندرة |
| ጓንቲ | guanti | gloves [pl] | Guanti | gants | Qafazat | قفازات |
| ካልሲ | Kalsi | socks [pl] | Calzini | chaussettes | kalsat | كلسات |
| መረሃጫ/ቀሚሽ ውሽጢ | Merehacha/Kemish wishti | underwear | Biancheria intima | sous-vêtements | Malabis Dakhiliya | ملابس داخلية |
| ' | ' | Direction, places and transport | Direzioni, luoghi e trasporti | Directions, lieux et moyens de transport | aljihat | الجهات |
| ሰሜን | semien | north | Nord | nord | Shamal | شمال |
| ደቡብ | debub | south | Sud | sud | Janoub | جنوب |
| ምብራቕ | mbraqh | east | Est | est | Shark | شرق |
| ምዕራብ | m´rab | west | Ovest | ouest | Garb | غرب |
| ንላዕሊ | N'laeli | up | Su / In alto | en haut | Faouq/ Aala | فوق / اعلى |
| ንታሕቲ | n´ta´hti | down | Giù / In basso | en bas | Asfal | اسفل |
| ጸጋም | s´egam | left | Sinistra | à gauche | Yesar | إلى اليسار |
| የማን | yaman | right | Destra | à droite | Yamen | إلى اليمين |
| ውሽጢ | wscht´i | inside | Dentro | à l'intérieur / dedans | Joua | في الداخل |
| ወጻኢ | wes´ai | outside | Fuori | dehors | fi elkharej | في الخارج |
| ሆስፒታል ፨ ቤት ሕክምና ፨ ኣስቢዳለ | Hospital / Biet hikmna / asbidale | hospital | Ospedale | l'hôpital | Mostashfa | مستشفى |
| ቤት መድሃኒት ፨ ፋርማሲ ፨ በት ኣፋውሰ | biet medhanit / pharmacy / bet-afawse | pharmacy / chemist (UK) | Farmacia | (la) pharmacie | saydalya | صيدلية |
| ክሊኒክ ፨ ቤት ሕክምና | klinik / biet´hkmna | clinic | Clinica | la clinique | Eeyada | عيادة |
| አንዳ ቡሰጣ | enda-bustha | post office | Ufficio postale | (la) poste | Bareed | بريد |
| ባንክ | bank | bank | Banca | (la) banque | Bank | مصرف |
| መጸበይ ኣውቶቡስ | Metsebey Autobus | bus stop | Fermata degli autobus | (l') arrêt de bus | Mawkef bus / mawkef hafela | موقف باص / موقف حافلة |
| መጸበይ ባቡር | Metsebey Babur | train station | Stazione ferroviaria | la gare | Mahtet qetar | محطة قطار |
| መደበር ፖሊስ | Medeber Polis | police station | Stazione di polizia | la station de police | Makhfar sherta | مخفر شرطة |
| መደበር ምጥፍእ ሓዊ | Medeber Mitfae Hawi | fire station | Pompieri | caserne de pompiers | Etfa'yeh | اطفائية |
| መጸበይ ባቡር ጋለሪያ | Metsebey Babur Galeriya | metro station / subway station | Stazione della metropolitana | le métro | Mahtet metro/ Mahtet qetar al anfaq | محطة مترو الانفاق |
| ማእከላይ መጸበይ ባቡር | Maekelay metsebey Babur | main railway station | Stazione centrale (dei treni) | la gare | Al mahta al marazyeh | المحطة المركزية |
| ምምሕዳር ከተማ | Mimihdar Ketema | city hall | Municipio | l'hôtel de ville / (la) mairie | Baladyeh | بلدية |
| ቤተ ትምህርቲ | biete tmhrti | school | Scuola | l'école | Madraseh | مدرسة |
| ዩኒቨርሲቲ | University | university | Università | l'université | Jameaa | جامعة |
| መዕረፍ ነፈርቲ | merefnerti | airport | Aeroporto | l'aéroport | Matar | مطار |
| ወደብ ፨ መርሳ | wedeb / mers´a | harbor (US) / harbour (UK) | Porto | le port | Mena' | ميناء |
| ማእከል ከተማ | Maekel ketema | city center (US) / city centre (UK) | Centro città | le centre ville | Markaz al madeneh | مركز المدينة |
| ሱፐር ማርኬት | supermarkt | supermarket | Supermercato | le supermarché | bakalyeh /Super Market | بقالية / سوبر ماركت |
| ቤተ ንባብ ፨ ቤት መጻሕፍቲ | biete nbab / bietmes´ahfti | library | Biblioteca | la bibliothèque | Maktabeh | مكتبة |
| ድኳን መጻሕፍቲ | dkwanmes´ahfti | bookstore / bookshop | Libreria | la librairie | Metjar el ktob | مكتبة، متجر للكتب |
| ከባቢ | Kebabi | suburbs | Sobborghi / periferia | la banlieue | Dawahi | ضواحي |
| ሃገረሰብ ፨ ገጠር | hageresb / get´er | countryside | Campagna | le paysage | Reef | ريف |
| በትኽሪስቲያን | betekristiane | church | Chiesa | (une) église | Kneseh | كنيسة |
| መስግድ | mesgid | mosque | Moschea | (la) mosquée | Masjed | مسجد |
| ቤት መግቢ | bet megbi | restaurant | Ristorante | (le) restaurant | Mataam | مطعم |
| ሕዝባዊ መጎዓዝያ | Hzbawi Mego'Azia | public transport | Trasporto pubblico | (le) transport en commun | Mwasalat ameh | مواصلات عامة |
| ማኪና | makina | car | Automobile | (la) voiture | Sayara | سيارة |
| ኣዉቶቡስ | awutobus | bus | Autobus | (l')autobus | Hafela | حافلة |
| ባቡር ምድሪ | Babur mdri | train | Treno | (le) train | Qetar | قطار |
| ትራም | Tram | tram | Tram | (le) tram | tram | ترام |
| መርከብ ፨ ባቡር ቀላይ | Merkeb/Babur qelay | ship | Nave | (le) bateau / | Safeneh | سفينة |
| ባቡር ቀላይ ፨ ጃልባ | babur qelai / jalba | boat | Battello | (le) bateau | Qareb | قارب |
| ሄሊኮፕተር | Helikoptre | helicopter | Elicottero | (l') hélicoptère | Ta'era Merwahyah/ helicopter | طائرة مروحية |
| ኣይሮኘላን | ayroplan | airplane (US) / aeroplane (UK) | Aeroplano | (l')avion | Ta'era | طائرة |
| ካምዮን ፨ ማኪና | Kamyon/ makina | truck (US) / lorry (UK) | Camion | (le) camion | Shahneh | شاحنة |
| ማኪና ጽዕነት | Makina Tsienet | van | Furgone | la camionette | Van/Shahneh sagera | شاحنة صغيرة |
| ኣምቡላንስ | ambulanis | ambulance | Ambulanza | (l')ambulance | Sayaret esaaf | سيارة اسعاف |
| ጀልባ መድሓን ህይወት | jalba medhan Hiywet | lifeboat | Battello di salvataggio | le bateau de sauvetage | Qareb najat | قارب نجاة |
| ታንኳ | TanQua | raft | Gommone | le radeau | Tawf / Awamah | طوافة / عوامة |
| ብሽክለታ | bsikleta | bicycle | Bicicletta | (le) vélo | Daraja hawa'ya | دراجة هوائية |
| ሞቶ/ቱግቱግ | Moto/TugTug | motorcycle | Motocicletta | la moto | Daraja naryah | دراجة نارية |
| ታክሲ | taksi | taxi | Taxi | (le) taxi | Sayaret ejra | سيارة اجرة |
| ' | ' | Misc | Varie | Autres | athath | أثاث |
| ዓራት | Arat | bed | Letto | lit | sarrir | سرير |
| ኮቦርታ | kobordta | blanket | Coperta | couverture | bataneya | بطانية |
| መብራህቲ ፨ ፋኑስ | Mebrhti / Fanus | lamp | Lampada | lampe | misbah / lamba | مصباح |
| ተለፎን | Telefon | telephone | Telefono | téléphone | telefon / hatef | تلفون / هاتف |
| ተለፎን ፨ ሞባይል | Telefon / Mobile | mobile phone / cellphone | Cellulare | (téléphone) portable | Jawal / Mobile | هاتف جوال / موبيل |
| ሓዒሊ ኤለትሪክ | Haili Electric | electricity | Elettricità | électricité | Kahraba | كهرباء |
| ኮምፑተር | Computer | computer | Computer | ordinateur | Hassoub / kombuter | حاسوب / كمبيوتر |
| መስመር ኢንተርነት | Mesmer Internet | internet connection | Connessione internet | connexion internet | Etesal bl internet | اتصال بالإنترنت |
| ባተሪ | Batery | battery | Batteria | batterie / pile | Battariya | بطارية |
| ክፍሊ | Kifli | room | Stanza | chambre / pièce | Ghourfah | غرفة |
| ወንበር | wenber | chair | Sedia | chaise | Kourssi | كرسي |
| ጣውላ | Tawla | table | Tavolo | table | Tawla | طاولة |
| ሽንቲ ቤት | shinti-bet | toilet | Bagno | toilettes, WC. | hammam | حمام |
| ሽንቲ ቤት ሶፍቲ | shinti-bet softi | toilet paper | Carta igienica | papier de toilette | Warak tawalet | ورق تواليت |
| መጽረዪ ሰኒ | mesireyi sini | toothbrush | Spazzolino | brosse à dents | fourchat assnan | فرشاة اسنان |
| ክሬም መጽረዪ ሰኒ | kirem mesireyi sini | toothpaste | Dentifricio | dentifrice | maajoun assnan | معجون اسنان |
| መሕጸብ ነብሲ | Mehtseb nebsi | shower | Doccia | douche | hamam/ dush | حمام / دوش |
| መሕጸብ ገንኢ | Mehtseb gen'E | bathtub | Vasca | baignoire | Maghtas | مغطس |
| ሳሙና | samuna | soap | Sapone | savon | sabona | صابون |
| ሻምፖ | Shampoo | shampoo | Shampoo | shampooing | shampoo | شامبو |
| መሃረም | Meharem | tissue / handkerchief | Fazzoletto | mouchoir | maharem | محارم |
| ኣርማዲዮ/ከብሒ | Armadio/Kebhi | cupboard | Armadio | placard | Khizana | خزانة |
| ማዕጾ | Ma'Etso | door | Porta | (la) porte | Bab | باب |
| መስኮት | Meskot | window | Finestra | (la) fenêtre | Nafeza/shebbak | نافذة |
| መንደቕ | Mendek | wall | Muro | (le) mur | Ha'et | حائط |
| ገዛ | geza | house | Casa | (la) maison | Manzel | منزل |
| ክፍሊ-ገዛ | klfi geza | apartment / flat | Appartamento | (le) logement / appartement | Sha'a | شقة |
| መጽሓፍ | Metsehaf | book | Libro | (le) livre | Ketab | كتاب |
| ጋዜጣ | Gazeta | newspaper | Giornale (quotidiano) | (le) journal | Jaredeh | جريدة |
| ራድዮ | radio | radio | Radio | (la) radio | Mzyaa / Radio | مذياع / راديو |
| ተለቪዥን | television | television | Televisione | (la) télévision | Telfaz | تلفاز / رائي |