Business

Sales & Marketing

  ሸጠ shätä - sell, solicit (verb)

 ሸጠ shätä - sell, solicit (verb)

 ሸጠ  Shätä - sell (verb)

 ሸጠ shätä - sell (verb)

 ገበያ gäbäya - market  (noun)

 ገበየ gäbäyä - marketing (verb)

 ግብይት gəbəyətə - trade, marketing (noun)
and
 ቸረቸረ chärächärä - sell in a store (verb)

* አንጠለጠለ antälätälä - hold something in the air (verb)

* ማከማቸት makämacät - store (verb)

 

 ገበያተኛ gäbäyatäña - customer (noun)

 ምስጋናነት məsəgananätə - gratitude (noun)

and  እገዛ əgäza - aid (noun)

 መጨበጥ mächäbät - take possession (verb)

 ጠራራ tärara - stretch, reach up (verb)

 

 

Market Terms

  sha - want, wish (verb)

 ፋታ fata - relief, succor, aid (noun)

 አሻው ashaw - want (verb)

 አጣ ata - lose, have not, to lack (verb)

 ማየት mayät - to perceive, to see (verb)

 አቤት abet - “May I help you?” (interj.)

 

 

Quantity & Measurement

 ብዙ bəzu - many, much, numerous, plentiful, ample (adj.)

* ሒሳብ hisab - math, bill, account, arithmetic (noun)

 አበዛ abäza - give too much, add more than enough (verb)

  አካተተ akatätä - add (verb)

 አባባሰ ababasä - add to (verb)

 እጅ əj - arm, hand (noun)

 ገመገመ gämägämä - evaluate, analyze (verb)

 ጠመረ tämärä - combine (verb)

 ካበ kabä - stack up (verb)

 አጣጣመ atatamä - make balance (verb)

 መለካት mäläkat - measure (verb)

*  ቅጥ qətə - order, limit, dimension (noun)

 ስንት sənətə - “How many?,” “How much?” (interj.)

* አቅጣጫ aqtacha - direction (noun)

 ሰሜን sämen - north (adj.)

 

 

Construction & Design

 

 ቆረቆረ qoräqorä - construct, found (verb)

 አናፂ anatsi - builder (noun)

 ቤት bet - house (noun)

 ቤቶች betoch - houses (noun)

 ሳለ salä - paint, draw (verb)

 ቀጠቀጠ qätäqätä - pound with a hammer (verb)

 ቀጠቀጠ qätäqätä - crush, pound with hammer (verb)

 አሠራር asärar - recipe, preparation craftmanship (noun)

 

 

General Business

 ባለንብረት balänbrät - owner (noun)

 ጠቢብ täbib - expert, wise person, sage (noun)

 ቋረቋረ qwaräqwarä - be a pioneer (verb)

 ሽቀላ shəqäla - money making (noun)

 ሽቀላ shəqäla - money making (noun)

 አሻረከ asharäkä - go into business together (verb)

 ጨበጠ chäbätä - grasp, shake hands (verb)

 አጣመረ atamärä - unite (verb)

* አጣመረ atamärä - cross, unite (verb)

* ቢሮ biro - office (noun)

 አሠሪ asäri - employer (noun)

 አሠሪ asäri - employer (noun)

 መራ mära - lead, guide (verb)

 ሠራተኛ säratäña - worker (noun)

  ሥራ səra - work (noun)

 

 

Written & Oral Communication

 ቃል qal - word (noun)

 ቀላቀለ qälaqälä - mix, add into a mixture (verb)

 ቁልቁል qulqul - downward [direction of writing words] (adv.)

 ዐወጀ awäjä - decree (verb)

 ማተት matät - report, make clear (verb)

 አከራካሪ akärakari - contentious (adj.)

 

 ተከራከረ täkärakärä - argue, quarrel (verb)

 

 

Farming, Dairy, Fishing & Fowling

 አኮረ akorä - make fertile (verb)

 ገበሬ gäbäre - farmer (noun)

 አርሶ አደር arso adär - farmer (noun)

 ማጨድ machäd - cut with a sickle (verb)

 ሰበሰበ säbäsäbä - gather (verb)

 ቀፈቀፈ qäfäqäfä - hatch, produce a lot, prune (verb)

 አጧጧፈ atwatwafä - cause to spread rapidly (verb)

  አጫጅ achaj - reaper (noun)

 አቶት ətot - to produce (verb)

and  መሬት märet - earth, ground, land (noun)

 ተንሰራፋ tänsärafa - spread out (verb)

 እርሻ ərsha - farm (noun)

 and  ማይ may - water (noun)

 በረት bärä - barn, pen for cattle (noun)

ፅባ tseba - milk (noun)

 ምሕላብ məhəlab - to milk (verb)

 ማለብ maləb - to milk (verb)

ቀነጨበ qänächäbä - raise a piece, pull off a piece (verb)

 ወጥመድ wätmäd - trap, net (noun)

 

 

Transportation, Shipping & Cargo

 ጣቢያ tabiyastation (place to load up) (noun)

  መርከብ märkäb - boat (noun)

 ጭነትchənätə - cargo (noun)

 ሸክም shäkm - load (noun)

 ሳበ sabä - pull, drag, drive (verb)

 ጭና chəna - carrying (verb)

አነገበ anägäbä - carry something on the shoulder (verb)

 ሽራ shära - sail (noun)

 መጫን mächan - transport, load (verb)

 and  ማሳረፍ masaräf - land, bring to rest (verb)

 ውሽንፍር wəshənəfərə - strong wind (noun)

 ቀራረመ qärarämä - pick up from different places (verb)

 አዞረ azorä - row, cause to turn (verb)

 

 

Security

 ራእይ raəy - watch (noun)

 ጠበቀ täbäqä - care for (verb)

 ሽፍታshəfəta - bandit (noun)

 ሽፍታ shəfəta - bandit (noun)

 አጭበርባሪ achbärbari - swindler, thief (noun)

 ፀብ tsäb - hostility (noun)

 ተከራከረ täkärakärä - argue, quarrel (verb)

* መፏከት mäfwakät - fight (verb)

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