Food & Nutrition

Time To Eat

ጠዋት täwat - morning (adv.)

ምስጋናነት məsəgananätə - gratitude (noun)

Foods & Ingredients

እንቁላል ənqulal - egg (noun)

የእንቁላል ውኃ yäənqulal wea - egg white (noun)

ዶሮ doro - chicken, hen (noun)

ዓሣ aasa - fish (noun)

ዳቦ dabo - bread (noun)

ፅባ tseba - milk (noun)

and ማይ may - water (noun)

ጨብሴ chäbse - alcohol (noun)

cumin - cumin spice (noun)

Food Preparation

አሠራር asärar - recipe, preparation (noun)

እጅ əj - arm, hand (noun)

መለካት mäläkat - measure (verb)

ጊዜ gize - time (noun)

አበዛ abäza - add more than enough (verb)

ጠመረ tämärä - combine (verb)

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

አባባሰ ababasä - add to (verb)

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

ተንሰረሰረ tänsäräsärä - be boiled (verb)

ጠበሰ täbäsä - roast, toast (verb) በርበሬ bärbäre - crushed red pepper (noun)

አሞቀ amoqä - heat up, warm up (verb)

ቀመመ qämämä - spice up (verb)

Food Dishes

ወጥ wät - spicy stew (noun)

ጥብስ təbs - roasted food, toasted food (noun)

Food Actions

ፋታ fata - relief, succor, aid (noun)

ማከማቸት makämacät - store (verb)

and እገዛ əgäza - aid (noun)

ማለብ maləb - to milk (verb)

በከተ bäkätä - smell bad, rot (verb)