Commonly confused words
በብዛት የሚምታቱ ቃላት
ድምፃቸው አንድ ወይም ተመሳሳይ ሆኖ ትርጉማቸው የሚለያይ ቃላት፦ their/there/they're፣ your/you're፣ then/than፣ affect/effect እና ሌሎችም። የፊደል መፈተሻ አይይዛቸውም፤ ምክንያቱም እያንዳንዱ እውነተኛ ቃል ነው።
አንድ ዓይነት ድምፅ ያላቸው ቃላት
እነዚህ ጥንዶችና ሦስትዮሾች አንድ ዓይነት ይነበባሉ፤ ስለዚህ መምረጫው ትርጉሙ ብቻ ነው። አፖስትሮፊ ላላቸው ቃላት ፈጣን ፈተና፦ ሙሉ ቅርጹን ይናገሩ። “they are” ከገጠመ they're ይጻፉ፤ “you are” ከገጠመ you're፤ “it is” ከገጠመ it's።
| Word | Meaning | Amharic | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| their | belonging to them | የእነሱ | Their car is blue. |
| there | in that place; there is/are | እዚያ፤ አለ | Put it there. There are two rooms. |
| they're | they are | እነሱ ናቸው | They're late. |
| your | belonging to you | የእርስዎ | Is this your bag? |
| you're | you are | እርስዎ ነዎት | You're welcome. |
| its | belonging to it | የእሱ (ለነገር) | The store changed its hours. |
| it's | it is / it has | እሱ ነው | It's closed today. |
| to | direction; before a verb | ወደ፤ -ለ- | I go to work. I want to eat. |
| too | also; more than enough | ደግሞ፤ በጣም | Me too. It's too hot. |
| two | the number 2 | ሁለት | two children |
| whose | belonging to whom | የማን | Whose phone is this? |
| who's | who is / who has | ማን ነው | Who's at the door? |
| hear | with your ears | መስማት | I can't hear you. |
| here | in this place | እዚህ | Come here. |
- አፖስትሮፊ ያላቸው ቃላት ሁልጊዜ ሁለት ቃላት የተጨመቁ ናቸው (they're, you're, it's, who's)።
- too ለ“ተጨማሪ” ተጨማሪ o አለው፦ too much, me too።
- here በ there እና where ውስጥ አለ፦ ሦስቱም ስለ ቦታ ናቸው።
- There are three apartments for rent, and their prices are fair.
- You're right; your form is missing a signature.
- It's a good school, and its teachers are kind.
- I want to go too, but two tickets are too expensive.
- Whose car is parked outside? Who's driving it?
የሚመሳሰሉ ቃላት
እነዚህ በትክክል አንድ ዓይነት አይነበቡም፤ ግን ተማሪዎች ያምታቷቸዋል። ብዙዎቹ ጥንዶች ስምና ግሥ ናቸው፦ advice (ስም፣ ምክር) እና advise (ግሥ፣ መምከር)፤ effect (ስም) እና affect (ግሥ)። አንዳንድ ጥንዶች ደግሞ በአማርኛ ቅርብ ቃላት ሲሆኑ በእንግሊዝኛ የተለያዩ ናቸው፦ ማዋስ / መዋስ = lend / borrow፤ ማምጣት / መውሰድ = bring / take።
| Word | Meaning | Amharic | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| then | next; at that time | ከዚያ | Eat first, then go. |
| than | in comparisons | ከ… ይልቅ | She is taller than me. |
| affect | verb: to change something | መንካት፣ ተጽዕኖ ማድረግ | The heat affects my sleep. |
| effect | noun: a result | ውጤት፣ ተጽዕኖ | The medicine had a good effect. |
| accept | to say yes; to receive | መቀበል | We accept cash. |
| except | but not | ከ… በስተቀር | Open every day except Sunday. |
| lose | to not have any more | ማጣት | Don't lose your keys. |
| loose | not tight | ልል | These pants are loose. |
| advice | noun: an opinion | ምክር | Thank you for the advice. |
| advise | verb: to give advice | መምከር | I advise you to wait. |
| borrow | to take for a short time | መዋስ | Can I borrow your pen? |
| lend | to give for a short time | ማዋስ | Can you lend me your pen? |
| bring | to carry here | ማምጣት | Bring your ID tomorrow. |
| take | to carry there | መውሰድ | Take this letter to the office. |
| a lot | many; much (two words) | ብዙ | a lot of work (never alot) |
| quiet | not noisy | ጸጥ ያለ | The library is quiet. |
| quite | fairly; very | በጣም፣ ትንሽ | It's quite cold. |
- ከአንድ ሰው ይዋሳሉ (borrow from)፤ አንድ ሰው ለእርስዎ ያውሳል (lend to)። Can you borrow me $20? ስሕተት ነው።
- bring = ወደ ተናጋሪው፤ take = ከተናጋሪው ርቆ።
- በአብዛኛው፦ affect ግሥ ነው፤ effect ስም ነው።
- than ከንጽጽር ጋር ይሄዳል፦ better than, more than። then ስለ ጊዜ ነው፦ and then።
- This apartment is cheaper than the last one.
- We visited the clinic, and then we went home.
- Can I borrow your car? / Can you lend me your car?
- The new schedule will affect everyone.
- My lawyer advised me to keep the receipts. It was good advice.
የተለመዱ ስህተቶች
| ስህተት | ትክክል | ለምን |
|---|---|---|
| They're coming tomorrow. | They are coming → they're. | |
| You're welcome. | You are welcome → you're. | |
| He is older than me. | Comparisons use than. | |
| Can you lend me your phone? | lend = give for a time; borrow = take for a time. | |
| I have a lot of work. | a lot is always two words. | |
| I don't want to lose my job. | lose (one o) = stop having; loose = not tight. |
ልምምድ
እያንዳንዱ መልስ ወዲያው ከምክንያቱ ጋር ይታረማል። እዚህ ምንም አይቀመጥም።
___ moving to Henderson next month.
Thank you! — ___ welcome.
My rent is higher ___ last year. (then / than)
Can you ___ me $10 until Friday?
The store is open every day ___ Sunday.
It's ___ hot to walk today. (to / too / two)
The cold weather can ___ your health.
My friend gave me some good ___.
___ phone is ringing? (whose / who's)
(At home, to a guest) Please ___ your children next time!
Don't ___ your receipt. (lose / loose)