[DEHAI] Idioms...again...Ans..

Abraham (ABRAHAM@biokemi.su.se)
Thu, 27 Mar 1997 10:44:27 +0100

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selam Semere, Afeworki and seb bahli:-

Here are the answers I had in mind:-

>More idiomatic expressions:-

82. darn gnbarn koynom = afn'af koynom: (face to face)

83. amUt zeyqoSere = HSan qolA

84. wedi Haram = person with extreme ability (both in good and bad)

85. Chew qetri = 13:00 - 14:00 (Habesha horarium) see below.

86. bSHti werHi = ktHars zQerebet

87. gobo lbu = keyqesene: lbu keyewdeQe (not being sure about something)

Find words (adjectives) that usually follow with the following words.

88. gasha -Asha::

89. alu - QeTan::

90. Alem - kentu (also "Hasawit" or "tshAte")::

91. Saeda - Haqi:: (How come we say "Asmara SaEda" or "Keren SaEda"?, gedim?)

**PS.

Geez Horarium:-

gaHgaH mdri: 04:00 - 5:00 hrs

kebdi adgi: 05:00 - 06:00 hrs

nguho: 06:00 - 07:00 hrs

wefri aTal: 07:00 - 08:30 hrs

refdi: 08:30 - 10:00 hrs

mewqi-zabya: 10:00 - 11:00 hrs

tebaEtay refdi: 11:00 - 12:00 hrs

fadus/frqi meAlti: 12:00 hrs

Chew qetri: 13:00 - 14:00 hrs

welwel : 15:00 - 16:00 hrs (welwilu = gezyu = fesfes ilu)

Erarbo: 16:00 - 18:00 hrs

SeHay mutan: 18:00 - 19:00 hrs

'to'to: 19:00 - 21:00 hrs

leyti: 21:00 - midnight

Chw leyti: 00:00 - 03:00

derho-neqo: 03:00 - 04:00 hrs

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Rgds,

Abraham

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