Language/Amharic/Vocabulary/Threats-to-Safety

Threats to Safety in Amharic

Words

Below is a list of Amharic vocabulary words and phrases related to threats to safety, along with their English translations:

1. ደህንነት (dähinät) - Safety
2. አደጋ (ädäga) - Danger
3. ጥፋት (ṭifät) - Destruction
4. ወንጀል (wänjäl) - Crime
5. መተቃቀፍ (mätäqäqäf) - Attack
6. ማጥፋት (maṭifät) - To harm
7. መጥቃት (mäṭiqät) - To attack
8. ማስጨጨት (masäččät) - To threaten
9. አሳሳቢ (asasabi) - Alarming
10. ወንጀለኛ (wänjäläña) - Criminal
11. ማዳን (madan) - Rescue
12. ድንጋጤ (dängätä) - Emergency
13. እሳት (əsat) - Fire
14. ማጥፋት (maṭifät) - To destroy
15. ግድያ (gədəya) - Murder
16. ማስጠራቀመት (masäṭäräqämät) - To kidnap
17. ማስተላለፍ (masätälaläf) - To escape
18. አሳዛኝ (asazäñ) - Tragic
19. ግድያ መፈፀም (gədəya mäfäṣäm) - To commit murder
20. ውሽጥ (wušt) - Theft

Amharic	Pronunciation	English
ሌባ	leba	thief
ማጅራት መቺ	majïrat mäči	mugger
ዘራፊ	zärafi	robber
የእሳት አደጋ	yä’ïsat adäga	fire accident
አውሬ	awre	wild animal
የመኪና አደጋ	yämäkina adäga	car accident
ውሻ	wïša	dog
የምግብ መመረዝ	yämïgïb mämäräz	food poisoning
ጅብ	jïb	hyena
ጎርፍ	gorf	flood
እባብ	ïbab	snake

Example Sentences:

1. ይህ አካባቢ አደጋ ያለበት ነው። (Yih akababi ädäga yaläbät näw.) This area is dangerous.
2. የውሽጥ እና የግድያ ወ ንጀሎች በከተማው ውስጥ በመጨመሩ ደህንነቱን ያነሳሳሉ። (Yewušt əna yegədəya wänjäloch bəkätämaw wəst bəmäčämäru dähinätun yanasasalu.) The increase in theft and murder in the city is alarming.
3. እኛ የመተቃቀፍ ጥያቄ አለን፤ ፖሊስ መጥራት አለብን። (Ǝna yämätäqäqäf ṭiyäqä alän; polis mäṭirat aläbən.) We have a security threat; we need to call the police.
4. የእሳት አደጋ በቤት ውስጥ ሆኖ ሰዎች ማስተላለፍ አለባቸው። (Yəsat ädäga bəbət wəst hono säwoch masätälaläf aläbachew.) There was a fire emergency in the house, and people needed to escape.
5. የግድያ መፈፀም እና ማስጨጨት የሕግ ዓላማዎች ናቸው። (Yegədəya mäfäṣäm əna masäččät yehəg ʿalamawoch nachew.) Committing murder and making threats are criminal offenses.

Source

https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf

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