Learning English

Firaol
Asham! Gara sagantaa barnootaa How do I…tti baga nagaan dhufte! An Firaoldha. Shaan na waliin jirti.

Sian
Hi, everybody!

Firaol
Kutaa kana keessatti, waa'ee dhukkubuu 'ill' akkatti dubbatan ilaalla. Guutummaatti hubachuun yoo sirakkisi hinyaadda'iin; gara boodaara si gargaarra. Ammaaf namoonni meeqa fayyaa akka qaban qalbeeffadhu.

I've got a cold.
I have a sore throat and a cough.
I have a headache.

Firaol
Tole egaa, namni fayyaan itti dhagahamu hinjiru.

Sian
Yes, the first person said 'I've got a cold'. So if you have an illness, you can say 'I've got…' and then give the name of the illness.

Firaol
Yes, so 'a cold' jechuun 'qufaa' jechuudha – akkasumas qubee footuu 'a' itti makuu hindagatiin.

Sian
Yes, although if you have 'the flu', we use 'the' not 'a'. So we say 'I've got a cold' but we say 'I've got the flu'.

Firaol
That's right. 'Flu' jechuun 'qufaa ykn utaalloodha'. Now shall we look at some of the 'symptoms' – 'mallattoowwan' – of a cold or the flu?

Sian
Yes, so speaker two says 'I have a cough' – and 'a cough' is this.
Let's practise the pronunciation:
a cough
I have a cough.

Firaol
Akkasumas qoonqoonsaanii 'throat' rakkina qaba. Akka qoonqoonsaanii madaa'e himuuf maqibsa itti fayyadaman yaadachuu dandeessaa?

I have a sore throat.

Sian
Yes, we use the adjective 'sore' when we feel pain. So you can have 'a sore arm' or 'a sore leg', for example.
You can also use the verb 'hurt' – you can use 'hurt' with any body part where you feel pain. For example, 'my arm hurts', 'my head hurts', 'my legs hurt'.

Firaol
Eeyee egaa maqibsa 'miidhama' – 'sore' ykn gocha 'hubama' 'hurt' jedhan fayyadamuu dandeessa. Waa'ee kutaa qaamaa qeenxee ta'e tokko kan dubbattu yoo ta'e, gocha 'hubamaa' ramaddii nama sadaffaatiin –'hurts' fayyadamuu qabda.
Namni ittaanummoo dhukkubbii mataa keessaa 'head' dubbate. Can you remember how they said this?

I have a headache.

Sian
So with some body parts we use 'ache' to say that you have a continuous pain. So you can say 'I have a…' or 'I've got a…' and then the body part and the word 'ache'.
Let's practise the pronunciation. Repeat after me:
ache
I have a headache.

Firaol
Tole, baay'ee gaarii egaa akkasumas 'ache' – dhukuba ykn waraansa, kutaalee qaamaa kan akka 'head' 'mataa', 'tooth' 'ilkaan', 'back' 'dugda', yookaan 'ear' 'gurra' wajjin fayyadamuu dandeenya.

Sian
So, if you have a pain in your ear you can say 'I have an earache'.

Firaol
Amma akkatti dhukkuba ofii himatan baratteetta; amammoo yeroon kan shaakalaati.
Akkamitti dhibee garaafi qufaan qaba jette doktooratti himtaa? Ittaansuun deebiikee kan Shaan waliin walbira qabi ilaali.

Sian
I have a stomach ache and a cough.

Firaol
Atis akkasuma jette? Ammammoo hoganaakeetti bilbiltee akka hojii hindhufne himuufi. Akkamiin qufaa qabaachuukee itti himtaa? Qubee footuu eeggadhu.

Sian
I've got the flu.

Firaol
Ammammoo harkakee si dhukkuba. Kana akkamitti dubbattaa? 'Miidhama' ykn 'hubama' fayyadamuu dandeessa. Boodarra akkaataa itti dubbatan lama Shaan irra ni dhageessa.

Sian
I have a sore hand.
My hand hurts.

Firaol
Atillee akkasuma jette?

Sian
Well done! Hopefully you are all feeling well.

Firaol
Get well soon if not!

Sian
Bye, everyone!