Learning English

Caalii
Yooyyaa! Gara sagantaa barnootaa How do I…'tti baga nagaan dhufte! An Caaliidha. Saam na waliin jirti.

Sam
Hello! And welcome!

Caalii
Har'a, akkatti kallattii adda addaa himnu ilaalla. Saayimoon, namoota hinbeekne sadii, kallattii gara buufata atoobisii geessu yoo gaafatu haacaqasnu. Hubachuuf yoo si rakkise, hinyaada'iin, garaboodarra si gargaarraa. Ammaaf karaan namoonni sadanuu Saayimoonitti himan kan walfakkaatuudhaa? Caqasiitii murteessi.

Excuse me! Where's the bus station, please?

1. Go straight on, take the first road on the left, and it'll be on your right.
2. Go straight down here, take the first road on your left, and it's on the right.
3. Just go straight, turn left at the supermarket. It'll be on the right.

Caalii
Hubattee? Eeyee, dubbattoonni gaaleewwan garagaraa fayyadamanillee, karaansaa tokkuma ture.

Sam
So let's look at those different phrases they used.

Caalii
Akkatti hundisaanii jalqaban irradeebinee haacaqasnu – akkamiin wal fakkaatu?

Go straight on…
Go straight down here…
…just go straight…

Caalii
Namoonni sadanuu 'go straight' fuulduratti deemi' jedhu dubbatan. Inni tokko garuu 'go straight on' yoo jedhu inni biraa 'go straight down here' jedhe. Sadanuu, kallattiikee otoo hinjijiriin deemi jechuusaaniiti.

Sam
You can even say 'go straight up here'! Let's practise the pronunciation. Repeat after me:
Go straight on.
Go straight down here.

Caalii
Ittaansuun gaaleewwan 'take' 'fudhachuu' fayyadamuun haa'ilaallu. Gocha kana booda maaltu dhufaa? Ammas caqasi:

…take the first road on the left…
…take the first road on your left…

Caalii
Tole egaa, jecha 'take' itti aanee gaalee 'the first road' 'daandii jalqabaa' jedhutu dhufe ykn 'the second road' 'daandii lammaffaa'...kkf, akkasumas ittaansuun gaalee 'on the left' 'gara bitaarra' ykn 'on the right' 'gara mirgaarra' kan jedhutu dhufe.

Sam
And here, you can use 'on the' or 'on your' before 'right' and 'left'. Shall we practise? Repeat after me:
Take the first road on the right.

Caalii
Itttaansuun, gaaleewwan jecha 'turn' 'goruu' jedhu haacaqasnu. Gocha kana booda maaltu dhufaa?

…turn left at the supermarket.

Sam
Left or right!

Caalii
Yes! Akkasuma 'at' irratti bakka beekama ta'e supparmaarkeetii dabaluu dandeessa ykn 'on' irratti dabaluun maqaa daandii himu dandeessa.

Sam
Quick practice! Repeat after me:
Turn left at the supermarket.

Caalii
Akkasumas dhumarratti, akkam godhanii Saayimoonitti kallatti gara xumura himanii? Caqasiitii irradeebi'i.

…and it'll be on your right.
…and it's on the right.
It'll be on the right.

Sam
They used 'on the' or 'on your' before 'right' and 'left' again. And before that?

Caalii
Sana dura, 'it'll be'n bifa gabaabaa –'it will be'ti – kun jechuunis 'innis akkas ta'a', yookaan 'it's' 'akkasidha' jedhan. Asitti hiikuma walfakkaatu qabu.

Sam
And repeat after me:
It's on the left.
It'll be on the right.

Caalii
Amma yeroon kan shaakala muraasa itti gootuudha. Namni ati hinbeekne tokko kallattii gara baankii geessu si gaafata. Walumaan kallattiiwwan itti haahimnu; achumaan deebii Saam wal iin mirkaneeffanna. Jalqaba, 'gara fuulduraatti deemi' jedhii itti himi, akkasumas 'on' fayyadami.

Sam
Go straight on…

Caalii
Great! Amma 'bakka sinimaatti' 'cinema' bitaatti akka goru itti himi. Jecha 'cinema' dura 'at' fayyadamuu hindagatiin.

Sam
Turn left at the cinema…

Caalii
Akkasumas dhumarratti 'bitaarra akka ta'e' isaanitti himi. Asitti 'on the' si barbaachisa.

Sam
It's on the left.

Caalii
Well done! Amma nama feeteefi bakka feetetti kallattii himuu dandeesseeta.
Kutaa How do I… biroon torbaan ittaanu walitti deebina. Bye!

Sam
See you next time! Bye, everyone!