Learning English

Firaol
Yooyyaa! Gara sagantaa barnootaa How do I…tti baga nagaan dhufte! An Firaoldha. Saam na waliin jira.

Sam
Hello, everybody. Welcome!

Firaol
Kutaa kana keessatti, akkatti wantota lamaa ol ta'an walbira qabanii ilaalan ykn dorgomsiisan ilaala.
Namoonni sadii yaadasaanii waantokkorratti yoo kennan caqasuudhaan haa'eegallu. Yoo hundasaa hubachuun sirakkise hinyaadda'iin; gara boodaarra sigargaarraa. Ammaaf waa'ee maalii akka dubbachaa jiran qalbeeffadhu.

1. I think Japanese food is the nicest food in the world. It's definitely the tastiest.
2. Mexican food is the most delicious, in my opinion.
3. Of all the food in the world, Italian is the best! And English is the worst.

Firaol
I'm hungry now! Waa'ee nyaataa dubbataa turani. Mitiree? Waa'ee nyaatawwan garagaraa addunyaarraatti argamanirratti yaadawwansaanii kennaa jiru.

Sam
Yes, they talked about Japanese, Mexican, Italian and English food. So they were taking one type of food and comparing it to many others.

Firaol
Eeyee. Kana gochuuf maqibsoota kan akka duraan dhageenyee - 'nice' 'bareedaa', 'tasty' 'fooliifi mi'a gaarii kan qabu', 'delicious' 'baay'ee kan mi'aawu', 'good' 'gaarii' fi 'bad' 'badaa ykn gaarii kan hinta'in - fayyadamuudhaan isaan jijjiirra.

Sam
Let's listen again to the first speaker – how does he use the words 'nice' and 'tasty'?

I think Japanese food is the nicest food in the world. It's definitely the tastiest.

Firaol
Egaa seerri maqibsoota sagaleessa tokkoo kan akka 'nice' fi seerri maqibsoota sagaleessa lama qabanii kan akka 'tasty' akka eerutti, fuldurasaanii 'the' kaa'uudhuun '-est' dhumasaaniirratti daballa.
'Nice' kan qubee 'e' dhaan xumuramu ilaalhise '-st' qofa itti idaana.

Sam
Let's quickly practise! Repeat after me:
the nicest
the tastiest

Firaol
Egaa jechichi akka 'delicious' ykn isarra kan dheraatuufi sagalee lamaa ol kan qabu yoo ta'e maaltu ta'aa?

Mexican food is the most delicious, in my opinion.

Sam
In this case, we don't change the adjective – 'delicious' stays 'delicious'.

Firaol
Bakkasaa, maqibsa dura jechoota lama 'the most' jedhu idaana.

Sam
Yes, so 'interesting' becomes 'the most interesting', 'exciting' becomes 'the most exciting', etcetera. Shall we practise the pronunciation? Repeat after me, please:
…the most delicious...
It's the most delicious food in the world.

And we just have two more to look at quickly!

Firaol
Yes, kunneen seerrawwan dubbachaa turre keessaa kanneen adda ta'aniifi barbaachisoodha. Ammas caqasuun yoo kan dhageessu ta'e ilaali – yaadadhu, ijaarsi kana keessa yeroo hunda 'the' ni jiraata.

Italian is the best! And English is the worst.

Sam
They were 'the best' and 'the worst'.

Firaol
Kunneen addadha sababiinsaa maqibsa bu'uraa kan akka 'good' fi 'bad' hinfakkaatan waan taéefi. Akkasumas xumurarratti '-est' hinfayyadamnu.

Sam
Repeat after me:
the best
the worst

Firaol
Afaan Ingilizii baruuf mala kamtu 'baay'ee salphaadha' jettee akka yaaddu filadhu: kitaaba wajjiin qofaa ofii' – 'alone with a book' – daree keessa' – 'in class' – ykn 'onlaayinii' – 'online'. Maqibisichi 'cheap' dha. Boodarra, walbira qabdee akka hubattuuf deebii Saam dhageessa.

Sam
Online is the cheapest way to learn English.

Firaol
Do you agree? Ammammo kamtu haalaan hawwisiisaadha jettee akka yaaddu murteessi. Maqibsichi 'interesting' dha. Ammas boodarra yaada Saam waliin walbiratti qabdee dorgomsiisuu dandeessa.

Sam
Online with BBC Learning English is the most interesting way to learn English. Of course!

Firaol
Good point, Sam!

Sam
Yes, because we're the best.

Firaol
Egaa sagantaa How do I… kan biraatiin torban ittaanu walitti deebina! Nagaatti!

Sam
Bye, everyone!