Caalii
Yooyyaa! Qophii jechoota Afaan Inglizii keessatti of ibsuuf si fayyadan English Expressions akkasumas kan haaraa ta’an akka bartuu si gargaarrutti baga nagana dhufte.
Har’a, Afaan Inglizii keessattii of ibsuuf kan si fayyadu ‘to downsize’ jedhu ilaalla. Maal jechuudha jette yaadda? Hinbarree? Tole itti fufii caqasi.
Niilii fi Feifeii caqasi. Waa’ee kaampaaniiwwan xiqqaachaa jiranii fi hojjettoota kaampaniiwwan kanneen keessa hojjetanirra maal akka ga’u dubbachaa jiru. Kampaaniiwwan gad-xiqqaachuutti jiraniifi jechama har’aa gidduu walitti dhufeenya maalitu jira sitti fakkaata?

Neil
The word we are going to focus on today is the verb 'to downsize'. That's the word companies use to describe cutting a number of jobs and making employees redundant. 'Downsizing' is the noun.

Feifei
Yes. When they make workers redundant the companies become smaller in size. They downsize.

Caalii
‘Downsize’ jechoota ‘down’ fi ‘size’ irraa ijaarame. As irratti ‘size’ akka gochaa’tti kan itti fayyadamamnu wayita ta’u hiika ‘to change size’ fiduuf gargaara. ‘Down’ ammoo kallatti jijjirammichaa agarsiisa. Kunis xiqqaachaa deemuu agarsiisa. Yeroo heddu haala hojjiiwwanii xiqqaachaa deeman ibsuuf fayyada.

Neil
You might have heard or read this verb during the economic downturn of the last few years. As most people were short of money, they decided to save the money they did have and it had an impact on businesses all over the world.

Feifei
And some people have started applying the term to their own situations. If you've had to sell your house and move to a smaller flat, for example, you might say you were 'downsizing'.

Caalii
Wayita jecha ‘downsize’ deemsa hojiiwwaniitiif fayyadamamu, namoonni muraasni hojiisaanii dhaban jiraachuu malu jechuudha - kanaafuu yeroo heddu jecha gaarii hintaanedha. ‘Downsizing’ yeroo namoonni mana gudda keessaa gara mana xiqqaa ta’etti godaananis itti ni fayyadamna. Haa ta’u malee sababni gara mana xiqaatti nama godaansisu yeroo mara hiika faallaa qabaachuu dhiisu mala. Namoonni tokko tokko sababa qabatamaa ta’eef manneen keessa jiraatan gad-xiqqessuu danda’u - tarii mana guddaa keessa jiraachuu hinfedhan ta’a ykn akkaataa haala jireenyasaanii jijjiiruu ni barbaadu ta’a.
Akkamiin jecha kanatti akka fayyadamamu fakkeenyawwan muraasa mee haa caqasnu.

Examples
The growth of online sales in the U.K. has forced many retail businesses to downsize. Some of them have reduced their number of outlets in the high street.

Now that I am going to university, my parents have decided to downsize. They are selling the house, moving to a flat and using some of the money to travel the world.

Many people are upset about the company’s decision to downsize. Their decision will lead to many people losing their jobs.

Feifei
And if you don't mind me saying, Neil, I think you would benefit from downsizing.

Neil
What do you mean? I don't own a company and I'm not selling my house or anything.

Feifei
No but I've noticed you've… well, you know, you really enjoy your food, don't you?

Neil
Are you calling me fat!?

Feifei
Oh no, no, no… well, yes. A little.

Neil
How dare you! And anyway, we don't use 'downsize' for bodies, so you're confusing our audience!

Feifei
Sorry, Neil.

Neil
I am a bit fat, actually…

Feifei
Well, maybe if the company downsizes, you won't be able to afford all those meat pies.

Neil
That's what I like about you, Feifei. You always look on the bright side.

Caalii
Egaa, amma, Feifeiin malawwan Niil ittiin ‘downsize’ godhu eeraa jirti. Ulfina qaama isaa ‘downsize’ gochuu qaba jette yaada laachaafi jirti. ‘Downsize’ yeroo heddu haala akanaan itti hinfayyadamau. Niil Kanaaf tari Feifeiin waliin nu dhahaa ykn bita nutti galchaa jirtii jedhee yaade. Itti fayyadamni jechi downsize inni sirriin garuu gadi xiqqaachaa deemuu kaampaanii tokko ittiin ibsuu akka ta’e yaadachuu qabna. Akkasumas ammo namoonni gara mana xiqqaa ta’e tokkootti godaanuu isaaniis ittin ibsuuf nu fayyada.
Kaampaaniin yeroo dheeraa ati keessa hojjeetaa turte ‘downsize’ ta’uuf dirqame beekaa? Mana keessa jiraatu ‘downsize’ gochuu yaadde beekta? Akkamiin godhee jireenyakee irratti dhiibbaa fiduu danda’a jette yaada? English Expressions dabalataan yeroo ittaanutti walitti deebina. Nagaatti.

Answers:

1. Because the economy has caused many people and companies to downsize. 

2. Feifei suggests that Neil has put on weight recently.