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Hello! How are you doing today?

ሰላም። ዛሬ ከመይ ደሓን ኢኻ? (Selam. Zare kemey dehan ikha?)

I can't believe what just happened to me.

እዚ ዝተፈጸመሉ ነገር ኣነ ኣይተመንን። (Izi zitefets’emelu neger ane aytemen’en.)

The weather outside is absolutely beautiful.

ኣብ ውጽኢት ሓውልቲ ኣየር ብጅምላ ውዲብ ኣሎ። Romanization: Ab wəṣ’īt ḥawälti ayər bǝ-jəmla wədib alo.

I'm running a bit late — please wait for me.

ኣነ ትንሽ ዝድሕረ ግዜ እየ፣ እባክካ ይቑጽርኩኒ። (ane tinish zidhra gize iye, ebakka yiquts’rk’uni.)

This is the best thing I've ever experienced.

ኣብ ዘሎኹ ልምዲ ዝተሞከረልኩ፣ እዚ ብጣዕሚ ትሪ እዩ። (Ab zeloḥu limdi zitemokerelku, izi biṭ'ā'īm t'iray iyu.)

Have you eaten anything yet today?

ዛሬ ክሳብ ምንታይ ትበላድካ? (Zare ksab mintay tibladka?)

I really need your help with something important.

ኣነ ብዙሕ ሓገዝኻ ኣብ ኣስፈላጊ ጉዳይ እደፈልግ። (Ane bǝzuħ hagäzxa ab asfelagi guday ʾidäfälg.)

Life is too short to waste on boring things.

ህይወት ብጣዕሚ ከቢድ እዩ። ብሓጎስ ነገራት ኣብዚ ሰዓት ክትበትብ ኣይተፈልጦን። romanization: ḥeywet bṭaʕmi kebid iyyu. bḥagos negerat abzī seʿat kitbetb aytefelṭon.

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