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House Vocabulary in Afar
🤗 Assalaamu qaleykum! Afar learners,
➡ In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary related to "House and Home" in Afar, the language of Afar people mainly living in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.
Happy learning!
Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson: Days of the Week, Family, Drinks & Geography.
qári / qarwá - house(s)[edit | edit source]
| English | Afar af |
|---|---|
| armchair | qarkayto |
| bathroom | mahdara |
| bed | qarkayto |
| bedroom | ɖintiqári, magdan |
| bucket, pail | targá [N], tagrá [S] |
| candle | shámqi |
| carpet | falé |
| chair | korsí |
| comb | agansa |
| cupboard | kabat, kabax |
| desk | maktab [AR] |
| door | afá, albaaba |
| encampment | gaantá / gaantootí |
| enclosure | gasó / gasoosá |
| fence | agdó |
| henna | ħinná |
| home | buɖá / buɖaaxi [plur.] |
| key | máftaħ [Arab.] |
| kohl | kúħul |
| lamp | tirik |
| light | ífu |
| machine(s) | makiiná / makáayin |
| mat | gúruf |
| matches | kirbit [AR] |
| myrrh | muktó |
| perfume | qátri [Arab.] |
| prayer mat | salát falé |
| radio | baddal-taysabbí, raadiyo |
| roof | qári amó |
| room(s) | daasa / daaswa |
| seat | mádab |
| sitting room | daffeynaqqári |
| sleeplessness, insomnia | ɖintiwaytí |
| small light | ifóyta |
| small mat | gurúfta |
| table | qarwali |
| television, TV set | baddal-taybullí |
| the sleep | ɖin |
| to sleep | ɖinté |
| toilet | duusu, (zuuli) |
| toothbrush(es) | qadaytu / qadaaya |
| traditional oven | muufe |
| window(s) | taagáta / taagoota |
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Numbers
- Body Parts
- Months of the Year
- Drinks
- How to Say Hello and Greetings
- Nature and Environment
- Seasons
- Clothes
- Food