Car Rental & Driving

1. ለ[X] ቀናት መኪና መከራየት እፈልጋለሁ።

   Le[X] kenat mekina mekerayet ifiligalehu.

   I'd like to rent a car for [X] days.

   Usage

   State how many days you want to rent a car

   Grammar Note

   "ifiligalehu" = "I want"

2. የኪራይ ዋጋ ውስጥ ምን ይካተታል?

   Yekiray waga wist min yikatital?

   What's included in the rental price?

   Usage

   Clarify what's included in the rental fee

   Grammar Note

   "yikatital" = "is included" (passive)

3. GPS ወይም አውቶማቲክ ማርሽ አለው?

   GPS weyim awtomatic marsh alew?

   Does it have GPS or automatic transmission?

   Usage

   Check for GPS and automatic transmission

   Grammar Note

   "alew" = "it has" (3rd person)

4. የኢንሹራንስ አማራጮች ምንድን ናቸው?

   Ye'inshuranse amarachoch mindin nachew?

   What are the insurance options?

   Usage

   Ask about insurance options

   Grammar Note

   "mindin nachew" = "what are they" (plural)

5. መኪናዋን ሙሉ ታንክ ይዤ ልመልስ?

   Mekinawan mulu tank yize limels?

   Should I return it with a full tank?

   Usage

   Check fuel policy for car return

   Grammar Note

   "limels" = 1st-person subjunctive

6. የርቀት ገደብ አለ?

   Yereqet gedib ale?

   Is there a mileage limit?

   Usage

   Ask about mileage restrictions

   Grammar Note

   "ale" = "there is/exists"

7. ጭረት ወይም ጉዳት ሪፖርት ማድረግ እፈልጋለሁ።

   Chiret weyim gudat report madreg ifiligalehu.

   I'd like to report a scratch or damage.

   Usage

   Report damage or a scratch on the rental car

   Grammar Note

   "report madreg" = English loanword + Amharic verb

8. ቅርብ የነዳጅ ማደያ የት ነው?

   Kirib yenedaj madiya yet new?

   Where is the nearest gas station?

   Usage

   Ask for the nearest gas station

   Grammar Note

   "kirib" = "nearest/close"

9. ይህን መኪና ድንበር አቋርጬ ልወስድ ይቻላል?

   Yihin mekina dinber akwarche liwesid yichalal?

   Can I take this car across the border?

   Usage

   Check if cross-border driving is allowed

   Grammar Note

   "akwarche" = converb "having crossed"

10. የትራፊክ ፖሊስ አስቆመኝ — ምን ማድረግ አለብኝ?

    Yetraffic polis asqomegn — min madreg alebign?

    I've been stopped by traffic police — what should I do?

    Usage

    Ask what to do when stopped by police

    Grammar Note

    "alebign" = "I must/should"

11. በዚህ መንገድ የመንገድ ክፍያ አለ?

    Bezih menged yemenged kifiya ale?

    Are there toll roads on this route?

    Usage

    Check for toll roads on the route

    Grammar Note

    "ale" = "there is"

12. እዚህ የመኪና ፓርኪንግ ህጎች ምንድን ናቸው?

    Izih yemekina parking higoch mindin nachew?

    What are the parking rules here?

    Usage

    Ask about local parking regulations

    Grammar Note

    "-och/-goch" marks plural nouns

13. መኪናዋ አልተነሳችም።

    Mekinawa altenesachim.

    The car won't start.

    Usage

    Report that the car won't start

    Grammar Note

    "al-…-m" forms the negative of a verb

14. መኪናዋን ቀደም ብዬ ለመመለስ እፈልጋለሁ።

    Mekinawan qedem biye lememeles ifiligalehu.

    I'd like to return the car early.

    Usage

    Request early car return

    Grammar Note

    "qedem biye" = "early, in advance"

15. የሕፃናት መቀመጫ አለ?

    Yehitsanat megemecha ale?

    Do you have a child seat available?

    Usage

    Check for child seat availability

    Grammar Note

    "yehitsanat" = "of/for children" (genitive)

16. ኤሌክትሪክ ወይም ሃይብሪድ መኪና አለ?

    Elektrik weyim hybrid mekina ale?

    Do you have an electric or hybrid car?

    Usage

    Ask for electric or hybrid options

    Grammar Note

    "elektrik" is a loanword transcribed into Ge'ez script

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