Hot Springs & Baths

1. ሙቅ ምንጭ / የሕዝብ መታጠቢያ የት ነው?

   Muk minich / Yehizib metatebiaya yet new?

   Where is the hot spring / public bath?

   Usage

   Ask for the location of a hot spring or public bath

   Grammar Note

   "yehizib" = "of the public" (genitive)

2. የመታጠቢያ ሰዓቱ ምን ሰዓት ነው?

   Yemetatebiaya se'atu min se'at new?

   What are the bathing hours?

   Usage

   Ask about bathing hours

   Grammar Note

   "-tu" suffix marks definiteness

3. ንቅሳት ያላቸው ሰዎች ይፈቀዳሉ?

   Niksat yalachew sewoch yifekedallu?

   Are people with tattoos allowed?

   Usage

   Check the tattoo policy

   Grammar Note

   "yifekedallu" = passive plural "are permitted"

4. ወንድ/ሴት ለየብቻ ነው ወይም ሁለቱም ናቸው?

   Wend/set leyebcha new weyim huletum nachew?

   Are the baths mixed-gender or separated?

   Usage

   Check if baths are gender-separated or mixed

   Grammar Note

   "huletum" = "both"

5. የግል ገላ መታጠቢያ ክፍል አለ?

   Yegil gela metatebiaya kefil ale?

   Is there a private bath available?

   Usage

   Ask about private bath availability

   Grammar Note

   "yegil" = "private/personal"

6. የውሃ ሙቀቱ ስንት ዲግሪ ነው?

   Yewuha muketu sinti digri new?

   What is the water temperature?

   Usage

   Ask about water temperature

   Grammar Note

   "digri" is borrowed from English "degree"

7. ፎጣ ይቀርባል ወይስ መከራየት ይቻላል?

   Fota yiqerebal weyis mekerayet yichalal?

   Are towels provided or available to rent?

   Usage

   Ask about towel availability

   Grammar Note

   "yiqerebal" = "it is provided" (singular); "weyis" is "or" in questions

8. ወደ መታጠቢያ ከመግባቴ በፊት የት መታጠብ አለብኝ?

   Wede metatebiya kemegibate befit yet metateb alebign?

   Where should I wash before entering the bath?

   Usage

   Ask where to wash before entering the bath

   Grammar Note

   "ke…befit" = "before"; "alebign" = "I must / I should"

9. የውስጥና የውጭ ፑል ልዩነቱ ምንድን ነው?

   Yewistna yewich pul liyunetu mindin new?

   What are the differences between the indoor and outdoor pools?

   Usage

   Ask about the difference between indoor and outdoor baths

   Grammar Note

   "liyunetu" = "the difference"

10. ውሃው በጣም ሞቃት ነው — ቀዝቃዛ ፑል አለ?

    Wuhaw betam moqat new — qezqaza pul ale?

    The water is very hot — is there a cooler pool?

    Usage

    Ask for a cooler pool option

    Grammar Note

    "betam" = intensifier "very"; "moqat" is the adjective "hot/warm" for weather and water

11. ይህ ምንጭ ምን ማዕድናት አሉት?

    Yih minich min ma'idnat alutu?

    What minerals are in this spring?

    Usage

    Ask about mineral content of the hot spring

    Grammar Note

    "alutu" = "it has" (possessive)

12. ሎከሩን እንዴት ልጠቀምበት ይቻላል?

    Lokeru inde litikeribiti yichalal?

    How do I use the locker?

    Usage

    Ask how to use the locker

    Grammar Note

    "inde litikeribiti" = "how should I use it"

13. ስልክ ወይም ካሜራ ይዞ መግባት አይፈቀድም።

    Silk weyim camera yizo megibat ayifekidim.

    Please don't bring your phone or camera inside.

    Usage

    Inform about no-phone/camera rule inside

    Grammar Note

    "ayifekidim" = "is not permitted" (negative passive)

14. ምን ያህል ጊዜ ልቆይ ይቻላል?

    Min yahill gize likoyi yichalal?

    How long should I soak?

    Usage

    Ask how long to soak in the bath

    Grammar Note

    "likoyi" = 1st-person subjunctive "should I stay"

15. የኦንሴን ርዮካን ፓኬጅ አለ?

    Yeonsen ryokan package ale?

    Do you offer an onsen ryokan package?

    Usage

    Ask about onsen ryokan packages

    Grammar Note

    "package" is an English loanword

16. የመግቢያ ዋጋ ምን ያህል ነው?

    Yemegibiya waga min yahill new?

    What is the entry fee?

    Usage

    Ask about the entrance fee

    Grammar Note

    "yeme-" nominalizes the verb

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