Wine & Spirits

1. የወይን ዝርዝር ማየት ይቻላል?

   Yeweyni zirzir mayet yichalal?

   May I see the wine list?

   Usage

   Request the wine list at a restaurant

   Grammar Note

   "mayet yichalal" = "is it possible to see"

2. የአካባቢ ወይን ምን ይመክራሉ?

   Ye'akababi weyni min yimekralu?

   Can you recommend a local wine?

   Usage

   Ask for a local wine recommendation

   Grammar Note

   "min yimekralu" = polite "what do you recommend" (from መምከር, to advise/recommend)

3. ቀይ ወይን ልወስድ።

   Kiy weyni liwesid.

   I'd like red wine.

   Usage

   Order a type of wine

   Grammar Note

   "liwesid" expresses speaker's intention

4. አንድ ብርጭቆ ወይን ልወስድ።

   And birichiko weyni liwesid.

   I'd like a glass of wine, please.

   Usage

   Order wine by the glass or bottle

   Grammar Note

   Numerals precede the noun in Amharic

5. ከዚህ ምግብ ጋር ምን ወይን ይሄዳል?

   Kezih migib gar min weyni yihidal?

   What wine pairs well with this dish?

   Usage

   Ask for a food and wine pairing suggestion

   Grammar Note

   "ke…gar" = "together with"

6. የአልኮሉ መጠን ስንት ነው?

   Ye'alkolu meten sinti new?

   What is the alcohol content?

   Usage

   Check the alcohol percentage

   Grammar Note

   "sinti new" asks about quantity

7. ይህ ወይን ደረቅ ነው።

   Yih weyni derik new.

   This wine is dry.

   Usage

   Describe wine tasting notes

   Grammar Note

   "derik new" = "it is dry" (predicative)

8. የቴጅ ቤት አለ?

   Yetej bet ale?

   Is there a tej house / local mead available?

   Usage

   Ask about local Ethiopian honey wine

   Grammar Note

   "tej bet" = compound for a tej-serving establishment

9. ወይን ቀምሶ ማየት ይቻላል?

   Weyni qemso mayet yichalal?

   Can I do a wine tasting?

   Usage

   Request a wine tasting session

   Grammar Note

   "qemso" = converb "having tasted"

10. ናሙናዎችን ማቅረብ ይቻላል?

    Namunawochin makiriber yichalal?

    Do you offer samples?

    Usage

    Ask for tasting samples

    Grammar Note

    "-wochin" marks plural accusative

11. እምብዛም ጣፋጭ ያልሆነ እባክዎ።

    Imbizam tafach yalhone ibakwo.

    Not too sweet, please.

    Usage

    Request a less sweet option

    Grammar Note

    "imbizam…yalhone" = "one that is not too…" (negative relative clause)

12. የቤቱ ወይን ምንድን ነው?

    Yebetu weyni mindin new?

    What's the house wine?

    Usage

    Ask about the house wine

    Grammar Note

    "yebetu" = "of the house"

13. ይህ ወይን ከየት ክልል ነው?

    Yih weyni keyyet kilil new?

    What region is this wine from?

    Usage

    Ask about the wine's region of origin

    Grammar Note

    "ke-" = "from" (ablative)

14. ለጤናዎ!

    Letena-wo!

    Cheers! / Let's toast!

    Usage

    Toast expression

    Grammar Note

    "letena-wo" = "to your health"; the "-wo" is the polite 2nd-person suffix

15. አልኮል የሌለው ምርጫ አለ?

    Alkol yelelew mirichya ale?

    Do you have non-alcoholic options?

    Usage

    Ask for non-alcoholic alternatives

    Grammar Note

    "yelelew" = relative clause "that lacks / without"

16. የወይን መጋዘን መጎብኘት ይቻላል?

    Yeweyni megazen megobignet yichalal?

    Can I visit the wine cellar?

    Usage

    Request a wine cellar visit

    Grammar Note

    "-n yichalal" forms a "can I…?" question

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