Ethiopian TVT System

Domestic Workers Short-Term Training Modules for

Saudi Arabia Overseas Employment

Based on March, 2023 Curriculum Version 1

Module Title: Basic Arabic and English Communication

Skills for Domestic Work Setting (DWS)
Module Code: LSA DWR M01 0323
Nominal duration: 20 hours

Prepared by: Ministry of Labor and Skill

March, 2023
 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Contents
Acknowledgments..........................................................................................................................3
Introduction to the Module...........................................................................................................4
Unit one: Introduction to Arabic Language................................................................................5
1.1 Introduction to Arabic Alphabet Letters..............................................................................6
1.2 Arabic as an International Language....................................................................................6
1.3 Identification of Linguistic Resources...................................................................................7
Self-Check -1..................................................................................................................................8
Unit Two: - Self-introduction, Greeting and Telephoning.........................................................9
2.1 Introducing Oneself...............................................................................................................10
2.2 Greeting..................................................................................................................................11
2.3 Telephoning............................................................................................................................14
2.4 Lexical Items (vocabulary)....................................................................................................15
Self-Check -2................................................................................................................................16
Operation Sheet-1......................................................................................................................17
LAP Test.......................................................................................................................................19
Unit Three: Understanding and using Commands and instructions......................................20
3.1 Baby Care...............................................................................................................................21
3.2 Home Chores..........................................................................................................................22
3.3 Lexical Items (Vocabulary)...................................................................................................25
Self-Check -3................................................................................................................................28
Operation Sheet 2........................................................................................................................29
LAP Test.......................................................................................................................................30
Unit Four: Circumstantial and other Expressions...................................................................31
4.1 Expressions of Feelings and Courteous Remarks...............................................................32
4.2 Asking and Responding Directions......................................................................................33
4.3 Reporting about Task Related Issues..................................................................................34
4.4 Asking Questions Using “WH- Questions”.........................................................................35
4.5 Lexical Items (Vocabulary)...................................................................................................36
Self-Check -4................................................................................................................................37
Operation sheet 3.........................................................................................................................38
LAP Test.......................................................................................................................................41
5......................................................................................................................... Reference Materials
.......................................................................................................................................................42

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Acknowledgments

Ministry of Labor and Skills wishes to extend thanks and appreciation to the many
representatives of TVET instructors, TTI and Ethiopian Overseas Employment Agencies
Federation (EOEAF) who donated their time and expertise to the development of this Short Term
Teaching, Training and Learning Materials (TTLM) of Basic Communicative Skills to Domestic
Work Setting Module.

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Introduction to the Module
This module presents basic Arabic communication tools which have to be known and at the same
time practiced by Ethiopian citizens working in household activities of the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia. It describes lexical items related to home chore activities in addition to providing
important expressions such as self-introduction, greeting, telephoning, circumstantial responding
of different commands and instructions during household tasks.
This module covers the units:-
 Introduction to Arabic;
 Self-introduction, greeting and telephoning;
 Understanding commands and instructions; and
 Circumstantial and other expressions.
Learning Objective of the Module:-
 Familiarize with Arabic language;
 Introduce themselves and practice greeting and telephoning;
 Understand commands and instructions;
 Respond and communicate;
 Describe circumstantial expressions; and
 Use lexical terminologies in relation to household tasks.
Module Instruction:-
For the effective use of this module, trainees are expected to follow the following module
instructions:
1. Read the specific objectives of all learning guides in each unit;
2. Understand outcomes of the learning topics;
3. Accomplish the “Self-check questions in each unit and trainees can ask if some
misunderstanding questions if there are ;
4. Submit your final work of the Self-check to your trainer. This will form part of your
training portfolio;
5. Demonstrate the activities in the operational sheet of each unit in pair.
6. Do all the questions and instructions tests in each unit as the trainer guides you.

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Unit one: Introduction to Arabic Language
This learning guide is developed to provide you the necessary information regarding the
following content coverage and topics:-
 The 28 Arabic Alphabet Letters;
 Arabic as an International Language; and
 Identification of Linguistic Resources.
This guide will also assist you to attain the learning outcome stated in the cover page.
Specifically, upon completion of this learning guide, you will be able to:-
 state Arabic letters with examples ;
 recognize the importance of Arabic language; and
 Identifying the linguistic resources.

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1.1 Introduction to Arabic Alphabet Letters
Arabic language is an official language for about eighteen countries in the Arabian Peninsula; the
northern part of Africa and the Middle East. Arabic has between 250-400 million speakers
worldwide. It is among the top ten widely spoken languages in the world. Arabic language is
grouped among the Semitic family languages with Hebrew, Syriac, Aramaic and Ethiopian
languages such as Amharic, Tigrigna, and others. Arabic language is among the six official
languages of the United Nations. The Arabic language has 28 letters. Such letters have long and
short vowels. The letters are written from right to left in sentence construction.
Table 1. The 28 Arabic Alphabet Letters.
The following table shows Arabic letter naming with Amharic and English transliteration. This reveals
the English letters refer to the Arabic phones (Sound). All the Arabic words start from right to left in
the coming in the module discussions.

Tha /ሳ / ‫ث‬ Ta /ታ / ‫ت‬ Ba /ባ ‫ب‬/ Alif /አሊፍ/ ‫أ‬

Dal /ዳል / ‫د‬ Kha /ኻ / ‫خ‬ Ha /ሐ / ‫ح‬ Jim /ጂም/ ‫ج‬
Siin /ሲን ‫س‬/ Za /ዛ / ‫ز‬ Ra /ራ / ‫ر‬ Thal /ዛል / ‫ذ‬
Tua /ጧ / ‫ط‬ Duad /ዷድ / ‫ض‬ Suad /ሷድ / ‫ص‬ Shin /ሺን/ ‫ش‬
Fa /ፋ / ‫ف‬ Gayn /ገይን / ‫غ‬ Ain /ዐይን / ‫ع‬ Dhua /ዟ / ‫ظ‬
Mim /ሚም / ‫م‬ Lam /ላም / ‫ل‬ Qaf /ቃፍ / ‫ق‬ Kaf /ካፍ/ ‫ك‬
Ya /ያ ‫ي‬/ Ha /ሀ / ‫هـ‬ Waw /ዋው / ‫و‬ Nun /ኑን / ‫ن‬
Notice: The letter (duad), (gayn), (Ain), (tha), (qaf), (Tua) need voice guide because they are not
found in both Amharic and English languages and pronunciation mistakes could lead to change of
meanings.

1.2 Arabic as an International Language

Arabic language is one of the international languages in the world. It is crucial to serve as
communication tool in the world of work. It is also important to interact with people and build
relationships among users of the language.

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People working in a domestic and care giving setting need to communicate in Arabic language
for certain purposes as listed below:-
 Greetings and introductions;
 Asking for directions, prices of products and services;
 Communicating and clarifying simple instructions;
 Communicating completion of domestic tasks, care giving tasks and seeking feedback on
performance;
 Communicating during emergencies and work-related concerns; and
 Convey apologies and expressions.

1.3 Identification of Linguistic Resources

Citizens working in household activities can access different linguistic resources to improve their
communication skills from the following references.
 Dictionary,
 Teaching videos and audios,
 Pictures,
 Internet sources etc.

Fig 1. Linguistic Sources for Arabic Language

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Self-Check -1 Written and Oral Test

Test-I Multiple choice

Instruction: choose the correct answer from the given alternatives (3 marks).
1. Which of the following is spoken in Arab countries abundantly?
A. English B. Arabic C. Spanish D. French
2. How many alphabet letters does an Arabic language comprise?
A. 26 B. 28 C. 27 D. 25
3. Which of the following is an important linguistic source for Arabic communication?
A. Internet Source B. Movies C. Books D. All

Test II: Writing Short Answers.

Instruction: write short answers for the following questions. (4 marks)

1. Discuss the importance of the Arabic language in relation to domestic working
conditions.
___________________________________________________________
2. List some linguistic sources for Arabic language.
___________________________________________________________
3. Mention at least 10 Arabic alphabet letters orderly?
___________________________________________________________
4. List some of the Arabic speaking countries
___________________________________________________________

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 Unit Two: - Self-introduction, Greeting and Telephoning

This learning guide is developed to provide you the necessary information regarding the
following topics:-
 Introducing Oneself;
 Greeting and Farewell;
 Telephoning; and
 Lexical Items (Vocabulary).
This guide will also assist you to attain the learning outcomes stated here under.
Specifically, upon completion of this learning guide that you will be able to:-
 introduce themselves in Arabic language about their personal details;
 greet people in Arabic language politely;
 exchange information using telephone conversation; and
 use self-introductory, greeting and telephoning terminologies.

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2.1 Introducing Oneself
It is very crucial for domestic workers to know some important expressions, phrases and
vocabularies which will enable you perform basic Arabic communication. Here below are some
of the basic Arabic expressions and vocabularies of self-introduction, greeting, farewell and
telephoning related to household activities.
Self-introduction

During workers arrival, you can use the following expressions when you meet with your
employer.
A. (Aselamualaykum) /አሰላሙዐለይኩም / ‫السالم عليكم‬
May peace be upon you /ሰላም ባንቺ ላይ ይሁን
B. Wealaykum selam /ወዐለይኩም አሰላም ‫ وعليكم‬/ ‫السالم‬
May peace be upon you, too /ሰላም ባንተም ላይ ይሁን
A. Masmuk (Shusmak)? /መስሙኪ/ሹስመክ?/ ‫ما اسمك (شواسمك)؟‬
What is your name? / ስምሽ ማን ነው?
B. Esmi fatuma (ፍጡማ) ኢስሚ ፋጡማ? / ‫اسمي فاطمة (فاطمة)؟‬
My name is Fatuma / እኔ ፋጡማ እባላለሁ?
A. Ahlan wasahlan አህለን ወሰህላ ‫ أهال وسهال‬/
Welcome /እንኳን ደህና መጣሽ/
B. Ahlan wasahlaአህለን ወሰህላ ‫ أهال وسهال‬/
Thank you /አመሰግናለሁ/
A. Surirtu bimerifetik/ሱሪርቱ ቢመዕሪፈትክ ‫سررت بمعرفتك‬/
I am happy to meet you /ስለተዋወቅን ደስ ብሎኛል
B. So am I /እኔም /weana keman /ወአነከማን‫ وأنا كمان‬/
Accordingly, it is possible to express oneself and greet people in different ways as
it is disclosed in the following tables.

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 2.2 Greeting
Table 2. Some Examples of Personal Descriptions
Amharic Meaning English Meaning Arabic Expressions in Amharic and
English Pronunciation
My name is ‫اسمي (أنا) خديجة‬
እኔ ኸዲጃ እባላለው Khedija ኢስሚ (አነ) ኸዲጃ (Ismi (ana Khedija)
የመጣሁት ከኢትዮጲያ ነው I come from ‫جئت من إثيوبيا‬
Ethiopia ጂኢዕቱ-ሚን-ኢትዮጲያ ( -jietu-min-Ethiopia-)

ኢትዮጵያዊ ነኝ I am an Ethiopian ‫أنا إثيوبية‬

አነ ኢስዮብቢያ (ana ithyobiyah)
‫عمري واحد وعشرون‬
ዑምሪ ዋሒድ ወዒሽሩን
እድሜየ 21 ዓመት ነው I am 21 years old )umri wahid weeishruun(
‫أنا لست متزوجة‬
አነ ለስቱ ሙተዘዊጃ-( ana mutezewija)
አላገባሁም I am not married
‫ال ما تزوجت‬
No, I am not
ላ-ማ-ተዘወጅቱ (la, ma-tazawejitu)
አላገባሁም married
I have two ‫لدي أخوين وأخت‬
ሁለት ወንድሞች እና አንድ brothers and a ለደየ አኸወይን ወኡኽት
እህት አለኝ sister )ledeye akheweyn we ukht(
‫والديّ على قيد الحياة‬
My parents are )walideye ala qeydilhayat(
ወላጆቼ በህይወት አሉ alive ዋሊደየ ዐላ ቀይዲልሐያት

Tip: video Link https://youtu.be/T-CsBhTjKWg

Fig Table 3. Some Examples ofNotice:
2. Self-introduction Don’t shake hands with employers since it is not lawful.
Greeting Expressions

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Amharic Meaning English Arabic Expressions in Amharic

Meaning and English Pronunciation
Peace be up on ‫السالم عليم‬
ሠላም ላንተ ይሁን! you አሰላሙ ዐሌይኩም )Assalamu,aleykum(
Peace be up on ‫وعليكم السالم‬
ሠላም ላንቺ ይሁን you, too ወዐሌይኩም ሰላም- (wa,leykum salam)
How do you do? ‫كيف الحال‬
ሰላም ነው? ከይፈልሐል (Keyfelhal)
‫كيف حالك‬
እንዴት ነህ? How do you do ኬፍ-ሐለክ) )kef-haalak(
‫صباح الخير‬
እንደምን አደርክ? Good morning ሰባህ -አልኼር)sabah-alkeer(
‫صباح النور‬
ደህና እንደምን አደርክ? Good morning ሰባህ- አልኑር (sabah-alnuur)
‫مساءالخير‬
እንደምን አመሸህ? Good evening መሳ -አልኼር)masa-alkeer(
‫أهال وسهال‬
እንኳን በደህና መጡ Welcome አህለን -ወሰህለን)ahlan-wasahlan(
‫قدوم مبارك‬
እንኳን በደህና መጡ Welcome ቁዱም-ሙባረክ(Qudum-mubarek)
‫تشرفت بمعرفتك‬
Nice to meet Teshereftu bimerifetik
ስለተዋወቅን ደስ ብሎኛል you ተሸረፍቱ -ብመዐረፈቲክ
‫تشرفت بمعرفتك أيضا‬
Nice to meet )tesheraftu- bimarifatika-aydan(
እኔም ስለተዋወቅን ደስብሎኛል you, too ተሸረፍቱ -ቢማዐሪፋቲከ-አይደን
Tip: The Saudi’s also use the term (eishhalek) ኤሽሐለክ (‫( ايش حالك‬to say how are you. For
further information watch the linked Video.
(https://youtube.com/shorts/Hxo7BYy_uhI?feature=share)

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 Farewell
Table 4. Some Examples of Farewell Expressions

Amharic Meaning English Meaning Arabic Expressions in Amharic and

English Pronunciation
‫مع السالمة‬
ደህና ሁን Good bye መዐ -አሰላማ )ma,assalaamaa(
‫وداعا‬
ቻው Bye ወዳዐን (wedaan)
‫تصبح علي خير‬
መልካም ምሽት Good night ትስበህ -አላኼር)tisbah- alaakeer(
‫إلى اللقاء‬
እስከምንገናኝ ደህና ይሁኑ See you later ኢለሊቃእ )ilallikaa(
‫نلتقي غدا‬
የነገ ሰው ይበለን See you tomorrow ነልተቂ -ገደን )naltakii-gadan(

Fig 3. Greeting/ሰላምታ/አተሒያ/‫التحية‬ Fig 4. Farewell/መለያያ/አልወዳዕ/‫الوداع‬

Tip: Video link - https://youtu.be/3MaFIl9UcIs

Picture and video

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 2.3 Telephoning
Table 5. Some Examples of Telephoning Expressions.

Amharic meaning English meaning Arabic expressions in Amharic and

English pronunciation
‫أتصل من مكان العمل‬
I am calling you )atasilu min mekan alamel(
ከሥራ ቦታየ ነው ምደውለው from work place አተሲሉ ሚን መካኒልዐመል
‫من معي؟‬
ማን ልበል Who is calling? መን መዐየ (men maye)
I am ummu ‫أنا أمو حبيبة‬
እኔ ኡሙ ሀቢባ ነኝ habibah አነ ኡሙ ሃቢባህ )ana ummu habibah(
‫كيف األوالد‬
ልጆቹ እንዴት ናቸው? How are the kids? ኬፍ አል አውላድ )kief alawlad(
‫هم بخير وعافية‬
ደህና ናቸው They are fine ሁም ቢኸይሪን ወ ዓፊያ )naltakii-gadan(
I will be back ‫سارجع بعد قليال‬
ቶሎ እመለሳለሁ soon ሰአርጅዕ በዕደ ቀሊል (se arjie beide kelil)
‫مع السالمة‬
ቻው Good Bye ማዓ ሰላማ (maaselama)

Fig 5. Phone/Hatif/ሀቲፍ/ስልክ ‫هاتف‬ Fig 6. Cell Phone/Jawal/ጀዋል/ሞባይል/‫جوال‬

Tip: Video link https://youtu.be/QlAmZ_-K040

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 2.4 Lexical Items (vocabulary)

Table 6. Some Examples of Lexical Terminologies (Vocabulary)

Amharic Meaning English Meaning Arabic Words in Amharic and English
Pronunciation
እኔ I አነ (ana)/ ‫أنا‬
እኛ We ነህኑ) nahnu( / ‫نحن‬
አንተ You (Male) / አንተ )anta( ‫أنت‬
አንቺ You (Female) /አንቲ )anti( ‫أنت‬
እናንተ (ለሁለት) You አንቱማ )antuma( ‫أنتما‬
እናንተ (ለብዙ ) You አንቱም (antum) ‫أنتم‬
እሱ He ሁወ)huwa( ‫هو‬
እሷ She ሂየ)hiya( ‫هي‬
እነሱ They ሁም )hum( / ‫هم‬
አንድ One ዋሂድ (wahid) ‫واحد‬
ሁለት Two ኢስነይን )itneien ( ‫إثنين‬
ሦስት Three ሰላሳ )selasa( ‫ثالث‬
አራት Four አርባዓ )arbeaah( ‫أربعة‬
አምስት Five ኸምሳ ) khemsa( ‫خمسة‬
ስድስት Six ሲታ ) sita( ‫ستة‬
ሰባት Seven ሰብዓ )sebaa ( ‫سبعة‬
ስምንት Eight ሰማኒያ ) temania( ‫ثمانية‬
ዘጠኝ Nine ቲስዓ ) tisaa( ‫تسعة‬
አስር Ten ዐሸራ ) ashera( ‫عشرة‬
ሀያ Twenty ዒሽሪን )ishriin( ‫عشرين‬
ዋሂድ ) wahid weishrin( ‫واحد وعشرين‬
ሀያ አንድ Twenty one ወዒሽሪን
ኢስነይን )itnein weishrin( ‫إثنين وعشرين‬
ሀያ ሁለት Twenty two )ወዕሽሪን
ሰላሳ Thirty ሰላሲን )thirsty( ‫ثالثين‬
አርባ Forty አርባዒን )forty( ‫أربعين‬
ሀምሳ Fifty ኸምሲን )fifty( ‫خمسين‬

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 Self-Check -2 Written and Oral Test

Instruction: Answer the questions listed below using the answer sheet provided:
1. List s 5 Arabic words helpful in the case of greeting and introduction. (5 marks)
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2. List 5 Arabic words that are helpful in the case of farewell dialogue. (5 marks)
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3. Make a simulation dialogue between a worker and an employer. (5 marks)

4. Name each part of the family from the given picture in English and Arabic languages. (5
marks)

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 Techniques of Using Arabic Languages to meet Basic
Operation Sheet-1 Communication Needs for Different Activities.

1.1. Rehearse and apply the following greetings and introductory expressions
Conversation-1.1 A

Speakers English and Amharic Arabic, English and Amharic

meaning Pronunciation
Rawda ሠላም ላንተ ይሁን ‫السالم عليم‬
(May peace be upon you) ( Assalamu,aleykum )አሰላሙ ዐሌይኩም
Airport ሠላም ላንቺ ይሁን! ከየት ነው ‫وعليكم السالم من اين أنت؟‬
Officer የመጣሽው? ወዐሌይኩም ሰላም-ምንኤይና-ጂኢቲ
(Where are you from?) (wa.,leykum salam menayenajiti)
Rawda ስሜ ረውዳ ይባላል-የመጣሁት ‫إسمي رودة جئت من إثيوبيا‬
ከኢትዮጲያ ነው ኢስሚ-ረውዳ-ጂኢቱ-ሚን-ኢትዮጲያ
(My name is Rawda from (Esmi-Rawda-jitu-min-Ethiopia)
Ethiopia)

Airport እንኳን በደህና መጣሽ! ‫قدوم مبارك‬

Officer (Welcome) (Qudum-mubarek) ቁዱም-ሙባረክ

Rawda ፈጣሪ ያቆይልኝ! ‫الله يخليك‬

(Let God give you long (Allah yikhelik)አላህ-ዩኸሊክ
life)

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Conversation-1.1 B

Speakers English and Amharic meaning Arabic, English and Amharic

Pronunciation
Jemila ሠላም ላንተ ይሁን! ‫السالم عليكم‬
(Peace be upon you) አሰላሙ ዐሌይኩም ( Assalamu,aleykum )
Employer ሠላም ላንቺ ይሁን! ግቢ ‫وعليكم السالم تفضلي‬
(Peace be upon you too. Get in) ወዐሌይኩም ሰላም- ተፈደሊ
(waleykum- salam-tefedeli)
Jemila እሺ (Thank you) ‫مرحبا‬
መርሃበን (mrehaben)
Employer ስምሽ ማን ይባላል? ‫شو إسمك؟‬
(What is your name?) (shu-esmiki) ሹው-ኢስሚክ
Jemila ስሜ ጀሚላ ይባላል ‫إسمي جميلة‬
(My name is Jemila) (Esmi-Jemila)
Employer እኔ ኡሙ ኻሊድ እባላለሁኝ! እድሜሽ ስንት ‫أنا أمو خالد كم عمرك؟‬
ነው? አና-ኡሙ ኻሊድ-ከም-ዑምሩኪ
(I am Ummu Khalid. How old are (ana-Umu Khalid-kem-umriki)
you?)
Jemila እድሜዬ 25 ነው ‫عمري خمس وعشرون‬
(I am 25 years old) ዑምሪ-ኸምሰ-ዋ-ዒሽሩን
(umri-kemes-wa-eshruin)
Employer አግብተሻል ወይ? ‫هل أنت متزوجة؟‬
(Are you married?) ሀልአንቲ-ሙተዘዊጃ-(Halanti-mutezewija)
Jemila አላገባሁም ‫ما تزوجت‬
(I am not married) (ma-tazawejitu) ማ-ተዘወጅቱ
Employer ሂጂ እና እረፊ ‫روحي إرتاحي‬
Go and get some rest (Ruhi-ertahi) ሩሂ-ኢርታሂ
Jemila አመሰግናለው፣ ቻው (shukran maaselama) ‫ مع‬،‫شكرا‬
(Thank you. Good bye) ‫السالمة‬
ሹክረን ማዓሰላማ

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 Practical Demonstration
LAP Test

Name: _____________________________ Date: ________________

Time started: ________________________ Time finished: ________________
Instructions: Make and perform the dialogues with your mates based on the given
information sheet above.
Task 1. Make and Perform Conversations in each of the following Basic Communication
Needs.
 Introduce yourself by telling your name, age, background and tell the reason why
you want to work in Saudi Arabia.
 Make a group having two individuals, and perform the greeting and the farewell
activities based on your previous discussion.
 Use three expressions for responding a phone call.

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Unit Three: Understanding and using Commands and instructions

This learning guide is developed to provide you the necessary information regarding
Commands and Instructions related to domestic work settings to understand and communicate
ideas on home chore activities in the listed topics:-
 Baby care,
 Home Chores, and
 Lexical Items (Vocabulary).
This guide will also assist you to attain the learning outcomes stated specifically, upon the
completion of this learning guide that you will be able to:-
 respond and react to instructions and commands;
 make peer communications; and
 use terminologies using demonstration.

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 3.1 Baby Care
Baby Care is one of the areas in which domestic workers are responsible for giving cares for
infants, toddlers and children. This task needs full understanding of commands and instructions
in order to maintain meaningful sharing of ideas.

Table 7. Some Examples of Child Care Commands

Arabic Expressions in Arabic and
Amharic Meaning English Meaning
English Pronunciation
‫اعتني بألوالد جيدا‬
Take care of the
ልጆቹን ተንከባከቢያቸው Ieteni bilawlad jayden (ኢዕተኒ
children
ቢልአውላድ ጀይደን
‫جيبي الادوية للود المريض‬
ለታመመው ልጅ መድሀኒት በወቅቱ Give the child the
Jibi adwiyah lilweld merid
ስጭው medicine on time
)ጂቢ አድዊልያ ሊል ወልደ አልመሪድ(
Don’t forget to ‫ال تنسي اطعام األوالد‬
ለልጆቹ በሰአት ምግብ መስጠትሽን
serve food for the La tansi itaam alawlad
አትርሺ
children (ላ ተንሲ ኢጥዓመልአውላድ)
‫أبعيدي األوالد من الزبالة‬
Keep the children
ልጆቹ ቆሻሻ እንዳይነኩ አድርጊ Abidi alawlad minezubala
out of garbage
አብዒዲ አልአውላድ ሚነዙባላ
‫كوني معهم دائما‬
Be accompanied
ሁልጊዜም ከነሱ አትለያቸው Kuni maahum daiman
by them
)ኩኒ ማዓሁም ዳኢመን(
‫حافظ نظافة األوالد‬
Keep their
(የልጆችን ንፅህና ጠብቂ Hafizi nezdhuafet alawlad
cleanliness
ሓፊዚ ነዟፈት አልአውላድ
‫جهزطعام كافي لألوالد‬
Prepare enough
ለልጆቹ በቂ ምግብ አዘጋጂ Jahizi tuam kaffi lilawlad
food for the kids
ጀሂዚ ጧዓም ካፊ አልአውላድ
‫الزم تخلصي شغلك في الوقت‬
‫المناسب‬
You must finish
ስራሽን በሰአቱ ጨርሺ ላዚም ቱኸሊስ ሸግለክ ፊ ወቅት ሙናሲብ
your job timely
Lazim tukhelis sheglek
fiweqt munasib
‫ال تلمس حق من غيرك‬
መስረቅ ክልክል ነው You must not steal ላ ተልሚስ ሃቅ ገይረክ (latelmis haq
gayrek)

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 You must respect ‫احترمي مدام‬
አሰሪሽን አክብሪ
your employer ኢህተርሚ መዳም (ihterimi madam)

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 3.2 Home Chores
Home chore is the process of keeping any kinds of activities or house premises that help things
to be clean, safe and healthy. Domestic workers need to understand basic commands related to
above mentioned activities to accomplish their jobs effectively. Thus, the following
commands/advice/instructional ways of expressions are essential to apply.
Table 8. Some Examples of Home Chore Command Expressions.
Amharic Meaning English meaning Arabic Words in Amharic and
English Pronunciation
‫هات مويا البارد‬

ሃት-ሞያ-)haat-ma-albaarid(
Get me cold water
ቀዝቃዛ ዉሃ አምጣ/ጪ አልባሪድ
‫إرم الزبالة‬
Throw the garbage
ቆሻሻዉን ጣይ/ል እርሚዘባላ )irmi-zibala(
‫غسل المالبس‬
Wash the clothe
ልብስ እጠብ/ቢ ገስል-መላብስ )gassil-melabis(
‫نظف البيت‬
Clean the house
ቤት ይፅዳ ነዚፍ-አልበይት )nazzif-albet(
‫أطبخ الدجاج‬
Cook a chicken
ምግብ ስሪ/ራ ኢጥበኺ አደጃጅ )itbekhi dejaj(
‫سخن األكل‬
Steam the food
ምግቡን አሙቂ -አክል (sakkin-akle)ሰኸን
‫أعط بابا شاي‬
Give tea to baba
ለባባ ሻይ ስጪው አዕጢ-ባባ ሻይ)aati-baba shai(
ከማማ ገንዘብ ዉሰጂ Take money from Mama ‫خذ من ماما المال‬

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Amharic Meaning English meaning Arabic Words in Amharic and
English Pronunciation
ኹዝ-ሚን-ማማ አልማል
kuz-min-maamaa almal
‫إمسح األرضية‬
Mop the floor
ወለሉን ወልውዪ ኢምሰህ አላርዲያ )imsahi alardiya(
‫إفتح الباب‬
Open the door
በሩን ክፈቺ ኢፍተህሂልባብ (iftahel-albaab)
‫سوي االشاي‬
Make tea
ሻይ አፍይ ሰዊ-ሻይ)sawi-shaay(
‫سوي القهوة‬
Make coffee
ቡና አፍይ ሰዊቀህዋ)sakkin-qahwa(
‫إطلع الفوق‬
Go upstairs
ወደ ላይ ዉጪ ኢጥላዐ-አልፎቅ)itla-alefooq(
‫أنزل من الد رجة‬

ኢንዚሊ-ምን-አደረጃ
Go downstairs
ወደታች ዉረጂ )anzilmindarajaa(
‫حط سكر قليل‬
Add some sugar
ትንሽ ስኳር አድርጊ ሀጢ-ሱከር-ቀሊል )hati-sukkar-qelil(
‫جبي الملح كثير‬
Get a lot of salt
ብዙ ጨው አምጪ ጂቢ-ምልህ-ከሲር)jibi-milih-kesir(
‫غسيلي شعرها‬
Wash her hair
ፀጉሯን እጠቢያት ገሲሊ ሸዕረሀ)gasili shaereha(
አየር ማቀዝቀዣውን ክፈቺ Turn on the air conditioner ‫شغل المكيف‬

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Amharic Meaning English meaning Arabic Words in Amharic and
English Pronunciation

ሸግል-ሙከየፍ)shaggil-mukayyaf(
‫شغل الكهرباء‬
Turn on the switch
መብራት አብሪ ሸግል-ከህሩባ)shaggil-kahrubaa(
‫نظفي غرفة رجال‬

ነዚፊ )nezifi gurfetrijaal(

Clean the men’s room
የወንዶችን ክፍል አፅጂ ጉርፈትሪጃል
‫غيري الستائر‬
Change the curtain
መጋረጃዎቹን ቀይሪ ገይሪ ሰታኢር )Geyri setaeir(
‫غيري المفراش‬

Geyri almifrash (ገይሪ

Change the bedsheet
የአልጋ ልብሶቹን ቀይሪ አልሚፍራሽ)
‫نظف غرفة حريم‬

የሴቶችን ክፍል አፅጂ

Clean the women’s room
የሴቶችን ክፍል አፅጂ Nezifi gurfet hureym
‫أحضري له الفطور‬

Ahduri alfutur (አህዱሪ ለህ

Bring him breakfast
ቁርሱን አቅርቢለት አልፉጡር)
‫أحضري الفواكه الطازجة‬
አህዱሪ ፈዋኪህ ጣዚጃ
Bring fresh fruits
ትኩስ ፍራፍሬዎችን አምጪ )ahduri fewakih tuazijah(
ለልጆች ምሳ አዘጋጂ Prepare lunch for the kids ‫جهزي الغداء لألوالد‬

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Amharic Meaning English meaning Arabic Words in Amharic and
English Pronunciation
ጀሂዚ አልገዳ ሊላውላድ
)jahizi algeda lilawlad(
‫أوصلي األوالد إلى المدرسة‬

አውሲሊልአውላድ ኢላአልመድረሳ
awsili alawlad ella(
Take the children to school
ልጆቹን ትምህርትቤት ውሰጂ )almedresa
‫استخدم الفرن‬
Use the oven
ኦቨን ተጠቀሚ Istekhdimilfurn (ኢስተኽዲሚልፉርን)

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 3.3 Lexical Items (Vocabulary)
Amharic Meaning English meaning Arabic Words in Amharic and
English Pronunciation
vegetables ኹድርዋት)kudrawaat(‫خضروات‬
አታክልት
fruits ፋዋክህ )fawaakih(‫فواكه‬
ፍራ ፍሬ
grape ዒነብ )inab(‫عنب‬
ወይን
water melon በጢኽ )batik(‫بطيخ‬
ሀብሀብ
juice አሲር )asiir(‫عصير‬
ጭማቂ
ፊልፊል-አኽደር (filfil-‫فلفل أخضر‬
chili akdar)
ቃሪያ
onions በሰል )basal(‫بصل‬
ቀይ ሽንኩርት
garlic ሶም )thom(‫ثوم‬
ነጭ ሽንኩረት
house ቤት )beit( ‫بيت‬
ቤት
close set ዱላብ )dulab( ‫دوالب‬
ቁም ሳጥን
drawer ዱርጅ )durj( ‫درج‬
መሳቢያ
broom ሚክነሳ )miknesa( ‫مكنسة‬
መጥረጊያ
bath room ሐምማም)hammaam(‫حمام‬
ሽንት ቤት
refrigerator ሰላጃ )talaja( ‫ثالجة‬
ፍሪጅ
bed ሰሪር)sariir(‫سرير‬
አልጋ
mattress ፍራሽ)firash(‫فراش‬
ፍራሽ
pillow ዊሳዳ )wisada( ‫وسادة‬
ትራስ
linen/sheet ልሃፍ )lihaaf(‫لحا ف‬
አንሶላ
diaper ሃፋዛ)haffazaa( ‫حفاظة‬
የንፅህና መጠበቂያ
bed room ጉርፋት-አልኖም)gurfatnoom( ‫غرفة النوم‬
መኝታ ክፍል
jacket ሚዕጥርፍ )mietef( ‫معطف‬
ካፖርት
የሴት ቀሚስ dress ፉስታን )fustan( ‫فستان‬

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Amharic Meaning English meaning Arabic Words in Amharic and
English Pronunciation
glove ቀፋዝ )qefaz( ‫قفاز‬
ጓንት
face mask ከማማ )kemamah( ‫كممامة‬
የፊት ማስክ
soap ሳቡን )sabun( ‫صابون‬
ሳሙና
iron ሚክዋ )mikwa( ‫مكوة‬
ካውያ
charger ሻሂን )shahin( ‫شاحن‬
ቻርጀር
knife ሲኪን )skiin( ‫سكين‬
ቢላ
cup ኮብ )kob( ‫كوب‬
ኩባያ
Table 9. Some Examples of Home Chore Vocabulary terms (the above listed lexical items
are also shown in picture below)
deo links https://youtu.be/rJpqxpD9NFM , https://youtu.be/gnMa3ZlTNVc ,
Tip: Discuss the each name of things found in the picture with your mate.
https://youtu.be/NeFPbN7qToI

Tip: Discuss the each name of things found in the picture with your mate.

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Fig 10. Some Examples of Foods and
Drinks

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 Written and Oral Test
Self-Check -3
Test: I Short Answer Items

Instruction: write short answers to the following questions on the answer sheet provided.

1. Write and state any three commands related to baby care conditions.
_______________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
2. Write and discuss three commands or instructions related to laundry activities.
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
3. List and discuss three commands or instructions in relation preparing foods.
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
4. List and explain three commands or instructions verbally related to bed making.
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
5. List any two examples of fruits, vegetables, dairy products, drinks, and household
equipment.
__________ __________ __________ __________ __________
__________ __________ __________ __________ __________
6. Name the things which are in the pictures below.

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 Practice the Dialogue through Roleplay
Operation Sheet 2
Operation title: Demonstration
Purpose: to practice and demonstrate sample expressions related to commands and
instructions.
Instruction: practice the following conversation in a roleplay.
Conversation 3.1 A
Speakers English and Amharic Arabic, English and Amharic
meaning Pronunciation
Madam ሰዓዳ ነይ (Come here, Seada) ‫سعادة تعالي‬
(Seada-teaali) ሰዓዳ ተአሊ
Seada አቤት ማዳም (Yes, madam) ‫نعم مدام‬
(neham-madam) ነዐም ማዳም
Madam የሚጠጣ ዉሃ አምጪልኝ? ‫جب لي ماء الشراب‬
(Give me some water to ጂቢ-ሊ-ማእ-አሹርብ
drink) (jibi-lil- ma-ashureb)
Seada ይኸው-ውሃው (Here it is) (tefadali) ተፈደሊ ‫تفضلي‬
Madam አመሰግናለው፣ ዛሬ ሩዝ በዶሮ ስሪ? ‫ جهزي اليوم ارز مع الدجاج‬،‫شكرا‬
Thanks, today cook rice with ሹክረን፣ጀሂዚ አሊዮም ሩዝ ማዓደጃጅ
chicken (shukren:-jahiziliyom-ruz-ma-dejaj
Seada እሺ (That’s okay) ‫مرحبا مدام‬
(Merehaben-madam)
መርሃበን-ማዳም
Tip: expressing ideas using visual aids or pictures.

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 LAP Test Practical Demonstration

Name: _____________________________ Date: ________________

Time started: ________________________ Time finished: ________________
Instructions: you are supposed to perform the following conversational activities using the
above information.
Task 1. Perform a conversation on the learned commands and instructions as listed below.
A. Use three expressions for orders in baby care activity (one individual
commanding the other responding);
B. Use three expressions of commands related to prepare food (one individual
commanding the other responding); and
C. Make at least five commands using terminologies in baby care and
housekeeping.

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Unit Four: Circumstantial and other Expressions

This Learning Guide is developed to provide you the necessary information regarding the
following content coverage and topics:-
 Expressions of Feelings and Courteous Remarks;
 Asking about Directions;
 Completing and Reporting Tasks;
 Asking Questions; and
 Lexical Items (Vocabulary)
This guide will also assist you to attain the learning outcomes stated in the Learning
Module. Specifically, upon completion of this learning guide that you will be able to:
 ask for things and express your feelings politely;
 showing service areas;
 express and report completed tasks;
 use terminologies through demonstration.

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4.1 Expressions of Feelings and Courteous Remarks
Household workers are supposed to express their emotions or feelings for better understanding
with their employers and get security in their endeavor as well. Hence, the expressions listed
below are relevant to enhance their daily communicative activities.
Table 10. Some Expressions of Emotions
Amharic Meaning English Meaning Arabic Expressions in Amharic
and English Pronunciation
ይቅርታ Sorry ዐፍወን )afwan (‫عفوا‬

ይቅርታ አድርግልኝ Forgive me ሳምህኒ )saamihnii( ‫سامحني‬

አዝናለሁ Sorry / aasif /ኣሲፍ \‫آسف‬

ረሳሁ I forgot ነሲት )nasiit(‫نسيت‬

ዘገየሁ I am late ተአኸርቱ)taakkarttu(‫تأخرت‬

‫أبشر ال يهمك‬
Don’t worry it's
አብሽር ላዩሂመከ
አይዞሽ ምንም አይደለም alright
)abshir laayuhimmuka(
አትዘን Don’t be sad ላተሕዘን )laatahzan( ‫التحزن‬

አነ መስሩር ‫أنا مسرور‬

ደስተኛ ነኝ I am happy
)ana masuruur(
አልገባኝም I don't understand it ማፈሂምቱ )mafahimtu(‫ما فهمت‬

ደህና ነኝ Fine ተማም )tamaam( ‫تمام‬

አልወድም I don't like ላ ኡሂቡ )laa,uhibbu(‫ال أحب‬

አላህ ካለ God willing ህ(insha,alla) ኢንሻአላ ‫إنشاء الله‬

ማሻላህ Mashallah ማሻአለህ )maasha,alla( ‫ماشاء الله‬

አስቸጋሪ difficult ሰዕብ )sa,ab(‫صعب‬

አልረሳም I will not forget ለን አንሳ )lan ansaaka(‫لن أنسى‬

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 ለምን Why? ሌሽ/ሊማዛ)leesh\limazaa( ‫لماذا\ ليش‬

እፈልጋለው I want አብጋ )abga( ‫أبغى‬

አልፈልግም I don't want ላ አብጋ )la abga( ‫ال أبغى‬

እባክህን ልትሰጠኝ Please, give me? ‫لوسمحت اعطني‬

ትችላለህ (lowsamaht aetini) ለው ሰመህቲ
አዕጢኒ

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The following expressions assist when one intends to get destination related to work.
Table 11. Some Examples of Direction Indicator Expressions.

Amharic meaning English meaning Arabic Expressions in Amharic and

English pronunciation

Where do I find the

‫فين يوجد المسجد ؟‬
mosque?
መስጊዱ የትነው ማገኘው? (fienyujed mesjid) ፌን ዩጀድል መሥጅድ
‫اتجه إلى اليمين‬

ወደ ቀኝ ዙር turn to the right ኢተጅህ ኢለልየሚን (itejih ilelyemin)

to the left ኢላ የሳር )Ila yasar( ‫إلى اليسار‬
ወደ ግራ
ተጅድሁ) tejduhu kudam( ‫تجده قدام‬
in front of it ቁዳም
ፊት ለፊት ታገኘዋለህ
behind ኸልፍ/ ወራ)kalf\wara( ‫خلف\وراء‬
ከኋላ በር
above ፎቅ )fok( ‫فوق‬
ከላይ
under ተህት taht‫تحت‬
ከታች
It is far ሀዛበዕዒድ )hazabaiid(‫هذا بعيد‬
ሩቅ ነው
It is near ሀዛቀሪብ )hazakarib(‫هذا قريب‬
ቅርብ ነው
እዛ ታገኚዋለሽ You will find it there ተጂዲ ሁናክ )Tajidi Hunak( ‫تجدي هناك‬

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4.3 Reporting about Task Related Issues
The expressions here under are crucial to report about tasks given.
Table 12. Some Expressions of Task related Activities.

Amharic meaning English meaning Arabic Expressions in Amharic

and English pronunciation

What did you say ‫ايش قلتي مدام‬

madam?
ምን አልሽኝ ማዳም? ኤሽ ቁልት ማዳም (esh qult mama
‫نعم رجعي وجبي ذاك‬
Yes, return this and
get me that one? )naam-rajihii-wajibii- zaaka(
አዎ መልሺና ያኛውን አምጪ ነአዐም-ረጂዕ- ወጂቢ-ዛከ
‫تمام فهمت‬
ገብቶኛል Ok, I understand
(tamam- fahimtu)ተማም-ፈህምቱ
( ‫جهزي مالبس األوالد‬
Arrange the )jahiziimalaabisowlad
የልጆችን ልብስ አዘጋጂ children's clothe ጃሂዚ መላብሰል ኦውላድ
‫ما قدرت هذا‬
ማቀደርት-ሃዛ)maqadart-haza(
ይሄንን ማድረግ አልችልም I can't do this
The power is ‫إنقطع الكرباء‬
መብራት ተቋረጧል interrupted ኢንቀጠ-ከህረባ)enqata-kahraba(
‫المفتاح ما يفتح الباب‬
The key cannot አልሚፈታህ ማየፍተህ-አልባብ
ቁልፉ በሩን አይከፍተውም open the door )almiftah- maayaftah-albab(
The fridge does not tallaja -(‫الثالجة ما يشتغل‬
ፍሪጁ አይሰራም work ተላጃ-ማይሽተግል)mayeshtagil
ተሰበረ It is broken ኩሲረት(kusiret( ‫كسرت‬
መታኝ He hit me ደረበኒ )darabanii(‫ضربني‬
ሰደበችኝ she insulted me ሸተመኒ )shatamanii( ‫شتمتني‬
ያዘኝ He caught me አምሰከኒ )amsakanii(‫أمسكني‬
ወደቅኩ I fell down ወቀዐቱ )waqaatu( ‫وقعت‬

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Table 13. Some Examples of Asking Questions.

Amharic meaning English meaning Arabic Expressions in Amharic

and English pronunciation
‫من أين انت ( فين انت)؟‬

ሚን አይነ ኢንቲ (ፌን ኢንቲ)

Where are you from?
ሀገርሽ የት ነው? ) min ayne inti(
‫لماذا (لي) ذاهبة إلى السعودية‬
Why do you go to
ለምን ወደ ሳዑዲ ዐረቢያ ሊማዛ (ሌ) ዛሂባህ ኢላ ሱዑዲያ
Saudi Arabia?
የምትሄጅው? (limaza (le) zahibah ela suudiya
‫كيف جأتي إلى هنا؟‬
How did you come
ኬፍ ጅዕቲ ኢላ ሁና
here?
በምን መጣሽ? (keif Jieti eila huna)
‫متى ينتهي عقد العمل؟‬

መቼ ነው የስራ ውልሽ When will you finish መታ የንተሂ ዐቅድ አልዐመል

የሚጠናቀቀው? your contract? (meta yentehi aqd alamal)
‫هل تعرف أحدا في السعودية؟‬
Whom do you know ሃል ተዕሪፊ አሀደን ፊሱዑዲያ
ሳዑዲ ዐረቢያ ማንን ታውቂያለሽ? in Saudi Arabia? (Hal taerifi ahaden fisuudiya)
ወኪለክ መን ‫وكيلك من ؟‬
ወኪልሽ ማንነው? Who is your agent? )men wekiluk(
Which one is ‫أيهما صحيح‬
የቱ ነው ትክክል? correct? አዩሁማ ሶሒህ(( )Ayuhuma sohih(
‫ما ذا قال الشرطة؟‬
What do the police ፓሊሱ ምን አለ
ፓሊሱ ምን አለ say? )maza qale shurtua(
‫كم مدت إقامتي ؟‬
How long will I stay ከም ሙደት ኢቃመቲ
ለምን ያህል ጊዜ ነው ምቆየው? here? )kam mudat eqameti(

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4.5 Lexical Items (Vocabulary)
Arabic words in Amharic and
Amharic meaning English meaning
English pronunciation
ደስታ pleasure ሱሩር )suruur( ‫سرور‬

ሀዘን grief ሑዝን )Huzn(‫حزن‬

ቀላል easy ሰህል )sahal(‫سهل‬

አቅም capacity ቁድራ ኢስትጣዓ)Qudra( ‫قدرة‬

ማዳመጥ listen ኢስቲማዕ )istimaa(‫استماع‬

ስህተት mistake ኸጣ)kataa( ‫خطء‬

በቃ enough ኸላስ)kalaas(‫خال ص‬

ርሀብ hunger ጁዕ )Juue( ‫جوع‬

ዉሀ ጥም thirst ዓጦሽ )Atesh( ‫عطش‬

አቅጣጫ direction እትጃህ )itjaah(‫إتجاه‬

አውራጎዳና highway ሻረዕ )tariik(‫شارع‬

ጎዳና street ጠሪቅ )shari-i(‫طريق‬

መሸጥ sale ቤይዕ )bay(‫بيع‬

መግዛት buy ሽራአ )shiraa(‫شراء‬

እዛጋ there ሁናክ )hunaka( ‫هناك‬

እዚህ here ሁና )huna( ‫هنا‬

Table 14. Some Examples of lexical terms related to

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 Written and Oral Test
Self-Check -4
Test: I Short Answer Items
Instruction: Do the following questions accordingly.
1. Write and read loudly
A) One question in each of the WH questions
B) Write any five sentences to express feelings or courteous ideas
C) Write five words that can express happiness
D) Write five words that tell negative moods
Instruction: Show the directions indicated in the picture below
2. What does each arrow point to?

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Operation sheet 3 Practice the dialogues through roleplay

Operation title: Demonstration

Purpose: to practice and demonstrate sample expressions related to feeling of expressions,
questioning and completing and reporting tasks.
Instruction: Practice the following conversation in a roleplay.
Conversation-1.1A
Speakers English and Amharic meaning Arabic, English and Amharic
Pronunciation
Zamzam ሄሎ ሰላም ላንቺ ይሁን ‫السالم عليكم‬
(Peace be upon you) አሰላሙ ዐሌይኩም
(assalamu,aleykum)
Madam ሰላም ላንቺ ይሁን ‫وعليكم السالم‬
(Peace be upon you to) ወዐሌይኩም ሰላም
(wa,leykum salam)
Zamzam መዳም ትልቁ ልጅሽ እየደበደበኝ ነው ‫مدام ابنك الكبير يضربني‬
(madam your elder son is መዳም ኢብኑኪልከቢር ይድሩብኒ
beating me) (madam-ibnukilkebir
yiderubni)
Madam ለምን (why) (lesh) ሌሽ ‫ليش ؟‬
Zamzam ከእኔ እንዳይደርስ ስለከለከሉት ‫ألني منعته مقابلتي‬
(Because I refused him to come ሊአኒ መነዕቱሁ ሙቃበለቲ
near me) (liani menatuhu muqabeleti)
Madam ተረጋጊ ስራዬን አቋርጬ አሁኑኑ ‫هدئي نفسك أقاطع‬
እመጣለሁ ‫العمل وأجيك اآلن‬
(Be patient I am coming) ሃዲኢ ነፍሰክ ኡቃጢዕ አልዐመል
ወአጂኪልአን
hadi-nefsik-uqati-amal-wajik-
alan
Zamzam እሺ ማዳም ‫طيب مدام‬
(Okay, Madam) (teyib-madam) ጠይብ ማዳም

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Conversation-1.2B
Speakers English and Amharic Arabic, English and Amharic
meaning Pronunciation
Hirut ሄሎ ሰላም ላንቺ ይሁን ‫هيلو السالم عليكم‬
(Hello, may peace be upon ሄሎ አሰላሙ ዐሌይኩም
you) (Hello-assalamu,aleykum)
Madam ሰላም ላንቺ ይሁን ‫وعليكم السالم‬
(May peace be upon you, ወዐሌይኩም ሰላም
too) (wa,leykum salam)
Hirut ህፃኑ ያለማቋረጥ እያስመለሰው ‫الطفل يتقيع متتاليا أيش اسوي؟‬
ነው ምን ላድርግ? አጢፍሉ-የተቀያዕ-ሙተታሊየን-ኤሽ-ኡሰዊ
(The kid is vomiting (atiflu-yeteqeya-mutetaliyen-esh
continuously. What shall I do?) usewi)?

Madam ከሹፌሩ ጋር ህፃኑን ‫مع السواق خذا إلى أقرب‬

ቅርብ ወደ አለ ሐኪም ‫مستشفى‬
ቤት ይዛችሁት ሂዱ መዐሰዋቅ-ኩዙጢፍል-ኢላ-አቅርብ ሙስተሸፋ
(Go with the driver to the (masewaq kuzutifel-ila-aqereb
nearest hospital) musteshfa)
Hirut እሺ እሺ ማዳም (Okay ‫! طيب طيب‬
Madam) ጠይብ- ጠይብ- ማዳም
(Teyib- Teyib -madam)

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Conversation-1.3C

Speakers English and Amharic Arabic, English and Amharic

meaning Pronunciation
Madam ማነው ቲቪውን የሰበረው ? ‫من اللي كسر التلفاز؟‬
(who broke the TV?) መንሌከሰር-ቲልፋዝ-(men-alikeser-tilfaz)
Ruqiya እኔ ነኝ ማዳም (I did) (ana- madam) አና-ማዳም ‫!أنا مدام‬

Madam እንዴት ተሰበረብሽ (kef-kusiret ኬፍ-ኩሲረት) ‫كيف‬

(How was it broken?) ‫كسرت؟‬
Ruqiya እያፀዳሁት እያለ ወድቆብኝ ነው ‫كنت أنظف وقع علي‬
(It happned while I was ኩንቱ-ኡነዚፍ-ወቀዐ-ዐለየ
cleaning) (kuntu-unezif-weqe,a-aleya)

Madam ተጠንቅቀሽ አታፀጂም ነበር! ‫!ما تنظفي باإلنتباه‬

(Why didn’t you clean ማ-ቲነዚፊ-ቢል-ኢንትባህ
carefully?) (ma-tinezifi-bil-entibah)
Ruqiya ይቅርታ ማዳም አዝኛለው ‫آسف مدام أنا حزين‬
(sorry, excuse me madam) አሲፍ ማዳም አነ ሐዚን
asif- madam-ana-hazinun

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 LAP Test Practical Demonstration

Name: _____________________________ Date: ________________

Time started: ________________________ Time finished: ____________
Instructions: Make dialogues with your colleagues based on the above information.
Task 1. Perform a conversation on the learned expressions in relation to emotions, tasks
completed and “WH” questions as listed below.
 Express your feeling when you face difficult situations such as thirst, hunger, abused
by an employer;
 Use expressions when completing your tasks;
 Use “WH” questions to ask your employer how things are done or ask clarification;
 Tell directions as to where the main highway is located in relation to your house;
 Use basic terminologies of emotions, tasks, questioning tools and directions in
meaningful manner.

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 5. Reference Materials

Basic English for Potential Migrant, International Labor Organization (ILO).

Ahmed Adisie, Ala Asasi Basic Arabic for Beginners, 2009, unpublished.
Basic Arabic Communication for Domestic Work Setting (DWS) prepared by MOLSA and
TVET, 2019.
Internet sources

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 Participants of this Module (training material) preparation
No Name Institution Position/title Telephone Email

1. Mr. Alemu Kibret Y12HMC Ass’t Prof. of public health /MPH//Vice 0913077405 [email protected]
provost

2. Sindu Mekuria AACAHB MCD Director 0913276961 [email protected]

3. Woynishet Kerebih AACA ECD coordination 0911462606 [email protected]

4. Dr. Ashenafi Negash Y12 HMC Ass’t Prof. of Psychiatry(MD)/head of 0911619329 [email protected]
department

5. Dr.Abebe Negesso MOH National child health expert and ECD focal 0923978395 [email protected]

[email protected]