House chores Vocabulary

General Cleaning (ጽዳት - Tsidat)

• ​መጥረግ (Metreg) – To sweep/wipe

• ​ማጠብ (Mateb) – To wash

• ​ማጽዳት (Matsdat) – To clean

• ​ማስተካከል (Mastekakel) – To tidy up/arrange

• ​አቧራ ማበስ (Abwara mabes) – To dust

• ​መወልወል (Mewelwel) – To mop/wipe the floor

• ​ቆሻሻ መጣል (Koshasha metal) – To take out the trash

• ​በረንዳ መጥረግ (Berenda metreg) – To sweep the porch

• ​መስኮት ማጽዳት (Meskot matsdat) – To clean windows

• ​እቃ ማውጣት (Iqa mawtat) – To take things out/declutter

​Kitchen & Cooking (ወጥ ቤት - Wet Bet)

• ​ምግብ መስራት (Migib mesrat) – To cook food

• ​እቃ ማጠብ (Iqa mateb) – To wash dishes

• ​እቃ ማድረቅ (Iqa madreq) – To dry dishes

• ​ሽንኩርት መከተፍ (Shinkurt meketef) – To chop onions

• ​ውሃ መቅዳት (Wuha meqdat) – To fetch/pour water

• ​ጠረጴዛ ማበስ (Terepeza mabes) – To wipe the table

• ​ማቀዝቀዣ ማጽዳት (Maqezqeja matsdat) – To clean the fridge

• ​ምድጃ ማጽዳት (Midija matsdat) – To clean the stove

• ​ቡና ማፍላት (Bunna maflat) – To brew coffee

• ​ሻይ ማፍላት (Shay maflat) – To make tea

• ​ዳቦ መጋገር (Dabo megager) – To bake bread

• ​እንጀራ መጋገር (Injera megager) – To bake injera

• ​ገበያ መሄድ (Gebeya mehed) – To go grocery shopping

• ​እቃ ማስተካከል (Iqa mastekakel) – To organize the cabinets

• ​ወለል ማጠብ (Welel mateb) – To wash the floor

​ Laundry & Clothing (ልብስ - Libs)

• ​ልብስ ማጠብ (Libs mateb) – To wash clothes

• ​ልብስ ማድረቅ (Libs madreq) – To dry clothes

• ​ልብስ መተኮስ (Libs metekos) – To iron clothes

• ​ልብስ ማጠፍ (Libs matef) – To fold clothes

• ​ልብስ መስቀል (Libs mesqel) – To hang clothes

• ​ልብስ መቀየር (Libs meqeyer) – To change clothes (linens)

• ​ጫማ መጥረግ (Chama metreg) – To clean shoes

• ​ጫማ ማስዋብ (Chama maswab) – To polish shoes

• ​መጋረጃ ማጠብ (Megareja mateb) – To wash curtains

• ​አንሶላ መቀየር (Ansola meqeyer) – To change bedsheets

​Bedroom & Living Room (መኝታ ቤት እና ሳሎን)

• ​አልጋ ማንጠፍ (Alga mantef) – To make the bed

• ​ትራስ ማስተካከል (Tiras mastekakel) – To fluff/arrange pillows

• ​ምንጣፍ መምታት (Mintaf memtat) – To beat/dust the rug

• ​ቴሌቪዥን ማበስ (Television mabes) – To wipe the TV

• ​መጽሐፍ ማደርጀት (Metsihaf maderjet) – To organize books

• ​መብራት ማጥፋት (Mebrat matfat) – To turn off lights

• ​አበባ ማጠጣት (Abeba matetat) – To water flowers/plants

​ Bathroom & Hygiene (መታጠቢያ ቤት)

• ​መጸዳጃ ቤት ማጽዳት (Metsedaja bet matsdat) – To clean the toilet

• ​ገንዳ ማጠብ (Genda mateb) – To clean the tub/sink

• ​መስተዋት ማበስ (Mestewat mabes) – To wipe the mirror

• ​ሳሙና መተካት (Samuna metekat) – To replace the soap

​ Outdoor & Garden (ግቢ - Gibbi)

• ​ሳር ማጨድ (Sar mached) – To mow the grass

• ​ግቢ መጥረግ (Gibbi metreg) – To sweep the compound

• ​አጥር መጠገን (Atir metegen) – To fix the fence

• ​ቆሻሻ ማቃጠል (Koshasha maqatel) – To burn trash