House chores Vocabulary
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