100 collocations with have

Mehari Mekonnen
March 28, 2026
100 collocations with have

Mastering these 100 collocations will help you move away from literal translations and speak English like a native.


100 Collocations with have


Eating and Drinking (ምግብ እና መጠጥ)

1.Have breakfast: ቁርስ መብላት — I have breakfast at 8 AM.

2.Have lunch: ምሳ መብላት — Let’s have lunch together.

3. Have dinner: እራት መብላት — We had dinner at a restaurant.

4. Have a snack: መክሰስ መብላት — I usually have a snack at 4 PM.

5.Have a drink: መጠጥ መጠጣት — Would you like to have a drink?

6.Have a coffee: ቡና መጠጣት — Let’s have a coffee and talk.

7. Have a meal: ምግብ መመገብ — It’s important to have a regular meal.

8.Have a sandwich: ሳንድዊች መብላት — I’ll just have a sandwich for lunch.

9.Have a tea: ሻይ መጠጣት — She likes to have a tea before bed.

10.Have a dessert: ጣፋጭ መብላት — We had a delicious chocolate dessert.


Communication and Interaction (ግንኙነት እና መስተጋብር)

11.Have a chat: ማውራት/መጨዋወት — Can we have a quick chat?

12. Have a conversation: ውይይት ማድረግ — We had a long conversation about life.

13. Have a discussion: ውይይት/ክክር ማድረግ — The board will have a discussion today.

14. Have an argument: መጣላት/መከራከር — They had a heated argument yesterday.

15. Have a row: ፀብ መፍጠር — The neighbors had a row over the fence.

16. Have a talk: ንግግር ማድረግ — I need to have a talk with my boss.

17.Have a word: ትንሽ ማውራት — Can I have a word with you in private?

18.Have a meeting: ስብሰባ ማድረግ — We have a meeting at 10:00.

19.Have a debate: ክርክር ማድረግ — The students had a debate on climate change.

20.Have an interview: ቃለ-መጠይቅ ማድረግ — I have an interview for a new job.

Rest and Relaxation (እረፍት እና መዝናናት)

21.Have a break: እረፍት መውሰድ — Let's have a ten-minute break.

22. Have a rest: ማረፍ — You look tired; go have a rest.

23.Have a nap: ትንሽ መተኛት (መንቀልበስ) — The baby is having a nap.

24.Have a holiday: ለእረፍት መሄድ — We are going to have a holiday in July.

25. Have a party: ድግስ መደገስ — Are you having a party for your birthday?

26.Have a picnic: ሽርሽር መውጣት — We had a picnic by the lake.

27.Have a sleep: መተኛት — I didn't have enough sleep last night.

28.Have a dream: ህልም ማለም — I had a strange dream about flying.

29. Have a lie-in: ዘግይቶ መነሳት — I love to have a lie-in on Sundays.

30.Have a day off: ከስራ እረፍት መሆን — I have a day off tomorrow.


Personal Care (የግል እንክብካቤ)

31.Have a bath: ገላ መታጠብ (ገንዳ ውስጥ) — I like to have a bath to relax.

32.Have a shower: ሻወር መውሰድ — I have a shower every morning.

33. Have a haircut: ፀጉር መቆረጥ — You need to have a haircut.

34. Have a shave: ፂም መላጨት — He had a shave before the wedding.

35.Have a wash: መታጠብ — Go have a wash before dinner.

36.Have a massage: ማሳጅ መደረግ — I’m going to have a massage.

37. Have a swim: መዋኘት — The pool is open; let’s have a swim.

38. Have a walk: መራመድ/መናፈስ — We had a walk in the park.

39.Have a run: መሮጥ — I usually have a run in the evening.

40.Have an operation: ቀዶ ጥገና ማድረግ — He had an operation on his knee

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Ideas and Opinions (ሀሳብ እና አመለካከት)

41. Have an idea: ሀሳብ መምጣት — I have an idea for our project.

42.Have a thought: ማሰብ — I had a thought about what you said.

43.Have a feeling: ስሜት መሰማት — I have a feeling it will rain.

44.Have a hunch: መጠርጠር/ውስጣዊ ስሜት — I have a hunch she’s lying.

45.Have an opinion: አመለካከት/ሀሳብ መኖር — Everyone should have an opinion.

46.Have a plan: እቅድ መኖር — Do you have a plan for the weekend?

47.Have a look: ማየት/መመልከት — Can I have a look at your photos?

48. Have a guess: መገመት — Have a guess how much this cost.

49.Have a clue: ፍንጭ/እውቀት መኖር — I don’t have a clue where she is.

50.Have a doubt: ጥርጣሬ መኖር — I have a doubt about his honesty.


Experiences and Problems (ልምምዶች እና ችግሮች)

51.Have a problem: ችግር መገጠም — I have a problem with my car.

52.Have difficulty: ችግር/እክል መግጠም — I’m having difficulty breathing.

53.Have trouble: ችግር መኖር — We had trouble finding the house.

54.Have an accident: አደጋ መድረስ — He had a car accident last year.

55.Have an experience: ልምድ ማግኘት — I had a bad experience with that company.

56.Have fun: መዝናናት — Have fun at the party!

57.Have a good time: ጥሩ ጊዜ ማሳለፍ — We had a great time at the beach.

58.Have a nightmare: አስፈሪ ህልም ማለም — The child had a nightmare.

59.Have an effect: ተፅዕኖ ማሳደር — Smoking has a bad effect on health.

60. Have a chance: እድል ማግኘት — I hope I have a chance to meet him.


Health (ጤና)

71.Have a cold: ጉንፋን መያዝ — I have a bad cold.

62.Have a cough: ሳል መኖር — She has a persistent cough.

63.Have a fever: ትኩሳት መኖር — The baby has a high fever.

64.Have a headache: ራስ ምታት መኖር — I have a splitting headache.

65.Have a sore throat: የጉሮሮ ህመም — It hurts to swallow; I have a sore throat.

66. Have a stomach ache: የሆድ ቁርጠት — Did you have a stomach ache after eating?

67.Have the flu: አጣዳፊ ጉንፋን — Most of the class have the flu.

68.Have a backache: የወገብ ህመም — I have a backache from sitting too long.

69. Have a toothache: የጥርስ ህመም — He needs to see a dentist; he has a toothache.

70.Have a temperature: ትኩሳት መኖር — You feel warm; I think you have a temperature.


Life Events (የህይወት ክስተቶች)

71. Have a baby: ልጅ መውለድ — She is going to have a baby in May.

72.Have children: ልጆች መውለድ/መኖር — How many children do they have?

73.Have a fight: መጣላት — The couple had a big fight.

74. Have a relationship: ግንኙነት መኖር — They have a very strong relationship.

75.Have an affair: ምንዝር/ከጋብቻ ውጭ ግንኙነት — He had an affair with his secretary.

76. Have a quarrel: ጭቅጭቅ — They had a quarrel over money.

77.Have a wedding: ሰርግ መኖር — They are having a wedding next month.

78.Have a funeral: የቀብር ስነ-ስርዓት — The family had a quiet funeral.

79.Have a guest: እንግዳ መኖር — We are having a guest for dinner.

80.Have a neighbor: ጎረቤት መኖር — I have a very friendly neighbor.


General Actions (ጠቅላላ ተግባራት)

81. Have a go: መሞከር — I’ve never tried skiing, but I’ll have a go.

82.Have a try: መሞከር — Let me have a try at fixing it.

83.Have a smoke: ሲጋራ ማጨስ — He went outside to have a smoke.

84. Have a ride: በፈረስ/በብስክሌት መጓዝ — Can I have a ride on your bike?

85.Have a lift: መኪና ውስጥ መሳፈር — Can you give me a lift? / Can I have a lift?

86. Have a dance: መደነስ — Would you like to have a dance?

87.Have a game: ጨዋታ መጫወት — Let’s have a game of chess.

88. Have a race: መወዳደር — I’ll have a race with you to the tree.

89.Have a search: መፈለግ — I’ll have a search for those files.

90.Have a scrub: መፈግፈግ/መታጠብ — Give the floor a good scrub.


Quality and Characteristics (ባህሪ እና ጥራት)

91.Have patience: ትዕግስት መኖር — You need to have patience with kids.

92.Have courage: ድፍረት መኖር — She had the courage to speak up.

93.Have faith: እምነት መኖር — You must have faith in yourself.

94.Have luck: እድል መኖር — I didn't have any luck finding it.

95. Have potential: አቅም መኖር — This project has great potential.

96.Have sympathy: ርህራሄ መኖር — I have no sympathy for him.

97.Have respect: ክብር መኖር — I have a lot of respect for my teacher.

98. Have confidence: በራስ መተማመን — He has a lot of confidence.

99.Have a choice: ምርጫ መኖር — I didn’t have a choice in the matter.

100.Have a smell: ሽታ መኖር — This milk has has a smell.

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