Ethiopian English
Too; a large amount, in contrast to the standard usage of in excess. "That girl is too beautiful," or "I received too many A's on my report card."
Play; say something, talk. Comes from Amharic translation of tajiwot meaning either speak or play. "Play Michael, play."
Class; any kind of room in any location. Comes from classroom. At the hotel: "Do you have any class available tonight?"
Let's move; let's go. "Are you ready to move?"
Fine; good or well. Do not reply "good" when asked if you are "fine". Example: "Are you fine?" "I'm good, thank you." "What? Are you fine?"
Sweet; suit. As in, "I bought a new tailored sweet yesterday." (Easily forgiven... English doesn't make much sense here. Stick an "e" on the end and its back to being sweet.)
--
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home