Bedeutung
Cleaning teeth with a brush.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In cities like Addis Ababa, having a modern toothbrush and branded toothpaste is a standard part of middle-class life and hygiene. The 'mefakiya' stick is still the primary tool. It is often sold in bundles at local markets and is used throughout the day, not just in the morning. Hygiene is often linked to spiritual purity. Brushing teeth is expected before attending church services or taking communion. White, straight teeth are a major beauty ideal in Ethiopia. Many traditional songs praise a lover's 'በረዶ የመሰለ ጥርስ' (teeth like snow).
Possessive Suffixes
Always remember to say 'my teeth' (t'irsen) or 'your teeth' (t'irshih) rather than just 'teeth'.
Don't use 'Wash'
Avoid saying 'metateb' for teeth; it sounds very unnatural to native speakers.
Bedeutung
Cleaning teeth with a brush.
Possessive Suffixes
Always remember to say 'my teeth' (t'irsen) or 'your teeth' (t'irshih) rather than just 'teeth'.
Don't use 'Wash'
Avoid saying 'metateb' for teeth; it sounds very unnatural to native speakers.
Mefakiya
If you see someone with a stick in their mouth, they are 'brushing' their teeth the traditional way!
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'meboresh' for 'I'.
እኔ ሁልጊዜ ጠዋት ጥርሴን ______።
The first person singular present form is 'እቦርሻለሁ'.
Which sentence is the correct way to tell a boy to brush his teeth?
Choose the correct imperative:
'ቦርሽ' is the masculine imperative form.
Match the Amharic word to its English meaning.
Match the following:
These are the core components of the phrase.
Complete the dialogue.
A: ጥርስህን ቦርሸሃል? B: አዎ፣ ______።
The response should be in the past/perfect tense 'I have brushed'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
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Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgabenእኔ ሁልጊዜ ጠዋት ጥርሴን ______።
The first person singular present form is 'እቦርሻለሁ'.
Choose the correct imperative:
'ቦርሽ' is the masculine imperative form.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
These are the core components of the phrase.
A: ጥርስህን ቦርሸሃል? B: አዎ፣ ______።
The response should be in the past/perfect tense 'I have brushed'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, you can say 'ፀጉር መቦረሽ' (tsegur meboresh) for brushing hair, though 'መበጠር' (mebeter - to comb) is more common.
Yes, it is a widely accepted loanword that has been fully integrated into the language.
It is 'የጥርስ ሳሙና' (yetirs samuna), which literally means 'tooth soap'.
'Meboresh' is for a brush with bristles; 'mefaq' is for a traditional wooden stick.
Yes, it would be 'ጥርሳችንን እንቦርሻለን' (t'irsachinnin enboreshallan).
No, it is a very normal and healthy topic of conversation in Ethiopia.
Because 'meboresh' is a Type B verb, which requires gemination (doubling) of the middle consonant.
Yes, 'ጥርሴን አጸዳሁ' (t'irsen ats'eddahu) is correct but more formal.
You would say 'በቀን አንድ ጊዜ እቦርሻለሁ' (beqen and gize eboreshallehu).
Not really; 'meboresh' is used by everyone from street vendors to professors.
Verwandte Redewendungen
ጥርስ መፋቅ
similarTo scrub teeth (usually with a stick)
ፊት መታጠብ
similarTo wash one's face
የጥርስ ሳሙና
builds onToothpaste
የጥርስ ብሩሽ
builds onToothbrush
ጥርስ ማጽዳት
specialized formCleaning teeth
