ቃለ-መጠይቕ
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Survival phrases · say them anytime
Can you please repeat the question?
በጃኻ ነቲ ሕቶ ደጊምካ ክትብሎ ትኽእልዶ?
Can you please speak slowly?
በጃኻ ቀስ ኢልካ ክትዛረብ ትኽእልዶ?
I don't understand.
ኣይተረድኣንን።
Yes. / No.
እወ። / ኖ።
I don't know.
ኣይፈልጥን።
Thank you.
የቐንየለይ።
Likely interview questions
What is your full name?
ምሉእ ስምካ መን እዩ?
መልሲ · Answer
My name is ______.
ስመይ ______ እዩ።
What is your date of birth?
ዕለተ ልደትካ መዓስ እዩ?
መልሲ · Answer
I was born on ______.
ኣብ ______ ተወሊደ።
What is your address?
ኣድራሻኻ እንታይ እዩ?
መልሲ · Answer
I live at ______.
ኣብ ______ እነብር።
Where were you born?
ኣበይ ተወሊድካ?
መልሲ · Answer
I was born in ______.
ኣብ ______ ተወሊደ።
When did you become a permanent resident?
መዓስ ቀዋሚ ነባሪ ኮንካ?
መልሲ · Answer
I became a permanent resident in ______.
ኣብ ______ ቀዋሚ ነባሪ ኮንኩ።
Are you married?
ተመርዕኻ ዲኻ?
መልሲ · Answer
Yes, I am married. / No, I am not married.
እወ፡ ተመርዕየ እየ። / ኖ፡ ኣይተመርዓኹን።
How did you get your green card?
ግሪን ካርድካ ብኸመይ ረኸብካ?
መልሲ · Answer
Through my family. / Through my job. / Through asylum.
ብ ስድራቤተይ። / ብ ስራሐይ። / ብ ዑቕባ።
Have you traveled outside the United States since you became a permanent resident?
ካብ ቀዋሚ ነባሪ ካብ ዝኾንካ ንደገ ኣመሪካ ተጓዒዝካዶ?
መልሲ · Answer
Yes. / No.
እወ። / ኖ።
How long were you outside the United States?
ንኽንደይ ግዜ ካብ ኣመሪካ ወጻኢ ጸኒሕካ?
መልሲ · Answer
About ______ weeks. / About ______ months.
ኣስታት ______ ሰሙናት። / ኣስታት ______ ኣዋርሕ።
ካብ 6 ኣዋርሕ ዝነውሐ ሓደ ጉዕዞ ብዛዕባ ቀጻሊ ነባርነት ሕቶ ከልዕል ይኽእል። እዚ ዝምልከተካ እንተኾይኑ ምስ ጠበቓ ተዘራረብ።
Do you work?
ትሰርሕ ዲኻ?
መልሲ · Answer
Yes, I work at ______. / No, I am retired. / No, I am a student.
እወ፡ ኣብ ______ እሰርሕ። / ኖ፡ ጡረተኛ እየ። / ኖ፡ ተማሃራይ እየ።
Have you ever been arrested or committed a crime?
መዓስ ግዜ ተኣሲርካ ወይ ገበን ፈጺምካዶ ትፈልጥ?
መልሲ · Answer
No, never.
ኖ፡ ፈጺመ።
Have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?
መዓስ ግዜ ኣባል ኮሙኒስት ፓርቲ ኔርካዶ ትፈልጥ?
መልሲ · Answer
No.
ኖ።
ኣብ ዝኾነ እዋን ኣባል ኮሙኒስት ፓርቲ ወይ ተሓባባሪት ውድብ መንእሰያት (ኣብ ናይ ቀደም ሃገራት ምብራቓዊ ጎኖ ልሙድ) ኔርካ እንተኔርካ፡ ብ ሓቂ ክትገልጾ ኣለካ። ቅድሚ N-400 ምቕራብካ ምስ ናይ ኢሚግሬሽን ጠበቓ ተማኸር።
Have you ever failed to file your taxes?
መዓስ ግዜ ግብርኻ ከይኣቕረብካ ተሪፍካዶ ትፈልጥ?
መልሲ · Answer
No. I file my taxes every year. / I do not need to file.
ኖ። ኩሉ ዓመት ግብረይ ኣቕርብ እየ። / ከቕርብ ኣየድልየንን።
Do you support the Constitution and form of government of the United States?
ንቅዋምን ዓይነት ምሕደራ መንግስቲ ኣመሪካን ትድግፍ ዲኻ?
መልሲ · Answer
Yes.
እወ።
Are you willing to take the full Oath of Allegiance?
ነቲ ምሉእ መሓላ ተኣማንነት ክትፍጽም ፍቓደኛ ዲኻ?
መልሲ · Answer
Yes.
እወ።
Do you understand what you are saying? Do you swear the information is true?
እትብሎ ትርድኦ ዲኻ? እቲ ሓበሬታ ሓቂ ምዃኑ ትምሕል ዲኻ?
መልሲ · Answer
Yes, I do.
እወ፡ እርዳእ እየ።
Why do you want to become a U.S. citizen?
ስለምንታይ ኢኻ ዜጋ ኣመሪካ ክትከውን እትደሊ?
መልሲ · Answer
Because I want to be a full member of this country. / Because my family is here.
ምሉእ ኣባል ናይዛ ሃገር ክኸውን ስለ ዝደሊ። / ስድራቤተይ ኣብዚ ስለ ዘለዉ።