Talking about losing a key

Person A: ቁልፎቼን አይተሃል? (Qulfochen aytehal?) Have you seen my keys?
Person B: ጠረንጴዛው ላይ ናቸው። (Terenpezaw lay nachew.) They’re on the table.
Person A: ውይ፣ አላስተዋልኳቸውም ነበር። አመሰግናለሁ! (wuy, alastewalkuachewm neber. Amesegnalhu!) Oh, I didn’t notice them. Thanks!
Person B: ምንም አይደል! (Mnm aydel!) No problem!
Person A: በሁሉም ቦታ ስፈልጋቸው ነበር። ጥያቸዋለሁ ብዬ አስቤ ነበር። (Behulum bota sfelgachew neber. Tyachewalehu biye asbie neber.) I’ve been looking for them everywhere. I thought I lost them.
Person B: አትጨነቅ፣ እዚያው ነበሩ። ለሚቀጥለው በአንድ ቦታ ላይ አስቀምጣቸው። (Atchenek, iziyaw neberu. Lemiqet’elew be’and bota lay askemtachew.) Don’t worry, they were right there. Maybe you should keep them in one place next time.
Person A: ጥሩ ሀሳብ ነው። የበለጠ ጥንቅቅ ያልኩ ለመሆን እሞክራለሁ። (Tru hasab new. Yebelete tnqq yalku lemehon emokralhu.) That’s a good idea. I’ll try to be more organized.
Person B: ምስጋናህን ተቀብያለሁ። እርዳታ ካስፈለገህ ንገረኝ! (Msganahn teqebyalehu! Erdata kasfelegh ngeregn!) You’re welcome! Let me know if you need help finding anything else.

Key Phrases for Amharic Learners:

1. ቁልፎቼን አይተሃል? Have you seen my keys?
2. አላየኋቸውም (Alayehuachewm) – I didn’t notice them.
3. በሁሉም ቦታ ስፈልጋቸው ነበር (Behulum bota sfelgachew neber) – I’ve been looking everywhere.
4. አመሰግናለሁ (Amesegnalhu) – Thank you!
5. ጠፍተዋል ብዬ ነበር (T’efetewal biye neber) – I thought I lost them.
6. አትጨነቅ (Atchenek) – Don’t worry.
7. ለሚቀጥለው ጊዜ (Lemiqet’elew gize) – Next time.
8. የምትፈልገው ነገር ካለ ንገረኝ (Yemtfelgew neger kale nigeregn) – Let me know if you need anything.