ሓድሽ ሓረግ፣ ኣበሃህላ ወይ ኣገላልጻ ተማሂርኩም ናይ እንግሊዝ ቋንቋኹም ዝያዳ ተፈጥሮኣዊን መሳጥን ከምዝጥዕም ግበርዎ። Words We Use ከም በዓል 'a piece of cake' ዝኣመሰሉ ሕቡእ ትርጉም ዘለዎም ኣገላልጻታት ክንርድኦም ዝሕግዝ በዓል ክልተ-ቋንቋታት ስሩዕ ተኸታታሊ መደብ'ዩ። እዚ ድማ ቀዳማይ ክፋሉ'ዩ።
A piece of cake — you’ve probably heard it before. Literally, it’s a slice of cake. Sweet, soft, easy to eat. But in English, when we say something is a piece of cake, we mean it’s really easy to do – simple, quick and stress-free.
Today, you’ll hear it in all kinds of situations.
When replying to someone and wanting to say yes, that’s easy.
- Sure. It’s a piece of cake.
This phrase is very useful when talking about everyday tasks:
- Folding laundry? Honestly, piece of cake for me, but my brother finds it more difficult!
You can also use it at work or school:
- That quiz last week? Oh, total piece of cake. I got every question right.
Use it to encourage or reassure someone that something’s easy.:
- Go on, try it, you’ll see, it’s a piece of cake!
Use it in challenging situations to show something’s not too hard:
- Climbing that hill? Piece of cake!
You can also use it to describe things that aren’t literal but still easy or simple:
- Solving mysteries? He makes it look like a piece of cake.
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Listen to full series: Words We Use Tigrinya.
Credits:
Host: Ibrahim Ali
Written by: Josipa Kosanovic
Graphic design: Dory Wang
Educational consultant: Professor Lynda Yates
Produced by: Josipa Kosanovic, Ibrahim Ali
