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Amharic Grammar Explained



Yistilign .Let him give for me.
Usage : Tena Yistilign ( Greetings )

Yisten.Let him give us.
Usage : Tena Yisten (Greetings/Blessing/Let's be healthy)
Remeber : Tena is Health .We want to show that we're paying attention to the individual's health when we're greeting them.

Sime jon new. My name is John.
Usage :
Abate isu Naew . He is my dad .
Enate isua Nat .She is my Mom .
Mekinaye yaw . There is my car ( Mekina - Car ) .



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Amharic Pronouncation Drills for C Series Tutorials


Tutorial Notes :
Pronounce Che as Cheast in American English .


Chebbete : He grasped 

Mechebet : To Grasp 


Lache : He shaved 

Chane : He loaded 

Feche : He ground 

Chelete : He emptied

Achawete : He kept companyalso means "He Pressed Play button on Entertainmet device."

Chaw : Salt

Maches : To smoke

Cheffere : He danced ( Usually for a very Energy Driven Dances) 

Mechawechiya : playground ( game room )

Chekene : He became cruel .

Tacche : He became engaged  


Chewata : Play

Ches : Smoke 

Achir : Short 

Milach : Razor 

Wich : Outside

Wechi :Expenses

TeChhi : Drunkard 

NeCh : White 

KoraCh : One who cuts

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Amharic Pronouncation Drills for L Series Sounds Tutorial


lemma : a particular ethiopian guy name (proper name)
malqes : to weep
libs : clothing
aIe : he said
lij : child
lemin : why
alebbese : he dressed (someone)
melbes : to dress
Kal : word
Mansat : to pick up
Qil : foolish
Amharic Pronouncation Drills for R Series
ras : head, chief
mequret : cut into pieces
roma : Rome
rat : dinner
irsas : pencil
ruq : far
Mikir : advice
regga : it coagulated
Mesmer : line
aratt : four
wenibar : chair
memokker : to try!
irsu : he
menor : to live
birr : dollar
arrere : burned
serra : he made

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Filling Out Forms in Amharic




English
Amharic
Last name
Ye Ayat Sim . የአያት ስም
First name
Sim.ስም
Middle name
Ye-abat Sim .የአባት ስም
Address
Adrasha. አድራሻ
Birthdate
ye twlid zemen የትውልድ ዘመን
Signature
ferma .ፌርማ
PassPort
PassPort.ፓስፖርት
Visa
Viza.ቪዛ
Residency card
Ymenoria Metawekia የመኖሪያ መታወቂያ
Receipt
Tekebay.ተቀባይ
City
ketema.ከተማ
Department
kifil.ክፍል
Month
Wer.ወር
Day
Qen.ቀን
Year
Amet. ዓመት
Sex
Tseota.ፆታ
Application Form
ma-meqecha ማመልከቻ
Total
Teqilala/Dimir ድምር

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Introducing Yourself in Amharic


Lesson One

Name :Sim (ስም)

My Name : Sime (ስሜ)

You (Polite) : Iriso / Isswo (እርሶ)

Yours(Polite) : yersiwo(የእርሶ)

How about yours : Yersiwoss (የእርሶስ)


Hello my name is Pitt . What is yours?

Tena-yistillin Sime Pitt Naew .yersiwoss ? (ጤና ይስጥልኝ! ስሜ ፒት ይባላል ::)
Expressing Nationality
Ethiopia : ityopiya [ ኢትዮጵያ ]

Ethiopin : ityopiyawi(ኢትዮጵያዊ)

You are ( Polite ) : Newot (ነዎት)
Pitt . Are you Ethiopian ?
Pitt , ityopiyawi newot ? (ፒት : ኢትዮጵያዊ :ነዎት ? )

American :Amerikawi (አሜሪካዊ)

I am : Negn (ነኝ)

But : Negergen (ነገር ግን)

Mr : Ato (አቶ)

Ethiopians : ityopiyawian (ኢትዮጵያዊያን)
They are - nachew (ናቸው)

I am Canadian but Mr. Tessema and Mr.Tadesse are Ethiopians

Amerikawi Negn negergen ato Tessema ena ato Tadesse ityopiyawian nachew.
አሜሪካዊ ነኝ ነገር ግን አቶ ተሰማ እና አቶ ታደሰ ኢትዮጵያዊያን ናቸው ::
When - Meche (መቼ)

You come (polite) - Met'u(መጡ)

When Did you come ?
Meche met'u ? መቼ መጡ ?
Yesterday : Tinant (ትላንት)

I came : Met'ahu (መጣሁ)


Tinant Met'ahu .ትላንት መጣሁ
How Much , How many : sint (ስንት)

Hour , O'clock, watch , Clock : saat (ሰዓት)
What time is it,please ?

Ibako sint saat naew ? (እባክዎ ሰዓት ስንት ነው ?)
Its three O'clock.

Sost Saat Naew ( ሶስት ሰዓት ነው ::)
Thank You ( May GoD Provide) .

Igziyahbher yistillignn (እግዚአብሄር ይስጥልኝ)
Class Room Expressions


Book : Mesihaf (መፅሐፍ)

Books : Metshaffoch(መፅሐፍዎች)

Your Books : Metshafocche (መፅሐፍዎችህ / መፅሐፍዎችሽ )

Your books ( Direct Object of a verb : Metshafocchun) (መፅሐፍዎችህ-M / መፅሐፍዎችሽ-F )

Open : Kifetu (ከፈቱ)

Open your Books : Metshafocchun kifetu(መፅሐፍዎቹን ክፈቱ )
Together - Abirachu (አብራችሁ)

Say - Belu (በሉ)

Say together - Aberachu belu (አብራችሁ በሉ)

Now - Ahun(አሁን)

Close - Zigu(ዝጉ)
Now, close your books .
Ahun , metshafachun Zigu . አሁን መፅሐፍዎቹን ዝጉ::
Structure sentences :


Personal endings of the verb 'be' :


I : ine (እኔ)
I am an American : ine amerikawi negn.(እኔ አሜሪካዊ ነኝ )

Are you ethiopian ? : ityopiyawi neh ?(ኢትዮጵያዊ ነህ?)
You (fem. Singular ) : Anchi (አንቺ)

Pretty : Konjo (ቆንጆ)

You are pretty (F) : Anchi Konjo Nesh (አንቺ ቆንጆ ነሽ )

Intelligent , sensible : Asteway (አስተዋይ)

You (polite) are intelligent : Asteway Newot(አስተዋይ ነዎት)

This :Yih (ይህ)

person , man : Sew(ሰው)

Who ?: man? (ማን ?)

Who is this man ? : Yih Sew man new ? (ይህ ሰው ማን ነው ?)



Woman, Female : set (ሴት)

She's a good Woman : Tiru Sew nat / Tiru sew nachew (Polite) : ጥሩ ሰው ናት / ጥሩ ሰው ናቸው ::

Student : Temari (ተማሪ)

Students :Temariwoch (ተማሪዎች)

We are students : Temariwoch nen .(ተማሪዎች ነን)

Teacher : Astemari (አስተማሪ)

Teachers : Astemariwoch (አስተማሪዎች)

Are you teachers ?

Astemariwoch Nachu ?

Bad :Met'fo (መጥፎ)

They are bad : Met'fo nachew (መጥፎ ናችው)
he or she ( Polite ) : irsachew (እርሳችው)

Big : T'iliq(ትልቅ)


He or she (Polite) is big .

Irsacchew Tilik Nachew.

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Important Class Room Experssions in Amharic



English Amharic
Sit Down
Tekemtu(polite)
ተቀመጡ
Class Begins
Timirt Yijemiral
ትምህርት ይጀመራል
Don't read
Atanbibu(Plural)
አታንብቡ
I can't hear you
Alesemahum
አልሰማሁም
You are late
Arfide-hal(M) |Arfide-shal(F)
አርፍደሻል | አርፈደሃል
Listen to the sentence
Arefte negerun adam-'t(M ) | Arefte negerun adam-Chi (F)
አረፍተ ነገሩን አድምጥ | አረፍተ ነገሩን አድምጭ
Speak Louder
Choke Bal(M) | Choke Bey(F)
ጮህ በል | ጮህ በይ
What does word mean?
Qalu min malet Naew ?
ቃሉ ምን ማለት ነው ?
Translate
Terguum
ትርጉም
Tell your name
sim-hin Tenager(M) simshinTenageri(F)
ስምህን ተናግር | ስምሽን ተናገሪ
I don't know
Alawkim
አላውቅም
Answer in Amharic
ba Amarigna Meliis(M)
ba Amarigna Melshi (F)
በአማርኛ መልስ | በ አማርኛ መልሺ
Repeat together
Aberachu Melesu
አብራችህ መልሱ
Repeat after me
Ke ene behuala Melesu
ከ እኔ በሁዋላ መልሱ
How do you say "Hello" in Amharic
"Hello" ba Amarigna endet Naew ?
ሀሎ በ አማርኛ እንዴት ነው ?
I underastand well
Betam Gebtognal
በጣም ገብቶኛል
What is your name ?
Simhee manew?(M)
Simish manew?(F)
ስምህ ማነው ?
ስምሽ ማነው ?
My name is xxxx
Sime xxxx Naew
ስሜ xxxx ነው
Repeat the Question
T'iyaqew Yidegem
ጥያቄው ይደግም
Where is your Book?
Metshaf-ihe yet ale (M)?
Metshaf-ish yet ale (F)?
መፅሐፍህ የት አለ? |መፅሐፍሽ የት አለ?
Open the Door
Berun kifet(M) | Berun kifech (F)
በሩን ክፈት | በሩን ክፈች
Class is over
Timhirt aleqe
ትምህርት አልቀ