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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 ) .



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

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

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

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.

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

The Fidel . Ethiopian Alphabet List


Amharic Dictionary - List P

p

package - ika / Eshig-ika
page - g'tss
paper - wereket
paint - Qelem
Parents - welaj
park - Park /Meznaga
pass - Malef
pencil - Isras
People - Sew
Perfect - Arif/beta T'iru
Perhaps - Minalbat
Permit - Mefked
Pharmacy - medanit Bet
piece - Qurach
place - bota
plate - sehan
pleasant - des yemil
please - ebako
politics - poletika
poor - deha
postal office - posta bet
post card - post card
potato - dinich
pray - metseley
present - menor /ahun
president - President
pretending - masmesel
prince - Leul
put - masqemet

O

Obey,to - metazez
Obain - meyaz/ magegnt
O'clock - Sat
October - Tikimt
office - Biro
often - Bizu gize
old - shimagle /aroge
only - Btcha
open - Mekfet
or - weyim
order - mazez
other - Lela
Our - yegna
Owner - Balebet
Ox - Bere

Amharic Dictionary - List N

N
name - sim
narrate - Meterek
natural - tefetro
near - Qirb
necessary - asefelagi
need - mefeleg
never - mechew
new - addis
news - Zena
Newspaper - Gazeta wereket
Next - qetilo
nine - Zet'gn
ninteen -asra zet'gn
no - aye / ayechalim
nobody - manim
noon - kesat
nothig - minim
November - hidar
now - ahun
number - kutir

Amharic Dictionary - List M

M
Magazine - gazeta
maid - ye bet serategna
mail - debdabe
make - mesrat
man - sew
manager - sir askiyaj
many - bizu
March - Megabit
match - acha
matter - iqa
may - ginbot
me - ene
meal - migib
meat - siga
medicine - medanit
meet - megenagnet
merchant - Negade
midnight - ekule lelit
milk - wetet
Million - Million
Minute - deyka
Miss - weyzerit
Mister - Ato
Modern - Yesletene
monday - Segno
month - wer
money - Genzab /Birr
More - Bizu /techeari
Morning - T'ewat
Mother - Enat
Much - Bizu
must - gid

Amharic Vocabulary - List L

L

Land - Meret
LandLord - Bet Akeray
Large - Sefi
Last - huala/Mechresha
Late - Mechresha
laundary - libse mat'ebia
left - gira
lend - mawas
less - tinish
lesson - timirt
letter - debdabe
library - bete metshaf
Lie - wishet
life - hiywet
light - Birhan
Like - mewded
listen - madamet'
little - tinish
live - menor
living room - salon bet
location - megegna
long - rejim
long,time - rejim gize
lot - bizu
loud - mechoh
low - tache
luggage - shant'a /borsa

Amharic Vocabulary - List K

K

key - Qulf
Keep - Maskemet
Kettle - Manqorqoria
Kitchen - Kushina /Guada
Kick - Memtat
Kiss - mesam
Kind - Deg
King - Nigus
Kill - megdel
Kidney - Gubet
Kid - Lij
Knife - Bilawa /Billa
Know - Maweq
Knock out - Mezerer

Amharic Vocabulary - List J

J
january - T'ir
Jewel - habil
Jesus - iyesus
Jump - Mezlel
judge - dagna
jungle - chaka
june - sene
july - hamle

Amharic Vocabulary - List I

I
I - ene
if - minalbat
immediately - ahun
important - teqami
in - wist
include - chemir
information - mereja / information
ink - qelem
interesting - liyu
instrument - mesaria
instructor - Memhir
introduce - metewaweq
invite - megabez
iron(Cloth) - metekos
iron(metal) - Biret
it - ya
italian - italiawi

Amharic Vocabulary - List H

H
hair - Tsegur
half - gimash
hang up - mezgat
happen - mehon / mefeter
happy - desta
have , I - alegn
have ,you - aleh
have ,she - alat
have ,he - alew
have ,they - alachew
have , we - alen
he - isu
hear - mesmat
heat - muqet
hello - hello
help,me - erdagn
help,him - erdut
help,her - erdat
help,them - erduachw
help,us - erdun
her - esua
here - ezi
high - tilq / kefita
him - isu
his - yesu
hold - yaz
home - bet
hotel - hotel
hour - sat
hope - tesfa
hot - muq
how - endet / sint
hundred - meto
hurry - fiten
husband - bal

Amharic Vocabulary - List G

G
Game - chewata
garden - Guaro / garden
gas - gas
german - german
get - agegn
give - mestet
go,to - hid we de
go,away - hid kezi
go,by  - hid ba
go,down - hid we de tach
go,home - hid bet
go,out - hid wita
go,through - hid bewist
go,up - hid elai
good - t'iru
good bye - chaw
gray - grachaw
green - arenguade
grow - madeg /adege

Amharic Vocabulary - List F

F

Fail - Mewdeq
Fall - Mewdeq
false - wishet
family - beteseb
far - iruqe
fast - fet'an
father - abat
fear - firhat
februrary - T'ir
few - tinish
fifteen - asra amist
fill - memulat
find - mefeleg
finish - mecheres
first - andegna
five - amist
floor - meret
flower - abeba
follow - meketel
food - migib
foot - igir
for - le
forest - chaka
fork - shuka
former - yediro
forty - arba
free - netsa
freeze - kezkaza
french - ferensai
freak - gezba
fresh - tiqus/addis
friday -arb
friend - guadegna
fried - Tibis / yetetebse
from - ke
fruits - frafre

Amharic Vocabulary - List E

E

Each - eyandandu
Early - tewat
easy - Kelal
easily - Be kelal
edge - chaf
egg - enkulal
eight - simint
eighteen - asra simint
eighty - semnaia
electric - korenti / electric
eleven  - asra ande
employee - serategna / teqetari
end - Mecheresha
english - englizegna
enough - Beka
enter - giba/ Yigbu
entrance - megbiya
eraser - matfiya
evening - mata
every - eyandandu
excuse - Yiqierta
eye - ayin

Amharic Vocabulary - List D

D
dairy  - Wetet
dark - Chelema /Mishit
date - qen
daughter - set lij
day - qen
dear - wed
december - tahisas
department - kifil
depart - mehed
dessert - Berha
destroy - mabelashet
dial - medewel
dialog - weraee
die - mut (M)
difference - liyunet
dinner - erat
directory - mawecha
district - kelil / zone
disturb - Merebesh
do - Mesrat
door - Ber
dog - wisha
donkey - ahiya
downstairs - etach
drawer - mesabia
dress - kemis
drink - met'tet'tat
drive - mendat
drop - met'al
dry - dereq

Amharic Vocabulary - List C

c
cafe - Buna bet/ cafe
cake - cake
call - met'rat
can - Mechal
car - mekina
carry - meshekem
certain - irgi't
chair - wenber
change - Mekyer
child - lij
cigar - cigara
city - ketema
classroom - kifil /Timirt Kifil
clean  - Netsu
cleaner - atsegi
climate - ayer
close - mezgat
cloth - Libse
coat - Coat / Jacket
coffee - Buna
cold - Biird
comb - mabeteria
connecting - Magenagnet
copy - copy / megelbet
coin - santim
cost - waga
countryside - get'er
cream - cream
cut - mequrt

Amharic Vocabulary - List B

B

bad - Metfo
too bad - Betam Metfo
Baker - dabo gagari
Bakery - dabo bet
barber - Tsegur seri
Basement - Guada / Garage
bathroom - Gela metatebia bet / shower bet
be / to - ba ,ke, we de .
beautiful - Konjo
because - mikniyatum
bed - alga
bedroom - alga kifile
before - befit
begin - jemir
become - mehon
best - T'iru / Betam T'iru
better than - yetshale
big - tiliq
Billion - Billion
bit - tinish
black - tiQur
blanket - mintaf
blond - Konjo
blue - semayawi
book - Metshaf
born - meweled
boss - aleqa
bother - mascheger
Box - sat'in
Boy -  wend lij / lij
Bread - dabo
Brother - wendim
Brown - Buni
Brush - Met'rege
Build - Megenbat
Building - Hintsa
Business - Business / Negid
but - gin/ neger gin
butcher - siga negade
butter - qibe
buy - megzat
by - ba

Amharic Vocabulary - List A

A
about - Sile
absent - Mekiret
accept - Mekebel
accident - adega
acquitance - Guadegna / Majeb
across - Teshagro
add - Mechmer
advertisement - Mastawekia
after - Behuala
afternoon - Kaesat
again - endegena
agreed - eshi / mesmamat
airplane - Aweroplan
all - hulum
not at all - befitsum
all right - eshi / chigir yelem
almost - letinish
alone - bitcha
already - Qedemo
also - chemiro
always - hule
America - America
American - Amerikawi
and - ena
answer - Mels
Apartment - Bet / Apartment /menoria
Apologize - Yikirta
appear - Met'a
appointment - Qetero
April - Miyaza
around - Zuria
arrive - medres
as - inde
ask - Tiyake
Aspirin - Aspirin
attend - mesebseb
August - Nehase
avenue - menged

Amharic conversation On a Typical day

On Friday after I left school , I went home and found my mom sleeping so I didn't say hello . I ate my dinner and opened my computer to study french  .I watched a movie & wrote an article.The next day , I woke up early and washed my face , ate breakfast and went out to take a taxi to Mexico . I met my friend on the way ,we went to the same school . I paid my taxi fare and arrived at  school  .
At mid day , our friend came to give us T shirts and asked us to wear them .they were perfect and fit well .
Then after , I started writing my french essay because if I don't my teacher will be mad .



Amharic Lesson Tutorial :




Arbe ke timihirt behuala  wa de bet hedku :: ena, enat-ene tegn-ita agegnhuat selezi selam alalkuatim . Erat belahu ena

computer-a-ne kefi-ch-a ferensay timihirt at'enahu.

Film ayehu ena tsafku.

Qetayu Qen, ba Tewat Tensiche fit-ene tatebeku, Qurs Belahu ena wede mexico leme-head taxi yazku . Ba mengad lie guadegnayen agegnhoot,abren temirenal . ye taxi hisab kefelku ena temihirt bet deresku.

ekule Qen lie ,Guadegnachin met'a ena Tshirt Tseten ena libesu alen . Tiru Nachew ena leek Nachew .

Keza , Ferensayigna metsaf Jemerku ,mikniyatum kal-Tsafku astemariw yikotal .

Dude ! Break it down for me :


Arbe - Friday

ke - From

temihirt - School/ Study

behuala - After / Later

Wa de - to ( for direction ) eg . We De Debub - to the south

Bet - Home /House

ena - and

enat - Mother ( enatee / enat-ene - My mom )

Tegnita - Asleep

agegnhuat- Found her

agegnhoot - Found him


ba Menged Lie - On the road

abren - together

temirenal - Studied (we implicit )

ye taxi Hisab - taxi fare

kefelku - Paid

temihirt - School/ Study

Deresku - Arrived

ekule Qen lie - at Mid day

Guadegnachin - Our Friend ( Friend - Guadegna )

Met'a - Came/arrived

ena - and

Libse - Cloth ( Libesu - Wear it /Polite )

alen - Told us

Tiru Nachew - They are good

Leek Nachew - They are fit

Keza - Then

Ferensayigna - French

Metsaf - To write

Jemerku - Started

mikniyatum- because

kal-Tsafku - If I don't write

astemariw - The teacher

yikotal -  Will be mad


I am  also learning French ,this tiny corner is where I publish my home works and my silly french for future reference .

la vendredi apres je vais a'lecole , je vais a chez et chereche mon

mere sur la lit , dormir donc j ne parle pas rien . je manage mon diner et ouvre mon ordinator de lire francsais .

on tronte , je regard la film et ecrivez la lettre . prochane jour  , je reveler en avance et shave ma face, shave de la main avant de mange  mon petit dejener  et prendre un taxi pour mexico .  Je Trouve mon age ami a de route a'lecole .
A midi , nous ami allons  shemis pour leur et demande  xxxx .La shemis c'est parfait .Plus tard , j'embraey ecrivez mon fransais lettre parceque si je ne pas , mon instituter avant folle.