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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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