Amharic Course – chapter 1 – part 1 Flashcards
1
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ምእራፍ
mı’eraf
A
chapter
2
Q
ሰላምታ
selamta
A
greeting
3
Q
አጠቃላይ
at’t’ek’alay
A
generic
4
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ደንባዊ
denbawī
A
formal
5
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ምልልስ
mılıllıs
A
dialogue
6
Q
ጤና ይስጥልኝ
t’ēna yıst’ıllıň
A
hello, how do you do
(lit: «may He give good health for me»)
7
Q
እንደምን ነሽ አበበች?
endemın neš abbebeč?
A
How are you (f.), Abebech?
8
Q
ደህና እግዚያብሔር ይመስገን፤ አንተስ?
dehna, egzīyabhēr yımmesgen, antess?
A
Fine, God be praised, and you (m.)?
9
Q
በጣም ደህና ነኝ
bet’am dehna neň
A
I’m very well
10
Q
ቤተሰብ ደህና ነው?
bēteseb dehna new?
A
Is your family doing well?
11
Q
ደህና ነው
dehna new
A
It is fine
12
Q
ዳዊት
dawīt
A
Dawit
(male name)
13
Q
አበበች
abbebeč
A
Abebech
(female name)
14
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ለማ
lemma
A
Lemma
(male name)
15
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አልማዝ
almaz
A
Almaz
(female name)
16
Q
ወይዘሮ አልማዝ
weyzero almaz
A
Ms Almaz
17
Q
እንደምን ነህ?
endemın neh?
A
How are you (m.)?
18
Q
እርስዎስ?
ersıwoss?
A
What about you (pol.)?
19
Q
ስራ እንዴት ነው?
sıra endēt new?
A
How is work?
20
Q
ስራ
sıra
A
work
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Q
እግዚያብሔር
egzīyabhēr
A
the Lord
22
Q
ስራ ጥሩ ነው
sıra t’ıru new
A
Work is fine
23
Q
አቶ ከበደ ደህና ናቸው?
ato kebbede dehna naččew?
A
Is Mr Kebbede fine? (pol.)
24
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እሱም በጣም ደህና ነው
essum bet’am dehna new
A
He too is very well
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ሰላም
| selam
peace
26
ጤና
| t’ēna
good health
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ይስጥልኝ
| yıst’ıllıň
## Footnote
(from « set’t’e »
may he give for me
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እንደምን?
| endemın?
how?
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ነሽ
| neš
you *(f.)* are
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ነህ / ነክ
| neh / nek
you *(m.)* are
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ደህና
| dehna
fine
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ይመስገን
| yımmesgen
## Footnote
(from « temeseggene »)
may he be praised
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አንተ
| ante
you *(m.)*
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አንተስ?
| antess?
what about you *(m.)*?
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እርስዎ
| ersıwo
you *(pol.)*
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በጣም
| bet’am
very
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ነኝ
| neň
I am
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ቤተሰብ
| bēteseb
family
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ነው
| new
he / it is fine
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ወይዘሮ
| weyzero
Ms.
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አቶ
| ato
Mr.
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እንዴት?
| endēt?
how?
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ናቸው
| naččew
he / she *(pol.)* is
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እሱ
| essu
he
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እሱም
| essum
he too
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-ስ?
| -ss?
what about?
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-ም
| -m
too, also
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እንደምን ነህ?
| endemın neh?
how are you *(m.)*?
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እንዴት ነህ?
| endēt neh?
how are you *(m.)*?
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እንደምን ነሽ?
| endemın neš?
how are you *(f.)*?
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እንዴት ነሽ?
| endēt neš?
how are you *(f.)*?
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እንደምን ነዎት?
| endemın newot?
how are you *(pol.)*?
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እንዴት ነዎት?
| endēt newot?
how are you *(pol.)*?
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አንቺ
| ančī
you *(f.)*
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አንቺስ?
| ančīss?
what about you *(f.)*?
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እናንተ
| ennante
you *(pl.)*
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እናንተስ?
| ennantess?
what about you *(pl.)*?
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እንደምን ናችሁ?
| endemın načču?
how are you *(pl.)*?
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እንዴት ናችሁ?
| endēt načču?
how are you *(pl.)*?
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ናችሁ
| načču
you *(pl.)* are
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ነን
| nen
we are
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ደህና ነን
| dehna nen
we are fine
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ደህና ነህ / ነክ?
| dehna neh / nek?
are you *(m.)* fine?
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ደህና ነሽ?
| dehna neš?
are you *(f.)* fine?
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ደህና ነዎት?
| dehna newot?
are you *(pol.)* fine?
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ደህና ናችሁ?
| dehna načču?
are you *(pl.)* fine?
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እርሳቸው
| ersaččew
he / she *(pol.)*
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መልመጃ
| melmeja
exercise
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ተማሪ
| temarī
student
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ተማሪዎች
| temarīwoč
students
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ልጅ
| lıj
child
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ልጆች
| lıjoč
children
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እኔ
| enē
I
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እሷ
| esswa
she
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እነሱ
| ennessu
they
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ይህ
| yıh
this
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ያ
| ya
that
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እነዚህ
| ennezīh
these
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እነዚያ
| ennezīya
those
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የኔ
| yenē
my
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ያንተ
| yante
your *(m.)*
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ያንቺ
| yančī
your *(f.)*
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የሱ
| yessu
his / its
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የሷ
| yesswa
her
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የነሱ
| yennessu
their
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ምን?
| mın?
what?
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የት?
| yet?
where?
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መቼ?
| mečē?
when?
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እኛ
| eňňa
we
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የኛ
| yeňňa
our
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የናንተ
| yennante
your *(pl.)*
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የርስዎ
| yersıwo
your *(pol.)*
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የርሳቸው
| yersaččew
his / her *(pol.)*
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ናቸው
| naččew
they are
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ትልቅ
| tıllık’
big
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ናት / ነች
| nat / neč
she is
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ትልቅ ነው
| tıllık’ new
he is big
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ትልቅ ናት
| tıllık’ nat
she is big
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ተማሪ ነው
| temarī new
he’s a student
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መምህር
| memmıhır
teacher
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ተማሪ ነች
| temarī neč
she’s a student
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መምህር ናቸው
| memmıhır naččew
he / she *(pol.)* is a teacher
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ፀሐይነሽ መምህር ናት
| ts’ehayneš memmıhır nat
Tsehaynesh is a teacher
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ፀሐይነሽ
| ts’ehayneš
Tsehaynesh
| (female name)
105
ሐበሻ
| habeša
Habesha
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ሐበሻ ነኝ
| habeša neň
I am Habesha
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ሐበሻ ነህ
| habeša neh
you *(m.)* are Habesha
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ተማሪዎች ናቸው
| temarīwočı naččew
they are students
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ተማሪዎች ናችሁ
| temarīwočı načču
you *(pl.)* are students
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ሐበሻ ነዎት
| habeša newot
you *(pol.)* are Habesha
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አንቺ ጎበዝ ተማሪ ነሽ
| ančī gobez temarï neš
you *(f.)* are a brilliant student
112
አጭር
| ac’c’ır
short
113
ረጅም
| rejjım
long
| (also: « tall »)
114
እሱ አጭር ነው
| essu ac’c’ır new
he’s short
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እናንተ አጭሮች ናችሁ
| ennante ac’c’ıročı načču
you *(pl.)* are short
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እርስዎ ርጅም ነዎት
| ersıwo rejjım newot
you *(pol.)* are tall
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አንቺ ረጅም ነሽ
| ančī rejjım neš
you *(f.)* are tall
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እኛ ረጅሞች ነን
| eňňa rejjımočï nen
we are tall
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አንድ
| and
one
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ደንብ
| denb
regulation
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በአጠቃላይ
| be’at’t’ek’alay
in general
122
ጥሩ
| t’ıru
good
123
አለቃ
| alek’a
boss
124
ሁለት
| hulet
two
125
ሶስት
| sost
three
126
አራት
| arat
four
127
ፈረንጅ
| ferenj
White person, foreigner
128
| gobez
brilliant
