Amharic language / English Flashcards
እግዚአብሔር
egzii’abheer
God
ምግብ
migib
food
ቦታ
bota
a place, a location
ሕዝብ
hizb
people, crowd, population
ጾም
t’som
fasting
እውነት
ewinet
the truth
ሰው
sew
man / a person / a human
ውሸት
wišet
a lie
ምሕረት
mihret
Mercy
ነውር
newir
shame
ይሉኝታ
yiluňta
what other people think
ባህል
bahil
culture, tradition, custom
እምነት
emnet
a belief
ሃይማኖት
haymanot
religion
ከተማ
ketema
city
ዋና ከተማ
wanna ketema
the capital city
ሰፈር
sefer
neighbourhood, city district
ቤት
beet
house / building
ክፍል
kifl
room
ፎቅ
fok’
floor, storey
በር
berr
gate, door
መስኮት
meskot
window
መዝጊያ
mezgiiya
door
also includes the panel of a window, etc.
(from zegga, to close)
ሰውዬ
sewiyyee
a man
ሴት
seet
woman
ሴትዮ
seetiyyo
a woman
ልጃገረድ
lijagered
a girl
ጓዴኛ
gwadeeňňa
friend, colleague
ወዳጅ
wedaj
friend
ባልንጀራ
balinjera
a close friend
በጣም
bet’am
very
እጅግ
ejjig
extremely, very, too much
ወንድ
wend
male
ሴት
seet
female
ሌላ
leela
other, another
ተመሳሳይ
temesasay
similar, identical, the same
ልዩ
liyyu
unique, special
ደህና
dehna
fine, all right
ሩቅ
ruk’
far
ቅርብ
k’irb
near
ቀኝ
k’eňň
right side
ግራ
gra
left side
በ-X
አቅራቢያ
ak’rabbiiya
be-X
in the proximity (near)
of …
የአካባቢይ
ye’akababiiy
local
የሀገሬ
yehageree
of my country
የውጭ ሀገር
foreign
(«from outside country»)
የሃገር ውስጥ
yehager wist’
national
(«from inside country»)
ያሜሪካን
yameeriikan
American
(adjective)
እንግሊዝ
engliiz
English
(adjective)
ጀርመን
jermen
German
(adjective)
ፈረንሳይ
ferensay
French
(adjective)
ሩሲያን
russiiyan
Russian
(adjective)
መስኮብ
meskob
Russian
(adjective)
ጣሊያን
t’aliiyan
Italian
(adjective)
የቤልጂየም
yebeeljiiyem
Belgian
(adjective)
የቻይና
yecayna
Chinese
(culture)
እኔ
enee
I, me
አንተ
ante
you
(male)
አንቺ
ancii
you
(female)
እርስዎ
ersiwo
you
(polite)
እሱ
essu
he, him
እሷ
esswa
she
እርሳቸው
ersaccew
he/she
(polite)
እኛ
eňňa
we, us
እናንተ
ennante
you
(plural)
እነሱ
ennessu
they, them
የኔ
yennee
my, mine
ያንተ
yante
your, yours
(male)
ያንቺ
yancii
your, yours
(female)
የርስዎ
yersiwo
your, yours
(polite)
የሱ
yessu
his
የሷ
yesswa
her, hers
የርሳቸው
yersaccew
his/hers
(polite)
የኛ
yeňňa
our, ours
የናንተ
yennante
your, yours
(plural)
የነሱ
yennessu
their, theirs
ይሀው
yihew
here it is / take it
ይህ
yih
this
ይህች
yihic
this
(female)
እነዚህ
ennezziih
these
እኚህ
eňňih
this
(polite)
እነኚህ
enneňňih
these
(polite)
ይህኛው
yihiňňaw
this one
ይችኛዋ
yicciňňawa
this one
(female)
እዚህ
ezzǐh
here
በዚህ
bezziih
by this / in this
ከዚህ
kezziih
from this / with this
እንዴምን
endeemin
how?
እንዴት
endeet
how?
እንዴ
endee
what the? / isn’t it?
ምን
min
what?
ምንድን
mindin
what?
ምኖችን
minoccin
what? / which?
(plural)
ምን አይነት
min aynet
what kind of?
ለምን
lemin
why? / what for?
ትናንና
tinantinna
yesterday
ዛሬ
zaree
today
ነገ
nege
tomorrow
ከትናንትና ወዲያ
ketinantinna wediiya
the day before yesterday
ከነገ ወዲያ
kenege wediiya
the day after tomorrow
ከሰዓት በፊት
kese’at befiit
before noon
ከሰዓት በኋላ
kese’at behwala
afternoon
ቀንቀን
k’enk’en
during the day
ከሰዓት
kese’at
afternoon
ውስጥ
… wist’
inside …
ውጭ
… wicc’
outside …
ላይ
… lay
on …
ታች
… tac
under …
በ
be-
at, in …
እ
e-
at, in …
እስከ (ድረስ)
eske … (dires)
until …
ከ
ke-
from …
ከ
በፊት
befiit
ke-
in front of
ከ
በኋላ
behwala
ke-
behind …
በ
be-
in
በ
be-
by
እንደ
ende-
as, like … / according to …
እንደ … (ያለ)
ende-… yalle
looking like …
ስለ
sile-
about …
ለ
le-
for … / to …
በ
መሰረት
meseret
be-
based on …
በ
ምክንያት
mikniyat
be-
because of …
ከ-… (ይልክ)
ke-… (yilik)
more than …
ነኝ
neň
I am
ነህ / ነክ
neh / nek
you are
(male)
ነሽ
neš
you are
(girl)
ነዎ
newo
you are
(polite)
ነው
new
he is / it is
ናት
nat
she is
ናቸው
naccew
he is / she is
(polite)
**
ነን
nen
we are
ናችሁ
naccu
you are
(plural)
ናቸው
naccew
they are
አይደለሁም
aydellehum
I am not
አይደለህም
aydellehim
you are not
(male)
አይደለሽም
aydellešim
you are not
(female)
አይደሉም
aydellum
you are not
(plural)
አይደለም
aydellem
he is not / it is not
አይደለችም
aydelleccim
she is not
አይደሉም
aydellum
he/she is not
(polite)
አይደለንም
aydellenim
we are not
አይደላችሁም
aydelleccum
you are not
(plural)
አይደሉም
aydellum
they are not
ሆነ
hone
(NORE)
he became
(this verb also has the sense of «to be» in the imperfect tense)
ኖረ
nore
(NORE)
he lived
ተገኘ
tegeňňe
(TESET’T’E)
he was located / was found
ቆመ
k’ome
(NORE)
he stood / he stopped
አጋጠመ
aggatt’eme
(AGGAT’T’EME)
it happened
ሞተ
mote
(NORE)
he died
አለ
ale
(ALE)
he said
ነገረ
neggere
(NEGGERE)
he said, he told
ተናገረ
tenaggere
(TENAGGERE)
he spoke
ተነጋገሩ
tenegaggeru
(TENEGAGGERE)
they talked to each other
ተጨዋወቱ
tec’ewawwetu
(TENEGAGGERE
they chatted together
ጠየቀ
t’eyyek’e
(FELLEGE)
he asked
(also: he visited someone)
አዘዘ
azzeze
(ADDESE)
he ordered
(some food, etc.)
መለሰ
mellese
(FELLEGE)
he replied
ሄደ
heede
(HEDE)
he went
መጣ
mett’a
(SERRA)
he came
ቆየ
k’oyye
(K’OYYE)
he stayed
(also: it’s taken a long time)
ደረሰ
derrese
(NEGGERE)
he arrive
ቀረበ
k’errebe
(NEGGERE)
he came nearer
ጠጋ አለ
t’ega ale
(ALE)
he is close
ተመለሰ
temellese
(TEMELLESE)
he came back
አለፈ
allefe
(ARREFE)
he passed
አደረገ
aderrege
(ADERREGE)
he did
ሰራ
serra
(SERRA)
it worked
ገነባ
genebba
(FENEDDA)
he built
ሰበረ
sebbere
(NEGGERE)
he broke
ተሰበረ
tesebbere
(TEMELLESE)
it broke
(it is broken)
ፈጀ
fejje
(K’OYYE)
it consumed / it required / it took
(ex.: it took three hours)
ቆረጠ
k’orret’e
(MOKKERE)
he cut
አደሰ
addese
(ADDESE)
he renewed, he repaired
ጤና ይስጥልኝ!
t’eena yist’illiň
Greetings!
(«May He give health»)
ሰላም!
selam
Hello!
(«peace»)
ታዲያስ
tadiiyas
Hi!
ደህና አደርክ?
dehna alleh?
Good morning!
(male – «Did you have a good night?»)
ደህና አደርሽ?
dehna adderš?
Good morning!
(female – «Did you have a good night?»)
ደህና አለህ?
dehna alleh?
are you fine?
(male)
ደህና አለሽ?
dehna alleš?
are you fine?
(female)
አዳር ጥሩ አለፈ?
adar t’ira allefe?
Did the night go well?
ደህና ዋልክ?
dehna walk?
Good afternoon!
(male – «Did you have a good day?»)
ደህና ዋልሽ?
dehna walš?
Good afternoon!
(female – «Did you have a good day?»)
ደህና አመሽክ?
dehna ameshk?
Good evening!
(male – «Did you have a good evening so far?»)
ደህና አመሽሽ?
Dehna amešiš?
Good evening!
(female – «Did you have a good evening so far?»)
ደህና ሰነበትክ?
dehna senebbetk?
How have you been?
(male – «How did you spend the last days?»)
ደህና ሰነበትሽ?
dehna senebbetš?
How have you been?
(female – «How did you spend the last days?»)
አዙ ቀን ሆነ!
bizu k’en hone!
It has been many days!
(to say hello to someone that you haven’t seen in a while)
ስም
sim
name
እድሜ
edmee
age
አድራሻ
adrašša
adress
መታወቂያ
mettawek’iiya
identification
መንጃ ፈቃድ
menja fek’ad
driving license
ኑሮ
nuro
life
አዳር
adar
the last night
እንቅልፍ
enk’ilf
the sleep
የተረፋ (ምግብ)
yeterrefa (migib)
leftovers
ዝርዝር
zirzir
a list
የምግብ ዝርዝር
yemigib zirzir
the menu
(«the list of food»)
እንቁላል
enk’ulal
egg
እንቁላል ጥብስ
enk’ulal t’ibs
fried eggs
ዳቦ
dabbo
bread
ቂጣ
k’iitt’a
flatbread
እንጀራ
enjera
those pancakes…
መግቢያ
megbiiya
the entrance
መውጫ
mewc’a
the exit
በረንዳ
berenda
balcony
ግቢ
gibbii
yard
(also: enclosure, garden)
መሃል ከተማ
mehal ketema
the city centre
አቶ
ato
Mister
ወይዘሮ
weyzero
Mrs
ወይዘሪት
weyzeriit
Miss
ጌታ
geeta
lord
ባለቤት
balebeet
the owner
ደንበኛ
denbeňňa
a customer
ተማሪ
temarii
a student
ከበደ
Kebbede
Kebbede
a man’s name
ተሰማ
Tesemma
Tesemma
a man’s name
ለማ
Lemma
Lemma
a man’s name
አለሙ
Alemu
Alemu
a man’s name
ዮሐንስ
Yohannis
Yohannis
a man’s name
ታሪኩ
Tariiku
Tariku
a man’s name
አዜብ
Azeeb
Azeb
a man’s name
ብሩክ
Biruk
Biruk
a man’s name
አንድሪያ
Andriiya
Andriya
a man’s name
ኃይለ
Hayle
Haile
a man’s name
መላኩ
Melaku
Melaku
a man’s name
ሞላ
Molla
Molla
a man’s name
ዳዊት
Dawiit
Dawit
a man’s name
አልማዝ
Almaz
Almaz
a woman’s name
ጥሩነሽ
T’iruneš
Tirunesh
a woman’s name
ማርታ
Marta
Marta
a woman’s name
አለም
Alem
Alem
a man or woman’s name
ትዝታ
Tizzita
Tizita
a woman’s name
ሰሎሜ
Selomee
Salome
a woman’s name
ሂዎት
Hiiwot
Hiwot
a woman’s name
ሳራ
Sara
Sara
a woman’s name
ሶሲና
Sosiinna
Sosina
a woman’s name
ጴጥሮስ
P’eet’ros
Petros
a man’s name
ቴዎድሮስ
Teewodros
Teodros
a man’s name
ምኒልክ
Miniilik
Menelik
a man’s name
ኃይለ ሥላሴ
Hayle Sillasee
Haile Selassie
that guy
ጣይቱ
T’aytu
Taytu
a woman’s name
ሜሮን
Meeron
Meron
a woman’s name
ጺዮን
Ts’iiyon
Tsion
a woman’s name
ማርያም
Maryam
Mary
Mother of Jesus
አዲስ አበባ
Addiis Abeba
Addis Ababa
capital of Ethiopia
ሐረር
Harer
Harar
a city in Ethiopia
ላሊበላ
Laliibela
Lalibela
touristic hotspot
ጎንደር
Gonder
Gondar
a city in Ethiopia
ባሕር ዳር
Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar
a city in Ethiopia
ጥሩ
t’iru
good
መጥፎ
met’fo
bad
ልክ
likk
correct, accurate
አስደናቂ
asdenak’ii
amazing
ትልቅ
tillik’
big
ትንሽ
tinniš
small
(also: a little bit)
ረጅም
rejjim
long, tall
አጭር
acc’ir
short
ሰፊ
seffii
wide
ክፍት
kift
open
(adjective)
ራሴ
rasee
myself
ራስህ
rasih
yourself
(male)
ራስሽ
rasiš
yourself
(female)
ራሱ
rasu
himself
ራሷ
raswa
herself
ያ
ya
that
ያቺ
yacii
that
(female)
በዚያ
bezziiya
by that / in that
ከዚያ
kezziiya
from that / with that
ያኛው
yaňňaw
that one
ያችኛዋ
yacciňňawa
that one
(female)
እነዚያ
ennezziiya
those
እኒያ
enniiya
that
(polite)
እነኛ
enneňňa
those
(polite)
እነማን?
enneman?
who?
(plural)
ጥቂት
t’ik’iit
a few
በርካታ
berkatta
several
ቢዙ
bizu
a lot of
ማን?
man?
who?
ማናችሁ?
mannaccu?
which one of you?
(= «man» + «accu»)
ማንማን?
manman?
who and who?
የት?
yet?
where?
እስከየት?
eskeyet?
until where?
በየት?
beyet?
by where?
ወደየት?
wedeyet?
to where?
መቼ?
mecee?
when?
ስንት?
sint?
how much/many?
ምን ያህል?
min yahil?
how much?
ቀኑም በሙሉ
k’enun bemulu
the whole day
ቶሎ
tolo
soon
ቀደም ብሎ
k’edem bilo
in advance
በቀደምለት
bek’eddemlet
earlier
በ-… ሰዓት
be-… se’at
at … o’clock
በ-… ሰዓት ውስጥ
be-… se’at wist’
in … hours
በ-… ሳምንት ውስጥ
be-… samminti wist’
in … weeks
ከ
ፊትለፊት
fiitlefiit
ke-
opposite …
ከ
ጎን
gon
ke-
next to …
(«at the side of»)
ከ
ማዶ
በ እንና በ
መካከል
mado
ke-
on the other side of …
በ
ዙሪያ
zuriiya
be-
around …
እዚህ
ezziih
here
እዚያ
ezziiya
there
ከዚህ
kezziih
from here
ከዚያ
kezziiya
from there
አጠገብ
at’egeb
near …
ያህል
yahil
around, about …
ከ
ጋር
gar
ke-
with …
የሌለው
… yelleellew
without …
ያለ
yale …
without
ነበርኩ
nebberku
I was
ነበርክ
nebberk
you were
(male)
ነበርሽ
nebberš
you were
(female)
ነበሩ
nebberu
they were
(also: «you were / he/she was» – polite)
ነበረ
nebbere
he was
ነበረች
nebberec
she was
ነበርን
nebberin
we were
ነበራችሁ
nebberaccu
you were
(plural)
ቋንጣ ፍርፍር
k’want’a firfir
fried meat crumbs and scrambled enjera
ዱለት
dulet
tripes
ፓስታ በቲማትም
pasta betiimatiim
pasta with tomato
ፓስታ በአትክልት
pasta be’atkilt
pasta with vegetables
ፓስታ በስጋ
pasta besiga
pasta with meat
ሱፍ
suf
sunflower seeds
በርገር
berger
hamburger
ቺዝ በርገር
ciiz berger
cheese burger
ስፔሻል በርገር
speešal beger
special burger
(whatever that means)
ፒዛ
piizza
pizza
ሚኒ ፒዛ
miinii piizza
mini pizza
ችፕስ
cips
chips
(that is, fries)
እንቁላል ሳንዲች
enk’ulal sandiic
egg sandwich
አትክልት ሳንዲች
atkilt sandic
veggie sandwich
ጁስ
jus
juice
ሼክ ጁስ
šeek jus
shake juice
ሚክስ ጁስ
miiks jus
mix juice
አናናስ
ananas
pineapple
ማንጎ
mango
mango
አቡካዶ
abukado
avocado
ትኩስ ነገፎች
tikus negefoc
hot beverages
የፆም ማኪያቶ
yets’om makiiyato
fasting macchiato
ወተት
wetet
milk
ቡና
bunna
coffee
ስፕሪስ
spriis
mixed beverages
(ex. tea + milk, etc.)
ለውዝ ሻይ
lewz šay
nut tea
ሻይ
šay
tea
ፍሌቨር ሻያ
fleever šay
flavoured tea
(with fruit etc.)
ብርቱካን
birtukan
orange
(the fruit)
ሻይ ብፍሎሚ
šay belomii
lemon juice
ጦስኝ ሻይ
t’osiň šay
thyme
ቀሽር
k’ešir
Ethiopian tea
ለስላሳ
lesilasa
Sugary drinks
(coca etc.)
ውሃ
wiha
water
ሊትር
liitr
litre
ጭማሪ
c’imarii
accompaniments
ትሆናለህ
tihonalleh
you will be (m.)
ይሆንልሻል
yihonillišal
it will be for you (f.)
በሚሆኑበት ጊዜ
bemmiihonubbet giizee
when they will be
or: when you/he/she will be (respectful)
አንሆንም
annihonim
we won’t be
ሆና
hona
it happened (f.)
አይሆንብሻል
ayhonibbišal
it won’t happen to you (f.)
ሆና ነበር
hona nebber
you were (f.)
እሆን ነበር
ehon nebber
I would be
አልሆንም
alhonim
I won’t be
መሆን
mehon
to be
ሆኜ ነበር
hoňňee nebber
I would be
አልሆንኩም
alhonkum
I didn’t become
ትሆኑ አልነበር
tihonu nebber
you wouldn’t be (pl.)
አልሆኑም
alhonum
they didn’t become
or you/he/she didn’t become (respectful)
ሆነች
honec
she became
