Greeting/intro Flashcards
Formal Greeting
“May he (God) give you health”
T’ena ysT’lgn
(teh-na yis-till-gin)
Informal Greeting
“Is it Peace?”
Selam new
(seh-lahm new)
I’m here!
Alehu / Alen
(ah-leh-hoo / ah-len)
How is it going?
Tadiyas (tah-dee-yas)
“Did you sleep well?”
Good morning (Male)
Endemn aderk
(en-dem-in ah-derk)
Good morning (Female)
“Did you sleep well?”
Endemn adersh
(en-dem-in ah-dersh)
Good morning (Plural)
“Did you all sleep well?”
Endemn aderachew?
(en-dem-in ah-der-ah-chew?)
Good morning (formal)
“Did you sleep well?”
Endemn aderoo
(en-dem-in ah-der-oo)
Good afternoon (Male)
“How is your day?”
Endemn walk (en-dem-in wah-lik)
Good afternoon (Female)
“How is your day?”
Endemn walsh
(en-dem-in wah-lish)
Good afternoon (Plural)
“How is everyone’s day?”
Endemn walachihu
(en-dem-in wah-lah-chee-hoo)
Good afternoon (formal)
“How is your day?”
Endemn waloo
(en-dem-in wah-loo)
Good evening (Male)
“How have you spent this evening?”
Endemn amsh
(en-dem-in ah-meh-sheh)
Good evening (Female)
“How have you spent this evening?”
Endemn ameshesh
(en-dem-in ah-mesh-esh)
Good evening (Plural/Respectful)
“How have you spent this evening?”
Endemn ameshachihu
(en-dem-in ah-mesh-ah-chew)
Good evening (Very formal)
“How have you spent this evening?”
Endemn ameshoo
(en-dem-in ah-mesh-oo)
Goodbye (Male)
“be well!” (Future)
Dehna wal
(deh-nah wahl)
Goodbye (Female)
“Be well!”
Dehna wayi
(deh-nah why-ee)
Goodbye (Plural)
“Be well!”
Dehna walu
(deh-nah wah-loo)
Have a good evening!
“Rest well!” (Male, future)
Dehna amsh
(deh-nah ahm-sh)
Have a good evening! (Female)
“Rest well!” Future tense
Dehna amshi
(deh-nah ahm-shee)
Have a good evening! (Plural/Respectful)
Rest well!
Dehna amshu
(deh-nah ahm-shoo)
Good night! (Male)
“Sleep well!” (Future)
Dehna eder
(deh-nah eh-der)
Good night (Female)
“Sleep well!” (Future)
Dehna ederi
(deh-nah eh-deh-ree)
Good night (Plural)
“Sleep well!” (Future)
Dehna ederu
(deh-nah eh-deh-roo)
I am called… [Bo]
[Bo] Ebalalehu (eh-bah-lah-le-hoo)
My name is… Bo
Smie Bo new (smee-eh new)
I come from…
Ke _____ new yemeTahut
(keh _____ new yeh-meh-tah-hoot)
I am a student
Temari negn
(teh-mah-ree nehn)
I am a teacher
Astemari negn
(ahs-teh-mah-ree nehn)
I am an engineer
Mehandis negn
(meh-hahn-dees nehn)
It is a pleasure to meet you (Male)
Sle age gne hooh des blognal
(sleh ah-geh neh-hoo des bel-oh-gnaal)
It is a pleasure to meet you (Female)
Sle age gne hoosh des blognal
(sleh ah-geh neh-hoosh des bel-oh-gnaal)
It is a pleasure to meet you too (Male)
Enem, sle age gne hooh des blognal (eh-nehm, sleh ah-geh neh-hoo des bel-oh-gnaal)
It is a pleasure to meet you too (Female)
Enem, sle age gne hoosh des blognal (eh-nehm, sleh ah-geh neh-hoosh des bel-oh-gnaal)
“May He give you health on my behalf”
formal greeting
Tena YsT’lgn
“May He give us all on my behalf”
(Formal Greeting Response)
Abro YsT’ln
Good
Tru
Tru neber
It was good
Conjo neber
It was beautiful
Conjo new
It is beautiful
Conjo new
It is beautiful
And yours? (Female)
Yanchis?
And yours? (Male)
Yantes?
Where
Yet
From
Ke
You come (m)
YemeTahew?
You come (female)
YemeTashiw
you come (respect)
YemeTut
You come (plural)
YemeTachihut
Your name (m)
Semeh
Your name (f)
Semesh
Is
New
Who
Man
your job (m)
Srah
your job (f)
Srash
What
Mindin
How
Endet
Was
Neber
To spend your day
Who(g)
How is (spending) your day? (Female)
Wlosh endet new?
How is (spending) your day? (Male)
Wloh endet new?
How was (spending) your day? (Female)
Wlosh endet neber?
Day
Qen
Your day (female)
Qensh
Your day (male)
Qeneh
How is your day? (M)
Qeneh endet new?
How is your day? (Female)
Qensh endet nesh?
How was your day? (Female)
Qenesh endet neber?
How was your day? (male)
Qeneh endet neber?
Samnt
Week
Your week (m)
Samenteh
Your week (f)
Samentesh
How is your week (f)
Samentesh endet new?
How is your week? (M)
Sahmenteh endet new?
How was your week? (F)
Samntesh endet neber?
How was your week? (M)
Samnteh endet neber?
It is so so
Mnm aylem
English
Amharic (Phonetic)
What is your name? (Male)
smeh man new?
What is your name? (Female)
Smsh man new? (smesh man new)
My name is…
Smie ___ new (smee-eh ___ new)
And yours? (Male)
Yantes? (yan-tes)
And yours? (Female)
[Pink] Yanchis? (yan-chees)
Where are you from? (Male)
[Blue] Ke yet new yemeTahew? (keh yet new yeh-meh-tah-heh-woo)
Where are you from? (Female)
Ke yet new yemeTashiw?
keh yet new yeh-meh-tah-shoo)
Where are you from? (Plural/Respectful)
Ke yet new yemeTachihut?
(keh yet new yeh-meh-tah-chee-hoot)
What do you do for a living? (Male)
[Blue] Srah mndn new? (srah min-den new)
What do you do for a living? (Female)
[Pink] Srash mndn new? (srah-sh min-den new)
How is your day? (Male)
[Blue] Wloh endet new? (wloh en-det new)
How is your day? (Female)
[Pink] Wlosh endet new? (wlosh en-det new)
How was your day? (Male)
[Blue] Wloh endet neber? (wloh en-det neh-ber)
How was your day? (Female)
[Pink] Wlosh endet neber? (wlosh en-det neh-ber)
How is your week? (Male)
[Blue] Samnteh endet new? (sahm-neh-teh en-det new)
How is your week? (Female)
[Pink] Samntsh endet new? (sahm-net-sh en-det new)
How was your week? (Male)
[Blue] Samnteh endet neber? (sahm-neh-teh en-det neh-ber)
How was your week? (Female)
[Pink] Samntsh endet neber? (sahm-net-sh en-det neh-ber)
It was good
[Green] Tru neber (troo neh-ber)
It was beautiful
[Green] Qonjo neber (kohn-jo neh-ber)
It is good
Tru new (troo new)
It is beautiful
Qonjo new (kohn-jo new)
It is so-so
Mnm aylm (mih-nim eye-lim)
Thank you
[Green] Amesegnalehu (ah-meh-seg-nah-le-hoo)
I
Ene (eh-neh)
He
Esu (eh-soo)
She
Esua (eh-soo-ah)
You (Male)
[Blue] Ante (an-teh)
You (Female)
[Pink] Anchi (an-chee)
You (Plural)
[Green] Enante (eh-nan-teh)
You (Respectful)
[Green] Erso (er-soh)
They
[Teal] Enesu (eh-neh-soo)
We
[Teal] Egna (eg-nah)
My (flower)
[Brown] Yene abeba (yeh-neh ah-beh-ba)
My (book)
[Brown] Yene metshaf (yeh-neh met-shaf)
Your (Male, coffee)
[Blue] Yante buna (yan-teh boo-nah)
Your (Female, tea)
[Pink] Yanchi shay (yan-chee shay)
Your (Plural, water)
[Green] Yenante wuha (yeh-nan-teh woo-ha)
Your (Respectful, injera)
[Green] Ye’erswo injera (yeh-ers-woh in-jeh-ra)
His (car)
Yesu mekina (yeh-soo meh-kee-nah)
Her (house)
Yesua bet (yeh-soo-ah bet)
Our (cat)
Yegna dmet (yeh-gna de-met)
Their (dog)
[Brown] Yenesu wusha (yeh-neh-soo woo-sha)
This
[Gray] Yh / Yhe (yee / yeh)
That
[Gray] Ya (yah)
These (flowers)
[Gray] Enezi abeboch (eh-neh-zee ah-beh-boch)
Yantes? (yan-tes)
Those
[Gray] Enezia (eh-neh-zee-ah)