Greeting/intro Flashcards

1
Q

Formal Greeting
“May he (God) give you health”

A

T’ena ysT’lgn
(teh-na yis-till-gin)

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2
Q

Informal Greeting
“Is it Peace?”

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Selam new
(seh-lahm new)

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3
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I’m here!

A

Alehu / Alen
(ah-leh-hoo / ah-len)

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4
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How is it going?

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Tadiyas (tah-dee-yas)

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5
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“Did you sleep well?”
Good morning (Male)

A

Endemn aderk
(en-dem-in ah-derk)

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Good morning (Female)
“Did you sleep well?”

A

Endemn adersh
(en-dem-in ah-dersh)

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Q

Good morning (Plural)

“Did you all sleep well?”

A

Endemn aderachew?
(en-dem-in ah-der-ah-chew?)

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Good morning (formal)
“Did you sleep well?”

A

Endemn aderoo
(en-dem-in ah-der-oo)

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Q

Good afternoon (Male)
“How is your day?”

A

Endemn walk (en-dem-in wah-lik)

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Q

Good afternoon (Female)
“How is your day?”

A

Endemn walsh
(en-dem-in wah-lish)

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Good afternoon (Plural)
“How is everyone’s day?”

A

Endemn walachihu
(en-dem-in wah-lah-chee-hoo)

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12
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Good afternoon (formal)
“How is your day?”

A

Endemn waloo
(en-dem-in wah-loo)

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13
Q

Good evening (Male)
“How have you spent this evening?”

A

Endemn amsh
(en-dem-in ah-meh-sheh)

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14
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Good evening (Female)
“How have you spent this evening?”

A

Endemn ameshesh
(en-dem-in ah-mesh-esh)

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15
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Good evening (Plural/Respectful)
“How have you spent this evening?”

A

Endemn ameshachihu
(en-dem-in ah-mesh-ah-chew)

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16
Q

Good evening (Very formal)
“How have you spent this evening?”

A

Endemn ameshoo
(en-dem-in ah-mesh-oo)

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17
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Goodbye (Male)
“be well!” (Future)

A

Dehna wal
(deh-nah wahl)

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18
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Goodbye (Female)
“Be well!”

A

Dehna wayi
(deh-nah why-ee)

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19
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Goodbye (Plural)
“Be well!”

A

Dehna walu
(deh-nah wah-loo)

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20
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Have a good evening!
“Rest well!” (Male, future)

A

Dehna amsh
(deh-nah ahm-sh)

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Have a good evening! (Female)
“Rest well!” Future tense

A

Dehna amshi
(deh-nah ahm-shee)

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Have a good evening! (Plural/Respectful)
Rest well!

A

Dehna amshu
(deh-nah ahm-shoo)

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23
Q

Good night! (Male)
“Sleep well!” (Future)

A

Dehna eder
(deh-nah eh-der)

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24
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Good night (Female)
“Sleep well!” (Future)

A

Dehna ederi
(deh-nah eh-deh-ree)

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25
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Good night (Plural)
“Sleep well!” (Future)

A

Dehna ederu
(deh-nah eh-deh-roo)

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26
Q

I am called… [Bo]

A

[Bo] Ebalalehu (eh-bah-lah-le-hoo)

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27
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My name is… Bo

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Smie Bo new (smee-eh new)

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28
Q

I come from…

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Ke _____ new yemeTahut
(keh _____ new yeh-meh-tah-hoot)

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29
Q

I am a student

A

Temari negn
(teh-mah-ree nehn)

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I am a teacher

A

Astemari negn
(ahs-teh-mah-ree nehn)

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I am an engineer

A

Mehandis negn
(meh-hahn-dees nehn)

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32
Q

It is a pleasure to meet you (Male)

A

Sle age gne hooh des blognal
(sleh ah-geh neh-hoo des bel-oh-gnaal)

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33
Q

It is a pleasure to meet you (Female)

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Sle age gne hoosh des blognal
(sleh ah-geh neh-hoosh des bel-oh-gnaal)

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34
Q

It is a pleasure to meet you too (Male)

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Enem, sle age gne hooh des blognal (eh-nehm, sleh ah-geh neh-hoo des bel-oh-gnaal)

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35
Q

It is a pleasure to meet you too (Female)

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Enem, sle age gne hoosh des blognal (eh-nehm, sleh ah-geh neh-hoosh des bel-oh-gnaal)

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36
Q

“May He give you health on my behalf”
formal greeting

A

Tena YsT’lgn

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37
Q

“May He give us all on my behalf”
(Formal Greeting Response)

A

Abro YsT’ln

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38
Q

Good

A

Tru

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39
Q

Tru neber

A

It was good

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40
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Conjo neber

A

It was beautiful

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41
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Conjo new

A

It is beautiful

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42
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Conjo new

A

It is beautiful

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44
Q

And yours? (Female)

A

Yanchis?

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45
Q

And yours? (Male)

A

Yantes?

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46
Q

Where

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Yet

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47
Q

From

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Ke

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48
Q

You come (m)

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YemeTahew?

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49
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You come (female)

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YemeTashiw

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50
Q

you come (respect)

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YemeTut

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51
Q

You come (plural)

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YemeTachihut

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52
Q

Your name (m)

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Semeh

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53
Q

Your name (f)

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Semesh

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54
Q

Is

55
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Who

56
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your job (m)

57
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your job (f)

58
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What

59
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How

60
Q

Was

61
Q

To spend your day

62
Q

How is (spending) your day? (Female)

A

Wlosh endet new?

63
Q

How is (spending) your day? (Male)

A

Wloh endet new?

64
Q

How was (spending) your day? (Female)

A

Wlosh endet neber?

65
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Day

66
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Your day (female)

67
Q

Your day (male)

68
Q

How is your day? (M)

A

Qeneh endet new?

69
Q

How is your day? (Female)

A

Qensh endet nesh?

70
Q

How was your day? (Female)

A

Qenesh endet neber?

71
Q

How was your day? (male)

A

Qeneh endet neber?

72
Q

Samnt

73
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Your week (m)

74
Q

Your week (f)

75
Q

How is your week (f)

A

Samentesh endet new?

76
Q

How is your week? (M)

A

Sahmenteh endet new?

77
Q

How was your week? (F)

A

Samntesh endet neber?

78
Q

How was your week? (M)

A

Samnteh endet neber?

79
Q

It is so so

80
Q

English

A

Amharic (Phonetic)

81
Q

What is your name? (Male)

A

smeh man new?

82
Q

What is your name? (Female)

A

Smsh man new? (smesh man new)

83
Q

My name is…

A

Smie ___ new (smee-eh ___ new)

84
Q

And yours? (Male)

A

Yantes? (yan-tes)

85
Q

And yours? (Female)

A

[Pink] Yanchis? (yan-chees)

86
Q

Where are you from? (Male)

A

[Blue] Ke yet new yemeTahew? (keh yet new yeh-meh-tah-heh-woo)

87
Q

Where are you from? (Female)

A

Ke yet new yemeTashiw?
keh yet new yeh-meh-tah-shoo)

88
Q

Where are you from? (Plural/Respectful)

A

Ke yet new yemeTachihut?
(keh yet new yeh-meh-tah-chee-hoot)

89
Q

What do you do for a living? (Male)

A

[Blue] Srah mndn new? (srah min-den new)

90
Q

What do you do for a living? (Female)

A

[Pink] Srash mndn new? (srah-sh min-den new)

91
Q

How is your day? (Male)

A

[Blue] Wloh endet new? (wloh en-det new)

92
Q

How is your day? (Female)

A

[Pink] Wlosh endet new? (wlosh en-det new)

93
Q

How was your day? (Male)

A

[Blue] Wloh endet neber? (wloh en-det neh-ber)

94
Q

How was your day? (Female)

A

[Pink] Wlosh endet neber? (wlosh en-det neh-ber)

95
Q

How is your week? (Male)

A

[Blue] Samnteh endet new? (sahm-neh-teh en-det new)

96
Q

How is your week? (Female)

A

[Pink] Samntsh endet new? (sahm-net-sh en-det new)

97
Q

How was your week? (Male)

A

[Blue] Samnteh endet neber? (sahm-neh-teh en-det neh-ber)

98
Q

How was your week? (Female)

A

[Pink] Samntsh endet neber? (sahm-net-sh en-det neh-ber)

99
Q

It was good

A

[Green] Tru neber (troo neh-ber)

100
Q

It was beautiful

A

[Green] Qonjo neber (kohn-jo neh-ber)

101
Q

It is good

A

Tru new (troo new)

102
Q

It is beautiful

A

Qonjo new (kohn-jo new)

103
Q

It is so-so

A

Mnm aylm (mih-nim eye-lim)

104
Q

Thank you

A

[Green] Amesegnalehu (ah-meh-seg-nah-le-hoo)

105
Q

I

A

Ene (eh-neh)

106
Q

He

A

Esu (eh-soo)

107
Q

She

A

Esua (eh-soo-ah)

108
Q

You (Male)

A

[Blue] Ante (an-teh)

109
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You (Female)

A

[Pink] Anchi (an-chee)

110
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You (Plural)

A

[Green] Enante (eh-nan-teh)

111
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You (Respectful)

A

[Green] Erso (er-soh)

112
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They

A

[Teal] Enesu (eh-neh-soo)

113
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We

A

[Teal] Egna (eg-nah)

114
Q

My (flower)

A

[Brown] Yene abeba (yeh-neh ah-beh-ba)

115
Q

My (book)

A

[Brown] Yene metshaf (yeh-neh met-shaf)

116
Q

Your (Male, coffee)

A

[Blue] Yante buna (yan-teh boo-nah)

117
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Your (Female, tea)

A

[Pink] Yanchi shay (yan-chee shay)

118
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Your (Plural, water)

A

[Green] Yenante wuha (yeh-nan-teh woo-ha)

119
Q

Your (Respectful, injera)

A

[Green] Ye’erswo injera (yeh-ers-woh in-jeh-ra)

120
Q

His (car)

A

Yesu mekina (yeh-soo meh-kee-nah)

121
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Her (house)

A

Yesua bet (yeh-soo-ah bet)

122
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Our (cat)

A

Yegna dmet (yeh-gna de-met)

123
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Their (dog)

A

[Brown] Yenesu wusha (yeh-neh-soo woo-sha)

124
Q

This

A

[Gray] Yh / Yhe (yee / yeh)

125
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That

A

[Gray] Ya (yah)

126
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These (flowers)

A

[Gray] Enezi abeboch (eh-neh-zee ah-beh-boch)

131
Q
A

Yantes? (yan-tes)

132
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Those

A

[Gray] Enezia (eh-neh-zee-ah)