Lesson 3 – My name is Peter Flashcards
Personal pronouns, to be, plural
ስም
sım
a name
ስሜ
sımē
my name
አንተ
ante
you
(sg. m.)
አንቺ
ančī
you
(sg. f.)
እስዎ
essıwo
you
(polite)
አንተስ?
antes
what about you ?
(sg. m.)
አንቺስ?
ančīs
what about you?
(sg. f.)
ያንተ
yante
yours
(sg. m.)
ያንቺ
yančī
yours
(sg. f.)
የሲዎ
yessıwo
yours
(polite)
ያንተስ?
yantes
what about yours?
(sg. m.)
ያንቺስ?
yančīs
what about yours ?
(sg. f.)
የስዎስ?
yessıwos
what about yours ?
(polite)
ጠና ይስጥልኝ, ስሜ ጆን ነው, ያንተስ?
t’ena yıst’ıllıň, sımē Jon new, yantes?
Greetings, my name is John, what’s yours ?
(sg. m)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
sımē Jon new
My name is John
ኢትዮጵያ
ītyop’ıya
Ethiopia
ኢትዮጵያዊ
ītyop’ıyawī
Ethiopian
(person)
የኢትዮጵያ
ye’ītyop’ıya
Ethiopian
(of Ethiopia)
ነህ
neh
you are
(sg. m.)
ነሽ
neš
you are
(sg. f.)
ነዎ
newo
you are
(polite)
አፍሪካ
afrīka
Africa
አፍሪካዊ
afrīkawī
African
(person)
ጆን ነኝ
Jon neň
I am John
ኢትዮጵያዊ ነህ?
ītyop’ıyawī neh?
Are you Ethiopian?
(sg. m.)
ኢትዮጵያዊ ነሽ?
ītyop’ıyawī neš?
Are you Ethiopian?
(sg. f.)
ኢትዮጵያዊ ነዎ?
ītyop’ıyawī newo?
Are you Ethiopian?
(polite)
አሜሪካዊ
amērīkawī
American
(person)
ነኝ
neň
I am
ነገርግኝ
negergın
but, however
አቶ
ato
Mr
ተሰማ
Tesemma
Tessema
(name)
ለማ
Lemma
Lemma
(name)
ኢትዮጵያዊያን
ītyop’ıyawīyan
Ethiopians
(people)
ቻይናዊ
čaynawī
Chinese
(person)
ናቸው
naččew
they are
(can also be «he/she is», polite)
ኢትዮጵያዊያን ናቸው
ītyop’ıyawīyan naččew
They are Ethiopian
መቼ?
mečē?
when?
መጣህ
met’t’ah
(from «met’t’a»)
you came
(sg. m.)
መጣሽ
met’t’aš
(from «met’t’a»)
you came
(sg. f.)
መጡ
met’t’u
(from «met’t’a»)
you came
(polite)
መቼ መጣህ?
mečē met’t’ah?
When did you come?
(sg. m.)
መቼ መጣሽ?
mečē met’t’aš?
When did you come?
(sg. f.)
ትናንትና
tınantınna
yesterday
መጣሁ
met’t’aw
(from «met’t’a»)
I came
ስንት?
sınt?
how much/many?
ሰዓት
se’at
hour
እባክሽ, ስንት ሰዓት ነው?
ebakkıš, sıntı se’at new?
Excuse me, what time is it?
(sg. f.)
ሶስት ሰዓት ነው
sostı se’at new
It’s 9 o’clock
(«3 o’clock» Ethiopian time)
እግዚአብሔር ይስጥልኝ
egzī’abhēr yıst’ıllıň
May God give it for me
(meaning «Thank you»)
አብሮ
abro
both, together
ይስጠን
yıst’en
(from «set’t’e»)
May he give to us
አብሮ ይስጠን
abro yıst’en
May He give us both
(a reply to «Egzī’abhēr yıst’ıllıň»)
መጽሃፍ
mets’ıhaf
a book
መጽሃፎቻችሁን ክፈቱ
mets’ıhafoččaččun kıfetu
Open your books
(plural)
ክፈት
kıfet
(from «keffete»)
Open!
(sg. m.)
አሁን
ahun
now
ዝጋ
zıga
(from «zegga»)
Close!
(sg. m.)
ክፈች
kıfeč
(from «keffete»)
Open!
(sg. f.)
ክፈቱ
kıfetu
(from «keffete»)
Open!
(plural)
ዝጊ
zıgī
(from «zegga»)
Close!
(sg. f.)
ዝጉ
zıgu
(from «zegga»)
Close!
(plural)
መጽሃፍህን ዝግ
mets’ıhafıhın zıg
Close your book
(sg. m.)
መጣ*
met’t’a*
(memt’at, yımet’al, met’ıto, na, yımt’a)
he came*
ዘጋ*
zegga*
(mezgat, yızegal, zegto, zıga, yızga)
he closed*
እኔ
enē
I
እኔ ኢትዮጵያዊ ነኝ
enē ītyop’ıyawī neň
I am Ethiopian
አሜሪካዊ ነህ?
amērīkawī neh?
Are you American?
(sg. m.)
አንቺ ቆንጆ ነሽ
ančī k’onjo neš
You are pretty
(sg. f.)
ቆንጆ
k’onjo
beautiful, pretty
አስተዋይ
asteway
intelligent
ይህ
yıh
this
ሰው
sew
man, person
ማን?
man?
who?
ይህ ሰው ማን ነው?
yıh sew man new?
Who’s this person?
ሴት
sēt
woman
ጥሩ ሴት ነች
t’ıru sēt neč
She’s a good woman
ነች
neč
she is
ናት
nat
she is
ተማሪ
temarī
student
ተማሪዎች ነን
temarīwočı nen
We are students
ነን
nen
we are
አስተማሪ
astemarī
teacher
አስተማሪዎች ናችሁ?
astemarīwočı načču?
Are you teachers?
(plural)
መጥፎ
met’fo
bad
መጥፎ ናቸው
met’fo naččew
They are bad
ናቸው
naččew
they are
(also: «he/she is», polite)
ትልቅ
tıllık’
big
እሳቸው
essaččew
he/she, polite
እሱ
essu
he
እስዋ
eswa
she
እኛ
eňňa
we
እናንተ
ennante
you, plural
እነሱ
ennessu
they