Level 4 words

Question 1

moon

Answer 1

ጨረቃ

ch’ereq’a

Question 2

star

Answer 2

ኮከብ

kokeb

Question 3

forest

Answer 3

ጫካ

ch’aka

Question 4

tree

Answer 4

ዛፍ

zaf

Question 5

flower

Answer 5

አበባ

abeba

Question 6

lake

Answer 6

ሀይቅ

hayiq’

Question 7

pond

Answer 7

ኩሬ

kurae

Question 8

hill

Answer 8

ዳገት (daget)

ተራራ (terara)

Question 9

waterfall

Answer 9

ፋፏቴ

fafwatay

Question 10

rainbow

Answer 10

ቀስተ ደመና

keste demena

Question 11

sky

Answer 11

ሰማይ

sema y

Question 12

cloud

Answer 12

ደመና

demena

Question 13

fog

Answer 13

ጉም

goom

Question 14

rain

Answer 14

ዝናብ

zinab

Question 15

snow/ice

Answer 15

በረዶ

beredo

Question 16

wind

Answer 16

ነፋስ

nefas

Question 17

tornado

Answer 17

አውሎ ነፋስ

awilo nwfas

Question 18

desert

Answer 18

በረሃ

bereha

Question 19

lightning

Answer 19

መብረቅ

mebreq’

Question 20

island

Answer 20

ደሴት

desayt

Question 21

field

Answer 21

ሜዳ

meda

Question 22

flood

Answer 22

ጎርፍ

gorf

Question 23

thunder

Answer 23

ነጎድጓድ

negodgwad

Question 24

river

Answer 24

ወንዝ

wenz

Question 25

bush

Answer 25

ቁጥቋጦ

q’ut’q’wat’o

Question 26

ocean

Answer 26

ውቅያኖስ

wiq’yanos

Question 27

earth

Answer 27

ምድር

midir

Question 28

sun

Answer 28

ፀሀይ

tsehey

Question 29

now

Answer 29

አሁን

ahun

Question 30

there

Answer 30

እዛ

iza

Question 31

then

Answer 31

የዛኔ

yezanay

Question 32

later

Answer 32

በኋላ

behwala

Question 33

tonight

Answer 33

ዛሬ ማታ

zare mata

Question 34

right now

Answer 34

አሁኑኑ

ahununu

Question 35

last night

Answer 35

ትላንት ማታ

tilant mata

Question 36

this morning

Answer 36

ዛሬ ጠዋት

zare tewat

Question 37

next week

Answer 37

ሚቀጥለው ሳምንት

meeq’et’ilew samint

Question 38

still

Answer 38

እስካሁን

eskahun

Question 39

yet

Answer 39

ገና

gena

Question 40

soon

Answer 40

በቅርብ ጊዜ

beq’irb geezay

Question 41

ago

Answer 41

ድሮ

diro

Question 42

immediately

Answer 42

በፍጥነት

befit’tnet

Question 43

this days/ lately

Answer 43

ሰሞኑን

semonun

Question 44

nowhere

Answer 44

የትም

yetim

Question 45

everywhere

Answer 45

ሁሉም ቦታ

hulum bota

Question 46

anywhere

Answer 46

በማንኛውም ቦታ

bemaninyawim bota

Question 47

inside

Answer 47

ውስጥ

wist’

Question 48

outside

Answer 48

ውጪ

wich’ee

Question 49

አይዞህ (m) አይዞሽ (f)

Answer 49

(ayzoh/ayzosh) - this phrase can mean ‘it’s okay’, ‘it’s going to be okay’ ‘I hope you didn’t hurt yourself’ or ‘don’t worry’ depending on the situation. We use it to comfort others whether they’re hurting emotionally or physically. For most people it’s a habit to say ayzoh/ayzosh before asking if you’re okay.

Question 50

እሰይ!

Answer 50

(issey!) - this phrase has both positive and negative meanings. It can mean ‘good for you!’ or ‘I’m glad this happened’ when it’s used after hearing a positive news like, passing a test or getting engaged. But it can also be used when, lets say someone was plotting to harm you and they end up hurting themselves or something, then it is used as ‘you deserved it’.

Question 51

እኔን

Answer 51

(enen) - this is a way of apologizing. We say it if we hurt someone accidentally; crash into them, trip them, drop something on them, etc. The closest definition it has in English is ‘it’s on me’, ‘my fault’ or ‘my bad’.

Question 52

እንትን

Answer 52

(intin) - a filler word. When you can’t think of the thing you want to say you can replace it with this phrase. It doesn’t matter whether it’s in the beginning, the middle or the end of a sentence. After you remember what you were going to say you come back to fix our sentence.

Question 53

እንብላ

Answer 53

(inibla) - ‘Let’s eat’. If your’re eating and someone else comes in, you say this to invite them to join you. It’s etiquette to say it in Ethiopian culture.

Question 54

አደራ

Answer 54

(adera) - when a person passes a valuable belonging of theirs to someone to look after, they use this phrase to let them know they have a big responsibility. For example if your’re going to babysit somebody’s little kid, usually the mother will say adera lijaen. (Ligaen means ‘my kid’). The phrase adera contains ‘please’ ‘take cake of my child’ ‘promise to protect them’ ‘I’m trusting you’ all in one word. It’s nothing to be taken lightly.

Question 55

በናትህ(m) በናትሽ(f)

Answer 55

benatih/benatish - basically means ‘please’. This phrase is very informal and is mostly used with family and friends. The root word here is inat which means ‘mother’. So when someone says this, they’re pleading you with your mother (that sounds very weird I know). But think of it of like this phrase; ‘for the love of God’.

Question 56

ጎበዝ

Answer 56

(gobez) - this is like saying ‘good job!’ used to praise someone for an achievement. It can also be used as ‘c’mon’ to encourage someone to keep going or to tell them that’re doing well. Another use of this phrase is to describe someone who is smart or clever.

Question 57

ይማርሽ/እደጊ

Answer 57

(yimarish/idegi) - we say this when people sneeze. the first one is mostly for adults and its literal meaning is “God forgive you”. The second one is used mostly for kids. It means grow up. It sounds harsh in English but when you say it in Amharic your’re just wishing for the kid to grow in life, love, success, and every other good thing

Question 58

እንዴ!

Answer 58

(indee!) - this phrase can be used to express indignation or surprise. It doesn’t have a literal meaning in English but I think it’s similar to this idiom; “for crying out loud”