Amharic Course 09-10 (Set 25)

Front 1

መግለጥ/መግለጽ

Back 1

to explain, to reveal

Front 2

ዝጊ

Back 2

close (door etc)

Front 3

ይዝጉ

Back 3

close, shut (formal)

Front 4

ኑሪ

Back 4

live, reside (to sing, inf, fem)

Front 5

ይኑሩ

Back 5

let them live, let him or her live (formal)

Front 6

ውጪ

Back 6

get out, exit (to sing, inf, fem)

Front 7

ጣእም

Back 7

taste

Front 8

ጣፈጭነት

Back 8

sweetness, tastiness

Front 9

ኑና ወሰዱኝ

Back 9

come and take me (you plural)

Front 10

ብሔር

Back 10

ethnicity, nationality

Front 11

ጎሳ

Back 11

ethnicity, nationality

Front 12

ብሔራዊ መንግሥት

Back 12

national government

Front 13

ራቁት

Back 13

naked

Front 14

ደብዳቤውን ገና ዛሬ ጻፈ

Back 14

just today he wrote the letter

Front 15

መጋበዝ

Back 15

to treat / to invite

Front 16

መደስት

Back 16

to be happy

Front 17

ኪስ

Back 17

pocket

Front 18

ወዲያው

Back 18

immediately

Front 19

እንዲያውም

Back 19

“no and even worse” often followed by another action

Front 20

ፆታ

Back 20

gender

Front 21

ነብር ጥንቸልን አሳደደ

Back 21

a tiger chased a rabbit

Front 22

ነብሩ ጥንቸልዋን አሳዳዳ

Back 22

the tiger chased the rabbit (fem)

Front 23

የከንፈር ወዳጅ

Back 23

lover (romantic)

Front 24

ዙሪያ

Back 24

around

Front 25

ረገጠ

Back 25

stepped on

Front 26

መነኩሴ

Back 26

monk

Front 27

ጣረ

Back 27

he made an effort / he showed death throes

Front 28

ተቋቋመ

Back 28

it was established

Front 29

ተግባር

Back 29

deeds, activities / practice

Front 30

በዚህ ረገድም

Back 30

and along these lines, related to this, as well, on this score, too

Front 31

ጠቀሰ

Back 31

he mentioned, he referred to / he winked

Front 32

ወንጀል

Back 32

crime (noun)

Front 33

ትኩረት

Back 33

focus (noun), concentration (noun)

Front 34

ሚጢጢ

Back 34

tiny, small (size) (informal, colloquial usage)

Front 35

እንደማውቀው

Back 35

according to what I know, as far as I know

Front 36

እንጀራ ይጋገራል

Back 36

injera is baked or will be baked

Front 37

ጠላ ይጠመቃል

Back 37

tela (local Eth. brew) is brewed or will be brewed

Front 38

ከበሮ ይመታል

Back 38

a drum is beat or will be beat / he beats a drum, he will beat a drum

Front 39

እባብ ይናደፋል

Back 39

a snake bites (poisons) or will bite or poison

Front 40

አጥንት ይጋጣል

Back 40

bone is gnawed or will be gnawed

Front 41

ጥሬ ይቆረጠማል

Back 41

grain is chewed loudly or noisily, to munch on roasted grain

Front 42

ቅቤ

Back 42

butter

Front 43

ሎሚ ይጨመቃል

Back 43

lemon/lime is squeezed, juice will be squeezed from lemon/lime

Front 44

መጋገር

Back 44

to bake, baking

Front 45

መቅመስ

Back 45

to taste, tasting / sampling (food, drink)

Front 46

አረቄ

Back 46

Ethiopian distilled liquor, highly concentrated intense, colorless liquor

Front 47

ባብዘኛው

Back 47

mostly

Front 48

መርዝ

Back 48

poison

Front 49

መርዛማ

Back 49

poisonous

Front 50

ጆሬ አሞራ

Back 50

vulture

Front 51

ሰውነት

Back 51

body, humanity

Front 52

ሃምሳ ሎሚ ለአንድ ሰው ሸክም ሲሆን ለሃምሳ ሰው ጌጥ ነው

Back 52

literally (Fifty demons are a burden to one person, but adornment for fifty people)

Front 53

ልጅ ሆኜ

Back 53

I, being a child... (gerundive ሆኜ)

Front 54

አስተናጋጅ

Back 54

host, receptionist / usher

Front 55

አሳላፊ

Back 55

waiter / waitress (not always professionally, commercially, i.e. not always an employee of a restaurant or a catering service

Front 56

እባክህ(ን)

Back 56

please, (masc, sing, inf)

Front 57

ጠንካራ ሥጋ

Back 57

meat that is hard to chew, not tender

Front 58

ዘይት

Back 58

oil (cooking and non-cooking (fuel))

Front 59

ሆምጣጤ

Back 59

vinegar, also referred to as አቼቶ / acceto

Front 60

ኮምጣጤ

Back 60

vinegar, also referred to as አቼቶ / acceto

Front 61

የመብላት ፍላጎት የለኝም

Back 61

I have no desire to eat

Front 62

ቁርስ የበላሁት ዘግይች ነበር

Back 62

...it is late that I ate breakfast / I ate breakfast late

Front 63

ቁርስ የበላሁት አርፍጄ ነበር

Back 63

... it is late morning that I ate breakfast

Front 64

የቡና ጀበና

Back 64

coffee pot

Front 65

አቀብለኝ

Back 65

hand me...

Front 66

ጉርሻ

Back 66

morsel of food that one puts in another person’s mouth (Ethiopian tradition) / tip (for waiter, driver etc)

Front 67

መላጨት

Back 67

to shave, shaving

Front 68

ሰማይ

Back 68

sky

Front 69

ከዋክብት

Back 69

stars

Front 70

ልዩነት

Back 70

difference, specialness, uniqueness

Front 71

የተፈጥሮ

Back 71

of nature, natural as in “የተፈጥሮ ጥሪ” nature’s call 

Front 72

ፀጋ

Back 72

grace / wealth, affluence

Front 73

በግዜር ፀጋ

Back 73

...on the grace of God

Front 74

ሽበት

Back 74

grey hair

Front 75

መዝናናት

Back 75

to relax, relaxing / to entertain oneself

Front 76

ኩራዝ

Back 76

small kerosene lamp

Front 77

ፋኖስ

Back 77

lantern, oil lamp

Front 78

ፌንጣ

Back 78

cricket

Front 79

አምበጣ

Back 79

locust

Front 80

ፎቁ ተመረቀ

Back 80

the building (having two or more floors) was inaugurated

Front 81

ፎጣ

Back 81

towel

Front 82

ጠባይ

Back 82

character / behavior (of a person, animal or thing)

Front 83

ክፉ

Back 83

unkind, merciless

Front 84

ቀይ

Back 84

red

Front 85

ጠይም

Back 85

of a person’s complexion, not too light (ቃይ), not too dark (ጥቁር), in between light and very dark (complexion)

Front 86

መኖሪያ ቤት

Back 86

home

Front 87

መግጨት

Back 87

to collide against, to hit

Front 88

ሲጋራ ማጨስ

Back 88

to smoke, smoking cigarettes

Front 89

ኮፊያ

Back 89

cap

Front 90

የጆሮ ጉትቻ

Back 90

earring

Front 91

ቃለምለልስ

Back 91

question and answer, interview

Front 92

ከሬዲዮ ጋዜጠኛ

Back 92

from a radio journalist

Front 93

መከራየት

Back 93

to rent

Front 94

ማከራየት

Back 94

to rent (causative)

Front 95

ማዳመጥ

Back 95

to listen, as in music or a speech

Front 96

ተስማማ

Back 96

he / it agreed

Front 97

ይሰማማል

Back 97

he/it agrees, he/it will agree

Front 98

መጣል

Back 98

to discard, lose hold, throw away / to lose (keys)

Front 99

አረም

Back 99

weeds

Front 100

ጥንቃቄ

Back 100

care, alertness, carefulness