Colloquial Amharic (Chapter 1)

Front 1

ሳላምታ

Back 1

greetings

Front 2

ጤና ይስጥልኝ

Back 2

hello! (May God give you health for my sake)

Front 3

እንደምን

Back 3

how

Front 4

ደኅና

Back 4

well, fine

Front 5

አዎ

Back 5

yes

Front 6

--ስ

Back 6

how about

Front 7

--ም

Back 7

also, too

Front 8

እግዜር ይመስገን

Back 8

thank you! (may God be praised)

Front 9

አባት

Back 9

father

Front 10

እናት

Back 10

mother

Front 11

--ና

Back 11

and

Front 12

አባትና እናትህ

Back 12

your father and mother

Front 13

በል አሁን

Back 13

well then, well now

Front 14

መሄድ አለብኝ

Back 14

I have to go (it is on me to go)

Front 15

እኔ

Back 15

I

Front 16

አንተ

Back 16

you (masculine and informal)

Front 17

እሱ

Back 17

he (inf)

Front 18

ነኝ

Back 18

I am

Front 19

ነህ

Back 19

you are (sing, masc and informal)

Front 20

ነሽ

Back 20

you are (sing, fem and informal)

Front 21

ነው

Back 21

he is (inf)

Front 22

ናቸው

Back 22

they are

Front 23

ሁን

Back 23

be! (masculine and informal)

Front 24

ሁኚ

Back 24

be! (feminine and informal)

Front 25

አቶ

Back 25

Mr.

Front 26

ወይዘሮ

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Mrs.

Front 27

እንደምን አደሩ

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good morning (how did you spend the night?)

Front 28

ሚስት

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wife

Front 29

ሁለታችን

Back 29

both of us

Front 30

እሺ

Back 30

OK, alright

Front 31

ደኅና ይዋሉ

Back 31

goodbye (spend the day well)

Front 32

ነዎት

Back 32

you are (formal or polite)

Front 33

ናቸው

Back 33

he/she is, they are (formal or polite)

Front 34

ነች

Back 34

she is

Front 35

ነን

Back 35

we are

Front 36

እርስዎ

Back 36

you (formal or polite)

Front 37

የርስዎ

Back 37

your (formal and polite)

Front 38

የኔ

Back 38

my

Front 39

እኛ

Back 39

we

Front 40

እንደምን አደርክ

Back 40

morning greeting (masc familiar)

Front 41

እንደምን አደርሽ

Back 41

morning greeting (fem familiar)

Front 42

እንደምን አደራችሁ

Back 42

morning greeting (pl familiar)

Front 43

እንደምን ይደሩ

Back 43

morning greeting polite

Front 44

እንደምን ዋልክ

Back 44

morning greeting (masc familiar)

Front 45

እንደምን ዋልሽ

Back 45

end of day greeting (fem familiar)

Front 46

እንደምን ዋላችሁ

Back 46

end of day greeting (plural familiar)

Front 47

እንደምን ይዋሉ

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end of day greeting (polite)

Front 48

ነኝ

Back 48

I am

Front 49

ነህ

Back 49

you are (masc. and informal)

Front 50

ነሽ

Back 50

you are (fem and informal)

Front 51

ነው

Back 51

he is / it is (inf)

Front 52

ነች

Back 52

she is (inf)

Front 53

ናት

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she is (inf)

Front 54

ነን

Back 54

we are

Front 55

ናችሁ

Back 55

you are (plural)

Front 56

ናቸው

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they are

Front 57

ነዎት

Back 57

you are (formal and polite)

Front 58

ነዎት

Back 58

you are (formal and polite)

Front 59

ናቸው

Back 59

he/she is, they are (formal and polite)

Front 60

እኔ

Back 60

I

Front 61

አንተ

Back 61

you (masc and informal)

Front 62

አንቺ

Back 62

you (fem and informal)

Front 63

እሱ

Back 63

he

Front 64

እሷ

Back 64

she

Front 65

እኛ

Back 65

we

Front 66

እናንተ

Back 66

you (plural and informal)

Front 67

እነሱ

Back 67

they

Front 68

እርስዎ

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you (polite or formal)

Front 69

እሳቸው

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he/she (polite or formal)

Front 70

ትምሕርት

Back 70

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