Amharic Vocabulary Library

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Adjective (65)

ትልቅ · tiliq (ti-LIK) — big
ትንሽ · tinish (ti-NISH) — small, little
ጥሩ · tiru (TI-ru) — good
መጥፎ · metfo (MET-fo) — bad
ሙቅ · muq (mook) — hot
ቀዝቃዛ · qezqaza (kez-KA-za) — cold
አዲስ · addis (ad-DIS) — new
ረጅም · rejim (reh-JIM) — tall, long
አጭር · achir (ah-CHIR) — short
ቆንጆ · qonjo (KON-jo) — pretty, beautiful
ውብ · wub (woob) — beautiful
ከባድ · kebad (keh-BAD) — hard, difficult
ቀላል · qelal (keh-LAL) — easy
ፈጣን · fetan (feh-TAN) — fast
ውድ · wid (wid) — expensive
ደስተኛ · destenya (des-TEG-na) — happy
ጥቁር · tiqur (ti-KUR) — black
ነጭ · nech (nech) — white
ቀይ · qey (key) — red
ሰማያዊ · semayawi (null) — blue
አረንጓዴ · arenguade (null) — green
ቢጫ · bicha (null) — yellow
ቡናማ · bunama (null) — brown
ብርቱካናማ · birtukana (null) — orange
ሐምራዊ · hamrawi (null) — purple
ግራጫ · gracha (null) — gray
ትንሽ · tinish (null) — small
ረጅም · rejim (null) — tall
ረጅም · rejim (null) — long
ከባድ · kebad (null) — heavy
ቀላል · qelal (null) — light (weight)
አሮጌ · aroge (null) — old
ቆንጆ · qonjo (null) — beautiful
ሙቅ · muq (MOOK) — hot (temperature)
ቀዝቃዛ · qezqaza (kez-KAH-zah) — cold (temperature)
ጣፋጭ · t'afach (TAH-fatch) — sweet
መራራ · merara (meh-RAH-rah) — sour
ትኩስ · tikus (tee-KOOS) — fresh
ጣፋጭ · t'afach (TAH-fatch) — delicious
መሃከለኛ · mehakeleña (meh-ha-keh-LEH-nya) — medium-sized
ሰፊ · sefi (SEH-fi) — wide
ትክክለኛ · tikikleña (ti-kik-LEH-nya) — genuine
ትክክለኛ ያልሆነ · tikikleña yalhone (ti-kik-LEH-nya yal-HO-neh) — fake, not genuine
ፈዛዛ · fezaza (feh-ZA-za) — light-colored, pale
የአገር ውስጥ · yeager wist' (yeh-A-ger wist') — domestic, local
የውጭ · yewich' (yeh-WICH') — foreign
የፕላስቲክ · yeplastic (yeh-PLAS-tik) — plastic (material)
የቆዳ · yek'oda (yeh-KO-da) — leather (material)
ጠባብ · t'ebab (TEH-bab) — narrow
ብዙ · bizu (BI-zu) — many, much
ጎበዝ · gobez (go-BEZ) — smart, hardworking
ታላቅ · talak' (ta-LAK') — great
አረንጓዴ · arenguade (null) — green
ሰማያዊ · semayawi (null) — blue
ቀይ · qey (key) — red
ነጭ · nech (nech) — white
ጥቁር · tikur (ti-KUR) — black
ትልቅ · tillik (ti-LIK) — big
አጭር · achir (ah-CHIR) — short
አዲስ · adis (ad-DIS) — new
ደስተኛ · a (des-TEG-na) — happy
አሮጌ · aroge (null) — old
ቢጫ · bicha (null) — yellow
ዝግታ · zegij (null) — slow
ደህና · dehna (null) — fine, well

Animal (84)

እንስሳ · inissa (in-NI-sa) — animal
አውሬ · awre (AW-reh) — wild animal, beast
አሳማ · asama (ah-SA-ma) — pig
ዳክዬ · dakiye (da-KI-yeh) — duck
ዝይ · ziy (ZIY) — goose
እንቁራሪት · inkuraret (in-ku-ra-RIT) — frog
ኤሊ · eli (EH-li) — turtle, tortoise
እንሽላሊት · inshilalit (in-shi-la-LIT) — lizard
አዞ · azo (AH-zo) — crocodile
ሸረሪት · sheririt (sheh-reh-RIT) — spider
ቢራቢሮ · birabiro (bi-ra-BI-ro) — butterfly
ጉንዳን · gundan (gun-DAN) — ant
ትንኝ · tinny (TIN-ny) — mosquito
ዝንብ · zinib (ZI-nib) — fly (insect)
በረሮ · berero (beh-REH-ro) — cockroach
ትል · til (TIL) — worm
ተኩላ · tekula (teh-KU-la) — wolf
ቀበሮ · qebero (keh-BEH-ro) — fox
ድብ · dib (DIB) — bear
የሜዳ አህያ · yemeda ahiya (yeh-MEH-da ah-HI-ya) — zebra
ነብር · nebir (NEH-bir) — leopard
አቦ ሸማኔ · abo shemane (AH-bo sheh-MA-neh) — cheetah
ቀጭኔ · qechine (keh-CHI-neh) — giraffe
ጉማሬ · gumare (gu-MA-reh) — hippopotamus
አውራሪስ · awraris (aw-RA-ris) — rhinoceros
ጎሽ · gosh (GOSH) — buffalo
ጦጣ · tota (TO-ta) — baboon
ሜዳ ፍየል · meda fiyel (MEH-da fi-YEL) — gazelle, antelope
ሰጎን · segon (seh-GON) — ostrich
ንስር · nisir (NI-sir) — eagle
ጭልፊት · chilfit (chil-FIT) — hawk, falcon
ጉጉት · gugut (gu-GUT) — owl
ቁራ · qura (KU-ra) — crow
ርግብ · rigib (RI-gib) — pigeon, dove
በቀቀን · beqeqen (beh-keh-KEN) — parrot
ጣዎስ · tawos (TA-wos) — peacock
የሌሊት ወፍ · yelelit wef (yeh-leh-LIT wef) — bat (animal)
ሽኮኮ · shikoko (shi-KO-ko) — squirrel
ቡችላ · buchla (BUCH-la) — puppy
የድመት ግልገል · yedmet gilgel (yeh-DMET gil-GEL) — kitten
ጥጃ · tija (TI-ja) — calf (baby cow)
ጠቦት · tebot (teh-BOT) — lamb (baby sheep)
የፍየል ግልገል · yefiyel gilgel (yeh-fi-YEL gil-GEL) — kid (baby goat)
ግልገል · gilgel (gil-GEL) — baby animal, cub
ጭራ · chira (CHI-ra) — tail
ክንፍ · kinif (KI-nif) — wing
ቀንድ · qend (KEND) — horn (animal)
ላባ · laba (LA-ba) — feather
ሱፍ · suf (SUF) — wool
ምንቃር · minqar (min-KAR) — beak
ጥፍር · tifir (TI-fir) — claw
ድመት አለኝ · dmet allegn (DMET al-LEGN) — I have a cat
እንቁራሪቱ አረንጓዴ ነው · inkuraritu arenguade new (in-ku-ra-RI-tu ah-ren-GWA-deh new) — The frog is green
ሸረሪቱ ትንሽ ነው · sheritu tinish new (sheh-REE-tu ti-NISH new) — The spider is small
ኤሊው ትልቅ ነው · eliw tiliq new (EH-li-w ti-LIK new) — The turtle is big
አዞው አደገኛ ነው · azow adegegna new (AH-zo-w ah-deh-GEH-nya new) — The crocodile is dangerous
ተኩላው አደገኛ ነው · tekulaw adegegna new (teh-KU-la-w ah-deh-GEH-nya new) — The wolf is dangerous
የሜዳ አህያው ጠንካራ ነው · yemeda ahiyaw tenkara new (yeh-MEH-da ah-HI-ya-w ten-KA-ra new) — The zebra is strong
ቀጭኔው ረጅም ነው · qechinew rejim new (keh-CHI-neh-w reh-JIM new) — The giraffe is tall
ጉማሬው ትልቅ ነው · gumarew tiliq new (gu-MA-reh-w ti-LIK new) — The hippopotamus is big
አውራሪሱ ጠንካራ ነው · awrarisu tenkara new (aw-RA-ri-su ten-KA-ra new) — The rhinoceros is strong
ጎሹ ትልቅ ነው · goshu tiliq new (GO-shu ti-LIK new) — The buffalo is big
ንስሩ ቆንጆ ነው · nisiru qonjo new (NI-si-ru KON-jo new) — The eagle is beautiful
ጉጉቱ ጥቁር ነው · guguti tiqur new (gu-GU-tu ti-KUR new) — The owl is black
በቀቀኑ ትንሽ ነው · beqeqenu tinish new (beh-keh-KEH-nu ti-NISH new) — The parrot is small
ጣዎሱ ቆንጆ ነው · tawosu qonjo new (TA-wo-su KON-jo new) — The peacock is beautiful
ጣዎስ እወዳለሁ · tawos iwedallehu (TA-wos i-weh-DAL-leh-hu) — I like the peacock
የሌሊት ወፉ ጥቁር ነው · yelelit wefu tiqur new (yeh-leh-LIT weh-FU ti-KUR new) — The bat is black
ሽኮኮው ትንሽ ነው · shikokow tinish new (shi-KO-ko-w ti-NISH new) — The squirrel is small
ቡችላ አለኝ · buchla allegn (BUCH-la al-LEGN) — I have a puppy
የድመት ግልገሉ ነጭ ነው · yedmet gilgelu nech new (yeh-DMET gil-GEH-lu nech new) — The kitten is white
ጠቦቱ ነጭ ነው · tebotu nech new (teh-BO-tu nech new) — The lamb is white
ጥጃው ትንሽ ነው · tijaw tinish new (TI-ja-w ti-NISH new) — The calf is small
አሳማውን አምግቢ · asamawin amgbi (ah-sa-MA-win am-GBI) — Feed the pig
እንቁላሉ ነጭ ነው · inkulalu nech new (in-ku-LA-lu nech new) — The egg is white
ወፉ ክንፍ አለው · wefu kinif allew (WEH-fu KI-nif al-LEW) — The bird has wings
ላሚቱ ቀንድ አላት · lamitu qend allat (la-MI-tu KEND al-LAT) — The cow has horns
ዶሮው ላባ አለው · dorow laba allew (DO-ro-w LA-ba al-LEW) — The rooster has feathers
ውሻው ጭራ አለው · wushaw chira allew (WU-sha-w CHI-ra al-LEW) — The dog has a tail
ጉንዳኑ ትንሽ ነው · gundanu tinish new (gun-DA-nu ti-NISH new) — The ant is small
አዞ ይፈራኛል · azo yiferanyal (AH-zo yi-feh-RA-nyal) — I am afraid of the crocodile
ሸረሪት ይፈራኛል · sheririt yiferanyal (sheh-reh-RIT yi-feh-RA-nyal) — I am afraid of spiders
ውሻውን ተጠንቀቅ · wushawin tetenqeq (wu-SHA-win teh-ten-KEK) — Be careful of the dog
አንበሳ አውሬ ነው · anbessa awre new (an-BEH-sa AW-reh new) — The lion is a wild animal

Basics (9)

አለ · ale (AH-leh) — he said (ale)
አለ · alle (AL-leh) — there is (alle, geminated)
መጣ · meta (MEH-ta) — he came (meta)
መታ · metta (MET-ta) — he hit (metta)
ቤት · bet (BET) — house (bet)
በር · ber (BER) — door (bier - sound contrast)
ቃል · qal (KAL) — word (qal)
ባል · bal (BAL) — husband (bal)
አለ · alle (AL-leh) — there is (alle, geminated)

Body Part (55)

ራስ · ras (null) — head
ጆሮ · joro (null) — ear
አፍንጫ · afncha (null) — nose
አፍ · af (null) — mouth
እጅ · ij (null) — hand
እግር · igr (null) — foot
ጥርስ · tirs (null) — tooth
ምላስ · milas (null) — tongue
አንገት · angat (null) — neck
ጀርባ · jerba (null) — back
ሆድ · hod (null) — stomach
ደም · dem (null) — blood
አጥንት · atint (null) — bone
ቆዳ · qoda (null) — skin
ትከሻ · tiksha (null) — shoulder
ከንፈር · kenfer (KEN-fer) — lip / lips
ፀጉር · tsegur (tseh-GOOR) — hair
ክንድ · kind (KIND) — arm
ጥፍር · tifir (TEE-fir) — fingernail
መዳፍ · medaf (meh-DAHF) — palm (of the hand)
ደረት · deret (deh-RET) — chest
ጡት · tut (TOOT) — breast
ወገብ · wegeb (weh-GEB) — waist
ዳሌ · dale (DAH-leh) — hip
የእግር ጣት · ye'igir tat (yeh-EE-gir taht) — toe
ጉልበት · gulbet (gool-BET) — knee
ቁርጭምጭሚት · qurchimchimit (koor-chim-chi-MIT) — ankle
ተረከዝ · terekez (teh-reh-KEZ) — heel
ክርን · kirin (KEE-rin) — elbow
አምባር · ambar (ahm-BAR) — wrist
ጭን · chin (CHIN) — thigh
አንጎል · anegol (ah-neh-GOL) — brain
ሳምባ · samba (SAHM-bah) — lung
ጉበት · gubet (goo-BET) — liver
ኩላሊት · kulalit (koo-lah-LIT) — kidney
ጡንቻ · tuncha (TOON-cha) — muscle
ግንባር · ginbar (gin-BAR) — forehead
ቅንድብ · kinidib (kee-nee-DIB) — eyebrow
ሽፋሽፍት · shifashift (shee-fah-SHIFT) — eyelash
ጉንጭ · gunch (GOONCH) — cheek
አገጭ · agech (ah-GECH) — chin
ጉሮሮ · guroro (goo-ROH-roh) — throat
ፂም · tsim (TSIM) — beard
አካል · akal (ah-KAL) — body
ላብ · lab (LAHB) — sweat
እንባ · inba (in-BAH) — tear(s) (crying)
ራስ ምታት · ras metat (rahs meh-TAHT) — headache
ራሴ ይመታኛል · rase yimetagnal (rah-SAY yee-meh-TAH-gnal) — my head hurts
እጅሽን ታጠቢ · ijishin tatabi (IH-jish-in tah-TAH-bee) — wash your hands (to a woman)
የእጅ ጣት · ye'ij tat (yeh-IJ tat) — finger
አውራ ጣት · awra tat (AH-wra tat) — thumb
ባት · bat (BAT) — calf (leg)
መቀመጫ · mek'emecha (mek-eh-MEH-cha) — buttocks (polite)
አይን · ayn (AYN) — eye
እግር · igir (null) — foot

Clothing (49)

የግር ሹራብ · yegir shurab (yeh-GIR shoo-RAB) — socks
ቆብ · qob (KOHB) — hat
ባርኔጣ · barneta (bar-NEH-tah) — hat (western-style)
ኮት · kot (KOHT) — coat
ሻል · shal (SHAHL) — scarf / shawl
ሻሽ · shash (SHAHSH) — head scarf
ጓንቲ · guanti (gwan-TEE) — gloves
ከራቫት · kravat (krah-VAHT) — necktie
ሹራብ · shurab (shoo-RAB) — sweater
የደንብ ልብስ · yedenib libs (yeh-DEH-nib LIBS) — uniform
ሀበሻ ቀሚስ · habesha qemis (hah-BEH-shah keh-MEES) — habesha kemis (traditional dress)
ኩታ · kuta (KOO-tah) — kuta (traditional toga/shawl)
አዝራር · azirar (ah-zee-RAR) — button
ጂንስ · jins (JEENS) — jeans
ንጹህ · nitsuh (nee-TSOOH) — clean
ቆሻሻ · koshasha (koh-SHAH-shah) — dirty
መጠን · metan (meh-TAHN) — size
ርካሽ · rikash (ree-KAHSH) — cheap
ማውለቅ · mawleq (maw-LEK) — to take off (verb)
አዲስ ጫማ ያስፈልገኛል · adis chama yasfeligegnal (ah-DEES CHAH-mah yahs-feh-lee-GEH-gnal) — I need new shoes
ሸሚዜ ቀይ ነው · shemize qey newi (sheh-mee-ZAY kay neh-WEE) — my shirt is red
ይህ ጫማ አዲስ ነው · yih chama adis newi (yih CHAH-mah ah-DEES neh-WEE) — these shoes are new
ይህ ሸሚዝ ቆሻሻ ነው · yih shemiz koshasha newi (yih sheh-MEEZ koh-SHAH-shah neh-WEE) — this shirt is dirty
ይህ ሸሚዝ ንጹህ ነው · yih shemiz nitsuh newi (yih sheh-MEEZ nee-TSOOH neh-WEE) — this shirt is clean
ይህ ጫማ አሮጌ ነው · yih chama aroge newi (yih CHAH-mah ah-ROH-geh neh-WEE) — these shoes are old
ይህን ቆብ እወዳለሁ · yihin qob iwedalehu (YIH-hin kohb ee-weh-DAH-leh-hoo) — I like this hat
ሱሪዬ አዲስ ነው · suriye adis newi (soo-ree-YAY ah-DEES neh-WEE) — my pants are new
ይህ ቆብ ውድ ነው · yih qob wid newi (yih kohb WEED neh-WEE) — this hat is expensive
ይህ ጫማ ርካሽ ነው · yih chama rikash newi (yih CHAH-mah ree-KAHSH neh-WEE) — these shoes are cheap
ልብሶች · libsoch (LIB-soch) — clothes (general)
ሙሉ ቀሚስ · mulu k'emis (MU-lu KEH-mis) — dress
ጉርድ ቀሚስ · gurd k'emis (GURD KEH-mis) — skirt
ቁምጣ · k'umt'a (KUM-t'a) — shorts
ሰደርያ · sederiya (seh-deh-RI-ya) — vest
ሙታንታ · mutanta (mu-TAN-ta) — underpants
ፒጃማ · pijama (pi-JA-ma) — pajamas
ሙሉ ልብስ · mulu libs (MU-lu libs) — suit
ሃብል · habil (HA-bil) — necklace
የጆሮ ጌጥ · yejoro get' (yeh-JO-ro GET') — earrings
አንባር · anbar (an-BAR) — bracelet
አልቦ · albo (AL-bo) — anklet
መቀነት · mek'enet (meh-KEH-net) — traditional women's belt cloth
ጋቢ · gabi (GA-bi) — traditional double sheet wrap
ልኬ ነው · like new (LI-keh new) — It is my size
ልኬ አይደለም · like ayidelem (LI-keh ay-DEH-lem) — It is not my size
ያምራል · yamral (yam-RAL) — It is beautiful, nice
አይሰራም · ayiseram (ay-i-seh-RAM) — It does not work
ይጠበኛል · yit'ebeñal (yi-teh-beh-NYAL) — It is too tight
ይሰፋኛል · yisefañal (yi-seh-fa-NYAL) — It is too big, loose

Color (17)

ሮዝ · roz (ROHZ) — pink
ወርቃማ · werqama (wer-KAH-mah) — gold (color)
ብር ቀለም · ber qelem (BER keh-LEM) — silver (color)
ቀለም · qelem (keh-LEM) — color (noun)
ቀስተ ደመና · qeste demena (keh-steh deh-MEH-nah) — rainbow
ደማቅ · demaq (deh-MAHK) — bright (color)
ይህ ምን ቀለም ነው? · yih min qelem newi (yih min keh-LEM neh-WEE) — what color is this?
የምትወደው ቀለም ምንድን ነው? · yemitwedew qelem mindin newi (yeh-mit-weh-DEW keh-LEM min-DIN neh-WEE) — what is your favorite color?
የምወደው ቀለም ቀይ ነው · yemwedew qelem qey newi (yeh-mweh-DEW keh-LEM kay neh-WEE) — my favorite color is red
ሰማያዊ ቀለም እወዳለሁ · semayawi qelem iwedalehu (seh-mah-YAH-wee keh-LEM ee-weh-DAH-leh-hoo) — I like the color blue
ይህ ሸሚዝ ሰማያዊ ነው · yih shemiz semayawi newi (yih sheh-MEEZ seh-mah-YAH-wee neh-WEE) — this shirt is blue
ደም ቀይ ነው · dem qey newi (DEM kay neh-WEE) — blood is red
በረዶ ነጭ ነው · beredo netch newi (beh-REH-doh NETCH neh-WEE) — snow is white
ደማቅ ቀይ · demaq qey (deh-MAHK KAY) — bright red
አንድ ዓይነት ቀለም · and ayinet qelem (AHND ah-yee-NET keh-LEM) — the same color
ሁለት ቀለም · hulet qelem (hoo-LET keh-LEM) — two colors
ጥቁርና ነጭ · tikurna netch (tee-KOOR-nah NETCH) — black and white

Culture (39)

ጥምቀት · timqet (tim-KET) — Timkat (Ethiopian Epiphany)
መስቀል · meskel (mes-KEL) — Meskel (Finding of the True Cross)
እንቁጣጣሽ · enkutatash (en-ku-ta-TASH) — Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year)
ገና · genna (GEH-na) — Genna (Ethiopian Christmas)
ፋሲካ · fasika (fa-SI-ka) — Fasika (Ethiopian Easter)
የቡና ስነ ስርዓት · yebuna sine sirat (yeh-BU-na si-neh sir-AT) — coffee ceremony
የኢትዮጵያ የቀን መቁጠሪያ · yeityop'ya yeqen mequteria (yeh-i-tyo-PI-ya yeh-KEN meh-ku-teh-RI-ya) — Ethiopian calendar
ኦርቶዶክሳዊ · ortodoksawi (or-to-dok-SA-wi) — Ethiopian Orthodox (Christian)
ትውፊት · tiwifit (ti-wi-FIT) — tradition
ልማድ · limad (li-MAD) — custom, habit
ባህል · bahil (BA-hil) — culture
ባህላዊ · bahilawi (ba-hi-LA-wi) — traditional
እጣን · etan (eh-TAN) — incense
እንግዳ · ingida (in-GI-da) — guest
እንግዳ ተቀባይነት · ingida teqebayinet (in-GI-da teh-keh-BA-yi-net) — hospitality
አረጋዊ · aregawi (ah-reh-GA-wi) — elder (respected person)
ጭፈራ · chifera (chi-FEH-ra) — traditional dance
እስክስታ · eskista (es-KIS-ta) — eskista (traditional shoulder dance)
ደመራ · demera (deh-MEH-ra) — bonfire (Meskel bonfire)
አደይ አበባ · adey abeba (AH-day ah-BEH-ba) — Meskel flower (Ethiopian daisy)
ጠበል · tebel (teh-BEL) — holy water
ቅዱስ · qidus (ki-DUS) — saint
መልካም ጥምቀት · melkam timqet (mel-KAM tim-KET) — Happy Timkat!
መልካም መስቀል · melkam meskel (mel-KAM mes-KEL) — Happy Meskel!
መልካም ገና · melkam genna (mel-KAM GEH-na) — Happy Genna! (Merry Christmas)
መልካም እንቁጣጣሽ · melkam enkutatash (mel-KAM en-ku-ta-TASH) — Happy Enkutatash!
ጥምቀትን እንዴት ታከብራለህ? · timqetin indet takebralleh? (tim-KE-tin in-DET ta-keb-RAL-leh?) — How do you celebrate Timkat? (to man)
ይህ ባህላዊ የኢትዮጵያ ልማድ ነው · yih bahilawi yeityop'ya limad new (yih ba-hi-LA-wi yeh-i-tyo-PI-ya li-MAD new) — This is a traditional Ethiopian custom
የቡና ስነ ስርዓት ባህል ነው · yebuna sine sirat bahil new (yeh-BU-na si-neh sir-AT ba-HIL new) — The coffee ceremony is a tradition
ለአረጋውያን አክብሮት ስጥ · learegawyan akbirot sit (leh-ah-reh-ga-WI-yan ak-bi-ROT sit) — Respect your elders
ኢትዮጵያ የራሷ የቀን መቁጠሪያ አላት · ityop'ya yerasiwa yeqen mequteria alat (i-tyo-PI-ya yeh-ra-SI-wa yeh-KEN meh-ku-teh-RI-ya AH-lat) — Ethiopia has its own calendar
እንቁጣጣሽ በመስከረም ይጀምራል · enkutatash bemeskerem yijemiral (en-ku-ta-TASH beh-mes-keh-REM yi-JEM-ral) — The Ethiopian New Year begins in September
ገና በጥር ይከበራል · genna beter yikeberal (GEH-na beh-TIR yi-keh-BER-al) — Genna is celebrated in January
ለጥምቀት ነጭ ባህላዊ ልብስ ይለብሳሉ · letimqet nech bahilawi libs yilebsalu (leh-tim-KET nech ba-hi-LA-wi libs yi-leb-SA-lu) — People wear white traditional clothes for Timkat
ቄሱ በጥምቀት ውሃውን ይባርካል · qesu betimqet wuhawun yibarkal (KEH-su beh-tim-KET WOO-ha-wun yi-BAR-kal) — The priest blesses the water at Timkat
የኢትዮጵያ የቡና ስነ ስርዓት ሶስት ዙር አለው · yeityop'ya yebuna sine sirat sost zur alew (yeh-i-tyo-PI-ya yeh-BU-na si-neh sir-AT SOST zur AH-lew) — The Ethiopian coffee ceremony has three rounds
እንግዳ ተቀባይነትዎን አመሰግናለሁ · ingida teqebayinetwon ameseginalehu (in-GI-da teh-keh-ba-yi-net-WON ah-meh-seg-na-LEH-hu) — Thank you for your hospitality
እስክስታ የኢትዮጵያ ባህላዊ ጭፈራ ነው · eskista yeityop'ya bahilawi chifera new (es-KIS-ta yeh-i-tyo-PI-ya ba-hi-LA-wi chi-FEH-ra new) — Eskista is a traditional Ethiopian dance
ሁሉም ለደመራው ይሰበሰባል · hulum ledemeraw yisebesebal (hu-LUM leh-deh-meh-RAW yi-seh-beh-SEH-bal) — Everyone gathers for the Meskel bonfire

Day (10)

እሑድ · ihud (ih-HUD) — Sunday
ሰኞ · segnno (SEG-nyo) — Monday
ማክሰኞ · maksegnno (mak-SEG-nyo) — Tuesday
ረቡዕ · rebu (REH-bu) — Wednesday
ሐሙስ · hamus (ha-MOOS) — Thursday
ዓርብ · arb (arb) — Friday
ቅዳሜ · qidame (ki-DA-meh) — Saturday
ከትናንት ወዲያ · ketinant wediya (keh-ti-NANT weh-DI-ya) — day before yesterday
ከነገ ወዲያ · kenege wediya (keh-neh-GEH weh-DI-ya) — day after tomorrow
የስራ ቀኖች · yesira qenoch (yeh-SI-ra keh-NOCH) — working days, weekdays

Drink (24)

ውሃ · wuha (WOO-ha) — water
ቡና · buna (BOO-na) — coffee
ሻይ · shay (shay) — tea
ወተት · wetat (null) — milk
ቢራ · bira (BEE-rah) — beer
ወይን · weyn (WAYN) — wine
ጠጅ · tej (TEJ) — tej (Ethiopian honey wine)
ጠላ · tella (TEH-lah) — tella (traditional Ethiopian beer)
አረቄ · araki (ah-rah-KEE) — araki (distilled Ethiopian spirit)
ለስላሳ መጠጥ · leslasa metet (les-LAH-sah MEH-tet) — soft drink / soda
ማዕድን ውሃ · maedin wuha (mah-EH-din WOO-hah) — mineral water
ማኪያቶ · makiyato (mah-kee-YAH-toh) — macchiato (Ethiopian-style espresso with milk)
ቡና አለህ? · buna aleh? (BOO-nah ah-LEH) — Do you have coffee?
ሻይ አለህ? · shay aleh? (SHAY ah-LEH) — Do you have tea?
ወተት አለህ? · wetet aleh? (WEH-tet ah-LEH) — Do you have milk?
ምን መጠጣት ትፈልጋለህ? · min metet'at tifelgaleh? (MEEN meh-teh-TAHT tee-fel-GAH-leh) — What would you like to drink?
ስኳር አለ? · sukwar ale? (soo-KWAHR AH-leh) — Is there sugar?
የወይን ጠጅ · yeweyin tej (yeh-WEY-in TEJ) — grape wine
ሻይ ወይስ ቡና? · shay weyis buna? (shy WEY-is BOO-na) — tea or coffee?
ሻይ ይሻለኛል · shay yishalegnal (shy yi-sha-LEN-yal) — I prefer tea
አልጠጣም · altetam (al-TEH-tam) — I don't drink (alcohol)
ውሃ · wuha (WOO-ha) — water
ቡና · buna (BOO-na) — coffee
ሻይ · shai (shay) — tea

Emotion (58)

ተናዳጅ · tenadaj (null) — angry
ፈሪ · feri (null) — afraid
አዘንቶ · azento (ah-ZEN-to) — sad
ቆጥቶ · qot'to (KOT-to) — angry
ፈርቶ · ferto (FER-to) — afraid
ደስ ያለው · des yalew (des ya-LEW) — excited
ያሳሰበው · yasasebew (ya-sa-SE-bew) — worried
ደክሞ · dekmo (DEK-mo) — tired
የተበሳጨ · yetebesach'e (ye-te-be-SA-che) — nervous
ግራ የተጋባ · gra yetegaba (gra ye-te-GA-ba) — confused
የተደነቀ · yetedeneke (ye-te-de-NE-ke) — surprised
ያለቀሰ · yaleqese (ya-le-KE-se) — bored
ብቸኛ · bich'enya (bi-CHE-nya) — lonely
ኩራተኛ · kuratenya (ku-ra-TE-nya) — proud
ቀናተኛ · qenatenya (ke-na-TE-nya) — jealous
ተፈራርቶ · teferarto (te-fe-RAR-to) — ashamed
አመሰግናለሁ · amesegnalehu (a-me-seg-na-LE-hu) — grateful
ተስፋ ያለው · tesfa yalew (tes-FA ya-LEW) — hopeful
ተስፋ የቆረጠ · tesfa yeqorete (tes-FA ye-ko-RE-te) — disappointed
ተረጋግቶ · teregatego (te-re-ga-TE-go) — calm
ጭንቀት ያለበት · chinqet yalebet (CHIN-ket ya-le-BET) — stressed
ተረጋግቶ · teregatego (te-re-ga-TE-go) — relaxed
በራስ የሚተማመን · beras yemitemamen (be-RAS ye-mi-te-MA-men) — confident
ሀፍረተኛ · hafretenya (haf-re-TE-nya) — shy
የረበ · yerebe (ye-RE-be) — hungry
የተጠማ · yetetsema (ye-te-TSE-ma) — thirsty
የደቀሰ · yedeqese (ye-de-KE-se) — sleepy
ታምሞ · tammo (TAM-mo) — sick
ጤናማ · tenama (te-NA-ma) — healthy
ህመም · himem (hi-MEM) — pain
ምቹ · michu (MI-chu) — comfortable
ምቾት የሌለው · michot yelelew (mi-CHOT ye-le-LEW) — uncomfortable
ኃይለኛ · hayilenya (ha-yi-LE-nya) — energetic
ደካማ · dekama (de-KA-ma) — weak
የተበሳጨ · yetebesache (ye-te-be-SA-che) — frustrated
ረክቶ · rekto (REK-to) — satisfied
የተበሳጨ · yetebesache (ye-te-be-SA-che) — annoyed
ደስተኛ · destenya (des-TE-nya) — cheerful
የተጨነቀ · yetechineneke (ye-te-chi-ne-NE-ke) — depressed
ጭንቀት · chinqet (CHIN-ket) — anxious
ሰላማዊ · selamawi (se-la-MA-wi) — peaceful
ተነሳስቶ · tenesasto (te-ne-SAS-to) — motivated
ሀዘን · hazen (HA-zen) — sadness (noun)
ንዴት · nidet (ni-DET) — anger (noun)
ድንጋጤ · dinigat'e (di-ni-GA-teh) — shock, fright (noun)
ፍርሃት · firhat (fir-HAT) — fear (noun)
ናፍቆት · nafk'ot (naf-KOT) — longing, missing someone (noun)
አዛኝ · azagn (ah-ZAHNY) — sad (person), one who is sad
ደስታ · desta (DES-ta) — happiness (noun)
ድንጉጥ · dinigut' (di-ni-GOOT) — scared, easily frightened (adj)
ስልቹ · silichu (si-LI-choo) — bored (adj, alternate term)
አይን አፋር · ayin afar (AH-yin ah-FAR) — shy, bashful (lit. 'eye-shy')
እፍረት · ifiret (i-fi-RET) — shame (noun)
ጭንቀታም · ch'inqetam (chin-keh-TAHM) — worried, anxious (adj, alternate term)
ናፋቂ · nafaqi (na-FA-qi) — one who longs / misses often (adj)
ህመም · himem (hi-MEM) — pain
ቁራጣም · kuratam (null) — angry
ብልጭኛ · bilchgna (null) — jealous

Emotion Phrase (29)

ደስተኛ ነኝ · destenya neñ (des-TE-nya neñ) — I am happy
አዘንኩ · azenku (a-ZEN-ku) — I am sad
ደከምኩ · dekemku (de-KEM-ku) — I am tired
ደህና ነህ? · dehna neh? (deh-NA neh) — Are you okay?
ደህና ነሽ? · dehna nesh? (deh-NA nesh) — Are you okay? (to woman)
አትዘን · atzen (at-ZEN) — Don't be sad
አትጨነቅ · atchineq (at-chi-NEK) — Don't worry
ፈራሁ · ferahu (fe-RA-hu) — I am afraid
ተደስቼ ነው · tedesch'e new (te-DES-che new) — I am excited
ርብኝ · ribiñ (ri-BIÑY) — I am hungry
ጠማኝ · tsemañ (tse-MAÑY) — I am thirsty
ታመምኩ · tamemku (ta-MEM-ku) — I am sick
የተሻለኝ · yeteshalleñ (ye-te-SHAL-leñ) — I feel better
መጥፎ ነው የሚሰማኝ · metfo new yemisemañ (met-FO new ye-mi-se-MAÑY) — I feel bad
ምን ሆነ? · min hone? (min HO-ne) — What's wrong?
ችግር የለም · chigr yelem (CHIGR ye-LEM) — It's okay
አትፍራ · atfra (at-FRA) — Don't be afraid
ተድስ · tedis (te-DIS) — Cheer up
ጠንክር · t'enkr (TEN-kr) — Be strong
ናፈቅኩህ · nafeqkuh (na-FEK-kuh) — I miss you
ናፈቅኩሽ · nafeqkush (na-FEK-kush) — I miss you (to woman)
ተበሳጨሁ · tebesachehu (te-be-sa-CHE-hu) — I'm nervous
በአንተ ኩራት አለኝ · beante kurat aleñ (be-AN-te ku-RAT a-LEÑY) — I'm proud of you
አዘነ · azene (a-ZEH-neh) — he was sad
ተናደደ · tenadede (teh-na-DEH-deh) — he got angry
ደነገጠ · denegete (deh-neh-GEH-teh) — he was scared
ተጨነቀ · techeneke (teh-cheh-NEH-keh) — he worried
ፈራ · fera (FEH-ra) — he was afraid
ናፈቀ · nafek'e (na-FEH-keh) — he missed (someone)

Emotion Sentence (19)

ቤተሰቦቼን ስአይ ደስተኛ ይሆናል · beteseboch'en si'ay destenya yihonal (be-te-se-BO-chen si-AY des-TE-nya yi-ho-NAL) — I feel happy when I see my family
ስለ ፈተናው ያሳሰባታል · sile fetenaw yasasebatal (si-LE fe-te-NAW ya-sa-se-ba-TAL) — She is worried about the exam
ሲደክም ይቆጣል · sidekm yiqotal (si-DEKM yi-ko-TAL) — He gets angry when he is tired
ድምጹን ስሰማ ፈራሁ · dimsun sisema ferahu (dim-SUN si-se-MA fe-RA-hu) — I was afraid when I heard the noise
ስለ ጉዞው ተደስተዋል · sile guzow tedesitewal (si-LE gu-ZOW te-des-TE-wal) — They are excited about the trip
እናቴ እሄድ ስል ታዘናለች · inate ihed sil tazenaletchi (i-NA-te i-HED sil ta-ze-na-LE-chi) — My mother feels sad when I leave
ለእርዳታህ አመሰግናለን · leirdatah amesegnalen (le-ir-da-TAH a-me-seg-NA-len) — We feel grateful for your help
ልጆቹ ቤት ላይ ተሰልች አሏቸው · lijoch'u bet lay teselich alach'ew (li-JO-chu BET lay te-se-LICH a-la-CHEW) — The children are bored at home
ጓደኞቼ ሲሄዱ ብቸኛ ይሰማኛል · guadenyoch'e sihedu bich'enya yisemañal (gua-de-NYO-che si-HE-du bi-CHE-nya yi-se-ma-ÑYAL) — I feel lonely when my friends are away
ከመናገር በፊት ትጨነቃለች · kemenager befit tichenekalechi (ke-me-na-GER be-FIT ti-che-ne-ka-LE-chi) — She becomes nervous before speaking
ካልተሳካህ ተስፋ አትቁረጥ · kaltesakah tesfa atqurt (kal-te-SA-kah tes-FA at-KURT) — Don't be disappointed if you fail
እዚያ ስያየኝ ተደነቀ · iziya siyayeñ tedeneke (i-ZI-ya si-ya-YEÑY te-de-NE-ke) — He was surprised to see me there
ሁልጊዜ ጠዋት ላይ ተረጋግቼ ይሰማኛል · hulgize tewat lay teretagech'e yisemañal (hul-GI-ze te-WAT lay te-re-ta-GE-che yi-se-ma-ÑYAL) — I always feel calm in the morning
ደክምህ ሲሰማህ ማረፍ አለብህ · dekmh simah maref alebh (dek-MH si-MAH ma-REF a-LEBH) — You should rest when you feel tired
ሁሉም በበዓሉ ላይ ደስተኛ ነበሩ · hulum bebeal lay destenya neberu (HU-lum be-be-AL lay des-TE-nya ne-BE-ru) — Everyone was happy at the celebration
ሀዘን ለጤንነት ጥሩ አይደለም · hazen let'eninet t'iru ayidelem (HA-zen leh-teh-NI-net TI-ru ay-DEH-lem) — Sadness is not good for your health
ዳዊት መናደድ ይወዳል። · Dawit menaded yiwedal (da-WIT meh-na-DED yi-weh-DAL) — David likes to get angry
እሷ ደስተኛ ናት። · iswa destegna nat (is-WA des-teh-NYA nat) — She is happy
ገብሬ በስህተቱ አፈረ። · Gebre besihitetu afere (geb-REH beh-si-hi-TET-u ah-FEH-reh) — Gebre was ashamed of his mistake

Family (35)

አባት · abat (ah-BAT) — father
እናት · inat (ih-NAT) — mother
ወንድም · wendim (wen-DIM) — brother
እህት · ihit (ih-HIT) — sister
ልጅ · lij (lij) — child
ወንድ ልጅ · wend lij (wend lij) — son, boy
ሴት ልጅ · set lij (set lij) — daughter, girl
ባል · bal (bal) — husband
ሚስት · mist (mist) — wife
ወንድ አያት · wend ayat (wend ah-YAT) — grandfather
ሴት አያት · set ayat (set ah-YAT) — grandmother
አጎት · agot (ah-GOT) — uncle
አክስት · akist (ah-KIST) — aunt
እንጀራ አባት · injera abbat (in-JEH-ra ah-BAT) — stepfather
እንጀራ እናት · injera innat (in-JEH-ra in-NAT) — stepmother
ወላጅ · welaj (weh-LAJ) — parent
የአጎት ልጅ · yagot lij (ya-GOT lij) — cousin
የሴት ቅድመ አያት · yeset kidme ayat (yeh-SET kid-meh AH-yat) — great-grandmother
የወንድ ቅድመ አያት · yewend kidme ayat (yeh-WEND kid-meh AH-yat) — great-grandfather
የልጅ ልጅ · yelij lij (yeh-LIJ lij) — grandchild
የወንድ ጓደኛ · yewend guadegna (yeh-WEND gwa-DEN-ya) — boyfriend
የሴት ጓደኛ · yeset guadegna (yeh-SET gwa-DEN-ya) — girlfriend
ፍቅረኛ · fikiregna (fi-ki-REN-ya) — lover, sweetheart
እጮኛ · ichogna (i-CHO-nya) — fiancé, fiancée
ባለቤት · balebet (ba-le-BET) — spouse
አግብቻለሁ · agibichalehu (a-gi-bi-cha-LEH-hu) — I am married
አላገባሁም · alagebahum (a-la-ge-ba-HUM) — I am not married
ፍቺ · fichi (FI-chi) — divorce
ተፋትቻለሁ · tefatichalehu (te-fa-ti-cha-LEH-hu) — I am divorced
እናት · inat (ih-NAT) — mother
እህት · ihit (ih-HIT) — sister
ሚስት · mist (mist) — wife
አያት · ayat (null) — grandfather
እንስት · inist (null) — grandmother
ቤተሰብ · Beteseb' (null) — family

Figurative Language (64)

ማየት ማመን ነው · mayet maman new (ma-YET ma-MAN new) — seeing is believing
ከፈረሱ በፊት ጋሪው · keferesu befit gariw (ke-fe-RE-su be-FIT ga-RIW) — the cart before the horse
ልጅን ሲወዱ እስከነ ጉዱ · ljin siwedu eskene gudu (l-JIN si-WE-du es-ke-NE GU-du) — love me, love my dog
የፈሰሰ ውሃ አይታፈስም · yafesese wuha aytafesim (ya-fe-SE-se WU-ha ay-ta-FE-sim) — spilled water cannot be gathered
የቸኮለች አፍስሳ ለቀመች · yechekolech afisa lekemech (ye-che-KO-lech af-I-sa le-KE-mech) — haste makes waste
የነቶሎ ቶሎ ቤት ግድግዳው ሰንበሌጥ · yenetolo tolo bet gidgidaw senbelet' (ye-ne-TO-lo TO-lo bet gid-gi-DAW sen-be-LET') — a house built in haste has walls of straw
የጂብ ችኩል ቀንድ ይነክሳል · yejib chikul k'end yineksal (ye-JIB chi-KUL k'end yi-nek-SAL) — a hurried hyena bites the horn
ላለፈ ክረምት ቤት አይሰራም · lalefe kremt bet ayseram (la-LE-fe KREMT bet ay-se-RAM) — let bygones be bygones
ገብስ ለገብስ አብሮ ይነፍስ · gebs legebs abro yinefs (GEBS le-GEBS ab-RO yi-NEFS) — birds of a feather flock together
የሚያብረቀርቅ ሁሉ ወርቅ አይደለም · yemiyabrek'erk' hulu werk' aydelem (ye-mi-yab-re-K'ERK' HU-lu werk' ay-DE-lem) — all that glitters is not gold
ከሰው ስህተት ከብረት ዝግት አይጠፋም · kesew sihtet kebret zigit aytefam (ke-SEW sih-TET keb-RET zi-GIT ay-te-FAM) — to err is human
ጊዜ ወርቅ ነው · gize werk' new (GI-ze werk' new) — time is gold
ልጅ እናቷን ምጥ አስተማረች · lij enatwan mit' astemarech (lij e-nat-WAN mit' as-te-MA-rech) — a child teaching their mother how to give birth
የሚጮህ ውሻ አይናከስም · yemichoh wisha aynakesim (ye-mi-CHOH WI-sha ay-na-KE-sim) — a barking dog never bites
አይን አይኑን ያዩት ጀበና ቶሎ አይፈላም · ayn aynun yayut jebena tolo ayfelam (AYN ay-NUN ya-YUT je-BE-na TO-lo ay-fe-LAM) — a watched pot never boils
ለአንድ ብርቱ ሁለት መዳኒቱ · le'and biritu hulet madanitu (le-AND bi-RI-tu HU-let ma-da-NI-tu) — two minds are better than one
ዘር ከልጓም ይስባል · zer kelgwam yisbal (zer kel-GWAM yis-BAL) — blood is thicker than water
አወቅኩሽ ናቅኩሽ · awek'kush nak'kush (a-wek'-KUSH nak'-KUSH) — familiarity breeds contempt
ታሞ ከመሟቀቅ አስቀድሞ መጠንቀቅ · tamo kememak'ek' ask'edmo met'enk'ek' (TA-mo ke-me-MAK'-ek' as-K'ED-mo met'-EN-k'ek') — prevention is better than cure
ብረትን መምታት እንደጋለ ነው · biretin memtat ende gale new (bi-RE-tin mem-TAT en-de GA-le new) — strike the iron while it is hot
የስጦታ ፈረስ ጥርሱ አይታይም · yestota feres t'irsu aytayim (ye-STO-ta FE-res T'IR-su ay-TA-yim) — never look a gift horse in the mouth
እንቁላል ቀስ በቀስ በእግሩ ይሄዳል · enk'ulal k'es bek'es be'egru yihedal (en-k'u-LAL k'es be-K'ES be-EG-ru yi-he-DAL) — the egg will eventually walk on its own legs
ባጎረስኩ እጄን ተነከስኩ · bagoresku ejen tenekesku (ba-go-RES-ku e-JEN te-ne-KES-ku) — I got my hand bitten for feeding them
እከክልኝ ልከክልህ · ekekilgn likekilh (e-ke-KIL-gn li-ke-KIL-h) — scratch my back, I will scratch yours
ውበት እንደ ተመልካቹ ነው · wubet ende temelkachu new (WU-bet en-de te-mel-KA-chu new) — beauty is in the eye of the beholder
ላም አለኝ በሰማይ ወተቷንም አላይ · lam aleny besemay wetetwanim alay (lam a-LENY be-se-MAY we-tet-WA-nim a-LAY) — I have a castle built in the air
ቀድሞ የገባ እንግዳ እራቱ ፍሪዳ · k'edmo yageba engida eratu firida (K'ED-mo ya-GE-ba en-GI-da e-RA-tu fi-RI-da) — first come, first served
አጥብቆ ጠያቂ የእናቱን መሞት ይረዳል · at'bik'o teyak'i yeenatun mot yiredal (at'-BI-k'o te-YA-k'i ye-e-na-TUN mot yi-re-DAL) — curiosity killed the cat
ባዶ ቆርቆሮ ይጮሃል · bado k'ork'oro yichohal (BA-do k'or-k'O-ro yi-cho-HAL) — an empty barrel makes the most noise
ልጅየው ሆነ አባትየው · lijyew hone abatyew (lij-YEW HO-ne a-bat-YEW) — a child is the father of the man
የወረወርኩት አንካሴ ተመልሶ በራሴ · yewerwerkut ankase temelso berase (ye-wer-WER-kut an-KA-se te-MEL-so be-RA-se) — a curse comes home to roost
ሰው የዘራውን ያጭዳል · sew yezerawin yach'dal (sew ye-ze-RA-win yach'-DAL) — as you sow, so shall you reap
አመድ በዱቀት ይስቃል · amed bedukiet yisik'al (A-med be-du-KIET yi-si-K'AL) — the pot calls the kettle black
ድስት ግጣሙን አያጣም · dist gitamun ayat'am (dist gi-ta-MUN a-YAT'-am) — a pot never misses its lid
ሳይከካ ተቦካ · sayikeka teboka (sa-yi-KE-ka te-BO-ka) — counting your chickens before they hatch
ጊዜ ታክሲ አይደለም ቆሞ አይጠብቅህም · gize taksi aydelem k'omo ayt'ebik'ihim (GI-ze TAK-si ay-DE-lem K'O-mo ayt'-e-BIK'-i-him) — time waits for no one
ስራ ከምፈታ ልጄን ላፋታ · sira kemfeta ljen lafata (SI-ra kem-FE-ta li-JEN la-FA-ta) — an idle mind is the devil's workshop
ዝምታ ወርቅ ነው · zimita werk' new (zi-MI-ta werk' new) — silence is golden
የጭቃ ውስጥ እሾህ · yechik'a wust eshoh (ye-CHI-k'a WUST e-SHOH) — a snake in the grass
ሴት ሲበዛ ጎመን ጠነዛ · siet sibeza gomen teneza (siet si-BE-za GO-men te-NE-za) — too many cooks spoil the broth
ትእቢት ውድቀትን ትቀድማለች · te'ibit widk'etin tik'edmalech (te-I-bit wid-K'E-tin ti-k'ed-MA-lech) — pride comes before a fall
ባንድ ድንጋይ ሁለት ወፍ · band dingay hulet wef (band din-GAY HU-let wef) — kill two birds with one stone
ጉድ አንድ ሰሞን ነው · gud and semon new (GUD and se-MON new) — wonder lasts nine days
ከመናገርህ በፊት አስብ · kemenagerh befit asib (ke-me-na-GER-h be-FIT a-SIB) — think before you speak
ካረጁ አይበጁ · kareju aybeju (ka-RE-ju ay-BE-ju) — old men are twice children
የአይኔ ብሌን · yeayine blien (ye-a-YI-ne bli-EN) — the apple of my eye
ከእጅ ወደ አፍ · ke'ej wede af (ke-EJ we-DE af) — hand to mouth
የምላስ ወለምታ · yemilas welemta (ye-MI-las we-LEM-ta) — a slip of the tongue
እጅ ከፍንጅ · ej kefinj (ej ke-FINJ) — red-handed
በውድም በግድም · bewidim begidim (be-WI-dim be-GI-dim) — by hook or by crook
ከባለቤት አንደበት · kebalebet andebet (ke-ba-le-BET an-de-BET) — straight from the horse's mouth
እምነት የሚጣልበት · emnet yemit'albet (EM-net ye-mi-T'AL-bet) — the salt of the earth
በእሳት መጫወት · be'isat mechawet (be-i-SAT me-cha-WET) — playing with fire
አይን መግለት · ayin megilet (A-yin me-GI-let) — coming out of one's shell
የእርጎ ዝንብ · yeergo zinb (ye-er-GO zinb) — gatecrasher
የመጽሃፍ ቀበኛ · yemetshaf k'ebegna (ye-mets-HAF k'e-BEG-na) — bookworm
የቀባሮ ባህታዊ · yek'ebero bahitawi (ye-k'e-BE-ro bah-i-TA-wi) — sly, shrewd
ምርቱን ከግርድ ለይ · mertun kegird ley (MER-tun ke-GIRD ley) — separate the wheat from the chaff
የአይን ፍቅር · ye'ayin fik'ir (ye-A-yin FI-k'ir) — love at first sight
ክብርህን ጠብቅ · kibirhin t'ebik' (ki-BIR-hin T'E-bik') — keep your dignity
እርምጃህን አስተውል · ermijahin astewil (er-mi-JA-hin as-TE-wil) — watch your step
እርባና ቢስ · erbana bis (er-BA-na bis) — good-for-nothing
ጊዜ ያለፈበት · gize yalefebet (GI-ze ya-le-FE-bet) — outdated
የሰማይ ስባሪ · yesemay sibari (ye-se-MAY si-BA-ri) — huge

Food (151)

ስጋ · siga (SI-ga) — meat
እንቁላል · inqulal (null) — egg
ብርቱካን · birtukan (null) — orange (fruit)
ማንኪያ · mankiya (null) — spoon
ሹካ · shuka (null) — fork
ብርጭቆ · birchiko (null) — glass
ቲማቲም · timatim (tee-mah-TEEM) — tomato
ድንች · dinich (dee-NEECH) — potato
ካሮት · karot (kah-ROHT) — carrot
ሰላጣ · selata (seh-LAH-tah) — lettuce
ሙዝ · muz (MOOZ) — banana
ብርቱካን · birtukan (beer-too-KAHN) — orange
ፖም · pom (POHM) — apple
ማንጎ · mango (MAHN-goh) — mango
ፓፓያ · papaya (pah-PAH-yah) — papaya
ሎሚ · lomi (LOH-mee) — lemon
አይብ · ayib (AH-yeeb) — cheese
ቅቤ · qibe (KEE-beh) — butter
እርጎ · irgo (EER-goh) — yogurt
ስኳር · sukwar (soo-KWAHR) — sugar
ጨው · chew (CHEW) — salt
ዘይት · zeyt (ZAYT) — oil
ቅመሚ · qimem (null) — spicy
ወጥ · wat (WAHT) — wat / wot (Ethiopian stew, general term)
ዶሮ ወጥ · doro wat (DOH-roh WAHT) — doro wat (spicy chicken stew)
ምስር ወጥ · misir wat (MEE-seer WAHT) — misir wat (spiced red lentil stew)
ቀይ ወጥ · key wat (KAY WAHT) — key wat (spicy red beef stew)
አልጫ ወጥ · alicha wat (ahl-CHAH WAHT) — alicha wat (mild turmeric stew)
አትክልት ወጥ · atkilt wat (aht-KEELT WAHT) — atkilt wat (mild vegetable stew)
ክትፎ · kitfo (KEET-foh) — kitfo (minced raw beef with spiced butter)
ዶሮ ጥብስ · doro tibs (DOH-roh TIBS) — doro tibs (sauteed chicken)
ስጋ ጥብስ · siga tibs (SEE-gah TIBS) — siga tibs (sauteed beef)
ጎመን በስጋ · gomen besiga (GOH-men beh-SEE-gah) — gomen besiga (collard greens with meat)
ሽሮ · shiro (SHEE-roh) — shiro (spiced chickpea or bean stew)
ፍርፍር · firfir (feer-FEER) — firfir / fitfir (torn injera mixed with sauce)
ገንፎ · genfo (GEN-foh) — genfo (thick porridge)
ቆሎ · kolo (KOH-loh) — kolo (roasted grain snack)
ዳቦ ቆሎ · dabo kolo (DAH-boh KOH-loh) — dabo kolo (roasted bread bite snack)
አዋዜ · awaze (ah-WAH-zeh) — awaze (spicy dipping paste for raw meat)
ሚጥሚጣ · mitmita (meet-MEE-tah) — mitmita (hot ground chili spice mix)
ንጥር ቅቤ · niter qibe (NEE-ter KEE-beh) — niter kibbeh (Ethiopian spiced clarified butter)
የጾም ምግብ · yetsom migib (yeh-TSOHM mee-GEEB) — fasting food (vegan dishes eaten during religious fasts)
መሶብ · mesob (meh-SOHB) — mesob (traditional woven dining table/basket for injera)
በቆሎ · beqolo (beh-KOH-loh) — corn / maize
ሽምብራ · shimbra (sheem-BRAH) — chickpea
ክክ · kik (KEEK) — split peas
አተር · ater (AH-ter) — peas
ባቄላ · baqela (bah-KEH-lah) — beans
ማሽላ · mashila (mah-SHEE-lah) — sorghum
ኦቾሎኒ · ochiloni (oh-choh-LOH-nee) — peanut
ለውዝ · lewz (LEWZ) — nut / almond
አትክልት · atkilt (aht-KEELT) — vegetable (general)
ኪያር · kiyar (kee-YAHR) — cucumber
ቆስጣ · kosta (KOHS-tah) — spinach
ዱባ · duba (DOO-bah) — pumpkin / squash
ባሚያ · bamiya (bah-MEE-yah) — okra
ባዚንጀን · bazinjen (bah-zeen-JEN) — eggplant
ቀይ ስር · key sir (KAY SEER) — beetroot
ሰለሪ · seleri (seh-LEH-ree) — celery
ሳማ · sama (SAH-mah) — nettle (edible leafy green)
ፍራፍሬ · firafire (fee-rah-FREH) — fruit (general)
ሐብሐብ · habhab (hahb-HAHB) — watermelon
አናናስ · ananas (ah-nah-NAHS) — pineapple
ቀይ እንጆሪ · key inqori (KAY een-JOH-ree) — strawberry
እንጆሪ · inqori (een-JOH-ree) — berry / raspberry
ኮክ · kok (KOHK) — peach
ወይራ · weyra (WAY-rah) — olive
ተምር · temr (TEMR) — date (fruit)
በለስ · beles (BEH-les) — fig
ቀረፋ · qerefa (keh-REH-fah) — cinnamon
ዝንጅብል · zinjibil (zeen-jee-BEEL) — ginger
ኮረሪማ · korerima (koh-reh-REE-mah) — cardamom
ሰሊጥ · selit (seh-LEET) — sesame
ሰናፍጭ · senafich (seh-nah-FEECH) — mustard (plant/seed)
ቁንዶ በርበሬ · qundo berbere (KOON-doh ber-beh-REH) — black pepper (peppercorn)
እርሾ · ersho (er-SHOH) — yeast
ከረሜላ · keremela (keh-reh-MEH-lah) — candy
ኬክ · kek (KEHK) — cake
ቸኮሌት · chekolet (cheh-koh-LEHT) — chocolate
መጋገር · megager (meh-GAH-ger) — to bake
መጥበስ · metbes (MEHT-bes) — to fry / to roast
ማዘዝ · mazez (mah-ZEZ) — to order (food)
መካፈል · mekafel (meh-kah-FEL) — to share (food)
ጣዕም · t'a'im (TAH-eem) — taste / flavor
ዱቄት · duqet (doo-KET) — flour
ፋንታ · fanta (FAHN-tah) — portion / share (of food)
ጭልፋ · chilfa (cheel-FAH) — ladle
ወንፊት · wenfit (wen-FEET) — strainer / sieve
ዘምቢል · zembil (zem-BEEL) — basket
ጥሬ · t'ire (TEE-reh) — raw
ብስል · bisil (BEE-sil) — ripe
ሻጋታ · shagata (shah-GAH-tah) — rotten / spoiled
ሾርባ · shorba (SHOR-bah) — soup
ሳንደዊች · sandewich (san-deh-WEECH) — sandwich
አሳላፊ · asalafi (ah-sah-LAH-fee) — waiter
ምግብ ቤት · migib bet (mee-GEEB BET) — restaurant
ሂሳብ · hisab (hee-SAHB) — bill / check
እባክህ አንድ ተጨማሪ · ibakh and techemari (ee-BAHK AHND teh-cheh-MAH-ree) — One more, please
ቃሪ አይደለም · qari aydelem (KAH-ree ay-DEH-lem) — It's not spicy
ያለ ሽንኩርት እፈልጋለሁ · yale shinkurt ifelgalehu (YAH-leh shin-KOORT ee-fel-GAH-leh-hoo) — I want it without onions
ይህ ምግብ ውስጥ ምን አለ? · yih migib wist min ale? (YEE mee-GEEB WEEST MEEN AH-leh) — What is in this dish?
ምናሌ እፈልጋለሁ · minale ifelgalehu (mee-NAH-leh ee-fel-GAH-leh-hoo) — I would like the menu
ምናሌውን ማየት እችላለሁ? · minalewun mayet ichilalehu? (mee-nah-LEH-woon MAH-yet ee-chee-LAH-leh-hoo) — Can I see the menu?
ምን ትመክራለህ? · min timekraleh? (MEEN tee-mek-RAH-leh) — What do you recommend?
ይሄ ስጋ አለው? · yihe siga alew? (YEE-heh SEE-gah ah-LEW) — Does this have meat?
የጾም ምግብ ነው? · yetsom migib new? (yeh-TSOHM mee-GEEB NEW) — Is this fasting food? (vegan)
ትኩስ አይደለም · tikus aydelem (tee-KOOS ay-DEH-lem) — This is not fresh
መክፈል እፈልጋለሁ · mekfel ifelgalehu (MEK-fel ee-fel-GAH-leh-hoo) — I would like to pay
አሳ እፈልጋለሁ · asa ifelgalehu (AH-sah ee-fel-GAH-leh-hoo) — I would like fish
ዶሮ እፈልጋለሁ · doro ifelgalehu (DOH-roh ee-fel-GAH-leh-hoo) — I would like chicken
ምግቡ ቃሪ ነው? · migibu qari new? (mee-GEE-boo KAH-ree NEW) — Is the food spicy?
ሳህን እፈልጋለሁ · sahin ifelgalehu (SAH-heen ee-fel-GAH-leh-hoo) — I need a plate
ወጥ ቤቱ የት ነው? · wet betu yet new? (WET BEH-too YET NEW) — Where is the kitchen?
ዘይቱን · zeytun (zey-TOON) — guava
ሮማን · roman (ro-MAN) — pomegranate
አቦካዶ · abokado (ah-bo-KA-do) — avocado
ጥቅል ጎመን · tikil gomen (ti-KIL go-MEN) — cabbage
ስኳር ድንች · sikwar dinich (si-kwar di-NICH) — sweet potato
ቃሪያ · kariya (ka-RI-ya) — green pepper
ዝኩኒ · zikuni (zi-KOO-ni) — zucchini
ፎሶሊያ · fosoliya (fo-so-LI-ya) — green beans
ጎድጓዳ ሳህን · godgwada sahin (god-GWA-da SA-hin) — bowl
ዝርግ ሳህን · zirg sahin (ZIRG SA-hin) — plate
ቢላዋ · bilawa (bi-LA-wa) — knife
የሚያቃጥል · yemiyakatil (yeh-mi-ya-KA-til) — spicy, hot (taste)
ኮምጣጣ · komtata (kom-TA-ta) — sour
ጨው በዝቶበታል · chew bezitobetal (chew beh-zi-to-BEH-tal) — too salty
ቁርንፉድ · kurinfud (koo-rin-FOOD) — clove (spice)
ከሙን · kemun (keh-MOON) — cumin
ጦስኝ · tosign (to-SIGN) — wild thyme
ነጭ አዝሙድ · nech azmud (NECH az-MOOD) — bishop's weed (spice)
ድምብላል · dimbilal (dim-bi-LAL) — coriander
ጥቁር አዝሙድ · tikur azmud (TI-koor az-MOOD) — black cumin
ሄል · hel (HEL) — cardamom seed (citrus-scented)
ዶሮ ፋንታ · doro fanta (DO-ro FAN-ta) — doro fanta (chicken in butter and berbere sauce)
በየአይነት · beyeaynet (beh-yeh-ay-NET) — beyeaynet (mixed vegetarian platter)
ምንቸት አብሽ · minchet abish (min-CHET ah-BISH) — minchet abish (minced meat in fenugreek spice sauce)
ተጋቢኖ · tegabino (teh-ga-BEE-no) — tegabino (spiced chickpea stew)
ዱለት · dulet (DOO-let) — dulet (minced tripe and liver)
ምሳ ደርሷል? · misa dersiwal? (mi-sa der-si-WAL) — is lunch ready?
ወጥ · wot (WAHT) — wat / wot (Ethiopian stew, general term)
ስጋ · siga (SI-ga) — meat
ቅቤ · qibe (KEE-beh) — butter
አይብ · ayib (AH-yeeb) — cheese
ቲማቲም · timatim (tee-mah-TEEM) — tomato
ድንች · dinich (dee-NEECH) — potato
ሙዝ · muz (MOOZ) — banana
ሎሚ · lomi (LOH-mee) — lemon
ጨው · chew (CHEW) — salt
ስኳር · sikwar (soo-KWAHR) — sugar
ዘይት · zeyt (ZAYT) — oil

Grammar (68)

መጽሐፍ · metshaf (mets-HAF) — book
መምህር · memhir (mem-HIR) — teacher
ተማሪ · temari (teh-MA-ri) — student
መጻፍ · meshaf (meh-TSAF) — to write
ውሻ · wusha (WOO-sha) — dog
ድመት · dimit (di-MIT) — cat
ቤተ ክርስቲያን · beta kristian (BEH-teh kris-ti-YAN) — church
ስም · sim (SIM) — name
ወንድ · wend (WEND) — man
ሴት · set (SET) — woman
ንጉሥ · nigus (ni-GUS) — king
ንግሥት · nigist (ni-GIST) — queen
አውራ ዶሮ · awra doro (AW-ra DO-ro) — rooster
ዶሮ · doro (DO-ro) — hen, chicken
በሬ · bere (beh-REH) — bull, ox
ላም · lam (LAM) — cow
ወንድ ልጅ · wend lij (WEND lij) — boy
ሴት ልጅ · set lij (SET lij) — girl
አለኝ · alleny (al-LEGN) — I have
አለህ · alleh (al-LEH) — you have (to man)
አለሽ · allesh (al-LESH) — you have (to woman)
አለው · allew (al-LEW) — he has
አላት · allat (al-LAT) — she has
አለ · alle (AL-leh) — there is
የለም · yellem (YEH-lem) — there is not
የለኝም · yellenyim (yeh-LEG-nym) — I don't have
ቤቱ · betu (BEH-tu) — the house
መኪናዋ · mekinaw (meh-ki-NA-wa) — the car
ቤቶች · betoch (BEH-toch) — houses
ልጆች · lijoch (li-JOCH) — children
ሰዎች · sewoch (SEH-woch) — people
መጻሕፍት · metshafoch (mets-ha-FOCH) — books
ውሾች · wushoch (woo-SHOCH) — dogs
ውሃው · wuhaw (woo-HAW) — the water
ዛፎች · zafoch (ZA-foch) — trees
ዛፍ · zaf (ZAF) — tree
የኔ · yene (yeh-NEH) — my
ያንተ · yaante (ya-AN-teh) — your (masculine)
ያንቺ · yaanchi (ya-AN-chi) — your (feminine)
የሱ · yessu (YES-su) — his
የሷ · yesswa (YES-swa) — her
የኛ · yegna (YEG-na) — our
የነሱ · yennessu (yen-NES-su) — their
የኔ ቤት · yene bet (yeh-NEH BET) — my house
ማን · man (MAN) — who
ምን · min (MIN) — what
የት · yet (YET) — where
መቼ · meche (meh-CHEH) — when
ስንት · sint (SINT) — how many
ለምን · lemin (leh-MIN) — why
እንዴት · indet (in-DET) — how
የትኛው · yetignaw (yeh-ti-NYAW) — which
ምን ዓይነት · min aynet (MIN AY-net) — what kind
የማን · yeman (yeh-MAN) — whose
አለኝ · allegn (al-LEGN) — I have
የለም · yelem (YEH-lem) — there is not
የለኝም · yelegnym (yeh-LEG-nym) — I don't have
ቤቱ · betu (BEH-tu) — the house
ለምን · lemen (leh-MIN) — why
የለም · yelem (YEH-lem) — there is not
መጻፍ · meshaf (meh-TSAF) — to write
ውሻ · wusha (WOO-sha) — dog
ድመት · dmet (di-MIT) — cat
ላም · lam (LAM) — cow
ዛፍ · zaf (ZAF) — tree
ቤተ ክርስቲያን · beta kristiyan (BEH-teh kris-ti-YAN) — church
ተማሪ · temari (teh-MA-ri) — student
ቤቱ · betu (BEH-tu) — the house

Greeting (36)

ሰላም · 'selam' (seh-LAHM) — hello (informal)
ጤና ይስጥልኝ · tena yistilign' (teh-NA yis-ti-LIGN) — hello (formal)
እንደምን አደርክ · indemin aderk (in-deh-MIN ah-DERK) — good morning (to man)
እንደምን አደርሽ · indemin adersh (in-deh-MIN ah-DERSH) — good morning (to woman)
እንዴት ነህ · indet neh (in-DET neh) — how are you (to man)
እንዴት ነሽ · indet nesh (in-DET nesh) — how are you (to woman)
ደህና ነኝ · dehna negn' (DEH-na negn) — I am fine
ደህና ሁን · dehna hun' (DEH-na hoon) — goodbye (to man)
ደህና ሁኚ · dehna hugni (DEH-na HOON-yi) — goodbye (to woman)
ቻው · say 'chaw' (chow) — bye (informal)
እንኳን ደህና መጣህ · inkwan dehna metah (in-KWAN DEH-na meh-TAH) — welcome (to man)
አመሰግናለሁ · ameseginalehu (ah-meh-seg-nah-LEH-hu) — thank you
ይቅርታ · yiqirta (yi-KIR-ta) — excuse me, sorry
አዎ · awo (AH-wo) — yes
አይ · aye (EYE) — no
እሺ · ishi (IH-shi) — OK, alright
ደህና ዋላችሁ? · dehna walachihu? (DEH-na wa-la-CHI-hu) — good afternoon (formal / to a group)
ደህና ዋልክ? · dehna walk? (DEH-na WALK) — good afternoon (to man)
ደህና ዋልሽ? · dehna walsh? (DEH-na WALSH) — good afternoon (to woman)
ደህና አምሹ · dehna amshu (DEH-na am-SHU) — good evening (formal / to a group)
ደህና አምሽ · dehna amsh (DEH-na AMSH) — good evening (to man)
ደህና ነን · dehna nen (DEH-na nen) — we are fine
ደህና ናት · dehna nat (DEH-na NAT) — she is fine
ሰላም ነው? · selam new? (seh-LAHM new) — is everything okay?
እንደምን አደራችሁ? · indemin aderachihu? (in-deh-MIN ah-deh-ra-CHI-hu) — good morning (formal / to a group)
ደህና ሁኑ · dehna hunu (DEH-na hoo-NU) — goodbye (formal / to a group)
አማን ነው? · aman new? (a-MAN new) — is everything okay? (informal, alternate to 'selam new?')
ሰላም · selam (seh-LAHM) — hello (informal)
ጤና ይስጥልኝ · tena yistilign (teh-NA yis-ti-LIGN) — hello (formal)
አዎ · awo (AH-wo) — yes
አይ · ayleh (EYE) — no
ይቅርታ · yiqirta (yi-KIR-ta) — excuse me, sorry
ደህና ነኝ · dehna negn (DEH-na negn) — I am fine
ደህና ሁን · dehna hun (DEH-na hoon) — goodbye (to man)
ቻው · chaw (chow) — bye (informal)
አመሰግናለሁ · Ameseginalehu' (ah-meh-seg-nah-LEH-hu) — thank you

Health (88)

ትኩሳት · tikusat (null) — fever
መርፌ · merfe (null) — injection
ፋሻ · fashoo (null) — bandage
ጤና · tena (null) — healthy
አስቸኳይ ጊዜ · aschekuay gize (as-cheh-KWAI gi-ZEH) — emergency
ቁስል · kusil (KU-sil) — injury
የህመም ምልክት · yehimem milkit (yeh-hi-MEM mil-KIT) — symptom
ክትባት · kitbat (kit-BAT) — vaccine
ማቅለሽለሽ · maqleshlesh (mak-lesh-LESH) — nausea
ደም ግፊት · dem gifit (dem gi-FIT) — blood pressure
ስኳር በሽታ · sikuar beshita (si-KUAR beh-SHI-ta) — diabetes
ቀዶ ጥገና · qedo tigena (KEH-do ti-GEH-na) — surgery
ኤክስሬይ · eksrey (EKS-ray) — X-ray
ሽፍታ · shifta (SHIF-ta) — rash
ህመምተኛ · himemtegna (hi-mem-TEG-na) — patient (in hospital)
የጤና ምርመራ · yetena mirmera (yeh-teh-NA mir-MEH-ra) — checkup, medical exam
በሽታ · beshita (beh-SHI-ta) — disease, illness
ፈውስ · fews (FEHWS) — cure, healing
ማስታገሻ · mastagesha (mas-ta-GEH-sha) — painkiller
ክኒን · kinin (ki-NIN) — pill, tablet
ዋስትና · wastina (was-TI-na) — insurance
አንቲባዮቲክ · antibayotik (an-ti-ba-YO-tik) — antibiotic
ቴርሞሜትር · termometir (ter-mo-MEH-tir) — thermometer
ማስክ · mask (MASK) — face mask
ቫይታሚን · vaytamin (vai-TA-min) — vitamin
ድንገተኛ ክፍል · dingetegna kifil (din-geh-TEG-na ki-FIL) — emergency room
ደህና አይሰማኝም · dehna aysemagnim (DEH-na ai-seh-MA-gnim) — I don't feel well
ራሴ ይዞረኛል · rase yizoregnal (RA-seh yi-zo-REG-nal) — I feel dizzy
ጉሮሮዬ ያመኛል · gurorye yamegnal (gu-ro-ROY-eh ya-MEG-nal) — My throat hurts
ደም ግፊት አለብኝ · dem gifit alebign (dem gi-FIT ah-LEB-ign) — I have high blood pressure
ስኳር በሽታ አለብኝ · sikuar beshita alebign (si-KUAR beh-SHI-ta ah-LEB-ign) — I have diabetes
ይሄ አስቸኳይ ጉዳይ ነው · yihe aschekuay guday new (yi-HEH as-cheh-KWAI gu-DAY new) — This is an emergency
ክትባት ያስፈልገኛል · kitbat yasfeligegnal (kit-BAT yas-feh-li-GEG-nal) — I need a vaccine
ቀጠሮዬ መቼ ነው? · qeteroye meche new? (keh-teh-ROY-eh MEH-cheh new?) — When is my appointment?
ማቅለሽለሽ ይሰማኛል · maqleshlesh yisemagnal (mak-lesh-LESH yi-seh-MA-gnal) — I feel nauseous
ድካም ይሰማኛል · dikam yisemagnal (di-KAM yi-seh-MA-gnal) — I feel weak
በጣም ያመኛል · betam yamegnal (beh-TAM ya-MEG-nal) — It hurts a lot
የት ያመኛል? · yet yamegnal? (yet ya-MEG-nal?) — Where does it hurt?
ቁስል አለብኝ · kusil alebign (KU-sil ah-LEB-ign) — I have a wound
እባክህ ሐኪም ጥራ · ibakih hakim tira (i-BA-kih ha-KIM ti-RA) — Please call a doctor (to a man)
እዚህ ሐኪም አለ? · izih hakim ale? (i-ZIH ha-KIM AH-leh?) — Is there a doctor here?
የጤና ምርመራ ያስፈልገኛል · yetena mirmera yasfeligegnal (yeh-teh-NA mir-MEH-ra yas-feh-li-GEG-nal) — I need a checkup
ማስታገሻ ያስፈልገኛል · mastagesha yasfeligegnal (mas-ta-GEH-sha yas-feh-li-GEG-nal) — I need painkillers
አንድ ክኒን ውሰድ · and kinin wesed (AND ki-NIN weh-SED) — Take one pill
ፈጣን ፈውስ · fetan fews (feh-TAN FEHWS) — Get well soon
ሽፍታ አለብኝ · shifta alebign (SHIF-ta ah-LEB-ign) — I have a rash
የቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው? · yeqirb hospital yet new? (yeh-KIRB hos-PI-tal yet new?) — Where is the nearest hospital?
አስቸኳይ ሐኪም ማየት አለብኝ · aschekuay hakim mayet alebign (as-cheh-KWAI ha-KIM MA-yet ah-LEB-ign) — I need to see a doctor immediately
ብዙ ውሃ ጠጣ · bizu wuha teta (BI-zu WOO-ha TEH-ta) — Drink plenty of water
መድሃኒቱ አልሰራም · medhanitu alseram (med-ha-NI-tu al-seh-RAM) — The medicine is not working
በቀን ስንት ጊዜ? · beken sint gize? (beh-KEN sint gi-ZEH?) — How many times a day?
ደረቴ ያመኛል · derete yamegnal (deh-REH-teh ya-MEG-nal) — I have chest pain
እርዳታ ጥራ · irdata tira (ir-DA-ta ti-RA) — Call for help
ተስቦ · tesibo (teh-SI-bo) — typhoid
ሳንባ ነቀርሳ · sanba nek'ersa (SAN-ba nek-ER-sa) — tuberculosis
ጨጓራ · chegwara (cheh-GWA-ra) — gastritis
የኩላሊት በሽታ · yekulalit beshita (yeh-ku-LA-lit beh-SHI-ta) — kidney problem
ልብ ድካም · lib dikam (LIB di-KAM) — heart problem
አሜባ · ameba (a-MEH-ba) — amoeba
ቁርጥማት · kurtmat (kur-TE-mat) — arthritis, rheumatism
ተቅማጥ · tek'mat' (tek-MAT') — diarrhea
ትውከት · tiwket (TIW-ket) — vomit (noun)
ማንቀጥቀጥ · mank'et'k'et' (mank-ET-ket') — shivering
ቁርጠት · kurtet (kur-TET) — stomach cramp
ህክምና · hikimina (hi-ki-MI-na) — treatment
ማረፊያ · marefiya (ma-reh-FI-ya) — waiting room
ጤና ጣቢያ · t'ena t'abiya (TEH-na ta-BI-ya) — health center
አሞኛል · amoñal (a-mo-NYAL) — I am not feeling well
ሃኪም ቤት ውሰዱኝ · hakim bet wiseduny (ha-KIM bet wi-seh-DUNY) — Take me to a clinic/hospital
ምን ሆንክ? · min honk? (MIN honk) — What happened to you? (to man)
ምንህን ነው? · minihin new? (mi-ni-HIN new) — What hurts? (to man)
ይወጋኛል · yiwegañal (yi-weh-ga-NYAL) — I have a sharp pain
ያቃጥለኛል · yak'at'leñal (yak-at-leh-NYAL) — I have a burn
ያዞረኛል · yazoreñal (ya-zo-reh-NYAL) — I feel dizzy
ወባ · weba (WEH-ba) — malaria
የሰውነት ፈሳሽ · yesewinet fesash (yeh-seh-wi-NET feh-SASH) — body fluids
ካርድ · kard (KARD) — registration card
ተራ · tera (TEH-ra) — turn (in line, e.g. at a clinic)
ሰገራ · segera (seh-GEH-ra) — stool (bodily waste)
ሽንት · shint (SHINT) — urine
ቆረጠኝ · qoret'egn (koh-RET-eny) — I have a cut / I cut myself
ወጋኝ · wegagn (weh-GAHNY) — something has stabbed / pierced me
ምን ሆንሽ? · min honsh? (min HOHNSH) — what happened to you? (to woman)
ምንሽን ነው? · minishin new? (mi-ni-SHIN new) — what hurts? (to woman)
ቁስል · qusil (KU-sil) — injury
ራስ ምማም · rasmimam (null) — headache
ሆድ ቁርጠት · hodqurtet (null) — stomachache
ደም ምግማም · dem migmam (null) — bleeding

Household (93)

ሳሎን · salon (sa-LON) — living room
ሶፋ · sofa (SO-fa) — sofa, couch
መደርደሪያ · mederderiya (meh-der-deh-RI-ya) — shelf
ቁም ሳጥን · qum satin (koom SA-tin) — closet, wardrobe
መጋረጃ · megareja (meh-ga-REH-ja) — curtain
ሻማ · shama (SHA-ma) — candle
ኤሌክትሪክ · elektrik (eh-lek-TRIK) — electricity
መጥረጊያ · metregiya (met-reh-GI-ya) — broom
ማውረጃ · mawreja (maw-REH-ja) — sink
ማራገቢያ · maragebiya (ma-ra-geh-BI-ya) — fan (electric)
መቆለፊያ · meqolefiya (meh-ko-leh-FI-ya) — lock
መሳቢያ · mesabiya (meh-sa-BI-ya) — drawer
ኩባያ · kubaya (ku-BA-ya) — cup, glass
ማሰሮ · masero (ma-SEH-ro) — pot (cooking)
ጎረቤት · gorebet (go-reh-BET) — neighbor
አፓርታማ · apartama (a-par-TA-ma) — apartment
ልብስ ማጠቢያ ማሽን · libs matebiya mashin (libs ma-teh-BI-ya MA-shin) — washing machine
የቤት ዕቃ · yebet iqa (yeh-BET i-KA) — furniture
እባክህ ጠረጴዛውን አጽዳ · ibakih terepezawn atsda (i-BA-kih teh-reh-peh-ZAWN ats-DA) — please clean the table
መብራቱን አጥፋ · mebratun atfa (meh-bra-TUN at-FA) — turn off the light
በሩን ቆልፍ · berun qolif (beh-RUN KO-lif) — lock the door
ኩሽናውን ጥረግ · kushnawn tereg (koosh-NA-wun TEH-reg) — sweep the kitchen
ሶፋው ምቹ ነው · sofaw michu new (so-FAW mi-CHU new) — the couch is comfortable
ሶፋ ላይ ተቀመጥ · sofa lay teqemet (SO-fa lay teh-KEH-met) — sit on the couch
መጋረጃውን ክፈት · megarejawn kfet (meh-ga-reh-JA-wn kuh-FET) — open the curtain
መጋረጃውን ዝጋ · megarejawn zga (meh-ga-reh-JA-wn ZUH-ga) — close the curtain
ሻማውን አብራ · shamawn abra (sha-MA-wn ab-RA) — light the candle
መሳቢያ ውስጥ አድርገው · mesabiya wist adirgew (meh-sa-BI-ya wist a-DIR-gew) — put it in the drawer
መደርደሪያው ሙሉ ነው · mederderiyaw mulu new (meh-der-deh-ri-YAW MU-lu new) — the shelf is full
መስኮቶቹን አጽዳ · meskotochun atsda (mes-ko-to-CHUN ats-DA) — clean the windows
ይህ አፓርታማ ትንሽ ነው · yih apartama tinish new (yih a-par-TA-ma ti-NISH new) — this apartment is small
መጥረጊያ እፈልጋለሁ · metregiya ifelligallehu (met-reh-GI-ya i-fel-li-gal-LEH-hu) — I need a broom
ማውረጃው የት ነው? · mawrejaw yet new? (maw-reh-JAW yet new) — where is the sink?
ማንኪያውን አጣሁ · mankiyawn atahu (man-ki-YA-wn a-TA-hu) — I lost the spoon
ሹካ ስጠኝ · shuka setegn (SHU-ka seh-TEGN) — give me a fork
ኤሌክትሪክ የለም · elektrik yellem (eh-lek-TRIK YEL-lem) — there is no electricity
ጎረቤቴ ትልቅ ቤት አለው · gorebete tilliq bet alew (go-reh-BEH-teh til-LIK bet a-LEW) — my neighbor has a big house
አፓርታማ ውስጥ እኖራለሁ · apartama wist inoralehu (a-par-TA-ma wist i-no-RA-leh-hu) — I live in an apartment
ሳህኖቹን ማውረጃ ውስጥ አድርግ · sahnochun mawreja wist adirig (sah-no-CHUN maw-REH-ja wist a-DIR-ig) — put the dishes in the sink
መሳቢያው ባዶ ነው · mesabiyaw bado new (meh-sa-bi-YAW BA-do new) — the drawer is empty
ማሰሮው ሙቅ ነው · maserow muq new (ma-seh-ROW mook new) — the pot is hot
መሳቢያውን ዝጋ · mesabiyawn zga (meh-sa-bi-YA-wn ZUH-ga) — close the drawer
አዲስ መቆለፊያ ግዛ · addis meqolefiya giza (ad-DIS meh-ko-leh-FI-ya GI-za) — buy a new lock
ሳሎኑ የት ነው? · salonu yet new? (sa-LO-nu yet new) — where is the living room?
ማውረጃውን አጽዳ · mawrejawn atsda (maw-reh-ja-WUN ats-DA) — clean the sink
ኩባያውን ጠረጴዛ ላይ አድርግ · kubayawn terepeza lay adirig (ku-ba-ya-WUN teh-reh-PEH-za lay a-DIR-ig) — put the cup on the table
ይህ ቁም ሳጥን ትንሽ ነው · yih qum satin tinish new (yih koom SA-tin ti-NISH new) — this closet is small
ማራገቢያውን አጥፋ · maragebiyawn atfa (ma-ra-geh-bi-YA-wn at-FA) — turn off the fan
ጎጆ ቤት · gojo bet (GO-jo bet) — thatched house
ቆርቆሮ ቤት · qorqoro bet (kor-KO-ro bet) — corrugated-iron-roofed house
ፎቅ · foq (fok) — multi-story house
ቪላ · vila (VI-la) — villa
የጭቃ ቤት · yechiqa bet (yeh-CHI-ka bet) — mud-walled house
ወጥ ቤት · wet bet (wet bet) — kitchen
መኝታ ቤት · megnita bet (meh-NYI-ta bet) — bedroom
መታጠቢያ ቤት · metatebiya bet (meh-ta-teh-BI-ya bet) — bathroom
እቃ ቤት · iqa bet (I-ka bet) — storeroom
በረንዳ · berenda (beh-REN-da) — veranda
ዘመናዊ · zemenawi (zeh-meh-NA-wi) — modern (of a house)
ግቢ · gibi (GI-bi) — compound, yard
ጓሮ · gwaro (GWA-ro) — garden
የራስጌ ኮመዲኖ · yerasge komedino (yeh-ras-GEH ko-meh-DI-no) — bedside cabinet
የልብስ ቁምሳጥን · yelibs qumsatin (yeh-LIBS kum-SA-tin) — wardrobe
መስታወት · mestawet (mes-TA-wet) — mirror
አንሶላ · ansola (an-SO-la) — bedsheets
አጎበር · agober (a-go-BER) — mosquito net
የቡና ጠረጴዛ · yebuna terepeza (yeh-BU-na teh-reh-PEH-za) — coffee table
ቢፌ · bife (BI-feh) — buffet, cabinet
የወለል ምንጣፍ · yewelel mintaf (yeh-weh-LEL min-TAF) — carpet, rug
ሙቀጫ · muqecha (mu-KEH-cha) — mortar (for coffee/spices)
ዘነዘና · zenezena (zeh-neh-ZEH-na) — pestle
የእጣን ማጨሻ · yeitan machesha (yeh-i-TAN ma-CHEH-sha) — incense burner
ምጣድ · mitad (MI-tad) — injera griddle (mitad)
ከሰል · kesel (KEH-sel) — charcoal
የከሰል ማንደጃ · yekesel mandeja (yeh-KEH-sel man-DEH-ja) — charcoal stove
የጋዝ ምድጃ · yegaz midija (yeh-GAZ mi-DI-ja) — gas stove
የሻይ ጀበና · yeshay jebena (yeh-SHAY jeh-BEH-na) — tea kettle (jebena)
ላይ · lay (lai) — on, on top of
ስር · sir (sir) — under, below
ውስጥ · wist (wist) — in, inside
ውጭ · wich (wich) — out, outside
ክዳን · kidan (kih-DAHN) — lid (for a pot)
መክፈቻ · mekfecha (mek-FEH-cha) — bottle/wine opener
ሲሊንደር · silinder (sih-LIN-der) — propane tank
ሸክላ ድስት · shekla dist (SHEH-kla DIST) — clay pot (for cooking tibs/shiro)
ረከቦት · rekebot (reh-keh-BOHT) — shelf/stand for coffee cups
አክንባሎ · akinbalo (ah-kin-BAH-lo) — cone-shaped lid for the mitad (injera griddle)
ሰፌድ · safed (sah-FED) — winnowing tray (for grain)
ላይ · like 'lay' (lai) — on, on top of
ውስጥ · wist' (wist) — in, inside
ድሪጀ · dirije (null) — shelf
ማጊኒያ · maginiya (null) — wall
ስመንያ · simenya (null) — cement

Money (16)

ገንዘብ · genzeb (gen-ZEB) — money
ብር · bir (BIR) — birr (currency)
ሳንቲም · santim (san-TIM) — coin, cent
ስሙኒ · simuni (si-MU-ni) — 25 cents (colloquial)
ባለ መቶ ብር ኖት · bale meto birr not (BA-le ME-to birr not) — 100 birr note
ባለ ሃምሳ ብር ኖት · bale hamsa birr not (BA-le HAM-sa birr not) — 50 birr note
ባለ አስር ብር ኖት · bale asir birr not (BA-le a-SIR birr not) — 10 birr note
ባለ አምስት ብር ኖት · bale amist birr not (BA-le a-MIST birr not) — 5 birr note
ባለ አንድ ብር ኖት · bale and birr not (BA-le and birr not) — 1 birr note
ሽልንግ · shilign (shi-LING) — 50 cents (colloquial)
አስር ሳንቲም · asir santim (a-SIR san-TIM) — 10 cents
አምስት ሳንቲም · amist santim (a-MIST san-TIM) — 5 cents
ገንዘብ · genzeb (gen-ZEB) — money
ብር · birr (BIR) — birr (currency)
ብር · bir (BIR) — birr (currency)
ሳንቲም · santim (san-TIM) — coin, cent

Noun (135)

ምግብ · migib (mi-GIB) — food
ቤት · bet (bet) — house, home
ሰው · sew (sew) — person, human
ጓደኛ · gwadegna (gwa-DEG-na) — friend
መንገድ · menged (men-GED) — road, way
ከተማ · ketema (keh-teh-MA) — city, town
አገር · ager (ah-GER) — country
ዳቦ · dabo (DA-bo) — bread
ስራ · sira (SI-ra) — work, job
ጊዜ · gize (gi-ZE) — time
ቀን · qen (ken) — day
ሌሊት · lelit (leh-LIT) — night
ሳምንት · samimt (SA-mint) — week
ወር · wer (wer) — month
ዓመት · amet (ah-MET) — year
ዛሬ · zare (ZA-reh) — today
ነገ · nege (NEH-geh) — tomorrow
ትላንት · tilant (ti-LANT) — yesterday
ጠዋት · tewat (teh-WAT) — morning
ማታ · mata (MA-ta) — evening
ከሰዓት · keseat (keh-seh-AT) — afternoon
አሁን · ahun (ah-HOON) — now
በኋላ · behwala (beh-HWA-la) — later
ፋርማሲ · farmasi (null) — pharmacy
መድሃኒት · medhanit (null) — medicine
ታክሲ · taksi (null) — taxi
አውቶቡስ · awtobus (null) — bus
አየር ማረፊያ · ayer marefiya (null) — airport
ዓይን · ayn (null) — eye
ጣት · tat (null) — finger
ጸጉር · tsegur (null) — hair
ፊት · fit (null) — face
ልብ · lib (null) — heart
በግ · beg (null) — sheep
ፍየል · fiyel (null) — goat
ዶሮ · doro (null) — chicken
ወፍ · wof (null) — bird
ዓሳ · asa (null) — fish
አንበሳ · anbessa (null) — lion
ዝንጀሮ · zinjero (null) — monkey
እባብ · ibab (null) — snake
ዝሆን · zihon (null) — elephant
ንብ · nib (null) — bee
ጥንቸል · tinchel (null) — rabbit
ጅብ · jib (null) — hyena
አይጥ · ayt (null) — mouse
በሬ · bere (null) — ox
በርበሬ · berbere (null) — pepper/spice
ምስር · misir (null) — lentils
ሲኒ · siniya (null) — cup
ሳህን · sahan (null) — plate
ቢላ · billa (null) — knife
ጠርሙስ · termus (null) — bottle
ድስት · dist (null) — pot
ምድጃ · midija (null) — stove
ማቀዝቀዣ · maqezeqeziya (null) — fridge
ሲኒ · sini (null) — tray
ሳህለ · sahle (null) — bowl
ጀበና · jebena (null) — kettle
ሳሙና · samuna (null) — soap
ፎጣ · fota (null) — towel
ሸሚዝ · shemiz (null) — shirt
ሱሪ · suri (null) — pants
ጫማ · chama (null) — shoes
ቀሚስ · qemis (null) — dress
ኮፊያ · kofiya (null) — hat
ነጠላ · netela (null) — scarf
ቀበቶ · qebeto (null) — belt
ጃኬት · jaket (null) — jacket
ካልሲ · kalsi (null) — socks
ልብስ · libs (null) — clothes
ቀለበት · qelebet (null) — ring
ሰዓት · se'at (null) — watch
መነጽር · menetser (null) — glasses
ጃንጥላ · jantila (null) — umbrella
ቦርሳ · borsa (null) — bag
ኪስ · kise (null) — pocket
ቁልፊት · qulifit (null) — button
ጥጥ · tit (null) — cotton
ክር · kir (null) — thread
መርፌ · merfe (null) — needle
ሽንኩርት · shinkurt (shin-KOORT) — onion
ጎመን · gomen (goh-MEN) — cabbage
ነጭ ሽንኩርት · nech shinkurt (nech shin-KOORT) — garlic
በርበሬ · berbere (ber-beh-REH) — pepper
አቮካዶ · avokado (ah-voh-KAH-doh) — avocado
ወይን · weyn (WAYN) — grape
ጤፍ · t'ef (TEFF) — teff
ስንዴ · sinde (SIN-deh) — wheat
ገብስ · gebs (GEBS) — barley
ሩዝ · ruz (ROOZ) — rice
ጭማቂ · chimaqi (chee-MAH-kee) — juice
ማር · mar (MAHR) — honey
ቅመም · qimem (kee-MEM) — spice
ቁርስ · qurs (KOORS) — breakfast
ምሳ · misa (MEE-sah) — lunch
እራት · irat (ee-RAHT) — dinner
መክሰስ · mekses (mek-SES) — snack
ክርስትና · kirstina (kir-sti-NA) — christening
ሰርግ · serg (SERG) — wedding
ምርቃት · mirikat (mir-i-KAT) — graduation (also: blessing)
ቀብር · kabir (ka-BIR) — funeral
ግብዣ · gibzha (gib-ZHA) — party, get-together
ስብሰባ · sibseba (sib-se-BA) — meeting
ጸበል · s'ebel (tse-BEL) — religious feast (held in honor of a Christian holy figure)
ሳምንት · samint (SA-mint) — week
ዳቦ · dabo (DA-bo) — bread
ሩዝ · ruz (ROOZ) — rice
ሽንኩርት · shinkurt (shin-KOORT) — onion
ማር · mar (MAHR) — honey
ነጭ ሽንኩርት · nech shinkurt (nech shin-KOORT) — garlic
ጭማቂ · chemaki (chee-MAH-kee) — juice
አየር ማረፊያ · ayermarefiya (null) — airport
ፋርማሲ · farmasi (null) — pharmacy
ታክሲ · taksi (null) — taxi
መድሃኒት · medhanit (null) — medicine
ፋርማሲ · farmasi (null) — pharmacy
ጠዋት · tewat (teh-WAT) — morning
ከተማ · ketema (keh-teh-MA) — city, town
አገር · ager (ah-GER) — country
ስራ · sira (SI-ra) — work, job
አውቶቡስ · awtobus (null) — bus
ሃገር · hager (null) — country
አገር · agar (null) — country
ሙዝ · muz (mooz) — banana
ሙዙ · muzu (MOO-zoo) — the banana (consonant-final noun + u)
ብርቱካን · birtukan (bir-tu-KAN) — orange
ብርቱካኑ · birtukanu (bir-tu-KAN-oo) — the orange (consonant-final noun + u)
ሎሚ · lomi (LOH-mee) — lemon
ሎሚው · lomiw (LOH-mee-oo) — the lemon (vowel-final noun + w)
ፖም · pom (pohm) — apple
ፖሙ · pomu (POH-moo) — the apple (consonant-final noun + u)
ሃኪም ቤት · hakim bet (null) — hospital / doctor's office
ዶሮ ወጥ · doro wot (null) — chicken stew
ሽሮ ወጥ · shiro wot (null) — chickpea stew

Number (50)

አንድ · and (AND) — one
ሁለት · hulet (HOO-let) — two
ሦስት · sost (SOST) — three
አራት · arat (ah-RAT) — four
አምስት · amist (ah-MIST) — five
ስድስት · sidist (si-DIST) — six
ሰባት · sebat (seh-BAT) — seven
ስምንት · simint (si-MINT) — eight
ዘጠኝ · zetegn (zeh-TEGN) — nine
አስር · asir (ah-SIR) — ten
አስራ አንድ · asra and (AS-ra AND) — eleven
አስራ ሁለት · asra hulet (AS-ra HOO-let) — twelve
አስራ ሦስት · asra sost (AS-ra SOST) — thirteen
አስራ አራት · asra arat (AS-ra ah-RAT) — fourteen
አስራ አምስት · asra amist (AS-ra ah-MIST) — fifteen
አስራ ስድስት · asra sidist (AS-ra si-DIST) — sixteen
አስራ ሰባት · asra sebat (AS-ra seh-BAT) — seventeen
አስራ ስምንት · asra simint (AS-ra si-MINT) — eighteen
አስራ ዘጠኝ · asra zetegn (AS-ra zeh-TEGN) — nineteen
ሃያ · haya (HA-ya) — twenty
ሰላሳ · selasa (seh-LA-sa) — thirty
አርባ · arba (AR-ba) — forty
ሃምሳ · hamsa (HAM-sa) — fifty
ስድሳ · sidsa (SID-sa) — sixty
ሰባ · seba (SEH-ba) — seventy
ሰማንያ · semania (seh-MAN-ya) — eighty
ዘጠና · zetena (zeh-TEH-na) — ninety
መቶ · meto (MEH-to) — one hundred
ሺ · shi (SHI) — one thousand
ባዶ · bado (BA-do) — zero
አንደኛ · anedegna (ah-neh-DEG-nya) — first
ሁለተኛ · huletegna (hoo-leh-TEG-nya) — second
ሶስተኛ · sostegna (SOS-teg-nya) — third
አራተኛ · arategna (ah-rah-TEG-nya) — fourth
አምስተኛ · amistegna (ah-mis-TEG-nya) — fifth
ስድስተኛ · sidistegna (si-dis-TEG-nya) — sixth
ሰባተኛ · sebategna (seh-bah-TEG-nya) — seventh
ስምንተኛ · simintegna (si-min-TEG-nya) — eighth
ዘጠነኛ · zetenegna (zeh-teh-NEG-nya) — ninth
አስረኛ · asiregna (ah-si-REG-nya) — tenth
ሩብ · rub (ROOB) — quarter (1/4)
ሲሶ · siso (SEE-so) — third (1/3)
ግማሽ · gimash (gi-MASH) — half (1/2)
ሁለት መቶ · hulet meto (hoo-let MEH-to) — two hundred
አምስት መቶ · amist meto (ah-mist MEH-to) — five hundred
ሁለት ሺ · hulet shi (hoo-let SHEE) — two thousand
አስር ሺ · asir shi (AH-sir SHEE) — ten thousand
አንድ ሚሊዮን · and milyon (and mi-li-YON) — one million
አንድ · and (AND) — one
አስራ · asra (null) — ten

Phrase (789)

ስሜ ___ ይባላል · sime ___ yibalal (si-ME ___ yi-ba-LAL) — my name is ___
ስምህ ማን ነው? · simeh man new? (si-MEH man new?) — what is your name? (to man)
ስምሽ ማን ነው? · simish man new? (si-MISH man new?) — what is your name? (to woman)
አማርኛ እማራለሁ · amarigna imerallehu' (ah-ma-RI-nya i-meh-ral-LEH-hu) — I am learning Amharic
ስንት ነው? · sint new? (sint new?) — how much is it?
እፈልጋለሁ · ifelligallehu' (i-fel-li-gal-LEH-hu) — I want (it)
ውድ ነው · wid new' (wid new) — it's expensive
የት ነው? · yet new? (yet new?) — where is it?
ቀጥታ ሂድ · qetita hid (ke-TI-ta hid) — go straight
ወደ ቀኝ · wede qegn (WEH-deh keny) — to the right
ወደ ግራ · wede gra (WEH-deh gra) — to the left
ምግብ እፈልጋለሁ · migib ifelligallehu' (mi-GIB i-fel-li-gal-LEH-hu) — I want food
ቡና እፈልጋለሁ · buna ifelligallehu' (BOO-na i-fel-li-gal-LEH-hu) — I want coffee
ጥሩ ነው · tiru new (TI-ru new) — it's good/delicious
ሂሳቡ · hisabu' (hi-SA-bu) — the bill
እባክህ · ibakih (i-BA-kih) — please (to man)
እባክሽ · ibakish (i-BA-kish) — please (to woman)
ምንም አይደለም · minem aydelem (mi-NEM eye-DEL-em) — you're welcome (it's nothing)
አዝናለሁ · azinalehu (az-na-LEH-hu) — I'm sorry
አልገባኝም · algebagnim (al-geh-BA-nyim) — I don't understand
ገባኝ · gebanignal (geh-BA-nyi) — I understand
ቀስ በል · qes bel (KES bel) — slowly please
ደግመህ ንገረኝ · degmeh nigeregn (DEG-meh ni-geh-REGN) — repeat please (to man)
አማርኛ አልናገርም · amarigna alinagerim (ah-ma-RI-nya al-na-GE-rim) — I don't speak Amharic
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? · ingilizigna tinageraleh? (in-gli-ZI-nya ti-na-geh-RA-leh?) — do you speak English? (to man)
ሽንት ቤት የት ነው? · shint bet yet new? (SHINT bet YET new?) — where is the bathroom?
እርዳኝ · irdagn (ir-DAGN) — help me
ጠብቅ · tebeq (teh-BEK) — wait (to man)
እንሂድ · inhid (in-HID) — let's go
ከ___ ነኝ · ke ___ negn (keh ___ NEGN) — I am from ___
ደስ ብሎኛል · des bilonyal (des bi-LO-nyal) — nice to meet you
ኢትዮጵያዊ ነኝ · ityopyawi negn (it-yo-PYA-wi NEGN) — I am Ethiopian
አሜሪካዊ ነኝ · amerikawi negn (ah-meh-ri-KA-wi NEGN) — I am American
እድሜህ ስንት ነው? · idmeh sint new? (id-MEH SINT new?) — how old are you? (to man)
እድሜዬ ___ ዓመት ነው · idmeye ___ amet new (id-MEH-yeh ___ ah-MET new) — I am ___ years old
ያቅርቡልኝ · yaqirbulign (ya-kir-BU-lign) — make it cheaper
በሙሉ ስንት ነው? · bemulu sint new? (beh-MU-lu SINT new?) — how much total?
ስጠኝ · sitegn (si-TEGN) — give me (to man)
እገዛዋለሁ · igezewallehu (i-geh-zeh-WAL-leh-hu) — I will buy it
ርካሽ ነው · rikash new (ri-KASH new) — it's cheap
አለዎ? · allewo? (al-LEH-wo?) — do you have? (formal)
ቅርብ · qirb (KIRB) — near
ሩቅ · riqqu (ROOK) — far
አጠገብ · ategeb (ah-teh-GEB) — next to
ፊት ለፊት · fit lefit (FIT leh-FIT) — in front of
ከኋላ · kehwala (keh-HWA-la) — behind
ሜኑ · menu (MEH-nu) — menu
እንጀራ · injera (in-JEH-ra) — injera
ጥብስ · tibs (TIBS) — tibs (sauteed meat)
ራበኝ · rabegn (ra-BEGN) — I am hungry
ጠገብኩ · tegebku (teh-GEB-ku) — I am full
በክብር · bekibir (beh-ki-BIR) — with respect
አቶ · ato (AH-to) — sir, mr.
ወይዘሮ · weyzero (wey-ZEH-ro) — madam
ወይዘሪት · weyzerit (wey-ZEH-rit) — miss
እንኳን ደስ አለህ · inkwan des aleh (in-KWAN des AH-leh) — congratulations (to man)
ደህና እደር · dehna ider (DEH-na i-DER) — good night (to man)
ነገ እንገናኝ · nege innigegnalegn (NEH-geh in-ni-geh-NA-nyeh) — see you tomorrow
መልካም ቀን · melkam qen (mel-KAM KEN) — have a good day
ስራ እንዴት ነው? · sira indet new? (SI-ra in-DET new?) — how is work?
ደክሞኛል · dekmognal (dek-MO-nyal) — I'm tired
ደስ ብሎኛል · des bilonyal (des bi-LO-nyal) — I'm happy
ምን አዲስ ነገር አለ? · min addis neger alle? (MIN ad-DIS neh-GER AL-leh?) — what's new?
ምንም የለም · minem yelem (mi-NEM YEH-lem) — nothing much
ተጠንቀቅ · tetenqeq (teh-ten-KEK) — take care (to man)
እግዚአብሔር ከፈቀደ · igziabher kefeqede (ig-zi-ab-HER keh-feh-KEH-deh) — God willing
ሐኪም እፈልጋለሁ · hakim ifelligallehu (null) — I need a doctor
አምሞኛል · ammonyal (null) — I am sick
ፖሊስ ጥሩ · polis t'iru (null) — call the police
ራሴ ያመኛል · rase yamegnal (null) — I have a headache
ሆዴ ያመኛል · hode yamegnal (null) — I have a stomachache
sint se'at new? · sint se'at new? (null) — what time is it?
ትናንት · tinant (null) — yesterday
ዛሬ ጠዋት · zare t'ewat (null) — this morning
ዛሬ ማታ · zare mata (null) — tonight
አውቶቡስ ማቆሚያ የት ነው? · awtobus maqomiya yet new? (null) — where is the bus stop?
እዚህ አቁም · izzih aqum (null) — stop here
ምን ያህል ጊዜ ይወስዳል? · min yahil gize yiwesdal? (null) — how long does it take?
ጠፍቻለሁ · t'efichalehu (null) — I'm lost
አዝኛለሁ · azegnalehu (null) — I'm sad
ተቆጥቻለሁ · teqot'ichalehu (null) — I'm angry
ፈርቻለሁ · ferichalehu (null) — I'm scared
ደስ ብሎኛል · des bilonyal (null) — I'm excited
ናፍቆኛል · nafqonyal (null) — I miss you
አፈቅርሃለሁ · afeqirihalehu (null) — I love you
ችግር የለም · chigir yelem (null) — no problem
በእርግጥ · be'irgit' (null) — of course
ምናልባት · minalbat (null) — maybe
እንደዛ ይመስለኛል · indeza yimeslegnal (null) — I think so
ይሄ ምንድን ነው? · yihe mindin new? (null) — what is this?
ምን ሆነ? · min hone? (null) — what happened?
ምንም አይደለም · minem aydelem (null) — it doesn't matter
ተጠንቀቅ · tet'enqeq (null) — be careful
ቶሎ · tolo (null) — hurry up
...እፈልጋለሁ · ...ifelligallehu (null) — I'm looking for...
ልጆች እንዴት ናቸው? · lijoch indet nachew? (null) — how are the kids?
ቤተሰብ እንዴት ነው? · beteseb indet new? (null) — how is the family?
ሁሉም ደህና ነው · hulumm dehna new (null) — everyone is fine
እግዚአብሔር ይባርክህ · igziabher yibarkih (null) — God bless you
እግዚአብሔር ይመስገን · igziabher yimesgen (null) — praise God
መልካም በዓል · melkam be'al (null) — happy holiday
መልካም አዲስ ዓመት · melkam addis amet (null) — happy new year
ወድጄዋለሁ · wedjewalehu (null) — I like it
አልወድሁም · alwedhum (null) — I don't like it
ቆንጆ ነው · qonjo new (null) — it's beautiful
ምን ትፈልጋለህ? · min tifelligaleh? (null) — what do you want? (to man)
እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ · irdata ifelligallehu (null) — I need help
ልትረዳኝ ትችላለህ? · litredagn tichilaleh? (null) — can you help me?
የት ትኖራለህ? · yet tinoraleh? (null) — where do you live? (to man)
...ውስጥ እኖራለሁ · ...wist' inorallehu (null) — I live in...
ስራህ ምንድን ነው? · sirah mindin new? (null) — what is your job? (to man)
ተማሪ ነኝ · temari negn (null) — I am a student
መምህር ነኝ · memhir negn' (null) — I am a teacher
ኢትዮጵያን እወዳታለሁ · ityop'yan iwedatalehu (null) — I love Ethiopia
አየሩ ጥሩ ነው · ayeru t'iru new (null) — the weather is nice
ሞቃት ነው · moqat new (null) — it's hot
ብርድ ነው · bird new (null) — it's cold
ውሃ አምጣልኝ · wuha amt'aligni (null) — bring me water
ምግቡ ጣፋጭ ነው · migbu t'afach new (null) — the food is delicious
ሂሳቡን አምጣ · hisabun amt'a (null) — check please (the bill)
ጾም ነኝ · ts'om negn (null) — I am fasting
ለጤና! · let'ena! (null) — cheers!
ስልክ ቁጥርህ ስንት ነው? · silk qut'irih sint new? (null) — what's your phone number?
ደውልልኝ · dewlilign (null) — call me
እመለሳለሁ · imelessalehu (null) — I will come back
ራሴ ያመኛል · rase yamenal (null) — My head hurts
እጅህን ታጠብ · ijhin tateb (null) — Wash your hands
ዓይንህን ክፈት · aynihin kfet (null) — Open your eyes
ጥርሴ ያመኛል · tirse yamenal (null) — I have a toothache
ሆዴ ያመኛል · hode yamenal (null) — My stomach hurts
አፍህን ዝጋ · afihin zga (null) — Close your mouth
ጀርባዬ ያመኛል · jerbaye yamenal (null) — My back hurts
እጅህን ስጠኝ · ijihin sten (null) — Give me your hand
መስማት አልችልም · mesmat alchilim (null) — I cannot hear
ረጅም ጸጉር አላት · rejim tsegur alat (null) — She has long hair
አንገቴ ያመኛል · angate yamenal (null) — My neck hurts
ደሙ ቀይ ነው · demu qey new (null) — The blood is red
ልቤ ጠንካራ ነው · libe tenkara new (null) — My heart is strong
በእግርህ ቁም · beigrih qum (null) — Stand on your feet
ቆዳዬ ደረቅ ነው · qodaye derek new (null) — My skin is dry
አጥንቱ ተሰበረ · atintu tesebere (null) — The bone is broken
ህመም ይሰማኛል · himemin yisemanal (null) — I feel pain
ፊትህን ንካ · fitihin nka (null) — Touch your face
እጅህን አንሳ · ijihin anusa (null) — Raise your hand
ራስህን አዙር · rasihin azur (null) — Turn your head
ውሻ አለኝ · wusha alen (null) — I have a dog
ድመቷ ተኝታለች · dmetua tentowal (null) — The cat is sleeping
ላሚዋ ወተት ትሰጣለች · lamiwa wetat tsetalech (null) — The cow gives milk
ፈረሱ ፈጣና ነው · feresu fetena new (null) — The horse is fast
አህያው ጠንካራ ነው · ahiyaw tenkara new (null) — The donkey is strong
ወፍ እወዳለሁ · wof iwedallehu (null) — I like birds
ዓሳው በውሃ ውስጥ ነው · asau bewuha wist new (null) — The fish is in the water
አንበሳ የእንስሳት ንጉሥ ነው · anbessa ye-enssat nigus new (null) — The lion is the king
እባብ አደገኛ ነው · ibab adegegna new (null) — The snake is dangerous
ዝሆኑ ትልቅ ነው · zihonu tillik new (null) — The elephant is big
ንቡ ማር ይሠራል · nibu mar yiserawal (null) — The bee makes honey
ዝንጀሮው ጎበዝ ነው · zinjerow gobez new (null) — The monkey is clever
ጥንቸሉ ትንሽ ነው · tinchelu tinish new (null) — The rabbit is small
ጅቡ በማታ ይመጣል · jibu bemata yimetal (null) — The hyena comes at night
እባብ ይፈራኛል · ibab yiferanal (null) — I am afraid of snakes
የራሷ ድመት አላት · yeras dmet alat (null) — She has a pet cat
ውሻው ይጮሃል · wushau yijohall (null) — The dog is barking
ዶሮውን አምግቢ · doroun amgbi (null) — Feed the chicken
በጉ ነጭ ነው · begu nech new (null) — The sheep is white
ግመሉ በምድረ በዳ ነው · gimelu bemidaber new (null) — The camel is in the desert
ይህ ምን ቀለም ነው · yih min qelem new (null) — What color is this
ሰማይ ሰማያዊ ነው · semay semayawi new (null) — The sky is blue
ሣሩ አረንጓዴ ነው · saru arenguade new (null) — The grass is green
ፀሐይ ቢጫ ነው · tsehay bicha new (null) — The sun is yellow
ሸሚዜ ነጭ ነው · shemize nech new (null) — My shirt is white
ማታው ጥቁር ነው · matau tikur new (null) — The night is black
ቀይ እወዳለሁ · qey iwedalehu (null) — I like red
ይህ ትልቅ ነው · yih tillik new (null) — This is big
ይህ ትንሽ ነው · yih tinish new (null) — This is small
እርሱ ረጅም ነው · irsu rejim new (null) — He is tall
እርሷ አጭር ናት · irsua achir nat (null) — She is short
ይህ ቦርሳ ከባድ ነው · yih borsaa kebad new (null) — This bag is heavy
ይህ ቀላል ነው · yih qelal new (null) — This is light
አዲስ ጫማ ገዛሁ · adis chama gezehu (null) — I bought new shoes
ይህ አሮጌ ነው · yih aroge new (null) — This is old
እርሷ ቆንጆ ናት · irsua qonjo nat (null) — She is beautiful
ቡናው ቡናማ ነው · bunaw bunama new (null) — The coffee is brown
አበባው ሐምራዊ ነው · ababau hamrawi new (null) — The flower is purple
ጸጉሬ ጥቁር ነው · tsegure tikur new (null) — My hair is black
ቤቱ ትልቅ ነው · betu tillik new (null) — The house is big
እንጀራ እፈልጋለሁ · injera ifelligalehu (null) — I want injera
ዳቦ አምጡ · dabo amtu (null) — Please bring bread
እንቁላሉ ብስሏል · inqulalu bisle (null) — The egg is cooked
ተጨማሪ ጨው ጨምር · tekemare chew jmr (null) — Add more salt
ማር እወዳለሁ · mar iwedalehu (null) — I like honey
ሽንኩርት ቁረጠው · shinkurt qretew (null) — Cut the onion
ቲማቲም ቀይ ነው · timatim qey new (null) — The tomato is red
ሙዝ እፈልጋለሁ · muz ifelligalehu (null) — I want banana
ሎሚውን አጭመቀው · lomiun atsmeqew (null) — Squeeze the lemon
ሩዙን አብስል · ruzu absil (null) — Cook the rice
በጣም ብዙ ስኳር · besigab sikwar (null) — Too much sugar
ዘይት ይፈልጋኛል · zeyt yifeligenal (null) — I need oil
አይቡ ጥራ ነው · ayibu tara new (null) — The cheese is fresh
ምስር ወጥ ጣፋጭ ነው · misir wet tafach new (null) — Lentil stew is tasty
ድንቹን ላጠው · dinichu lafew (null) — Peel the potato
በርበሬውን ቀላቅል · berberew qalaqil (null) — Mix the berbere
ቅቤው ቀልጧል · qibew qaletew (null) — The butter melted
ቁርስ ተዘጋጅቷል · qurs tezegaztual (null) — Breakfast is ready
ውሃ አምጡ · wuha amtu (null) — Please bring water
ሻዩ ሙቅ ነው · shayu muq new (null) — The tea is hot
ወተት ስጠኝ · wetat sten (null) — Give me milk
ጭማቂውን ቅዳ · chemakiun qda (null) — Pour the juice
ሲኒው ባዶ ነው · siniyaw badudu new (null) — The cup is empty
ሳህኑን ታጠብ · sahanu tateb (null) — Wash the plate
ማንኪያ ይፈልጋኛል · mankiya yifeligenal (null) — I need a spoon
ቢላው ስል ነው · billaw sil new (null) — The knife is sharp
ብርጭቆው ተሰበረ · birchikow tesebere (null) — The glass is broken
ጠርሙሱን ሙላ · termuzun mla (null) — Fill the bottle
ምድጃ ላይ አስቀምጥ · midija lay asqemit (null) — Put on the stove
ማቀዝቀዣውን ክፈት · maqezeqeziyan kfet (null) — Open the fridge
በጀበና ቡና አሠራ · bejebena buna asera (null) — Make coffee with jebena
ውሃው ቀዝቃዛ ነው · wuhaw qezqaza new (null) — The water is cold
በፎጣ አድርቅ · befota adriq (null) — Dry with a towel
ውሃውን አፍላ · wuhan afla (null) — Boil the water
ድስቱ በእሳት ላይ ነው · distu beisat lay new (null) — The pot is on the fire
በሳሙና ታጠብ · besamuna tateb (null) — Use soap to wash
አዲስ ጫማ እፈልጋለሁ · adis chama ifelligalehu (null) — I need new shoes
ጃኬትህን ልበስ · jakethin libes (null) — Put on your jacket
ኮፍያህን አውልቅ · kofiyahin awliq (null) — Take off your hat
ይህ ቀሚስ ቆንጆ ነው · yih qemis qonjo new (null) — This dress is beautiful
ካልሲዬ የት ነው · kalsiye yetno new (null) — Where are my socks
ቀበቶው ይጠብባል · qebetow yitsbebal (null) — The belt is tight
ሙቅ ልብስ ልበስ · muq libs libes (null) — Wear warm clothes
ቦርሳዬ ሞልቷል · borsaye moltual (null) — My bag is full
ጃንጥላዬን አጣሁ · jantilayen afadehu (null) — I lost my umbrella
ሸሚዙን አጥቀሽ · shemizun atskye (null) — Iron the shirt
ይህ ሱሪ ረጅም ነው · yih suri rejim new (null) — These pants are long
ቀለበት ግዛልኝ · qelebet gzalin (null) — Buy me a ring
ስንት ሰዓት ነው · sint se'at new (null) — What time is it
መነጽር እቀማለሁ · menetser iqemalehu (null) — I wear glasses
ኪሴ ቀዳዳ ነው · kise qadadewn new (null) — My pocket has a hole
ቁልፊት ስፋ · qulifit sfa (null) — Sew the button
ነጠላው ነጭ ነው · netelawa nech new (null) — The netela is white
ልብሱን አጠብ · libsu ateb (null) — Wash the clothes
ሸሚዙ ተቀዶ · shemizu teqedo (null) — The shirt is torn
ልብሱን አጥፍ · libsu atef (null) — Fold the clothes
በሩን ክፈት · berun kfet (null) — Open the door
መስኮቱን ዝጋ · meskotun zga (null) — Close the window
ክፍሉ ንጽህ ነው · kifilu nitsuh new (null) — The room is clean
በወንበር ላይ ተቀመጥ · bewenber lay tekemet (null) — Sit on the chair
አልጋው ምቿ ነው · algaw mihon new (null) — The bed is comfortable
ኩሽና ውስጥ ነኝ · kushna wist neñ (null) — I am in the kitchen
መታጠቢያው ላይ ነው · metatebiyaw lay new (null) — The bathroom is upstairs
ወለሉን አርድ · welelun ared (null) — Sweep the floor
ግድግዳውን ቀባ · gidgidawn qeba (null) — Paint the wall
ጣሪያው ይዘንባል · tariyaw yizenibal (null) — The roof is leaking
ቁልፌ አጣሁ · qulifé afadehu (null) — I lost my key
መብራቱን አብራ · mebraatun abra (null) — Turn on the light
መስተዋት ላይ ተመልከት · mestawet lay temeliket (null) — Look in the mirror
ትራሱ ለስላሳ ነው · tirasu lisula new (null) — The pillow is soft
ብርድ ልብስ አምጣ · birdi libs amta (null) — Get the blanket
አትክልቱን አጠጣ · atiklitu aruwa (null) — Water the garden
አጥሩን አስተካክል · aderu astedadir (null) — Fix the fence
ወደ ላይ ሂድ · wede lay hid (null) — Go upstairs
ቤቱ አሮጌ ነው · betu aroge new (null) — The house is old
ቤቱን አጼዳሁ · betun atsadahu (null) — I cleaned the house
ጼሐይ ሙቅ ነው · tsehay muq new (null) — The sun is hot
ጨረቃው ሙሉ ነው · cherekawo mulu new (null) — The moon is full
ብዙ ኮከብ አያለሁ · bizu kokeb ayalehu (null) — I see many stars
ዛፍ ተከል · zaf tekil (null) — Plant a tree
አበባው ቆንጆ ነው · ababaw qonjo new (null) — The flower is beautiful
ተራራ ከፍ ያለ ነው · terara kefu new (null) — The mountain is high
ወንዙ ረጂም ነው · wenzu rejim new (null) — The river is long
በሐይቁ ዋኍሁ · behayku zeñehu (null) — I swam in the lake
ባሕሩ ጥልቅ ነው · bahiru tillik new (null) — The sea is deep
ሰማይ ጽሩ ነው · semay tseru new (null) — The sky is clear
አፈሩ ለም ነው · aferu lem new (null) — The soil is fertile
ድንጋዩን ወርውር · dengayun werwirew (null) — Throw the stone
ሳሩ አረንጓዴ ነው · saru arenguade new (null) — The grass is green
እሳቱን አጥፋ · isatun aṭfa (null) — Put out the fire
አሸዋው ሙቅ ነው · ashewaw muq new (null) — The sand is hot
ደኑ ትልቅ ነው · denu tillik new (null) — The forest is big
ዝናብ ይዘንባል · zinab yizeñbal (null) — It is raining
ደመናው ጥቁር ነው · demenaw tikur new (null) — The clouds are dark
ነፋሱ ጠንካራ ነው · nefasu tenkara new (null) — The wind is strong
በረዶ ይዘንባል · beredo yizeñbal (null) — It is snowing
ገበያ የት ነው · gebeya yet new (null) — Where is the market
ትምሕርት ቤት እሄዳለሁ · timhirt bet ihedalhehu (null) — I go to school
ሆስፒታሉ ቅርብ ነው · hospitalu qirb new (null) — The hospital is nearby
ባንክ እፈልጋለሁ · bank ifelligalehu (null) — I need the bank
ሆቴሉ ጥሩ ነው · hotelu tiru new (null) — The hotel is nice
ወደ አየር ማረፊያ ውሰደኝ · wede ayermarefiya wishdeñ (null) — Take me to the airport
ሱቁ ተዘግቷል · suqu tezgtual (null) — The shop is closed
ፓርክ ውስጥ ነኝ · park wist neñ (null) — I am in the park
ቤተ መጻሕፍት ሄድኩ · betemeṣahift hedehu (null) — I went to the library
ከተማው ትልቅ ነው · ketemaw tillik new (null) — The city is big
መንደሩ ሰላም ነው · menderu selam new (null) — The village is peaceful
ቤተ ክርስቲያን አሮጌ ነው · beta kristiyan aroge new (null) — The church is old
ወደ ፋርማሲ ሂድ · wede farmasi hid (null) — Go to the pharmacy
ስታዲየሙ ሞልቷል · istadyemu moltuwal (null) — The stadium is full
ድልድዩ ተሻገር · dildiyu tesha (null) — Cross the bridge
ሕንጻው ረጂም ነው · hinetsau rejim new (null) — The building is tall
ከተማ ውስጥ እኖራለሁ · ketema wist inorallehu (null) — I live in the city
ፖስታ ቤት የት ነው · posta bet yet new (null) — Where is the post office
መስጊዱ ቆንጆ ነው · mesgidu qonjo new (null) — The mosque is beautiful
ፖሊስ ጣቢያ ቅርብ አለ · polis tabiya qirb ale (null) — There is a police station nearby
ታክሲ ጥራ · taksi tera (null) — Call a taxi
ትኬቱ ስንት ነው · tiketu sint new (null) — How much is the ticket
አውቶቡሱ ዘግይቷል · awtobusitu zegytual (null) — The bus is late
መኪና እፈልጋለሁ · mekina ifelligalehu (null) — I need a car
መንገዱ ረጂም ነው · mengedu rejim new (null) — The road is long
በዘገምታ ንዳ · bezegita neda (null) — Drive slowly
አውሮፕላን ፈጣን ነው · awroplan fetena new (null) — The airplane is fast
ጣቢያ የት ነው · tabiya yet new (null) — Where is the station
ነዳጅ ሙላ · nedaj mla (null) — Fill the fuel
ጎማው አረፍዶ · gommaw arefeew (null) — The tire is flat
ብስክሌት እነዳለሁ · bisiklet inetalehu (null) — I ride a bicycle
መርከቡ ትልቅ ነው · merkebu tillik new (null) — The ship is big
መንገደኛ ነኝ · meñgederya neñ (null) — I am a passenger
ደርሰናል · dersnal (null) — We have arrived
መቼ ይነሳል · meche yinessal (null) — When does it depart
ትራፊክ አለ · tiraafik ale (null) — There is traffic
ፎፌሩ ጥሩ ነው · shoferu tiru new (null) — The driver is good
ይርቃል · yirqal (null) — It is far
ምን ያህል ይርቃል · mint yirqal (null) — How far is it
አስተማሪ ነኝ · astemari neñ (null) — I am a teacher
እርሷ ሐኪም ናት · irsua hakim nat (null) — She is a doctor
እርሱ ገበሬ ነው · irsu gebere new (null) — He is a farmer
መሐንዲሱ ይሠራል · mehandisu yiseral (null) — The engineer builds
ፖሊስ ጥራ · polis tera (null) — Call the police
ወታደሩ ደፋር ነው · wetaderu deafar new (null) — The soldier is brave
ነጋዴው ዕቃ ይሸጣል · negadew eqa yisetal (null) — The merchant sells goods
ነርሷ ጥሩ ናት · nersua tiru nat (null) — The nurse is kind
ቄሱ ይጼልያል · qesu yitseligal (null) — The priest prays
እርሷ ጥሩ ዘፋኝ ናት · irsua tiru zefañ nat (null) — She is a good singer
ጼሐፊው መጽሐፍ ጻፈ · tsehafiu metshaf tsafe (null) — The writer wrote a book
ጠበቃ እፈልጋለሁ · tebeka ifelligalehu (null) — I need a lawyer
ምግብ አሰሪው ምግብ ያዘጋጃል · megeb aseriu migb yazegajal (null) — The cook is preparing food
ባለ እንጨቱ ጠረጴዛ ሠራ · bale inchetu terepeza sera (null) — The carpenter made a table
ልብስ ሰፊው ልብስ ይሰፋል · libs sefiyu libs yisefall (null) — The tailor sews clothes
ወደ ጼጉር ሠሪ ሄድኩ · wede tseregu seri hedehu (null) — I went to the barber
ዘበኛው በሩ ላይ ነው · zebegnaw beru lay new (null) — The guard is at the door
አብራሪው አውሮፕላን ይነዳል · abariyaw awroplan yinedal (null) — The pilot flies the plane
ሥራህ ምን ነው · sirah min new (null) — What is your job
ታምሜያለሁ · tamemuñ (null) — I feel sick
ይህን መድሃኒት ውሰድ · yihin medhanit wused (null) — Take this medicine
ትኩሳት አለብኝ · tikusat alebeñ (null) — I have a fever
ሳል አለብኝ · sal alebeñ (null) — I have a cough
መርፌ ያስፈልገኛል · merfe yasfeligeñal (null) — I need an injection
ቀጠሮ አለኝ · qetero aleñ (null) — I have an appointment
ጉንፋን ይዞኛል · gunfan yazuñal (null) — I have a cold
እረፍት ያስፈልገኛል · ireft yasfeligeñal (null) — I need rest
ስልጠና ጥሩ ነው · silatena tiru new (null) — Exercise is good
ጤናማ መሆን እፈልጋለሁ · tena mehoñ ifelligalehu (null) — I want to be healthy
አምቡላንስ ጥራ · ambulans tera (null) — Call an ambulance
ወደ ሆስፒታል ሂድ · wede hospitaal hid (null) — Go to the hospital
ፋሻ ያስፈልገኛል · fashoo yasfeligeñal (null) — I need a bandage
መድሃኒት ቤት የት ነው · medhanit bet yet new (null) — Where is the pharmacy
ሐኪም ይመጣል · hakim yimetal (null) — The doctor will come
እረፍት አውሰድ · ireft awused (null) — Take rest
እሻሻላለሁ · iishashilalehu (null) — I am getting better
ደህና ነህ · dehna neh (null) — Are you feeling well
ደስ ብሎኛል · desbitognal (null) — I am happy
አዝኜያለሁ · azñeñal (null) — I am sad
እርሱ ተናድዷል · irsu tenaduwal (null) — He is angry
ደክሞኛል · dekmoñal (null) — I am tired
አገረመኝ · ageremognal (null) — I am surprised
ደስ ታገኛለሁ · destageñal (null) — I am excited
አትሳሰብ · atesebaseb (null) — Don't worry
ተላውሻለሁ · telawshalehu (null) — I feel nervous
ጎንዳየኝ · gondayeñal (null) — I am confused
ብአንተ እኮራለሁ · biante ikurallehu (null) — I am proud of you
ሸፍቆኛል · shefognal (null) — I am ashamed
አመሰግናለሁ · ameseginalehu (null) — I am grateful
ብቸኛ ይሰማኛል · bilchgna yisemañal (null) — I feel lonely
ሰልቸኛል · selichoñal (null) — I am bored
ጸጥ ብለህ ሁን · tsegiyu hun (null) — Be calm
እርሱ ደፋር ነው · irsu defar new (null) — He is brave
እርሷ ደግ ናት · irsua degg nat (null) — She is kind
ታገስ · tagis (null) — Be patient
አትቅና · atiqina (null) — Don't be jealous
እያበሰልሁ · imibisallehu (null) — I am cooking
ሳህኑን ታጠብ · sahunu tateb (null) — Wash the dishes
ክፍሉን አጽዳ · kifilu atsda (null) — Clean the room
መጽሐፉን ክፈት · metshafun kfet (null) — Open the book
በሩን ዝጋ · berun zga (null) — Close the door
ይህን ቦርሳ ሸክም · yihin borsa shkem (null) — Carry this bag
በሩን ግፋ · berun gfa (null) — Push the door
ገመዱን ጎትት · gemedun gotat (null) — Pull the rope
ኳሱን ወርውር · kuasu werwirew (null) — Throw the ball
አትስበረው · atisbirew (null) — Don't break it
ቤት ሥራ · bet sera (null) — Build a house
ዳቦን ቁረጥ · dabon qret (null) — Cut the bread
አንዱን ምረጥ · andun mret (null) — Choose one
እንጀምር · injemer (null) — Let's begin
ጨርሻለሁ · chersalehu (null) — I finished
እርዳኝ · irdañ (null) — Please help me
ልጆችን ታስተምራለች · ijochun tastemalech (null) — She teaches children
መማር እፈልጋለሁ · memarir ifelligalehu (null) — I want to learn
መልዕክት ላክ · melikit laik (null) — Send a message
ተቀብያለሁ · teqebelkut (null) — I received it
እንደምን አደሩ · indemen aderu (null) — Good morning
እንደምን አመሹ · indemen amesu (null) — Good evening
ዛሬ ማታ እንገናኛለን · zare mata inigebegñalen (null) — See you tonight
ሁልጊዜ ቀደም እነቃለሁ · hulgizie qedem inekalehu (null) — I always wake up early
በፍጹም አላውቅም · befe alawiim (null) — I never lie
አንዳንድ ጊዜ አነባለሁ · andand gizie inibilalehu (null) — Sometimes I read
ቀደም ተነስ · qedem neka (null) — Wake up early
አትዘግይ · atizegiy (null) — Don't be late
ተዘጋጅተሃል · tezegejihal (null) — Are you ready
ዝብርቅርቅ ነኝ · isir neñ (null) — I am busy
መልሱ ምን ነው · melsu min new (null) — What is the answer
ጥያቄ አለኝ · tiyaqe aleñ (null) — I have a question
ጥሩ ሃሳብ · tiru hasab (null) — Good idea
ዕቅዱ ምን ነው · iqidu min new (null) — What is the plan
እርግጠኛ ነኝ · irgiṭegna neñ (null) — I am sure
ምናልባት ነገ · minaibat nege (null) — Maybe tomorrow
በጋራ እንሂድ · beyiberet inihid (null) — Let's go together
ብቻዬ ነኝ · bichaye neñ (null) — I am alone
በቂ ነው · beqi new (null) — That is enough
ራብኝ · rabɨñ (rah-BUN) — I am hungry
በጣም ራብኝ · betam rabɨñ (beh-TAHM rah-BUN) — I am very hungry
ይህ ጣፋጭ ነው · yih t'afach new (YEE TAH-fatch NEW) — This is delicious
ውሃ ማግኘት እችላለሁ? · wuha mageñet ichilalehu? (WOO-hah mah-GHEN-yet ee-chee-LAH-leh-hoo) — Can I have water?
ቡና እፈልጋለሁ · buna ifelgalehu (BOO-nah ee-fel-GAH-leh-hoo) — I would like coffee
እባክዎ ሻይ ይምጡ · ibakwo shay yimitu (ee-BAH-kwoh SHAY yee-MEE-too) — Please bring tea
ምግብ አለህ? · migib aleh? (mee-GEEB ah-LEH) — Do you have food?
ይህ ምግብ ምን ይባላል? · yih migib min yibalal? (YEE mee-GEEB MEEN yee-bah-LAHL) — What is this food called?
ቅመ ሚ የበዛ · betam qari new (beh-TAHM KAH-ree NEW) — It is too spicy
ስጋ አልበላም · siga albelam (SEE-gah ahl-beh-LAHM) — I don't eat meat
ስጋ አልበላም · siga albelam (SEE-gah ahl-beh-LAHM) — I am vegetarian
ጾም እጾማለሁ · tsom itsomalehu (TSOHM ee-tsoh-MAH-leh-hoo) — I am fasting
ምግቡ ዝግጁ ነው · migibu zigiju new (mee-GEE-boo zee-GEE-joo NEW) — The food is ready
ይብላሉ · yiblalu (yee-blah-LOO) — Enjoy your meal
ለቁርስ እንጀራ በላሁ · leqirs injera belahu (leh-KOORS een-JEH-rah beh-LAH-hoo) — I ate injera for breakfast
የምወደው ምግብ ክትፎ ነው · yemiwedew migib kitfo new (yeh-mee-WEH-dew mee-GEEB KEET-foh NEW) — My favorite food is kitfo
የኢትዮጵያ ምግብ እወዳለሁ · ye'itiyop'iya migib iwedalehu (yeh-ee-tyoh-PEE-yah mee-GEEB ee-weh-DAH-leh-hoo) — I like Ethiopian food
አብረን እንብላ · abren inbila (ah-BREN een-BEE-lah) — Let's eat together
እባክህ ጨውን አውጣልኝ · ibakh chewun awitaliñ (ee-BAHK chew-OON ah-wee-TAH-leen) — Pass me the salt please
እባክህ ተጨማሪ ውሃ · ibakh techemari wuha (ee-BAHK teh-cheh-MAH-ree WOO-hah) — More water please
ለምግቡ አመሰግናለሁ · lemigibu amesegnalehu (leh-mee-GEE-boo ah-meh-seg-NAH-leh-hoo) — Thank you for the meal
ምግብ ቤቱ የት ነው? · migib betu yet new? (mee-GEEB BEH-too YET NEW) — Where is the restaurant?
ይህ ስንት ነው? · yih sint new? (YEE SINT NEW) — How much is this?
ተመሳሳይ እወስዳለሁ · temesasay iwesdalehu (teh-meh-SAH-say ee-wes-DAH-leh-hoo) — I will have the same
በቡናዬ ውስጥ ስኳር አያስፈልገኝም · bebunaye wisit sukwar ayasfelegegnm (beh-boo-NAH-yeh WEE-seet soo-KWAHR ah-yahs-feh-LEG-egnm) — No sugar in my coffee
እባክህ ከወተት ጋር · ibakh kewetet gar (ee-BAHK keh-weh-TET GAHR) — With milk please
ሽንኩርት አልወድም · shinkurt alwedm (shin-KOORT ahl-WEDM) — I don't like onions
ያለ በርበሬ ማዘጋጀት ትችላለህ? · yale berbere mazegajet tichihaleh? (YAH-leh ber-beh-REH mah-zeh-GAH-jet tee-chee-HAH-leh) — Can you make it without pepper?
ይህ ጣም ጣፋጭ ነው · yih tam t'afach new (YEE TAHM TAH-fatch NEW) — This tastes good
ለለውዝ አለርጂ አለብኝ · lelewz alerji alebign (leh-leh-WOOZ ah-LER-jee ah-LEH-been) — I am allergic to nuts
ተጨማሪ ትፈልጋለህ? · techemari tifelgaleh? (teh-cheh-MAH-ree tee-fel-GAH-leh) — Do you want more?
አዎ፣ እባክህ ተጨማሪ ስጠኝ · awo, ibakh techemari sitiñ (ah-WOH ee-BAHK teh-cheh-MAH-ree SEE-teen) — Yes, please give me more
አይ አመሰግናለሁ፣ ጠገብኩ · ay amesegnalehu, tegebku (AY ah-meh-seg-NAH-leh-hoo teh-GEB-koo) — No thank you, I am full
ቡና እንጠጣ · buna inte'ta (BOO-nah een-TEH-tah) — Let's have coffee
ቢላዋ እና ሹካ እፈልጋለሁ · bilawa ina shuka ifelgalehu (bee-LAH-wah EE-nah SHOO-kah ee-fel-GAH-leh-hoo) — I need a knife and fork
እባክህ ሂሳቡን · ibakh hisabun (ee-BAHK hee-SAH-boon) — The bill please
ማን ልበል? · man libel? (man li-BEL) — who is speaking? (lit. 'whom shall I say', polite phone greeting)
ማን ነህ/ነሽ? · man neh/nesh? (man NEH / man NESH) — who is this? (informal, less polite phone greeting)
___ን ፈልጌ ነበር · ___n felige neber (fe-li-GEH ne-BER) — I would like to speak to ___ (on the phone)
___ን ያገናኙኝ · ___n yagenanyugn (ya-ge-na-NYUNY) — can you put me through to ___? (on the phone)
መልእክት አለዎት? · mel'ikt alewot? (mel-IKT a-LE-wot) — can I take a message?
ትንሽ ይጠብቁ · tinish yit'ebiku (TI-nish yi-T'EB-i-ku) — just a moment, please (on the phone)
ተሳስተዋል · tesasitewal (te-sa-si-TE-wal) — you have the wrong number
መልሼ እደውላለሁ · melishe idewilalehu (mel-i-SHEH i-de-wi-LA-le-hu) — I'll call back
ስልኩ ተይዟል · silku teyizwal (SIL-ku te-yi-ZWAL) — the phone line is busy
ነኝ · negn (null) — I am
ነህ · neh (null) — you are (to a man)
ነሽ · nesh (null) — you are (to a woman)
ነዎት · newot (null) — you are (formal)
ነው · new (null) — he/it is
ናት · nat (null) — she/it is
ነን · nen (null) — we are
ናችሁ · nachihu (null) — you (plural) are
ናቸው · nachew (null) — they are
እባላለሁ · ibbalallehu (null) — I am called
ትባላለህ · tibbalalleh (null) — you (m) are called
ትባያለሽ · tibbayalesh (null) — you (f) are called
ይባላል · yibbalal (null) — he is called
ትባላለች · tibbalalech (null) — she is called
እንባላለን · inibbalallen (null) — we are called
ስሜ · sime (null) — my name (from sim)
ቤቴ · bete (null) — my house (from bet)
ስራዬ · siraye (null) — my work (from sira, vowel-final)
ልጆቼ · lijoche (null) — my children (from lijoch)
አገሬ · agare (null) — my country
አገርህ · agarih (null) — your (m) country
አገርሽ · agarish (null) — your (f) country
አገሩ · agaru (null) — his country
አገሯ · agarwa (null) — her country
ልጆች · lijoch (null) — children (from lij, consonant-final)
ውሻዎች · wishawoch (null) — dogs (from wisha, vowel-final)
የኔ · yane (null) — mine (ya + ine)
ያንተ · yante (null) — yours, m (ya + ante)
ያሱ · yassu (null) — his (ya + issu)
ያሷ · yasswa (null) — hers (ya + isswa)
ይህ · yih (null) — this (m)
ይህች · yihich (null) — this (f)
እነዚህ · innezih (null) — these
ያ · ya (null) — that (m)
ያች · yach (null) — that (f)
እነዚያ · innoziya (null) — those
አለኝ · alleñ (null) — I have
አለህ · alleh (null) — you (m) have
አለሽ · allesh (null) — you (f) have
አለው · allew (null) — he has
አላት · allat (null) — she has
አለሁ · allahu (null) — I am here / present
አለ · alla (null) — he is here / present
አለች · allach (null) — she is here / present
እሮጣለሁ · ïrot'allähu (null) — I run / I will run
ትሮጣለህ · tïrot'alläh (null) — you (m) run / will run
ትሮጣለሽ · tïrot'alläš (null) — you (f) run / will run
ይሮጣል · yïrot'al (null) — he runs / will run
ትሮጣለች · tïrot'alläč (null) — she runs / will run
እንሮጣለን · ïnrot'allän (null) — we run / will run
ሂድ · hid (null) — go! (to a man)
ሂጂ · hiji (null) — go! (to a woman)
ሂዱ · hidu (null) — go! (to a group / plural)
ይሂዱ · yïhidu (null) — go! (formal)
ተቀመጥ · täk'ämät' (null) — sit! (to a man)
ተቀመጪ · täk'ämäč'i (null) — sit! (to a woman)
ተቀመጡ · täk'ämät'u (null) — sit! (to a group / plural)
ይቀመጡ · yïk'ämät'u (null) — sit! (formal)
እፈልጋለሁ · ifelgalehu (null) — I want
አልፈልግም · alfeligim (null) — I don't want
ኢትዮጵያዊ · ityopyawi (null) — Ethiopian (m)
ኢትዮጵያዊት · ityopyawit (null) — Ethiopian (f)
አሜሪካዊ · amerikawi (null) — American (m)
አሜሪካዊት · amerikawit (null) — American (f)
ኬንያዊ · kenyawi (null) — Kenyan (m)
ኬንያዊት · kenyawit (null) — Kenyan (f)
እንጀራ · injera (in-JEH-ra) — injera
ቤቴ · bete (null) — my house (from bet)
ሂጂ · hiji (null) — go! (to a woman)
እባክህ · ibakih (i-BA-kih) — please (to man)
እባክሽ · ibakish (i-BA-kish) — please (to woman)
እፈልጋለሁ · ifelligallehu (i-fel-li-gal-LEH-hu) — I want (it)
ውድ ነው · wid new (wid new) — it's expensive
ሩቅ · ruq (ROOK) — far
ሂሳቡ · hisabu (hi-SA-bu) — the bill
እንጀራ · injera (in-JEH-ra) — injera
ምናልባት · minaibat (null) — maybe
ነኝ · negn (null) — I am
ነህ · neh (null) — you are (to a man)
ነሽ · nesh (null) — you are (to a woman)
ነው · new (null) — he/it is
ናት · nat (null) — she/it is
ነን · nen (null) — we are
ናችሁ · nachihu (null) — you (plural) are
ናቸው · nachew (null) — they are
ያንተ · yante (null) — yours, m (ya + ante)
እፈልጋለሁ · ifelligallehu (i-fel-li-gal-LEH-hu) — I want (it)
አማርኛ እማራለሁ · amarigna imerallehu' (ah-ma-RI-nya i-meh-ral-LEH-hu) — I am learning Amharic
አማርኛ እማራለሁ · amarigna imerallehu (ah-ma-RI-nya i-meh-ral-LEH-hu) — I am learning Amharic
መምህር ነኝ · memhir negn (null) — I am a teacher
ምግብ እፈልጋለሁ · migib ifelligallehu (mi-GIB i-fel-li-gal-LEH-hu) — I want food
ቡና እፈልጋለሁ · buna ifelligallehu (BOO-na i-fel-li-gal-LEH-hu) — I want coffee
አለን · allen (null) — we have
አላቹሁ · allachihu (null) — you (pl) have
አላቸው · allachew (null) — they have
የአንቲ · yanchi (null) — yours (f)
ቤትህ · betih (null) — your house (m)
ቤትሽ · betish (null) — your house (f)
ቤቷ · betwa (null) — her house
ሄድሁ · hedhu (null) — I went
ሄድክ · hedk (null) — you (m) went
ሄድሽ · hedsh (null) — you (f) went
ሄደ · hede (null) — he went
ሄደች · hedech (null) — she went
ሄድን · hedn (null) — we went
ሄዳቹሁ · hedachihu (null) — you (pl) went
ሄዱ · hedu (null) — they went
እየሄድሁ ነው · iyyehedhu new (null) — I am going (right now)
ጣ · ta (null) — come! (to a man)
ቢይ · biyi (null) — eat! (to a woman)
ነይ · neyi (null) — come! (to a woman)
እባክዎ · ibakwo (null) — please (formal)
እባክዎ · ibakwo (null) — please (formal)
ቅርብ ነው · qirb new' (null) — it's near
ሩቅ ነው · ruq new' (null) — it's far
ሄደ · hede (null) — he went
አልሄድም · alhedim (null) — I do not go / will not go
አትሄድም · atihedim (null) — you (m) do not go / will not go
አትሄጅም · atihejim (null) — you (f) do not go / will not go
አይሄድም · ayihedim (null) — he/it does not go / will not go
አይሄዱም · ayihedum (null) — you (formal) do not go / will not go
አንሄድም · anihedim (null) — we do not go / will not go
መጀመርያ · mäjämäriya (null) — first
ቀጥሎ · k'ät'ïlo (null) — next
በመጨረሻ · bämäch'äräsha (null) — finally
በየሰዓቱ · beyäse'atu (null) — every hour
በየቀኑ · beyäk'änu (null) — every day
በየሳምንቱ · beyäsamintu (null) — every week
በየአመቱ · beyäametu (null) — every year
በክረምት · bekiremt (null) — in summer
በበጋ · bebega (null) — in winter
ባለፈው ወር · balefew wer (null) — last month
ነበርኩ · nabbarku (null) — I was
ነበርክ · nabbark (null) — you (m) were
ነበርሽ · nabbarsh (null) — you (f) were
ነበረ · nabbara (null) — he/it was
ነበረች · nabbarach (null) — she/it was
ነበርን · nabbarn (null) — we were
ሆንኩ · honku (null) — I became
ሆንክ · honk (null) — you (m) became
ሆንሽ · honsh (null) — you (f) became
ሆነ · hona (null) — he/it became
ሆነች · honach (null) — she/it became
አልሄድኩም · alhedkum (null) — I didn't go
አልሄድክም · alhedkim (null) — you (m) didn't go
አልሄድሽም · alhedshim (null) — you (f) didn't go
አልሄደም · alhedam (null) — he/it didn't go
አልሄደችም · alhedachim (null) — she/it didn't go
ስመለስ · simales (null) — when I return
ስትመለስ · sitimales (null) — when you (m) return
ስትመለሽ · sitimalesh (null) — when you (f) return
ሲመለስ · simales2 (null) — when he returns
ሄጄ · heje (null) — having gone (I)
ሄደህ · hedah (null) — having gone (you, m)
ሄደሽ · hedash (null) — having gone (you, f)
ሄዶ · hedo (null) — having gone (he)
ሄዳ · heda (null) — having gone (she)
ሄደን · hedan (null) — having gone (we)
ጸጉሬን እየታጠብኩ ነው · s'guren iyatat'abku naw (null) — I am washing my hair
ቁርሴን እየበላሁ ነው · k'ursen iyabelahu naw (null) — I am eating my breakfast
እኔ ወደ ቤቴ ስሄድ ልጆች እየተጫወቱ ነበር · ine wada bete sihed lijoch iyatach'awatu nabar (null) — When I went home, kids were playing
ውሰዳት · wïsädat (wih-SEH-daht) — you (m.) take her!
ስጠኝ · sit'äñ (sit-AHNY) — give (it) to me!
ኳሷን ስጠኝ · kwasun sit'äñ (kwah-SUAN sit-AHNY) — Give the ball to me.
እሷን ውሰጃት · ïsswan wïsäjat (iss-WAHN wih-SEH-jaht) — You (f.) take her.
የቤት ስራችሁን አሳዩን · yäbet sïračïhun asayun (yah-BET sih-rah-CHEE-hoon ah-SAH-yoon) — You (pl.) show us your homework.
ትናንትና አበበ ውሃ ሰጠኝ · tïnantïna Abebe wïha sät'äñ (tih-nan-tih-NAH ah-BEH-beh WIH-hah SEH-t'ahny) — Yesterday, Abebe gave me water.
ከረሜላ እሰጥሻለሁ · kärämela ïsät'ïšalähu (kah-rah-MEH-lah ih-saht-shah-LAH-hoo) — I will give you (f.) a candy.
ትሰሚኛለሽ · tïsämiñaläš (tih-sah-mee-NYAH-lesh) — Do you (f.) hear me?
ተማሪዎቹ መምህሩን ይጠብቁታል · tämariwoču mämïhïrun yït'äbïk'utal (teh-mah-ree-WOH-choo meh-mih-hih-ROON yih-t'ah-bih-k'oo-tahl) — The students wait for the teacher.
ይነግሩኛል · yïnägïruñal (yih-nah-gih-roo-NYAHL) — They tell me.
ይነግሩናል · yïnägïrunal (yih-nah-gih-roo-NAHL) — They tell us.
ግዢልኝ · gïžïlïñ (gih-ZHEE-lihny) — Buy (it) for me. (to a woman)
ትናንት እናቷ ስልክ ደወለችላት · tïnant ïnnatua sïlk däwäläčïlat (tih-NAHNT in-nah-TWAH silk deh-weh-leh-CHEE-laht) — Yesterday, her mother called her (on the phone).
ሂሳብ አምጣልን · hisab amt'alïn (hee-SAHB am-t'ah-LIN) — Bring us the bill.
እንቁላል እገዛልሻለሁ · ïnk'ulal ïgäzalïšalähu (in-k'oo-lahl ih-geh-zah-lih-shah-LAH-hoo) — I will buy you (f.) eggs.
ቡና ያፈሉልናል · buna yafälulïnal (BOO-nah yah-feh-loo-lih-NAHL) — They will boil coffee for us.
ይተልቃል · yïtälïk'al (yih-teh-lih-k'AHL) — is bigger
ያንሳል · yansal (yahn-SAHL) — is smaller
ይህ ሸሚዝ ይተልቃል። ይህ ግን ያንሳል። · yïh šämiz yïtälïk'al. yïh gïn yansal. (yih shah-MEEZ yih-teh-lih-k'AHL, yih gin yahn-SAHL) — This shirt is bigger. This one is smaller.
ያመዋል · yamäwal (yah-meh-WAHL) — it hurts him
ያማታል · yamatal (yah-mah-TAHL) — it hurts her
ራሴን · rasen (rah-SEN) — my head (as object)
ራሴን ያመኛል · rasen yamäñal (rah-SEN yah-meh-NYAHL) — My head hurts.
ሆዴን ያቃጥለኛል · hoden yak'at'läñal (hoh-DEN yah-k'aht'-leh-NYAHL) — My stomach is burning.
በስተደቡብ · bestadebub (null) — to the south of / towards the south
በስተሰሜን · bestasemen (null) — to the north of / towards the north
በስተምስራቅ · bestamisrak' (null) — to the east of / towards the east
በስተምዕራብ · bestami'irab (null) — to the west of / towards the west
በስተግራ · bestagira (null) — to the left of
በስተቀኝ · bestak'eny (null) — to the right of
ይህ መጠን አይደለም · yih metan ayidelem (null) — this size is wrong
ይህ ቀለም አይደለም · yih qelem ayidelem (null) — this color is wrong
ሌላ መጠን አለህ? · lela metan aleh? (null) — do you have a different size?
ሌላ ቀለም አለህ? · lela qelem aleh? (null) — do you have a different color?
ነጠላ አረፍተ ነገር · nätäla aräftä nägär (null) — simple sentence
ድርብ አረፍተ ነገር · dïrïb aräftä nägär (null) — compound sentence
ድብልቅ አረፍተ ነገር · dïbïlïk’ aräftä nägär (null) — complex sentence
ሃተታዊ አረፍተ ነገር · hatätawi aräftä nägär (null) — declarative sentence
ጥያቄያዊ አረፍተ ነገር · t’ïyak’eyawi aräftä nägär (null) — interrogative sentence
ትዕዛዛዊ አረፍተ ነገር · tï’ïzazawi aräftä nägär (null) — imperative sentence
አገናኝ አረፍተ ነገር · aganaň aräftä nägär (null) — exclamatory sentence
አለበለዚያ · aläbäläziya (null) — otherwise
በመሆኑም · bämähonum (null) — because of (this)
ቢሆንም · bihonïm (null) — even though
ይሁን እንጂ · yïhun ïnji (null) — however
ስለዚህ · sïläzih (null) — so / therefore
ምክንያቱም · mïkïnyatum (null) — because
ለማንኛም · lämänïňam (null) — anyway
ግን / ነገር ግን · gïn (null) — but
በ · bä (null) — in, at, by
ከ · kä (null) — from, since
ለ · lä (null) — to, for
ወደ · wädä (null) — to, towards, into
እስከ · ïskä (null) — as far as, up to, until
እንደ · ïndä (null) — like, as
ስለ · sïlä (null) — about, because of
ውስጥ · wïst’ (null) — inside
ውጭ · wïč’ (null) — outside
ላይ · lay (null) — on top
ታች · tač (null) — beneath
በፊት · bäfit (null) — before, in front of
በኋላ · bähwala (null) — behind, after
ለ- · lä- (null) — to (in order to)
ከ- · kä- (null) — from / since
እንደ- · ïndä- (null) — as / as soon as
ስለ- · sïlä- (null) — because / for that reason
አትንካ · atïnka (null) — don't touch! (to a man)
አትንኪ · atïnki (null) — don't touch! (to a woman)
አትንኩ · atïnku (null) — don't touch! (to a group)
አይንኩ · ayïnku (null) — don't touch! (formal)
አትሂድ · atïhid (null) — don't go! (to a man)
አትሂጂ · atïhiji (null) — don't go! (to a woman)
አትሂዱ · atïhidu (null) — don't go! (to a group)
ከ- · kä- (null) — if, since, as
ከ- በኋላ · kä- bähwala (null) — after
ከ- በፊት · kä- bäfit (null) — before
በ- ጊዜ · bä- gize (null) — when
በ- ቁጥር · bä- k’utïr (null) — whenever, every time that
ከ- ወዲህ · kä- wädih (null) — ever since
መሄድ አለብኝ · mähed alläbbïñ (null) — I have to go / I must go
መማር አለብሽ · mämar alläbbïš (null) — you (f.) have to learn / must learn
መታከም አለብህ · mätakäm alläbbïh (null) — you (m.) have to get medical treatment
አለብኝ · alläbïñ (null) — I have to / must
አለብህ · alläbïh (null) — you (m.) have to / must
አለብሽ · alläbïš (null) — you (f.) have to / must
አለበት · alläbät (null) — he has to / must
አለባት · alläbat (null) — she has to / must
አለብን · alläbïn (null) — we have to / must
ያስፈልገኛል · yasfälïgäñal (null) — I need to be examined
ማረፍ ያስፈልጋችኋል · maräf yasfälïgaččïhual (null) — you all need rest
ለመማር · lämämar (null) — in order to learn
ለማወቅ · lämawäk’ (null) — in order to know / find out
ላለመታመም · lalämätamäm (null) — in order to not be sick
እርዳኝ · ïrdañ (null) — Help me! (to a man)
እርጂኝ · ïrjiñ (null) — Help me! (to a woman)
ይርዱኝ · yïrduñ (null) — Help me! (formal/plural)
የመኪና አደጋ አጋጠመኝ · yämäkina adäga agat’ämäñ (null) — I have been in a car accident
መታከም ያስፈልገኛል · mätakäm yasfälïgäñal (null) — I need to be examined (by a doctor)
እንብላ · innibila (in-ni-BI-la) — let's eat!
እንጠጣ · innit'et'a (in-nit-TET-a) — let's drink!
እንሂድ · innihid (in-ni-HEED) — let's go!
እንጫወት · innich'awet (in-nich-CHA-wet) — let's play/chat!
እንግባ · innigiba (in-ni-GI-ba) — let's go in!
ልሂድ · lihid (li-HEED) — let me go / shall I go?
ልቆይ · lik'oy (li-KOY) — let me wait / shall I wait?
ልጋብዝህ · ligabizih (li-ga-BI-zih) — may I invite you (m)?
ልጋብዝሽ · ligabizish (li-ga-BI-zish) — may I invite you (f)?
ልርዳህ · lirdah (lir-DAH) — shall I help you (m)?
ሄጃለሁ · hejalehu (heh-JAH-leh-hoo) — I have gone
ሄደሃል · hedehal (heh-deh-HAL) — you (m) have gone
ሄደሻል · hedeshal (heh-deh-SHAL) — you (f) have gone
ሄዷል · hedwal (heh-DWAL) — he has gone
ሄዳለች · hedalech (heh-dah-LECH) — she has gone
ሄደናል · hedenal (heh-deh-NAL) — we have gone
ገብቻለሁ · gebichalehu (geh-bi-CHA-leh-hoo) — I have entered
ጠጥቻለሁ · t'et'ichalehu (tet-i-CHA-leh-hoo) — I have drunk
ሄጄ ነበር · heje nebar (HEH-jeh neh-BAR) — I had gone
ሄደህ ነበር · hedah nebar (HEH-dah neh-BAR) — you (m) had gone
ሄደሽ ነበር · hedash nebar (HEH-dash neh-BAR) — you (f) had gone
ሄዶ ነበር · hedo nebar (HEH-doh neh-BAR) — he had gone
ሄዳ ነበር · heda nebar (HEH-dah neh-BAR) — she had gone
ሄደን ነበር · hedan nebar (HEH-dan neh-BAR) — we had gone
ይመቸኛል · yimechenyal (yi-MECH-en-yal) — it suits me / works for me
አይመቸኝም · ayimechenyim (a-yi-MECH-en-yim) — it doesn't suit me / doesn't work for me
ይመችሻል · yimechishal (yi-me-CHI-shal) — does it suit you (f)? / does that work for you?
እኔ መምህር አይደለም · Ine memhir aydelem (null) — I am not a teacher
እኔ መምህር አይደለም · Ine memhir aydelem (null) — I am not a teacher
እኔ ተማሪ ነኝ · Ine temari negn (null) — I am a student
ዋጋው ስንት ነው? · wagaw sint new? (null) — what is the price?
ረዥሟ ሃኪም · rezhimwa hakim (null) — the tall doctor (referring to a woman)
ቆንጆው ሳሙና · konjow samuna (null) — the beautiful soap
ሁለት ሰዓት ከ አምስት · hulät sä'at kä amïst (null) — 2:05
ሁለት ከ ሩብ · hulät kä rub (null) — it is 2:15 (quarter past)
ለ ሶስት ሃያ አምስት ጉዳይ · lä sost haya amïst gudday (null) — it is 2:35
ለ ሶስት ሩብ ጉዳይ · lä sost rub gudday (null) — it is 2:45 (quarter til)
ዛሬ ዝናባማ ነው · zare zinabama new (null) — today is rainy
ትልቅ ቤት · tillik bet (null) — big house
ትንሽ ክፍል · tinish kifil (null) — small room
ቆንጆ ትልቅ ቤት · qonjo tillik bet (null) — a beautiful, big house
ንካ · nïka (null) — touch! (to a man)
አይሂዱ · ayïhidu (null) — don't go! (formal)
ነበረብኝ · näbäräbïñ (null) — I had to / should have
ነበረብህ · näbäräbïh (null) — you (m.) had to / should have
መኪናዋ · mekinawa (null) — the car
በላክ · belak (null) — you (m) ate
በላሽ · belash (null) — you (f) ate
በላ · bela (null) — he ate
በላች · belach (null) — she ate
በላን · belan (null) — we ate
በሉ · belu (null) — they ate
ትሄዳለህ · tihedaleh (null) — you (m) go
ትሄጃለሽ · tihejalesh (null) — you (f) go
ይሄዳል · yihedal (null) — he goes
ትሄዳለች · tihedalechi (null) — she goes
እንሄዳለን · inhedaln (null) — we go
ትሄዳላችሁ · tihedalachihu (null) — you (pl) go
ይሄዳሉ · yihedalu (null) — they go
አልሄደም · alhedem (null) — he didn't go
አይሄድም · ayhedam (null) — he doesn't go
አትሂድ · athed (null) — don't go (m)
አትሂጂ · athedyi (null) — don't go (f)
አትብላ · atbla (null) — don't eat (m)
እገዛለሁ · igezallehu (null) — OK, I'll buy it
ከ · ke- (null) — near, from
ከዚህ ቅርብ · kezih qirb (null) — near here
ገባኝ · gebagn (null) — I get it / found it
አልገባኝም · algebanyim (null) — I didn't find it
ሂሳቡን እባክህ · hisabu ibakih (null) — the bill please (to a man)

Place (98)

ትምህርት ቤት · timhirt bet (tim-HIRT bet) — school
ገበያ · gebeya (geh-BEH-ya) — market
ሆስፒታል · hospital (null) — hospital
መስጊድ · mesgid (null) — mosque
ፖስታ ቤት · posta bet (null) — post office
ፖሊስ ጣቢያ · polis tabiya (null) — police station
ድልድይ · dildiy (null) — bridge
ወደብ · wedeb (weh-DEB) — port, harbor
ቢሮ · biro (BI-ro) — office
እርሻ · irsha (ir-SHA) — farm
ጎዳና · godana (go-DA-na) — street
ጥግ · t'ig (tig) — corner
ሰፈር · sefer (SEH-fer) — neighborhood
አድራሻ · adrasha (ad-RA-sha) — address
ዋና ከተማ · wana ketema (WA-na keh-teh-MA) — capital city
ድንበር · dinber (din-BER) — border
ዩኒቨርሲቲ · yuniversiti (yu-ni-VER-si-ti) — university
እስር ቤት · isir bet (i-SIR bet) — prison
በረሃ · bereha (BEH-reh-ha) — desert
ሸለቆ · sheleqo (sheh-LEH-ko) — valley
ዋሻ · washa (WA-sha) — cave
ፏፏቴ · fwafwate (fwa-FWA-teh) — waterfall
ደሴት · dessiet (deh-SI-yet) — island
የባህር ዳርቻ · yebahir darcha (yeh-BA-hir DAR-cha) — beach
አደባባይ · adebabay (a-deh-BA-bay) — square, plaza
ፋብሪካ · fabrika (FAB-ri-ka) — factory
ነዳጅ ማደያ · nedaj madeya (neh-DAJ ma-DEH-ya) — gas station
ሱፐርማርኬት · supermarket (su-per-MAR-ket) — supermarket
ኤምባሲ · embasi (em-BA-si) — embassy
ፍርድ ቤት · firdi bet (FIR-di bet) — courthouse
ሲኒማ ቤት · sinema bet (si-NE-ma bet) — cinema
ልብስ ማጠቢያ · libs matebiya (libs ma-teh-BI-ya) — laundry
ገበያ ማዕከል · gebeya maekel (geh-BEH-ya ma-EH-kel) — mall
ዳቦ ቤት · dabo bet (DA-bo bet) — bakery
ስጋ ቤት · siga bet (SI-ga bet) — butcher shop
ቦታ · bota (BO-ta) — place
እዚህ · izih (i-ZIH) — here
እዚያ · iziya (i-ZI-ya) — there
ሁሉም ቦታ · hulum bota (HU-lum BO-ta) — everywhere
የከተማ መሃል · yeketema mehal (yeh-keh-teh-MA meh-HAL) — downtown, city center
ከተማ ዳርቻ · ketema darcha (keh-teh-MA DAR-cha) — suburb, outskirts
መካነ አራዊት · mekane arawit (meh-KA-neh a-ra-WIT) — zoo
ወደ ___ እንዴት እደርሳለሁ? · wede ___ indet iderusalehu? (WEH-deh ___ in-DET i-der-sa-LEH-hu?) — how do I get to ___?
ቅርብ ነው ወይስ ሩቅ ነው? · qirb new weyis ruq new? (kirb new WEY-is ruk new?) — is it near or far?
በጣም ቅርብ ነው · betam qirb new (beh-TAM kirb new) — it's very close
ትንሽ ሩቅ ነው · tinish ruq new (ti-NISH ruk new) — it's a bit far
እዚህ ወደ ግራ ታጠፍ · izih wede gra tatef (i-ZIH WEH-deh gra TA-tef) — turn left here
እዚህ ወደ ቀኝ ታጠፍ · izih wede qegn tatef (i-ZIH WEH-deh keny TA-tef) — turn right here
የት ነኝ? · yet negn? (yet negn?) — where am I?
ካርታ ላይ ልታሳየኝ ትችላለህ? · karta lay litasayegn tichilaleh? (KAR-ta lay li-ta-sa-YEGN ti-chi-LA-leh?) — can you show me on the map?
ይህን አድራሻ እየፈለግሁ ነው · yihin adrasha iyefeleghu new (YI-hin ad-RA-sha i-yeh-feh-LEG-hu new) — I'm looking for this address
ይህ ቦታ ምን ይባላል? · yih bota min yibalal? (yih BO-ta min yi-BA-lal?) — what is this place called?
አቅራቢያ ምግብ ቤት አለ? · aqrabiya migib bet ale? (ak-ra-BI-ya mi-GIB bet AH-leh?) — is there a restaurant nearby?
ይህ ሰፈሬ ነው · yih sefere new (yih seh-feh-REH new) — this is my neighborhood
ቢሮ ውስጥ እሰራለሁ · biro wist iserallehu (BI-ro wist i-seh-ral-LEH-hu) — I work in an office
እርሻው ትልቅ ነው · irshaw tillik new (ir-SHAW ti-LIK new) — the farm is big
መንገዱን ተሻገር · mengedun teshager (men-geh-DUN teh-sha-GER) — cross the street
ከተማ ዳርቻ እኖራለሁ · ketema darcha inorallehu (keh-teh-MA DAR-cha i-no-ral-LEH-hu) — I live in the suburbs
ዩኒቨርሲቲው ከዚህ ሩቅ ነው · yuniversitiw kezih ruq new (yu-ni-ver-si-TIW keh-ZIH ruk new) — the university is far from here
ቢሮው ተዘግቷል · birow tezgtual (BI-row tez-GTU-al) — the office is closed
በአደባባዩ እንገናኝ · be'adebabayu inigenagn (beh-a-deh-BA-ba-yu i-ni-geh-NAGN) — let's meet at the square
ፏፏቴው ቆንጆ ነው · fwafwatew qonjo new (fwa-FWA-tew KON-jo new) — the waterfall is beautiful
ወደ መካነ አራዊት ሄድን · wede mekane arawit hedin (WEH-deh meh-KA-neh a-ra-WIT HEH-din) — we went to the zoo
የባህር ዳርቻው ሰው በዛ · yebahir darchaw sew beza (yeh-BA-hir DAR-chaw sew BEH-za) — the beach is crowded
አድራሻህ ምንድን ነው? · adrashah mindin new? (ad-RA-shah MIN-din new?) — what is your address?
ኤምባሲ መሄድ አለብኝ · embasi mehed alebign (em-BA-si meh-HED a-leh-BIGN) — I need to go to the embassy
አቅራቢያ ነዳጅ ማደያ አለ? · aqrabiya nedaj madeya ale? (ak-ra-BI-ya neh-DAJ ma-DEH-ya AH-leh?) — is there a gas station nearby?
ገበያ ማዕከሉ አዲስ ነው · gebeya maekelu addis new (geh-BEH-ya ma-EH-keh-lu ad-DIS new) — the mall is new
ከዳቦ ቤት ዳቦ ገዛሁ · kedabo bet dabo gezahu (keh-DA-bo bet DA-bo geh-ZA-hu) — I bought bread at the bakery
እስር ቤቱ ከከተማ ውጭ ነው · isir betu keketema wich new (i-SIR beh-tu keh-keh-teh-MA wich new) — the prison is outside the city
በተራራው ውስጥ ዋሻ አለ · beterarraw wist washa ale (beh-teh-ra-RAW wist WA-sha AH-leh) — there is a cave in the mountain
ሸለቆው አረንጓዴ ነው · sheleqow arenguade new (sheh-leh-KOW a-ren-gwa-DEH new) — the valley is green
ቀጥ ብለህ ከጥጉ ታጠፍ · qet bileh ketigu tatef (ket BI-leh keh-TI-gu TA-tef) — go straight and turn at the corner
ይህ ከተማ ትልቅ ገበያ አለው · yih ketema tillik gebeya alew (yih keh-teh-MA ti-LIK geh-BEH-ya AH-lew) — this city has a big market
ልብስ ማጠቢያ ማግኘት አለብኝ · libs matebiya mageñet alebign (libs ma-teh-BI-ya mag-NYET a-leh-BIGN) — I need to find a laundry
ድንበሩ ተዘግቷል · dinberu tezgtual (din-beh-RU tez-GTU-al) — the border is closed
በአቅራቢያ ያለው ሲኒማ ቤት የት ነው? · be'aqrabiya yalew sinema bet yet new? (beh-ak-ra-BI-ya YA-lew si-NE-ma bet yet new?) — where is the nearest cinema?
ቤተክርስትያን · betekristiyan (beh-teh-kris-ti-YAN) — church
ዋና መንገድ · wanna menged (WAN-na men-GED) — main road
ባንክ ቤት · bank bet (BANK bet) — bank
ህንጻ · hintsa (HIN-tsa) — building
መድኃኒት ቤት · medhanit bet (med-ha-NIT bet) — pharmacy
ሰሜን · semen (SEH-men) — north
ደቡብ · debub (deh-BUB) — south
ምስራቅ · misrak' (mis-RAK') — east
ምዕራብ · mi'irab (mi-i-RAB) — west
ግራ · gira (GI-ra) — left (direction)
ቀኝ · k'eny (K'ENY) — right (direction)
አካባቢ · akababi (a-ka-BA-bi) — around
ኢንተርኔት ቤት · internet bet (in-ter-NET bet) — internet cafe
ካፌ · kafe (ka-FEH) — cafe
ቲያትር ቤት · tiyatir bet (ti-YA-tir bet) — theater
ጠላ ቤት · t'ella bet (T'EH-la bet) — t'ella house (a place serving traditional homemade beer)
መናፈሻ ቦታ · menafesha bota (me-na-FE-sha BO-ta) — park (recreation area, lit. 'walking place')
ገበያ · gebeya (geh-BEH-ya) — market
ገበያ · gebeya (geh-BEH-ya) — market
ሆስፒታል · hospitaal (null) — hospital
ሆስፒታል · hospitaal (null) — hospital

Profession (71)

አስተማሪ · astemari (null) — teacher
ገበሬ · gebere (null) — farmer
ፖሊስ · polis (null) — police officer
ወታደር · wetader (null) — soldier
ነርስ · ners (null) — nurse
ጠበቃ · tebeka (null) — lawyer
ልብስ ሰፊ · sefayi (null) — tailor
ሙዚቀኛ · muzikegna (mu-zi-KEG-na) — musician
ጋዜጠኛ · gazetegna (ga-zeh-TEG-na) — journalist
የሳይንስ ሊቅ · yesayins liq (yeh-sa-YINS lik) — scientist
የጥርስ ሐኪም · yetirs hakim (yeh-TIRS ha-KIM) — dentist
ኤሌክትሪሺያን · elektrishiyan (eh-lek-tri-SHI-yan) — electrician
የቧንቧ ሰራተኛ · yebanbo serategna (yeh-BAN-bo seh-ra-TEG-na) — plumber
ሒሳብ ሠራተኛ · hisab serategna (hi-SAB seh-ra-TEG-na) — accountant
ጸሐፊ · tsehafi (tseh-HA-fi) — secretary
ሥራ አስኪያጅ · sira askiaj (SI-ra as-ki-AJ) — manager
ዳኛ · dagna (DAG-na) — judge
የእሳት አደጋ ተከላካይ · yeisat adega tekelakay (yeh-i-SAT ah-DEH-ga teh-keh-la-KAY) — firefighter
ፎቶግራፍ አንሺ · fotograf anshi (fo-to-GRAF an-SHI) — photographer
ደናሽ · denash (deh-NASH) — dancer
ተዋናይ · tewanay (teh-wa-NAY) — actor
ተዋናይት · tewanayit (teh-wa-na-YIT) — actress
ባለ ሱቅ · bale suq (BA-leh sook) — shopkeeper
ዓሣ አጥማጅ · asa atmaj (A-sa at-MAJ) — fisherman
ስፖርተኛ · sportegna (spor-TEG-na) — athlete
ባለመድኃኒት · bale medhanit (BA-leh med-HA-nit) — pharmacist
ፕሮፌሰር · profeser (pro-FEH-ser) — professor
የእንስሳት ሐኪም · yeinsisat hakim (yeh-in-si-SAT ha-KIM) — veterinarian
የመንግስት ሰራተኛ · yemengist serategna (yeh-men-GIST seh-ra-TEG-na) — government employee
ሠራተኛ · serategna (seh-ra-TEG-na) — employee, worker
የቤት እመቤት · yebet imebet (yeh-BET i-meh-BET) — housewife
ሥራ ፈት · sira fet (SI-ra fet) — unemployed
ጋዜጠኛ ነኝ · gazetegna negn (ga-zeh-TEG-na negn) — I am a journalist
እርሷ ሙዚቀኛ ናት · irsua muzikegna nat (ir-SWA mu-zi-KEG-na nat) — she is a musician
የሳይንስ ሊቅ መሆን እፈልጋለሁ · yesayins liq mehon ifelligallehu (yeh-sa-YINS lik meh-HON i-fel-li-gal-LEH-hu) — I want to be a scientist
የጥርስ ሐኪም ለመሆን ይማራል · yetirs hakim lemehon yimaral (yeh-TIRS ha-KIM leh-meh-HON yi-MA-ral) — he is studying to be a dentist
ኤሌክትሪሺያኑ እዚህ አለ · elektrishiyanu izih ale (eh-lek-tri-shi-YA-nu i-ZIH a-LEH) — the electrician is here
የቧንቧ ሰራተኛ እፈልጋለሁ · yebanbo serategna ifelligallehu (yeh-BAN-bo seh-ra-TEG-na i-fel-li-gal-LEH-hu) — I need a plumber
እናቴ ሒሳብ ሠራተኛ ናት · inate hisab serategna nat (i-NA-teh hi-SAB seh-ra-TEG-na nat) — my mother is an accountant
አባቴ ሥራ አስኪያጅ ነው · abate sira askiaj new (a-BA-teh SI-ra as-ki-AJ new) — my father is a manager
ዳኛው ጥሩ ነው · dagnaw tiru new (dag-NAW TI-ru new) — the judge is good
የእሳት አደጋ ተከላካዩ ደፋር ነው · yeisat adega tekelakayu defar new (yeh-i-SAT ah-DEH-ga teh-keh-la-KA-yu deh-FAR new) — the firefighter is brave
ፎቶግራፍ አንሺው ፎቶ ያነሳል · fotograf anshiw foto yanesal (fo-to-GRAF an-SHI-w FO-to ya-neh-SAL) — the photographer takes pictures
ደናሹ ጥሩ ነው · denashu tiru new (deh-NA-shu TI-ru new) — the dancer is good
ተዋናይቷ ቆንጆ ናት · tewanayitwa qonjo nat (teh-wa-na-yit-WA KON-jo nat) — the actress is beautiful
ባለ ሱቁ ሱቁን ይከፍታል · bale suqu suqun yikeftal (BA-leh SU-ku su-KUN yi-kef-TAL) — the shopkeeper opens the store
ስፖርተኛው በፍጥነት ይሮጣል · sportegnaw befitinet yirotal (spor-teg-NAW beh-fit-NET yi-RO-tal) — the athlete runs fast
ባለመድኃኒት ማየት አለብኝ · bale medhanit mayet alebign (BA-leh med-HA-nit MA-yet a-LEB-ign) — I need to see a pharmacist
ፕሮፌሰሩ በዩኒቨርሲቲ ያስተምራል · profeseru beyuniversiti yastemiral (pro-feh-seh-RU beh-yu-ni-ver-si-TI yas-tem-RAL) — the professor teaches at the university
የእንስሳት ሐኪም እፈልጋለሁ · yeinsisat hakim ifelligallehu (yeh-in-si-SAT ha-KIM i-fel-li-gal-LEH-hu) — I need a veterinarian
እሷ ሥራ ፈት ናት · isswa sira fet nat (is-SWA SI-ra fet nat) — she is unemployed
የቤት እመቤት ነኝ · yebet imebet negn (yeh-BET i-meh-BET negn) — I am a housewife
ምን ሥራ ትሠራለህ? · min sira tiseraleh? (min SI-ra ti-seh-ra-LEH) — what do you do for work? (to man)
እንደ መሐንዲስ እሠራለሁ · inde mehandis iseralehu (in-DEH meh-han-DIS i-seh-ra-LEH-hu) — I work as an engineer
የመንግስት ሰራተኛ ነኝ · yemengist serategna negn (yeh-men-GIST seh-ra-TEG-na negn) — I am a government employee
እዚህ ሠራተኛ ነኝ · izih serategna negn (i-ZIH seh-ra-TEG-na negn) — I am an employee here
ሻጭ · shach (SHACH) — seller, salesperson
አሰልጣኝ · aseltagn (ah-sel-TAGN) — coach, trainer
ሃኪም · hakim (ha-KIM) — physician, doctor
መሃንዲስ · mehandis (meh-han-DIS) — engineer
ሾፌር · shofer (sho-FER) — driver
አናጺ · anats'i (a-NAT-si) — carpenter
ካህን · kahin (KAH-hin) — pastor, priest
ፓይለት · paylet (PAY-let) — pilot
ገጣሚ · getami (geh-TAH-mee) — poet
ፖለቲከኛ · poletikegna (po-leh-TEE-keh-gna) — politician
እረኛ · irena (ee-REH-na) — shepherd
ደራሲ · derasi (deh-RAH-see) — author, writer
ጋጋሪ · gagari (ga-GAH-ree) — baker
ጸጉር ቆራጭ · tsegur qorach (tseh-GOOR ko-RACH) — barber
አራሚ · arami (a-RAH-mee) — editor

Pronoun (14)

እኔ · ine (ih-NEH) — I
አንተ · ante (AHN-teh) — you (masculine)
አንቺ · anchi (AHN-chi) — you (feminine)
እርስዎ · irswo (ir-SWO) — you (formal)
እሱ · issu (IS-su) — he
እሷ · isswa (IS-swa) — she
እኛ · igna (IG-na) — we
እናንተ · innante (in-NAN-teh) — you (plural)
እነሱ · innessu (in-NES-su) — they
ራሴ · rase (ra-SEH) — myself
ራስህ · rasih (RA-sih) — yourself (to man)
ራስሽ · rasish (RA-sish) — yourself (to woman)
የእኔ · yene (yeh-NEH) — mine
እርስዎ · irswo (ir-SWO) — you (formal)

Safety Phrase (8)

እርዱኝ · irduny (ir-DUNY) — Help me!
ወይኔ! ወይኔ! · wayine wayine (wa-YI-ne wa-YI-ne) — Oh no! Help!
ፖሊስ! ፖሊስ! · polis polis (PO-lis PO-lis) — Police! Police!
ሌባ! ሌባ! · leba leba (LE-ba LE-ba) — Thief! Thief!
የመኪና አደጋ · yemekina adega (ye-me-KI-na a-DE-ga) — car accident
የእሳት አደጋ · yeisat adega (ye-i-SAT a-DE-ga) — fire (emergency)
ውሻ ነከሰኝ · wisha nekeseny (WI-sha ne-KE-seny) — a dog bit me
ሌባ ሰረቀኝ · leba serek'eny (LE-ba se-RE-k'eny) — a thief stole something from me

School (44)

ክፍል · kifil (ki-FIL) — classroom
እስክሪብቶ · iskribto (is-krib-TO) — pen
እርሳስ · irsas (ir-SAS) — pencil
ደብተር · debter (deb-TER) — notebook
የቤት ስራ · yebet sira (yeh-BET si-RA) — homework
ፈተና · fetena (feh-TEH-na) — exam, test
የትምህርት ዓይነት · yetimhirt ayinet (yeh-tim-HIRT ay-NET) — subject (school)
ሒሳብ · hisab (hi-SAB) — mathematics
ሳይንስ · sayins (sa-YINS) — science
ታሪክ · tarik (ta-RIK) — history
ቋንቋ · qanqua (kwan-KWA) — language
ዲግሪ · digri (DIG-ri) — degree (academic)
ውጤት · wutet (wu-TET) — grade, result (exam score)
ሰሌዳ · seleda (seh-LEH-da) — blackboard
ርዕሰ መምህር · ri'ese memhir (ri-EH-seh mem-HIR) — principal, headmaster
ኮሌጅ · kolej (ko-LEJ) — college
መዝገበ ቃላት · mezgebe qalat (mez-GEH-beh ka-LAT) — dictionary
የክፍል ጓደኛ · yekifil gwadegna (yeh-KI-fil gwa-DEG-na) — classmate
ትምህርት · timhirt (tim-HIRT) — lesson
አማርኛ በማጥናት ላይ ነኝ · amarigna bematnat lay negn (ah-ma-RI-nya beh-mat-NAT lay negn) — I am studying Amharic
ምን ትምህርት ታስተምራለህ? · min timhirt tastemralleh? (min tim-HIRT tas-tem-RAL-leh?) — What subject do you teach? (to man)
ፈተናው መቼ ነው? · fetenaw meche new? (feh-teh-NAW MEH-cheh new?) — When is the exam?
የቤት ስራ አለኝ · yebet sira alegn (yeh-BET si-RA ah-LEGN) — I have homework
እርሳስ ያስፈልገኛል · irsas yasfeligegnal (ir-SAS yas-feh-li-GEG-nal) — I need a pencil
ደብተርህን ክፈት · debterhin kifet (deb-TER-hin ki-FET) — Open your notebook (to man)
ፈተናውን አለፍኩ · fetenawun alefku (feh-teh-NA-wun ah-LEF-ku) — I passed the exam
ፈተናውን ወደቅሁ · fetenawun wedekhu (feh-teh-NA-wun weh-DEK-hu) — I failed the exam
ማጥናት አለብኝ · matnat alebign (mat-NAT ah-LEB-ign) — I need to study
ክፍሉ የት ነው? · kiflu yet new? (ki-FLU yet new?) — Where is the classroom?
መምህሩ ጥያቄ ጠየቀ · memhiru tiyaqe teyeqe (mem-HI-ru ti-YA-keh teh-YEH-keh) — The teacher asked a question
መልሱን በደብተርህ ጻፍ · melsun bedebterh tsaf (MEL-sun beh-deb-TERH tsaf) — Write the answer in your notebook (to man)
ዩኒቨርሲቲ መሄድ እፈልጋለሁ · university mehed ifelligallehu (yu-ni-ver-SI-ti meh-HED i-fel-li-gal-LEH-hu) — I want to go to university
ጥሩ ውጤት አገኘች · tiru wutet agenechi (TI-ru wu-TET ah-geh-NEH-chi) — She got a good grade
የምወደው ትምህርት ሒሳብ ነው · yemiwedew timhirt hisab new (yeh-mi-WEH-dew tim-HIRT hi-SAB new) — My favorite subject is math
ፈተናው እንዴት ነበር? · fetenaw indet neber? (feh-teh-NAW in-DET neh-BER?) — How was the exam?
ይህ ትምህርት ከባድ ነው · yih timhirt kebad new (yih tim-HIRT keh-BAD new) — This lesson is difficult
ይህን ትምህርት እወዳለሁ · yihin timhirt iwedallehu (yih-IN tim-HIRT i-weh-DAL-leh-hu) — I like this subject
ጥያቄውን በጥንቃቄ አንብብ · tiyaqewun betinqiqe anbib (ti-ya-KEH-wun beh-tin-ki-KEH an-BIB) — Read the question carefully
ክፍሉ ትልቅ ነው · kiflu tilik new (ki-FLU ti-LIK new) — The classroom is big
ነገ ፈተና አለኝ · nege fetena alegn (NEH-geh feh-TEH-na ah-LEGN) — I have an exam tomorrow
መጽሐፍህን ወደ ክፍል አምጣ · metshafhin wede kifil amta (mets-HAF-hin WEH-deh ki-FIL AHM-ta) — Bring your book to class (to man)
ትምህርት ቤት መቼ ይጀምራል? · timhirt bet meche yijemiral? (tim-HIRT bet MEH-cheh yi-JEM-ral?) — What time does school start?
የቤት ስራዬን ጨርሻለሁ · yebet sirayen chershalehu (yeh-BET si-RA-yen cher-SHA-leh-hu) — I finished my homework
ፈተና · fetena (feh-TEH-na) — exam, test

Shopping (58)

ደረሰኝ · deresegn (deh-reh-SEGN) — receipt
ቅናሽ · kinash (ki-NASH) — discount
ጥሬ ገንዘብ · tire genzeb (TI-reh gen-ZEB) — cash
የብድር ካርድ · yebidir kard (yeh-BI-dir kard) — credit card
ምንዛሪ · minzari (min-ZA-ri) — change (money)
የገንዘብ ቦርሳ · yegenzeb borsa (yeh-gen-ZEB BOR-sa) — wallet
ደንበኛ · denbegna (den-BEG-na) — customer
ገንዘብ ተቀባይ · genzeb teqebay (gen-ZEB teh-keh-BAY) — cashier
ገዢ · gezhi (GEH-zhi) — buyer
ነፃ · netsa (NEH-tsa) — free (no cost)
በጀት · bejet (beh-JET) — budget
የገበያ ቦርሳ · yegebeya borsa (yeh-geh-beh-YA BOR-sa) — shopping bag
ደንበኛው ገንዘብ ተቀባይ ጋር ነው · denbegnaw genzeb teqebay gar new (den-beg-NAW gen-ZEB teh-keh-BAY gar new) — the customer is at the cashier
በጣም ውድ ነው · betam wid new (beh-TAM wid new) — that's too expensive
ምንዛሪ አለህ? · minzari aleh? (min-ZA-ri A-leh) — do you have change?
ይህን መግዛት እፈልጋለሁ · yihin megzat ifelligallehu (yi-HIN meg-ZAT i-fel-li-gal-LEH-hu) — I'd like to buy this
ቅናሽ ማግኘት እችላለሁ? · kinash magegnet ichilalehu? (ki-NASH ma-geg-NET i-chi-la-LEH-hu) — can I get a discount?
በቂ ገንዘብ የለኝም · beqi genzeb yelegnim (beh-KI gen-ZEB yeh-LEGN-im) — I don't have enough money
በብድር ካርድ እከፍላለሁ · bebidir kard ikefilalehu (beh-BI-dir kard i-keh-fi-LA-leh-hu) — I will pay by credit card
በጥሬ ገንዘብ እከፍላለሁ · betire genzeb ikefilalehu (beh-TI-reh gen-ZEB i-keh-fi-LA-leh-hu) — I'll pay in cash
ደረሰኙ ነው · deresegnu new (deh-reh-seg-NU new) — here is the receipt
ዋጋውን ትቀንሳለህ? · wagawn tiqensaleh? (wa-ga-WUN ti-ken-sa-LEH) — can you lower the price?
ለኔ በጣም ውድ ነው · lene betam wid new (leh-NEH beh-TAM wid new) — this is too expensive for me
ምንዛሪውን ያዝ · minzariwn yaz (min-za-ri-WUN yaz) — keep the change
ገበያ ወጣች · gebeya wetach (geh-beh-YA weh-TACH) — she went shopping
ዝርዝር ገንዘብ እፈልጋለሁ · zirzir genzeb ifelligallehu (zir-ZIR gen-ZEB i-fel-li-gal-LEH-hu) — I need small change
ይህ ሱቅ ጥሬ ገንዘብ ብቻ ይቀበላል · yih suq tire genzeb bicha yiqebelal (yih sook TI-reh gen-ZEB BI-cha yi-keh-BEL-al) — this store only accepts cash
ሻጩ አትክልት ይሸጣል · shachu atkilt yishetal (sha-CHU at-KILT yi-sheh-TAL) — the seller sells vegetables
ገዢው ገንዘቡን ከፈለ · gezhiw genzebun kefele (geh-ZHI-w gen-zeh-BUN keh-FEH-leh) — the buyer paid the money
ይሄ ቅናሽ አለው? · yihe kinash alew? (yi-HEH ki-NASH a-LEW) — is this on sale?
ደረሰኝ አለህ? · deresegn aleh? (deh-reh-SEGN A-leh) — do you have a receipt?
ይህ በጀቴ ነው · yih bejete new (yih beh-JEH-teh new) — this is my budget
አዲስ የገንዘብ ቦርሳ ገዛች · addis yegenzeb borsa gezach (ad-DIS yeh-gen-ZEB BOR-sa geh-ZACH) — she bought a new wallet
መኪናዬን መሸጥ እፈልጋለሁ · mekinayen meshet ifelligallehu (meh-ki-na-YEN meh-SHET i-fel-li-gal-LEH-hu) — I want to sell my car
ዋጋው በጣም ከፍተኛ ነው · wagaw betam kefitegna new (wa-GAW beh-TAM kef-i-TEG-na new) — the price is too high
ጥሩ ዋጋ አገኘሁ · tiru waga agegnehu (TI-ru WA-ga ah-geh-GNEH-hu) — I found a good price
ይህን ከገበያ ገዛሁ · yihin kegebeya gezahu (yi-HIN keh-geh-beh-YA geh-ZA-hu) — I bought this at the market
ክብሪት · kibrit (kib-RIT) — matches
ሶፍት · soft (SOFT) — tissue, toilet paper
ሻይ ቅጠል · shay kitel (shy ki-TEL) — tea leaves
ቲማቲም ሳልሳ · timatim salsa (ti-ma-TIM SAL-sa) — tomato sauce
መወልወያ · mewelweya (meh-wel-WEH-ya) — mop
መቀስ · mekes (MEH-kes) — scissors
የልብስ ሳሙና · yelibs samuna (yeh-LIBS sa-MOO-na) — laundry soap
የገላ ሳሙና · yegela samuna (yeh-GEH-la sa-MOO-na) — body soap
የጥርስ ሳሙና · yetirs samuna (yeh-TIRS sa-MOO-na) — toothpaste
የእቃ ሳሙና · ye'ika samuna (yeh-EE-ka sa-MOO-na) — kitchen soap, dish soap
ፓስታ · pasta (PAH-sta) — pasta
ባለሱቅ · balesuk (ba-leh-SOOK) — storekeeper, shopkeeper
ምን አይነት? · min aynet? (min ay-NET) — which type?
አይቀንስም? · ayk'enisim? (ay-KEH-ni-sim) — is this your best price?
ቀንስልኝ · k'ensilign (ken-si-LEEN) — lower the price for me
መጨረሻው ስንት ነው? · mecheresha sint new? (meh-cheh-REH-shaw sint NEW) — what's your final price?
ማስታጠቢያ · mastatebiya (mas-ta-TE-bi-ya) — washing basin
የተበላሸ ነው · yetebelashe new (ye-te-be-LA-she new) — it's faulty / gone bad
ቀይርልኝ · keyirlign (ke-YIR-lign) — please replace it (to a man)
ቀይሪልኝ · keyirilign (ke-yi-RI-lign) — please replace it (to a woman)
ይቀይሩልኝ · yikeyirulign (yi-ke-yi-RU-lign) — please replace it (polite)

Sounds (28)

አ · a (ah, as in 'bar') — vowel 'a' (as in bar)
ኡ · u (oo, as in 'boot') — vowel 'u' (as in boot)
ኢ · i (ee, as in 'seat') — vowel 'i' (as in seat)
ኤ · e (ay, as in 'way') — vowel 'e' (as in way)
እ · ə (uh, like 'e' in 'roses') — vowel 'ə' (schwa, as in roses)
ኦ · o (oh, as in 'boat') — vowel 'o' (as in boat)
ጥ · t' (sharp t, with throat pressure) — ejective t' (sharp t)
ቅ · q (sharp k, from the back of throat) — ejective k'/q (sharp k)
ጭ · ch' (sharp ch, with throat pressure) — ejective ch' (sharp ch)
ጽ · ts' (sharp ts, with throat pressure) — ejective ts'/s' (sharp ts)
ጵ · p' (sharp p, with throat pressure) — ejective p' (sharp p)
ጸሎት · s'alot (S'A-lot) — prayer
ጳጳስ · p'ap'as (P'A-p'as) — bishop
ግስ · gis (GIS) — verb (grammar term)
አረፍተ ነገር · arefte neger (a-REF-te NE-ger) — sentence (grammar term)
አንቀጽ · anik'ets (a-ni-K'ETS) — paragraph (grammar term)
ለ · lä (null) — 'l' — Two-Legged family
ሰ · sä (null) — 's' — Two-Legged family
በ · bä (null) — 'b' — Two-Legged family
መ · mä (null) — 'm' — Legless family
ረ · rä (null) — 'r' — Legless family
ወ · wä (null) — 'w' — Legless family
ሐ · hä (null) — 'h' — Three-Legged family
ጠ · t'ä (null) — ejective t' — Three-Legged family
ተ · tä (null) — 't' — Uni-Legged family
ነ · nä (null) — 'n' — Uni-Legged family
ገ · gä (null) — 'g' — Uni-Legged family
ኡ · u (oo, as in 'boot') — vowel 'u' (as in boot)

Sport (41)

እግር ኳስ · igir kwas (i-GIR kwas) — soccer, football
ቅርጫት ኳስ · qirchat kwas (kir-CHAT kwas) — basketball
ቮሊቦል · volibol (vo-li-BOL) — volleyball
ቴኒስ · tenis (TEH-nis) — tennis
ኳስ · kwas (KWAS) — ball
ቡድን · budin (BU-din) — team
ጨዋታ · chewata (cheh-WA-ta) — game, match
መሸነፍ · meshenef (meh-sheh-NEF) — to lose
ሩጫ · rucha (RU-cha) — race
ዳኛ · dagna (DAG-nya) — referee
ሻምፒዮን · shampion (sham-pi-YON) — champion
አሸናፊ · ashenafi (ah-sheh-NA-fi) — winner
ነጥብ · netib (NET-ib) — point, score
ግብ · gib (GIB) — goal (in soccer)
ማልያ · malia (MAL-ya) — jersey, uniform
ፊሽካ · fishka (FISH-ka) — whistle
ጂም · jim (JIM) — gym, fitness center
ማራቶን · maraton (ma-ra-TON) — marathon
ሯጭ · rowach (RO-wach) — runner (athlete)
ሜዳ · meda (MEH-da) — field, pitch
ስፖርት · sport (SPORT) — sports, athletics
የመዋኛ ገንዳ · yemewagna genda (yeh-meh-WAG-na GEN-da) — swimming pool
እግር ኳስ ትወዳለህ? · igir kwas tiwedalleh? (i-GIR kwas ti-weh-DAL-leh?) — Do you like soccer? (to man)
እንጫወት · inchawet (in-cha-WET) — Let's play
ጨዋታውን ማን አሸነፈ? · chewatawun man ashenefe? (cheh-wa-TA-wun man ah-sheh-NEH-feh?) — Who won the game?
እግር ኳስ መጫወት እወዳለሁ · igir kwas mechawet iwedallehu (i-GIR kwas meh-cha-WET i-weh-DAL-leh-hu) — I like playing soccer
ውጤቱ ስንት ነው? · wutetu sint new? (wu-TEH-tu sint new?) — What is the score?
ቡድናችን አሸነፈ · budinachin ashenefe (bu-di-NA-chin ah-sheh-NEH-feh) — Our team won
እሱ ጥሩ ሯጭ ነው · issu tiru rowach new (IS-su TI-ru RO-wach new) — He is a good runner
ስልጠና እፈልጋለሁ · siltegna ifelligallehu (sil-teh-NA i-fel-li-gal-LEH-hu) — I want to exercise
በየሳምንቱ ቅርጫት ኳስ እጫወታለሁ · beyesamintu qirchat kwas ichawetallehu (beh-yeh-sa-MIN-tu kir-CHAT kwas i-cha-weh-TAL-leh-hu) — I play basketball every week
ወደ ስታዲየም እንሂድ · wede stadium inhid (WEH-deh sta-di-YEM in-HID) — Let's go to the stadium
ግብ አስቆጠረ · gib asqotere (GIB as-ko-TEH-reh) — He scored a goal
በመዋኛ ቡድን ውስጥ ነኝ · be mewagna budin wist negn (beh meh-WAG-na BU-din wist negn) — I am on the swim team
ሩጫ ጥሩ ስልጠና ነው · rucha tiru siltegna new (RU-cha TI-ru sil-teh-NA new) — Running is good exercise
የኢትዮጵያ ሯጮች ታዋቂ ናቸው · yeityop'ya rowochi tawaqi nachew (yeh-i-tyo-PI-ya ro-WO-chi ta-WA-ki na-CHEW) — Ethiopian runners are famous
የምትወደው ቡድን ማን ነው? · yemitwedew budin man new? (yeh-mit-WEH-dew BU-din man new?) — Who is your favorite team? (to man)
የትኛውን ስፖርት ትወዳለህ? · yetegnawin sport tiwedalleh? (yeh-teh-NYA-win sport ti-weh-DAL-leh?) — Which sport do you like? (to man)
ጨዋታው በሶስት ሰዓት ይጀምራል · chewataw besost seat yijemiral (cheh-wa-TAW beh-SOST seh-AT yi-JEM-ral) — The game starts at 3
አዲስ የሩጫ ጫማ እፈልጋለሁ · addis yerucha chama ifelligallehu (ad-DIS yeh-RU-cha CHA-ma i-fel-li-gal-LEH-hu) — I need new running shoes
በማሸነፍህ እንኳን ደስ አለህ · bemashenefih inkwan des aleh (beh-ma-sheh-NEF-ih in-KWAN des AH-leh) — Congratulations on winning (to man)

Technology (50)

ስልክ · silk (silk) — phone
ሞባይል ስልክ · mobayl silk (mo-BAYL silk) — mobile phone
ኮምፒዩተር · kompiyuter (kom-pi-YU-ter) — computer
ኢንተርኔት · internet (in-ter-NET) — internet
ኢሜይል · imeyl (i-MEYL) — email
ካሜራ · kamera (ka-MEH-ra) — camera
ቴሌቪዥን · televizhin (teh-leh-VI-zhin) — television
ራዲዮ · radiyo (RA-di-yo) — radio
ላፕቶፕ · laptop (LAP-top) — laptop
ቻርጀር · charjer (CHAR-jer) — charger
ባትሪ · batri (BAT-ri) — battery
መተግበሪያ · metegberia (meh-teg-beh-RI-ya) — application, app
የይለፍ ቃል · yeyilef qal (yeh-yi-LEF kal) — password
ድረ ገጽ · dere gets (DEH-reh gets) — website
ሶሻል ሚዲያ · soshal midiya (SO-shal MI-di-ya) — social media
ስክሪን · eskrin (es-KRIN) — screen
የቁልፍ ስሌዳ · yequlf sileda (yeh-KULF si-LEH-da) — keyboard
ማውስ · mawus (MA-wus) — mouse (computer)
ዋይፋይ · wayfay (WAY-fay) — wifi
ሲም ካርድ · sim kard (sim kard) — sim card
ቪድዮ · vidiyo (VI-di-yo) — video
ኔትወርክ · netiwork (NET-work) — network
ምልክት · milkit (MIL-kit) — signal
የጽሑፍ መልእክት · yetsihuf melikt (yeh-tsi-HUF meh-LIKT) — text message
መደወል · medewel (meh-deh-WEL) — to call (phone)
ማውረድ · mawured (ma-wu-RED) — to download
መስቀል · mesqel (mes-KEL) — to upload
ቴክኖሎጂ · teknoloji (tek-no-lo-JI) — technology
ኢንተርኔት የለኝም · internet yelegnim (in-ter-NET yeh-LEGN-im) — I don't have internet
ስልኬን ቻርጅ ማድረግ አለብኝ · silken charj madreg alebign (sil-KEN charj mad-REG a-LEB-ign) — I need to charge my phone
የስልኬ ባትሪ አልቋል · yesilke batri alkual (yeh-sil-KEH BAT-ri al-ku-AL) — my phone battery is dead
የኢሜይል አድራሻህ ምንድን ነው? · yeimeyl adrashah mindin new? (yeh-i-MEYL ad-ra-SHAH min-din new) — what's your email address?
ዋይፋይ አለህ? · wayfay aleh? (WAY-fay A-leh) — do you have wifi?
የይለፍ ቃሌን ረሳሁ · yeyilef qalen resahu (yeh-yi-LEF ka-LEN reh-SA-hu) — I forgot my password
ፎቶ አንሳ · foto ansa (FO-to AN-sa) — take a picture
ስልኬ ተበላሽቷል · silke tebelashtual (sil-KEH teh-beh-lash-tu-AL) — my phone is broken
እባክህ በኋላ ደውልልኝ · ibakih behwala dewililegn (i-BA-kih beh-HWA-la deh-wi-li-LEGN) — please call me later
መልእክት እልካለሁ · melikt ilkalehu (meh-LIKT il-ka-LEH-hu) — I will send a message
ኢሜይልህን ተመልከት · imeylihin temeliket (i-mey-li-HIN teh-meh-li-KET) — check your email
ኢንተርኔቱ ፈጣን አይደለም · internetu fetan aydelem (in-ter-NEH-tu feh-TAN ay-DEL-em) — the internet is not fast
ቴሌቪዥኑን አብራ · televizhinun abra (teh-leh-vi-zhi-NUN ab-RA) — turn on the television
ቴሌቪዥኑን አጥፋ · televizhinun atfa (teh-leh-vi-zhi-NUN at-FA) — turn off the television
ራዲዮውን አብራ · radiyown abra (ra-di-YOWN ab-RA) — turn on the radio
የዋይፋይ የይለፍ ቃል ምንድን ነው? · yewayfay yeyilef qal mindin new? (yeh-WAY-fay yeh-yi-LEF kal min-din new) — what's the wifi password?
ስልኬን አጣሁ · silken atahu (sil-KEN a-TA-hu) — I lost my phone
እርሷ ሶሻል ሚዲያ ላይ ናት · irsua soshal midiya lay nat (ir-SWA SO-shal MI-di-ya lay nat) — she is on social media
መተግበሪያውን አውርድ · metegberiyawn awurd (meh-teg-beh-ri-YA-wn ah-WURD) — download the app
ድረ ገጹ አይሰራም · dere getsu ayseram (DEH-reh GET-su ay-seh-RAM) — the website is not working
ኮምፒዩተሬ ፈጣን አይደለም · kompiyutere fetan aydelem (kom-pi-yu-teh-REH feh-TAN ay-DEL-em) — my computer is not fast
አዲስ ቻርጀር እፈልጋለሁ · addis charjer ifelligallehu (ad-DIS CHAR-jer i-fel-li-gal-LEH-hu) — I need a new charger

Time (82)

ሩብ ሰዓት · rub se'at (ROOB seh-AT) — quarter hour
ደቂቃ · deqiqa (deh-KI-ka) — minute
ሴኮንድ · sekend (seh-KEND) — second (unit of time)
በቅርቡ · beqirbu (beh-KIR-bu) — soon
እስካሁን · eskahun (is-ka-HUN) — still, yet
አስቀድሞ · asqedmo (as-KED-mo) — already
ለዘላለም · lezelalem (leh-zeh-LA-lem) — forever
ወዲያውኑ · wediyawinu (weh-di-ya-WI-nu) — immediately
ቅዳሜና እሁድ · qidamena ihud (ki-da-MEH-na ih-HUD) — weekend
እኩለ ቀን · ikule qen (i-KU-leh ken) — noon, midday
እኩለ ሌሊት · ikule lelit (i-KU-leh leh-LIT) — midnight
ንጋት · nigat (ni-GAT) — dawn
ትውልድ · tewlid (teh-WI-lid) — generation
በዚህ ሳምንት · bezih samint (beh-ZIH SA-mint) — this week
በሚቀጥለው ሳምንት · bemiqetlew samint (beh-mi-KET-lew SA-mint) — next week
ባለፈው ሳምንት · balefew samint (ba-LEH-few SA-mint) — last week
በዚህ ወር · bezih wer (beh-ZIH wer) — this month
በሚቀጥለው ወር · bemiqetlew wer (beh-mi-KET-lew wer) — next month
ባለፈው ወር · balefew wer (ba-LEH-few wer) — last month
በዚህ ዓመት · bezih amet (beh-ZIH ah-MET) — this year
በሚቀጥለው ዓመት · bemiqetlew amet (beh-mi-KET-lew ah-MET) — next year
ባለፈው ዓመት · balefew amet (ba-LEH-few ah-MET) — last year
የልደት ቀን · yelidet qen (yeh-LI-det ken) — birthday
በዓል · be'al (beh-AL) — holiday
የቀን መቁጠሪያ · yeqen mekuteriya (yeh-KEN meh-ku-teh-RI-ya) — calendar
ማንቂያ ሰዓት · manqiya se'at (man-KI-ya seh-AT) — alarm clock
መርሃ ግብር · merha gibir (MER-ha gi-BIR) — schedule
ያለፈ · yalefe (ya-LEH-feh) — past
የአሁኑ · ye'ahunu (yeh-ah-HU-nu) — present (time)
የወደፊት · yewedefit (yeh-weh-deh-FIT) — future
ክፍለ ዘመን · kifle zemen (KIF-leh ZEH-men) — century, era
አሁኑኑ · ahununu (ah-hu-NU-nu) — right now
ከጥቂት ጊዜ በፊት · ketiqit gize befit (keh-ti-KIT gi-ZEH beh-FIT) — a while ago
ከጥቂት ጊዜ በኋላ · ketiqit gize behwala (keh-ti-KIT gi-ZEH beh-HWA-la) — in a little while
ዕለታዊ · eletawi (eh-leh-TA-wi) — daily
ሳምንታዊ · samintawi (sa-min-TA-wi) — weekly
ወርሃዊ · werhawi (wer-HA-wi) — monthly
ግማሽ ሰዓት · gimash se'at (gi-MASH seh-AT) — half an hour
አንድ ሰዓት ተኩል · and se'at tekul (and seh-AT teh-KUL) — an hour and a half
የእረፍት ቀን · ye'ireft qen (yeh-ih-REFT ken) — day off
የስራ ቀን · yesira qen (yeh-SI-ra ken) — work day
ለረጅም ጊዜ · lerejim gize (leh-reh-JIM gi-ZEH) — a long time
ለአጭር ጊዜ · le'achir gize (leh-ah-CHIR gi-ZEH) — a short time
ሌላ አንድ ደቂቃ · lela and deqiqa (LEH-la and deh-KI-ka) — one more minute
የመተኛት ሰዓት · yemetegnat se'at (yeh-meh-teh-NYAT seh-AT) — bedtime
የመንሳት ሰዓት · yemensat se'at (yeh-men-SAT seh-AT) — wake-up time
የምሳ ሰዓት · yemisa se'at (yeh-MI-sa seh-AT) — lunchtime
ትርፍ ጊዜ · tirf gize (TIRF gi-ZEH) — free time
በኋላ እንገናኝ · behwala inigenagn (beh-HWA-la i-ni-geh-NAGN) — see you later
በቅርቡ እንገናኝ · beqirbu inigenagn (beh-KIR-bu i-ni-geh-NAGN) — see you soon
በቅርቡ እዚያ እደርሳለሁ · beqirbu iziya iderusalehu (beh-KIR-bu i-ZI-ya i-der-sa-LEH-hu) — I'll be there soon
ጊዜ የለኝም · gize yelegnim (gi-ZEH yeh-LEGN-yim) — I don't have time
ጊዜ አለህ? · gize aleh? (gi-ZEH AH-leh?) — do you have time? (to man)
ዛሬ ምን ቀን ነው? · zare min qen new? (ZA-reh min ken new?) — what day is it today?
በሰዓቱ ደረስኩ · bese'atu deresku (beh-seh-A-tu DEH-res-ku) — I'm on time
ዘገየሁ · zegeyehu (zeh-GEH-yeh-hu) — I'm late
አንድ ደቂቃ ጠብቅ · and deqiqa tebeq (and deh-KI-ka TEH-bek) — wait a minute
አንድ ሰዓት ይወስዳል · and se'at yiwesdal (and seh-AT yi-WES-dal) — it takes an hour
በየቀኑ · beyeqenu (beh-yeh-KEH-nu) — every day
በየሳምንቱ · beyesamintu (beh-yeh-SA-min-tu) — every week
በየዓመቱ · beyeametu (beh-yeh-AH-meh-tu) — every year
ከአሁን ጀምሮ · ke'ahun jemro (keh-ah-HUN JEM-ro) — from now on
ዛሬ ስንተኛው ነው? · zare sintegnaw new? (ZA-reh sin-teh-NYAW new?) — what's today's date?
በሚቀጥለው ጊዜ · bemiqetlew gize (beh-mi-KET-lew gi-ZEH) — next time
ባለፈው ጊዜ · balefew gize (ba-LEH-few gi-ZEH) — last time
የግድግዳ ሰዓት · yegidgida se'at (yeh-ghid-GHI-dah SEH-at) — wall clock
የእጅ ሰዓት · ye'ij se'at (yeh-IJ SEH-at) — wristwatch
አመት · amet (AH-met) — year (unit of time)
ለሊት · lelit (leh-LIT) — night
መጀመርያ · mejemeriya (meh-jeh-MEH-ri-ya) — first (in a sequence)
ቀጥሎ · qetilo (keh-TI-lo) — next (in a sequence)
በመጨረሻ · bemecheresha (beh-meh-cheh-REH-sha) — finally
ከዚያ · keziya (keh-ZI-ya) — then, after that
ባብዛኛው · babzagnaw (bab-za-NYAW) — usually
አንዳንዴ · andande (an-DAN-deh) — sometimes
በየሰዓቱ · beyese'atu (beh-yeh-SEH-a-tu) — every hour
በየጊዜው · beyegizew (beh-yeh-GI-zew) — every time
ሀበሻ ሰዓት · habesha se'at (ha-BE-sha SEH-at) — Ethiopian time
ፈረንጅ ሰዓት · ferenj se'at (feh-RENJ SEH-at) — European/foreign time
ስንት ሰዓት ነው? · sint se'at new? (sint SEH-at new?) — what time is it?
በስንት ሰዓት? · besint se'at? (beh-SINT SEH-at?) — at what time?
ተኩል · tekul (teh-KUL) — half past (the hour)

Transportation (66)

መኪና · mekina (meh-KI-na) — car
ፈረስ · feres (null) — horse
አህያ · ahiya (null) — donkey
ግመል · gimel (null) — camel
አውሮፕላን · awroplan (null) — airplane
መርከብ · merkeb (null) — ship
በቅሎ · beqlo (BEK-lo) — mule
ሞተር ሳይክል · motor saykil (MO-ter SAY-kil) — motorcycle
ባቡር · babur (BA-bur) — train
ጀልባ · jelba (JEL-ba) — boat
የጭነት መኪና · yechinet mekina (yeh-chi-NET meh-KI-na) — truck
ሚኒባስ · minibas (MI-ni-bas) — minibus
ባጃጅ · bajaj (ba-JAJ) — bajaj (three-wheeled taxi)
ማሽከርከር · mashkerker (mash-ker-KER) — to drive
መሳፈር · mesafer (meh-SA-fer) — to ride, to board
ፈቃድ · feqad (feh-KAD) — driver's license
መኪና ማቆሚያ · mekina maqomiya (meh-KI-na ma-ko-MI-ya) — parking
ሻንጣ · shanta (SHAN-ta) — luggage
ዋጋ · waga (WA-ga) — fare, fee
የትራፊክ መብራት · yetrafik mebrat (yeh-tra-FIK meb-RAT) — traffic light
እግረኛ · igregna (ig-REG-na) — pedestrian
አውራ ጎዳና · awra godana (AW-ra go-DA-na) — highway
ሞተር · motor (MO-ter) — engine
ፍሬኖ · freno (FREH-no) — brake
መካኒክ · mekanik (meh-KA-nik) — mechanic
ጋራዥ · garazh (ga-RAZH) — garage
የደህንነት ቀበቶ · yedehninet qebeto (yeh-deh-nin-NET keh-BEH-to) — seatbelt
ፍጥነት · fitnet (fit-NET) — speed
መሪ ዘንግ · meri zenig (MEH-ri ZEH-nig) — steering wheel
ወደ አንድ አቅጣጫ ብቻ · wede and aqitacha bicha (WEH-deh and ak-ta-CHA bi-CHA) — one-way (ticket)
ሂድ መልስ · hid melis (hid MEH-lis) — round trip
ዋጋው ስንት ነው? · wagaw sint new? (wa-GAW sint new?) — how much is the fare?
ይሄ ወደ ባህር ዳር የሚሄድ አውቶቡስ ነው? · yihe wede bahir dar yemihed awtobus new? (YI-heh WEH-deh BA-hir dar yeh-mi-HED aw-to-BUS new?) — is this the bus to Bahir Dar?
ወደ አየር ማረፊያ መሄድ እፈልጋለሁ · wede ayer marefiya mehed ifelligallehu (WEH-deh a-YER ma-reh-FI-ya meh-HED i-fel-li-gal-LEH-hu) — I want to go to the airport
ትኬት የት እገዛለሁ? · tiket yet igezalehu? (ti-KET yet i-geh-za-LEH-hu?) — where can I buy a ticket?
ወደ አንድ አቅጣጫ ትኬት እፈልጋለሁ · wede and aqitacha tiket ifelligallehu (WEH-deh and ak-ta-CHA ti-KET i-fel-li-gal-LEH-hu) — I want a one-way ticket
ሂድ መልስ ትኬት እፈልጋለሁ · hid melis tiket ifelligallehu (hid MEH-lis ti-KET i-fel-li-gal-LEH-hu) — I want a round-trip ticket
በጥንቃቄ ንዳ · betinqaqe neda (beh-tin-ka-KEH NEH-da) — please drive carefully
ቀበቶህን እሰር · qebetohin iser (keh-beh-TOH-hin i-SER) — buckle your seatbelt
መኪናው ተበላሸ · mekinaw tebelashe (meh-ki-NAW teh-beh-LA-she) — the car broke down
መካኒክ ጥራ · mekanik tera (meh-KA-nik TEH-ra) — call a mechanic
የት ማቆም እችላለሁ? · yet maqom ichilalehu? (yet ma-KOM i-chi-la-LEH-hu?) — where can I park?
ባቡሩ በሰዓቱ ነው · baburu bese'atu new (ba-bu-RU beh-seh-A-tu new) — the train is on time
ወደ ስራ ሚኒባስ እወስዳለሁ · wede sira minibas iwesdalehu (WEH-deh SI-ra MI-ni-bas i-wes-da-LEH-hu) — I take the minibus to work
ባጃጅ እንያዝ · bajaj iniyaz (ba-JAJ i-ni-YAZ) — let's take a bajaj
ስንት ሻንጣ አለህ? · sint shanta aleh? (sint SHAN-ta AH-leh?) — how much luggage do you have?
በየቀኑ በእግር ወደ ትምህርት ቤት እሄዳለሁ · beyeqenu be'igir wede timhirt bet ihedallehu (beh-yeh-KEH-nu beh-ig-IR WEH-deh tim-HIRT bet i-heh-dal-LEH-hu) — I walk to school every day
ቀስ በል፣ እግረኛ አለ · qes bel, igregna ale (kes bel, ig-REG-na AH-leh) — slow down, there's a pedestrian
አውራ ጎዳናው ፈጣን ነው · awra godanaw fetan new (AW-ra go-da-NAW feh-TAN new) — the highway is fast
ሞተሩን ጠግን · moterun tegin (mo-teh-RUN TEH-gin) — fix the engine
ፍሬኖውን አረጋግጥ · frenowin aregagt (freh-NO-win a-reh-GAGT) — check the brakes
ፈቃዴ ቦርሳዬ ውስጥ ነው · feqade borsaye wist new (feh-ka-DEH bor-SA-yeh wist new) — my license is in my bag
ጀልባዋ አሁን ትነሳለች · jelbawa ahun tinesalech (jel-BA-wa a-HUN ti-neh-sa-LECH) — the boat is leaving now
ዛሬ ብዙ ትራፊክ አለ · zare bizu tirafik ale (ZA-reh BI-zu ti-RA-fik AH-leh) — there is a lot of traffic today
ታንኳ · tankwa (TAN-kwa) — canoe
ጋሪ · gari (GA-ri) — horse cart
ቦታ አለ? · bota alle? (BO-ta AL-leh) — Is there a spare seat?
በስንት ሰዓት ይነሳል? · besint se'at yinesal? (beh-SINT SEH-at yi-neh-SAL) — What time does it depart?
በስንት ሰዓት ይደርሳል? · besint se'at yidersal? (beh-SINT SEH-at yi-der-SAL) — What time does it arrive?
እባክህ ቀስ ብለህ ንዳ · ibakih k'es bileh nida (i-BA-kih kes BI-leh NI-da) — Please drive slowly
መኪና · mekina (meh-KI-na) — car
መኪና · mekina (meh-KI-na) — car
ማታለሪያ · mataleriya (null) — engine
ንዳድ · nedad (null) — fuel
ማቆሚያ · makomiya (null) — station/stop
ፈጣን · fetan (null) — fast

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መሄድ · mehed (meh-HED) — to go
መምጣት · memtat (mem-TAT) — to come
መብላት · meblat (meb-LAT) — to eat
መጠጣት · metetat (meh-teh-TAT) — to drink
ማየት · mayet (MA-yet) — to see
መፈለግ · mefeleg (meh-feh-LEG) — to want, to look for
ማወቅ · mawek' (ma-WEK) — to know
መናገር · menager (meh-NA-ger) — to speak
መማር · memar (meh-MAR) — to learn
መስጠት · mestet (mes-TET) — to give
መውሰድ · mewsed (mew-SED) — to take
ማድረግ · madreg (mad-REG) — to do, to make
ማለት · malet (MA-let) — to say, to tell
መጠየቅ · meteyeq (meh-teh-YEK) — to ask
መርዳት · merdat (mer-DAT) — to help
መውደድ · mewded (mew-DED) — to like, to love
መስራት · mesrat (mes-RAT) — to work
ማንበብ · maneb (ma-NEB) — to read
መተኛት · meten (meh-teh-NYAT) — to sleep
መንሳት · mensat (men-SAT) — to wake up
መግዛት · megzat (meg-ZAT) — to buy
መሸጥ · meshet (meh-SHET) — to sell
መክፈት · mekfet (mek-FET) — to open
መዝጋት · mezgat (mez-GAT) — to close
ሄድኩ · hedku (HED-ku) — I went
መጣሁ · metahu (meh-TA-hu) — I came
በላሁ · belahu (beh-LA-hu) — I ate
ጠጣሁ · tettahu (tet-TA-hu) — I drank
አየሁ · ayehu (ah-YEH-hu) — I saw
አልኩ · alku (AL-ku) — I said
አደረግኩ · adregku (ad-REG-ku) — I did
ገዛሁ · gezahu (geh-ZA-hu) — I bought
ተኛሁ · tegnahu (teg-NA-hu) — I slept
ሰራሁ · serahu (seh-RA-hu) — I worked
እሄዳለሁ · ihedallehu (i-hed-AL-leh-hu) — I go
እበላለሁ · ibledallehu (ib-leh-DAL-leh-hu) — I eat
እጠጣለሁ · itettallehu (i-tet-TAL-leh-hu) — I drink
እሰራለሁ · iserallehu (i-seh-RAL-leh-hu) — I work
እናገራለሁ · inagerallehu (i-na-geh-RAL-leh-hu) — I speak
እማራለሁ · imerallehu (i-meh-RAL-leh-hu) — I learn
አያለሁ · iyallehu (ah-YAL-leh-hu) — I see
አውቃለሁ · awallehu (aw-KAL-leh-hu) — I know
እጽፋለሁ · ishfallehu (ish-FAL-leh-hu) — I write
አነባለሁ · aneballehu (ah-neh-BAL-leh-hu) — I read
አልሄድም · alhedim (al-HE-dim) — I don't go
አልበላም · becomes albelam (al-beh-LAM) — I don't eat
አላውቅም · alawkim (al-aw-KIM) — I don't know
አልፈልግም · alfelligim (al-fel-LI-gim) — I don't want
አይደለም · aydelem (eye-DEL-em) — it is not
አልመጣም · almetam (al-meh-TAM) — he didn't come
አልችልም · alchilim (al-CHI-lim) — I can't
የለም · yellem (YEH-lem) — there is no
ሂድ · hid (HID) — go! (to man)
ና · na (NA) — come! (to man)
ብላ · bila (BI-la) — eat! (to man)
እይ · iy (IY) — look! (to man)
ተቀመጥ · teqemet (teh-keh-MET) — sit! (to man)
ማቆም · maqom (null) — to stop
መድረስ · medres (null) — to arrive
ማጽዳት · matsdat (null) — to clean
መስበር · mesber (null) — to break
መቁረጥ · meqret (null) — to cut
መጀመር · mejemer (null) — to begin
ማስተማር · mastemar (null) — to teach
መላክ · melak (null) — to send
መቀበል · meqebel (null) — to receive
መልበስ · melbes (mel-BES) — to wear (verb)
ማፍላት · maflat (MAHF-laht) — to boil
መክፈል · mekfel (MEK-fel) — to pay
መራመድ · meramed (meh-ra-MED) — to walk
መታመም · metamem (meh-ta-MEM) — to get sick
ማጥናት · matnat (mat-NAT) — to study
መጫወት · mechawet (meh-cha-WET) — to play
ማሸነፍ · mashenef (ma-sheh-NEF) — to win
መሮጥ · merot (meh-ROT) — to run
መዋኘት · mewanyet (meh-wa-NYET) — to swim
መንካት · menikat (meh-nee-KAHT) — to touch
መጥላት · met'ilat (meh-tee-LAHT) — to hate
መርሳት · merisat (meh-ree-SAHT) — to forget
መቅረት · mek'iret (meh-kee-REHT) — to be absent
መክዳት · mekidat (meh-kee-DAHT) — to betray
መቅናት · mek'inat (meh-kee-NAHT) — to be jealous
መደበቅ · medebek' (meh-deh-BEHK) — to hide something
መፃፍ · mes'af (meh-SAHF) — to write
መቆየት · mek'oyet (meh-koh-YEHT) — to wait/stay
መደነስ · medenes (meh-deh-NEHS) — to dance (modern)
መጨፈር · mech'efer (meh-cheh-FEHR) — to dance (cultural)
መኖር · menor (meh-NOHR) — to live
መቆም · mek'om (meh-KOHM) — to stand
መጋበዝ · megabez (meh-gah-BEHZ) — to invite
መቦረሽ · meboresh (meh-boh-REHSH) — to brush
መስረቅ · mesirek' (meh-see-REHK) — to steal
መፍቀድ · mefik'ed (meh-fee-KEHD) — to permit
መታከም · metakem (meh-tah-KEHM) — to be treated
መቀነስ · mek'enes (meh-keh-NEHS) — to deduct
መጨመር · mech'emer (meh-cheh-MEHR) — to add
መቀየር · mek'eyer (meh-keh-YEHR) — to change
መሞከር · memoker (meh-moh-KEHR) — to try
መዝፈን · mezifen (meh-zee-FEHN) — to sing (not spiritual)
መዝረፍ · meziref (meh-zee-REHF) — to rob
መታጠብ · metat'eb (meh-tah-TEHB) — to take a shower
መሳም · mesam (meh-SAHM) — to kiss
መሳቅ · mesak' (meh-SAHK) — to laugh
መዞር · mezor (meh-ZOHR) — to turn
ማውራት · mawirat (mah-wee-RAHT) — to talk
ማምጣት · mamit'at (mah-mee-TAHT) — to bring
ማምሸት · mamishet (mah-mee-SHEHT) — to stay late at night
ማግባት · magibat (mah-gee-BAHT) — to marry
ማንሳት · manisat (mah-nee-SAHT) — to pick up
ማሳየት · masayet (mah-sah-YEHT) — to show
ማስረዳት · masiredat (mah-see-reh-DAHT) — to explain
ማጥፋት · mat'ifat (mah-tee-FAHT) — to turn off/make a mistake
ማብራት · mabirat (mah-bee-RAHT) — to turn on (a light)
ማብላት · mabilat (mah-bee-LAHT) — to feed
ማጣት · mat'at (mah-TAHT) — to lose
ማግኘት · maginyet (mah-gee-NYEHT) — to find
ማዳመጥ · madamet' (mah-dah-MEHT) — to listen
ማሰብ · maseb (mah-SEHB) — to think
ማደን · maden (mah-DEHN) — to hunt
ማጠፍ · mat'ef (mah-TEHF) — to bend
ማቀፍ · mak'ef (mah-KEHF) — to hug
ማገዝ · magez (mah-GEHZ) — to help
ማለፍ · malef (mah-LEHF) — to pass
ማቀድ · mak'ed (mah-KEHD) — to plan
ማከም · makem (mah-KEHM) — to treat
ማለም · malem (mah-LEHM) — to dream
ማሳወቅ · masawek' (mah-sah-WEHK) — to inform
ማርፈድ · marifed (mah-ree-FEHD) — to be late
ማሳመር · masamer (mah-sah-MEHR) — to decorate
ማበደር · mabeder (mah-beh-DEHR) — to lend (money)
ማዋስ · mawas (mah-WAHS) — to lend (an item)
ማማሰል · mamasel (mah-mah-SEHL) — to stir
ማቅረብ · mak'ireb (mah-kee-REHB) — to present
ማጨስ · mach'es (mah-CHEHS) — to smoke
ማስመለስ · masimelas (mah-see-meh-LAHS) — to vomit
ማክበር · makiber (mah-kee-BEHR) — to respect
ማፈር · mafer (mah-FEHR) — to be shy
ማረስ · mares (mah-REHS) — to plough
መመለስ · memeles (meh-meh-LEHS) — to come back
መሰናበት · mesenabet (meh-seh-nah-BEHT) — to say goodbye
መራብ · merab (meh-RAHB) — to be starved
መቀመጥ · mek'emet' (meh-keh-MEHT) — to sit
መጓዝ · megwaz (meh-GWAHZ) — to take a journey
መናደድ · menaded (meh-nah-DEHD) — to be angry
መከተል · meketel (meh-keh-TEHL) — to follow
መዋስ · mewas (meh-WAHS) — to borrow (an item)
መበደር · mebeder (meh-beh-DEHR) — to borrow (money)
መመገብ · memegeb (meh-meh-GEHB) — to eat (formal/dine)
መቁጠር · mek'ut'er (meh-koo-TEHR) — to count
መቁሰል · mek'usel (meh-koo-SEHL) — to be wounded
መቁረስ · mek'ures (meh-koo-REHS) — to split (bread)
መቁላት · mek'ulat (meh-koo-LAHT) — to roast (coffee & grains)
መሞት · memot (meh-MOHT) — to die
መታየት · metayet (meh-TA-yet) — to appear
መሆን · mehon (meh-HOHN) — to become
መልቀቅ · melk'ek' (mel-KEK) — to leave, to depart
መመልከት · memelket (meh-mel-KET) — to look, to watch
መምራት · memrat (mem-RAT) — to lead
መምሰል · memsel (mem-SEL) — to seem
መረዳት · meredat (meh-reh-DAT) — to understand
መሳብ · mesab (meh-SAB) — to pull
መስማት · mesmat (mes-MAT) — to hear
መቀጠል · mek'et'el (meh-keh-TEL) — to continue
መንቀሳቀስ · menk'esak'es (men-keh-sa-KES) — to move (something)
መከሰት · mekeset (meh-keh-SET) — to happen
መወሰን · mewesen (meh-weh-SEN) — to decide
መውደቅ · mewdek' (mew-DEK) — to fall
መያዝ · meyaz (meh-YAZ) — to hold, to catch
መገንባት · megenbat (meh-gen-BAT) — to build
መግደል · megdel (meg-DEL) — to kill
መጠቀም · met'ek'em (meh-teh-KEM) — to use
መጥራት · met'rat (meh-TIH-rat) — to call, to summon
መፍጠር · meft'er (mef-TER) — to create
ማመን · mamen (MA-men) — to believe
ማሳደግ · masadeg (ma-sa-DEG) — to raise (a child)
ማስቀመጥ · mask'emet' (mas-keh-MET) — to put, to place
ማስታወስ · mastawes (mas-ta-WES) — to remember
ማካተት · makatet (ma-ka-TET) — to include
ማውጣት · mawt'at (maw-TAT) — to spend, to take out
ማዘጋጀት · mazegajet (ma-zeh-ga-JET) — to prepare, to set up
ማደግ · madeg (ma-DEG) — to grow
ማገልገል · magelgel (ma-gel-GEL) — to serve
ማፍቀር · mafk'er (maf-KER) — to love (romantic)
መመዝገብ · memezgeb (meh-mez-GEB) — to register
አይደለም · use 'aydelem' (eye-DEL-em) — it is not
መቀመጥ · meqemet (meh-keh-MEHT) — to sit
መሮጥ · merotch (meh-ROT) — to run
ማሰብ · maseb (mah-SEHB) — to think
መተኛት · metegnat (meh-teh-NYAT) — to sleep
ማንበብ · manbeb (ma-NEB) — to read
ማወቅ · mawqe (ma-WEK) — to know
መስማት · mesmat (mes-MAT) — to hear
መግዛት · megzat (meg-ZAT) — to buy
ሂድ · hid (HID) — go! (to man)
ብላ · bla (BI-la) — eat! (to man)
መክፈት · mekfet (mek-FET) — to open
መዝጋት · mezgat (mez-GAT) — to close
መርዳት · merdat (mer-DAT) — to help
መማር · memarir (meh-MAR) — to learn
በላሁ · belahu (beh-LA-hu) — I ate
አልበላም · albelam (al-beh-LAM) — I don't eat
መቁጥ · mequt (null) — to sit
ማስወረድ · maswered (null) — to teach
መደሰት · medeset (null) — to be happy
ማዝን · mazzen (null) — to be sad
መፍራት · mefrat (null) — to fear
ማባል · mabal (null) — to be called (infinitive)
መፈለግ · mäfäläg (null) — to want
ማስፈለግ · masfäläg (null) — to need (lit. to cause to want)
መመቸት · mämäčät (null) — to be suitable
መቅረት · meqret (null) — to stay/remain

Weather (72)

የአየር ሁኔታ · yeayer huneta (yeh-AH-yer hu-NEH-ta) — weather
የአየር ንብረት · yeayer nibret (yeh-AH-yer nib-RET) — climate
ነጎድጓድ · negodguad (neh-god-GWAD) — thunder
መብረቅ · mebreq (meh-BREK) — lightning
ማዕበል · mayibel (ma-EE-bel) — storm
ጉም · gum (GOOM) — fog
እርጥበት · irtibet (ir-TI-bet) — humidity
ድርቅ · dirq (DIRK) — drought
ጎርፍ · gorf (GORF) — flood
ወቅት · weqet (WEH-ket) — season
የሙቀት መጠን · yemuqet meten (yeh-MU-ket MEH-ten) — temperature
ውርጭ · wurch (WOOR-ch) — frost
ጤዛ · teza (TEH-za) — dew
ዲግሪ · digiri (di-GI-ri) — degree (temperature)
በጋ · bega (BEH-ga) — dry season
ክረምት · kremt (KREMT) — rainy season
ሞቅ ያለ · moq yale (MOK ya-LEH) — warm
ቀዝቀዝ ያለ · qezqez yale (kez-KEZ ya-LEH) — cool
ጽሩ · tseru (TSEH-ru) — clear (sky, weather)
የአየር ሁኔታው እንዴት ነው? · yeayer hunetaw indet new? (yeh-AH-yer hu-neh-TAW in-DET new?) — how is the weather?
ዛሬ በጣም ሞቃት ነው · zare betam moqat new (ZA-reh beh-TAM mo-KAT new) — it's very hot today
ዛሬ በጣም ብርድ ነው · zare betam birid new (ZA-reh beh-TAM bi-RID new) — it's very cold today
ነጎድጓድ አለ · negodguad alle (neh-god-GWAD AL-leh) — there is thunder
መብረቅ አለ · mebreq alle (meh-BREK AL-leh) — there is lightning
ማዕበሉ ጠንካራ ነው · mayibelu tenkara new (ma-EE-beh-lu ten-KA-ra new) — the storm is strong
ጉሙ ወፍራም ነው · gumu wefram new (GU-mu wef-RAM new) — the fog is thick
ሰማይ ላይ ቀስተ ደመና አለ · semay lay qeste demena alle (seh-MAY lay KES-teh deh-meh-NA AL-leh) — there is a rainbow in the sky
ዛሬ እርጥበት አለ · zare irtibet alle (ZA-reh ir-TI-bet AL-leh) — it's humid today
ድርቅ አለ · dirq alle (DIRK AL-leh) — there is a drought
ጎርፍ አለ · gorf alle (GORF AL-leh) — there is a flood
በጋ ነው · bega new (BEH-ga new) — it is dry season
ክረምት ነው · kremt new (KREMT new) — it is rainy season
ክረምት እወዳለሁ · kremt iwedallehu (KREMT i-weh-DAL-leh-hu) — I like the rainy season
በጋ እወዳለሁ · bega iwedallehu (BEH-ga i-weh-DAL-leh-hu) — I like the dry season
ጠዋት ቀዝቀዝ ያለ ነው · tewat qezqez yale new (teh-WAT kez-KEZ ya-LEH new) — it's cool in the morning
ከሰዓት ሞቅ ያለ ነው · keseat moq yale new (keh-seh-AT MOK ya-LEH new) — it's warm in the afternoon
ውርጭ አለ · wurch alle (WOOR-ch AL-leh) — there is frost
ጠዋት ጤዛ አለ · tewat teza alle (teh-WAT TEH-za AL-leh) — there is dew in the morning
ዛሬ ሰማይ ጽሩ ነው · zare semay tseru new (ZA-reh seh-MAY TSEH-ru new) — the sky is clear today
የሙቀት መጠኑ ስንት ነው? · yemuqet metenu sint new? (yeh-MU-ket meh-TEH-nu SINT new?) — what is the temperature?
ነፋሱ ቀዝቃዛ ነው · nefasu qezqaza new (neh-FA-su kez-KA-za new) — the wind is cold
ዝናቡ ከባድ ነው · zinabu kebad new (zi-NA-bu keh-BAD new) — the rain is heavy
ጠዋት ጉም አለ · tewat gum alle (teh-WAT GOOM AL-leh) — it's foggy this morning
ዛሬ ማዕበል አለ · zare mayibel alle (ZA-reh ma-EE-bel AL-leh) — it's stormy today
ወቅቱ ቆንጆ ነው · weqetu qonjo new (weh-KEH-tu KON-jo new) — the season is beautiful
ጥሩ የአየር ሁኔታ እወዳለሁ · tiru yeayer huneta iwedallehu (TI-ru yeh-AH-yer hu-NEH-ta i-weh-DAL-leh-hu) — I like good weather
ዛሬ የአየር ሁኔታው መጥፎ ነው · zare yeayer hunetaw metfo new (ZA-reh yeh-AH-yer hu-neh-TAW MET-fo new) — the weather is bad today
ዛሬ የአየር ሁኔታው ጥሩ ነው · zare yeayer hunetaw tiru new (ZA-reh yeh-AH-yer hu-neh-TAW TI-ru new) — the weather is good today
በጋ ሞቃት ነው · bega moqat new (BEH-ga mo-KAT new) — the dry season is hot
ክረምት ቀዝቃዛ ነው · kremt qezqaza new (KREMT kez-KA-za new) — the rainy season is cold
መስከረም · meskerem (mes-KEH-rem) — September (Meskerem)
ጥቅምት · tikimt (TI-kimt) — October (Tikimt)
ህዳር · hidar (hi-DAR) — November (Hidar)
ታህሳስ · tahisas (ta-hi-SAS) — December (Tahisas)
ጥር · tir (tir) — January (Tir)
የካቲት · yekatit (yeh-KA-tit) — February (Yekatit)
መጋቢት · megabit (meh-GA-bit) — March (Megabit)
ሚያዝያ · miyaziya (mi-YA-zi-ya) — April (Miyazya)
ግንቦት · ginbot (gin-BOT) — May (Ginbot)
ሰኔ · sene (SEH-neh) — June (Sene)
ሀምሌ · hamle (HAM-leh) — July (Hamle)
ነሃሴ · nehase (neh-HA-seh) — August (Nehase)
ጳጉሜ · pagume (pa-GU-meh) — Pagume (13th month, 5-6 days)
ስቅለት · siklet (SIK-let) — Ethiopian Good Friday
ረመዳን · ramedan (ra-meh-DAN) — Eid al-Fitr (end of Ramadan)
አረፋ · arefa (a-REH-fa) — Eid al-Adha
ጸደይ · tsedey (tseh-DEY) — spring
በልግ · belg (belg) — small rains season (autumn)
ጸሀያማ · tsehayama (tseh-ha-YA-ma) — sunny
ነፋሻ · nefasha (neh-FA-sha) — windy
ደመናማ · demenama (deh-meh-NA-ma) — cloudy
ዝናባማ · zinabama (zi-na-BA-ma) — rainy (adjective)

Word (134)

ቤት · bet (null) — house
በር · ber (null) — door
መስኮት · meskot (null) — window
ጠረጴዛ · terepeza (null) — table
ወንበር · wenber (null) — chair
አልጋ · alga (null) — bed
ክፍል · kifil (null) — room
ኩሽና · kushna (null) — kitchen
መታጠቢያ · metatebiya (null) — bathroom
ወለል · welel (null) — floor
ግድግዳ · gidgida (null) — wall
ጣሪያ · tariya (null) — roof
ቁልፍ · qulif (null) — key
መብራት · mebraat (null) — light
መስተዋት · mestawet (null) — mirror
ትራስ · tiras (null) — pillow
ብርድ ልብስ · birdi libs (null) — blanket
አትክልት ቦታ · atikilt bota (null) — garden
አጥር · ader (null) — fence
መወጣጫ · mewetatcha (null) — stairs
ፀሐይ · tsehay (null) — sun
ጨረቃ · chereka (null) — moon
ኮከብ · kokeb (null) — star
አበባ · abeba (null) — flower
ተራራ · terara (null) — mountain
ወንዝ · wenz (null) — river
ሐይቅ · hayk (null) — lake
ባሕር · bahir (null) — sea
ሰማይ · semay (null) — sky
አፈር · afer (null) — earth
ድንጋይ · dengay (null) — stone
ሳር · sar (null) — grass
እሳት · isat (null) — fire
አሸዋ · ashewa (null) — sand
ደን · den (null) — forest
ዝናብ · zinab (null) — rain
ደመና · demena (null) — cloud
ነፋስ · nefas (null) — wind
በረዶ · beredo (null) — snow
ከተማ · ketema (null) — city
መንደር · mender (null) — village
ትምሕርት ቤት · timhirt bet (null) — school
ባንክ · bank (null) — bank
ሆቴል · hotel (null) — hotel
ሱቅ · suq (null) — shop
ፓርክ · park (null) — park
ቤተ መጻሕፍት · library (null) — library
ሙዚየም · muzyem (null) — museum
ስታዲየም · istadyem (null) — stadium
ሕንጻ · hinetsa (null) — building
ብስክሌት · bisiklet (null) — bicycle
ቲኬት · tiket (null) — ticket
ሾፌር · shofer (null) — driver
መንገደኛ · meñgeder (null) — passenger
ነዳጅ · nedaj (null) — fuel
መንገድ · menged (null) — road
ጎማ · gomma (null) — wheel
ዘገምተኛ · zegita (null) — slow
መነሳት · meness (null) — to depart
ርቀት · irqet (null) — distance
ትራፊክ · tirafiik (null) — traffic
ጣቢያ · tabiya (null) — station
ሐኪም · hakim (null) — doctor
መሐንዲስ · mehandis (null) — engineer
ነጋዴ · negade (null) — merchant
ቄስ · qes (null) — priest
ዘፋኝ · zefañ (null) — singer
ጸሐፊ · tsehafi (null) — writer
ምግብ አሰሪ · megeb aseri (null) — cook
ባለ እንጨት · anse (null) — carpenter
ሠዓሊ · qebi (null) — painter
ጼጉር ሰሪ · seritshefa (null) — barber
ዘበኛ · zebegna (null) — guard
አብራሪ · abari (null) — pilot
ሳል · sal (null) — cough
ቀጠሮ · qetero (null) — appointment
የመድሃኒት ትዕዛዝ · ye medhanit tizaz (null) — prescription
የራስ ህመም · ye ras himem (null) — headache
የሆድ ህመም · ye hod himem (null) — stomachache
ጉንፋን · gunfan (null) — cold (illness)
አለርጂ · alergy (null) — allergy
እረፍት · ireft (null) — rest
ስልጠና · silatena (null) — exercise
ማገገም · manat (null) — recovery
ክሊኒክ · klinik (null) — clinic
መድሃኒት ቤት · medhanit bet (null) — pharmacy
አምቡላንስ · ambulans (null) — ambulance
አዘኝ · azañ (null) — sad
ደካማ · dekama (null) — tired
የተገረመ · yetegereme (null) — surprised
የተደሰተ · yetedesetew (null) — excited
የተሳሰበ · yetesasbew (null) — worried
የተላወሰ · yetelawesew (null) — nervous
የተጎንዳየ · yetegondayew (null) — confused
የተሸፈ · yeteshefeew (null) — ashamed
አመስጋኝ · ameseganyi (null) — grateful
የሰለቸው · yeselechew (null) — bored
ጸጥተኛ · tsegiyu (null) — calm
ደፋር · defar (null) — brave
ደግ · degg (null) — kind
ታጋሽ · tagisgna (null) — patient
ቅናተኛ · qenateña (null) — jealous
ማብሰል · mabsel (null) — to cook
ማጠብ · mateb (null) — to wash
መሸከም · meshkem (null) — to carry
መግፋት · megfat (null) — to push
መጎተት · megotat (null) — to pull
መወርወር · mewerwer (null) — to throw
መሥራት · meseñat (null) — to build
መምረጥ · memret (null) — to choose
መጨረስ · mechres (null) — to finish
ምሽት · misit (null) — evening
ሁልጊዜ · hulgizie (null) — always
በፍጹም · befe (null) — never
አንዳንድ ጊዜ · andand gizie (null) — sometimes
ቀደም · qedem (null) — early
ዘግይ · zegay (null) — late
ዘጋጁ · zegaju (null) — ready
ዝብርቅርቅ · isiru (null) — busy
ችግር · chigir (null) — problem
መልስ · meils (null) — answer
ጥያቄ · tiyaqe (null) — question
ሃሳብ · hasab (null) — idea
ዕቅድ · iqid (null) — plan
እርግጠኛ · irgitegna (null) — sure
በጋራ · beyiberet (null) — together
ብቻዬ · bichaye (null) — alone
በቂ · beqi (null) — enough
መምረጥ · memerr (null) — to choose
ቤተ መጻሕፍት · betemeṣahift (null) — library
ትራፊክ · tiraafik (null) — traffic
ቅናተኛ · qenateña (null) — jealous
እርግጠኛ · irgiṭegna (null) — sure
ደስተኛ · desteña (null) — happy