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Most Common Amharic Words
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Essential Amharic vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| แคแต (bet) | house | bet |
| แแ (wiha) | water | WI-ha |
| แแแต (wend) | man | wend |
| แดแต (set) | woman | set |
| แแ (lij) | child | lij |
| แแฐแ (gwadegna) | friend | gwa-DEG-na |
| แแ (gize) | time | GI-ze |
| แแ (qen) | day | qen |
| แ แญแแต (hiyiwet) | life | hi-YI-wet |
| แแแ (alem) | world | A-lem |
| แ แแญ (ager) | country | A-ger |
| แจแฐแ (ketema) | city | ke-TE-ma |
| แฅแซ (sira) | work | SI-ra |
| แแแแฅ (genzeb) | money | gen-ZEB |
| แแแฅ (migib) | food | MI-gib |
| แคแฐแฐแฅ (beteseb) | family | be-te-SEB |
| แแชแ (mekina) | car | me-KI-na |
| แแฝแแ (metsihaf) | book | met-si-HAF |
| แตแแ แญแต แคแต (timhirt bet) | school | tim-hirt BET |
| แแแแต (mengะตะด) | street | MEN-ged |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| แแแ (mehon) | to be | me-HON |
| แแแญ (menor) | to have / live | me-NOR |
| แแตแจแ (madireg) | to do | ma-di-REG |
| แแแต (mehed) | to go | me-HED |
| แแแฃแต (memtat) | to come | mem-TAT |
| แแแแญ (menager) | to speak | me-na-GER |
| แแจแต (mayet) | to see | ma-YET |
| แแแ (maweq) | to know | ma-WEQ |
| แแฅแแต (meblat) | to eat | meb-LAT |
| แแ แฃแต (metetat) | to drink | me-te-TAT |
| แแฐแแต (meten'at) | to sleep | me-te-NYAT |
| แแฅแซแต (mesrat) | to work | mes-RAT |
| แแฐแฅ (maseb) | to think | ma-SEB |
| แแแฐแต (mewded) | to love | mew-DED |
| แแแฐแต (mewsed) | to take | mew-SED |
| แแตแ แต (mestet) | to give | mes-TET |
| แแจแณแต (meredat) | to understand | me-re-DAT |
| แแแแ (mefeleg) | to want | me-fe-LEG |
| แแแ แฅ (manbeb) | to read | man-BEB |
| แแปแ (metsaf) | to write | met-SAF |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| แตแแ (tiliq) | big | TI-liq |
| แตแแฝ (tinish) | small | TI-nish |
| แฅแฉ (tiru) | good | TI-ru |
| แแฅแ (metfo) | bad | MET-fo |
| แแแ (qonjo) | beautiful | QON-jo |
| แ แฒแต (addis) | new | AD-dis |
| แ แฎแ (aroge) | old | a-RO-ge |
| แแฃแต (wetat) | young | we-TAT |
| แฐแตแฐแ (destenha) | happy | des-TE-nya |
| แแแแฐแ (hazentegna) | sad | ha-zen-TE-nya |
| แ แแซแซ (tenkara) | strong | ten-KA-ra |
| แแฃแ (fetan) | fast | fe-TAN |
| แแแฐแ (zigtenha) | slow | zig-TE-nya |
| แแแต (moqat) | hot | mo-QAT |
| แแแแ (qezqaza) | cold | qez-QA-za |
| แแแ (qelal) | easy | qe-LAL |
| แจแฃแต (kebad) | difficult | ke-BAD |
| แ แตแแแ (asfะตะปagi) | important | as-fe-LA-gi |
| แแ (nettsa) | free | net-TSA |
| แฅแแแต (iwnet) | true | iw-NET |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| แ แฃแ (betam) | very / a lot | be-TAM |
| แฐแแ (degmo) | also / too | DEG-mo |
| แแแ (hulem) | always | hoo-LEM |
| แ แแนแ แ แญแฐแแ (befitsum aydelem) | never | be-fit-SUM ay-DE-lem |
| แฅแ แแ (bizu gize) | often | BI-zu GI-ze |
| แ แแ (ahun) | now | a-HUN |
| แ แตแแตแ (asqedmo) | already | as-QED-mo |
| แ แแแ (ahunm) | still / yet | a-HUN-m |
| แแแแฃแต (minalibat) | maybe | mi-nal-BAT |
| แฅแฉ (tiru) | well | TI-ru |
| แ แแฅแแต (befitnet) | quickly | be-fit-NET |
| แฅแแ (izih) | here | i-ZIH |
| แฅแแซ (iziya) | there | i-ZI-ya |
| แ แฅแจแ (abrew) | together | ab-REW |
| แฅแป (bicha) | only / just | BI-cha |
| แ แฅแญแแฅ (beierget) | really | be-ier-GET |
| แฅแ (bizu) | a lot | BI-zu |
| แตแแฝ (tinish) | a little | TI-nish |
| แ แฃแ แฅแ (betam bizu) | too much | be-TAM BI-zu |
| แแฒแซแ (wediyaw) | immediately | we-DI-yaw |