Lesson 1 – Good morning

Question 1

ሰላም

selam

Answer 1

Hello!

(litterally meaning «Peace!»)

Question 2

ጤና

t’ēna

Answer 2

health

Question 3

ይስጥልኝ

yıst’ıllıň

(from «set’t’e»)

Answer 3

let him give for me

Question 4

እንደምን

endemın

Answer 4

how

Question 5

አደሩ

adderu

(from «addere»)

Answer 5

you spent the night

(polite)

Question 6

ጠና ይስጥልኝ

t’ena yıst’ıllıň

Answer 6

Greetings

(«Let Him give you health in my name»)

used for both «Hello» and «Good bye»

Question 7

እንደምን አደሩ

endemın adderu

Answer 7

Good morning

(«How did you spend the night», polite)

Question 8

ደህና

dehna

Answer 8

good, very well

Question 9

እግዚአብሔር

egzī’abhēr

Answer 9

God

Question 10

ይመስገን

yımmesgen

(from «temeseggene»)

Answer 10

may he be praised

Question 11

እግዚአብሔር ይመስገን

egzī’abhēr yımmesgen

Answer 11

May God be praised

Question 12

አማርኛ

amarıňňa

Answer 12

Amharic language

Question 13

ታውቃለህ

tawk’alleh

(from «awek’k’e»)

Answer 13

you know

(sg. m.)

Question 14

ታውቂያለሽ

tawk’īyalleš

Answer 14

you know

(sg. f.)

Question 15

አማርኛ ታውቃለህ?

amarıňňa tawk’alleh?

Answer 15

Do you know Amharic?

(sg. m.)

Question 16

አማርኛ ታውቂያለሽ?

amarıňňa tawk’īyalleš?

Answer 16

Do you know Amharic?

(sg. f.)

Question 17

አዎ

awo

Answer 17

yes

Question 18

አውቃለሁ

awk’allew

(from «awek’k’e)

Answer 18

I know

Question 19

የለም

yellem

Answer 19

no

Question 20

አላውቅም

alawk’̇ım

Answer 20

I don’t know

Question 21

ትንሽ

tınnıš

Answer 21

small, little, a bit

Question 22

ትንሽ አውቃለው

tınnıš awk’allew

Answer 22

I know a little

Question 23

ምን?

mın

Answer 23

what?

Question 24

አልክ

alk

(from «ale»)

Answer 24

you said

(sg. m.)

Question 25

አልሽ | alš ## Footnote (from « ale »)

Answer 25

you said | (sg. f.)

Question 26

ምን አልክ ? | mın alk ?

Answer 26

What did you say ? | (sg. m.)

Question 27

ምን አልሽ ? | mın alš ?

Answer 27

What did you say ? | (sg. f.)

Question 28

ምን አሉ ? | mın alu ?

Answer 28

What did you say ? | (polite)

Question 29

ምንም | mınımm

Answer 29

nothing

Question 30

ምንም አላልኩም | mınımm alalkum

Answer 30

I didn’t say anything

Question 31

አላልኩም | alalkum ## Footnote (from « ale »)

Answer 31

I didn’t say

Question 32

አሉ | alu ## Footnote (from « ale »)

Answer 32

you said | (polite)

Question 33

እንደገና | endegena

Answer 33

again

Question 34

ድገመው | dıgemew ## Footnote (from « deggeme »)

Answer 34

repeat it | (sg. m.)

Question 35

ድገሚው | dıgemīw ## Footnote (from « deggeme »)

Answer 35

repeat it | (sg. f.)

Question 36

ልክ | lıkk

Answer 36

correct, exact, right

Question 37

ነው | new

Answer 37

it is / he is

Question 38

አይደለም | aydellem

Answer 38

it is not / he is not

Question 39

ልክ ነው | lıkkı new

Answer 39

It’s correct

Question 40

ልክ አይደለም | lıkk aydellem

Answer 40

It’s not correct

Question 41

በጣም | bet’am

Answer 41

very

Question 42

ጥሩ | t’ıru

Answer 42

good

Question 43

በጣም ጥሩ ነው | bet’am t’ıru new

Answer 43

It’s very good

Question 44

እንረፍ | ennıref ## Footnote (from « arrefe »)

Answer 44

let us rest | (also : « Let’s have a break »)

Question 45

አረፈ | arrefe ## Footnote (maref, yarfal, arfo, eref, yıref)

Answer 45

he had a rest*

Question 46

አወቀ* | awek’k’e* ## Footnote (mawek’, yawk’al, awk’o, ewek’, yıwek')

Answer 46

he knew*

Question 47

ደገመ* | deggeme* ## Footnote (medgem, yıdegmal, degmo, dıgem, yıdgem)

Answer 47

he repeated*

Question 48

ተመሰገነ* | temeseggene* ## Footnote (memmesgen, yımmesegennal, temesgıno, temesgen, yımmesgen)

Answer 48

he was praised*

Question 49

አደረ* | addere* ## Footnote (mader, yadral, adro, eder, yıder)

Answer 49

he spent the night*

Question 50

ሰጠ* | set’t’e* ## Footnote (mest'et, yıset’al, set’ıto, sıt’, yıst’)

Answer 50

he gave*

Question 51

አደርክ | adderk ## Footnote (from « addere »)

Answer 51

you spent the night | (sg. m.)

Question 52

አደርሽ | adderš ## Footnote (from « addere »)

Answer 52

you spent the night | (sg. f.)

Question 53

እንዴት አደርክ | endēt adderk

Answer 53

Good morning | (« How did you spend the night ? », sg. m.)

Question 54

እንዴት አደርሽ | endēt adderš

Answer 54

Good morning | (« How did you spend the night ? », sg. f.)

Question 55

እግዚአብሔር ይስጥልኝ | egzī’abhēr yıst’ıllıň

Answer 55

Thank you | (lit. « May God give it in my name »)

Question 56

ቻው | čaw

Answer 56

See ya ! | (from Italian « Ciao »)