Lesson 3 – My name is Peter Flashcards
Personal pronouns, to be, plural
1
Q
ስም
sım
A
a name
2
Q
ስሜ
sımē
A
my name
3
Q
አንተ
ante
A
you
(sg. m.)
4
Q
አንቺ
ančī
A
you
(sg. f.)
5
Q
እስዎ
essıwo
A
you
(polite)
6
Q
አንተስ?
antes
A
what about you ?
(sg. m.)
7
Q
አንቺስ?
ančīs
A
what about you?
(sg. f.)
8
Q
ያንተ
yante
A
yours
(sg. m.)
9
Q
ያንቺ
yančī
A
yours
(sg. f.)
10
Q
የርስዎ
yersıwo
A
yours
(polite)
11
Q
ያንተስ?
yantes
A
what about yours?
(sg. m.)
12
Q
ያንቺስ?
yančīs
A
what about yours (f.) ?
13
Q
የስዎስ?
yessıwos
A
what about yours ?
(polite)
14
Q
ጠና ይስጥልኝ, ስሜ ጴጥሮስ ነው, ያንተስ?
t’ena yıst’ıllıň, sımē P’ēt’ros new, yantes?
A
Greetings, my name is Peter, what’s yours (m.) ?
15
Q
ስሜ ወንዲ ነው
sımē wendī new
A
My name is Wendy
16
Q
ኢትዮጵያ
ītyop’ıya
A
Ethiopia
17
Q
ኢትዮጵያዊ
ītyop’ıyawī
A
Ethiopian
(person)
18
Q
የኢትዮጵያ
ye’ītyop’ıya
A
Ethiopian
(of Ethiopia)
19
Q
ነህ
neh
A
you are
(sg. m.)
20
Q
ነሽ
neš
A
you (f.) are
21
Q
ነዎ
newo
A
you (pol.) are
22
Q
አፍሪካ
afrīka
A
Africa
23
Q
አፍሪካዊ
afrīkawī
A
African
(person)
24
Q
ጆን ነኝ
Jon neň
A
I am John
25
ኢትዮጵያዊ ነህ?
| ītyop'ıyawī neh ?
Are you Ethiopian ?
| (sg. m.)
26
ኢትዮጵያዊ ነሽ?
| ītyop'ıyawī neš ?
Are you Ethiopian ?
| (sg. f.)
27
ኢትዮጵያዊ ነዎ?
| ītyop'ıyawī newo ?
Are you *(pol.)* Ethiopian ?
28
አሜሪካዊ
| amērīkawī
American
| (person)
29
ነኝ
| neň
I am
30
ነገርግን
| negergın
but, however
31
አቶ
| ato
Mr
32
ተሰማ
| Tesemma
Tessema
| (name)
33
ለማ
| Lemma
Lemma
| (man name)
34
ኢትዮጵያዊያን
| ītyop'ıyawīyan
Ethiopians
| (people)
35
ቻይናዊ
| čaynawī
Chinese
| (person)
36
ናቸው
| naččew
they are
| (can also be « he/she is », polite)
37
ኢትዮጵያዊያን ናቸው
| ītyop'ıyawīyan naččew
They are Ethiopian
38
መቼ?
| mečē ?
when ?
39
መጣህ
| met't'ah
## Footnote
(from « met't'a »)
you came
| (sg. m.)
40
መጣሽ
| met't'aš
## Footnote
(from « met't'a »)
you came
| (sg. f.)
41
መጡ
| met't'u
## Footnote
(from « met't'a »)
you *(pol.)* came
42
መቼ መጣህ?
| mečē met't'ah ?
When did you come ?
| (sg. m.)
43
መቼ መጣሽ?
| mečē met't'aš ?
When did you come ?
| (sg. f.)
44
ትናንትና
| tınantınna
yesterday
45
መጣሁ
| met't'aw
## Footnote
(from « met't'a »)
I came
46
ስንት?
| sınt ?
how much/many ?
47
ሰዓት
| se'at
hour
48
እባክሽ, ስንት ሰዓት ነው ?
| ebakkıš, sıntı se'at new ?
Excuse me *(f )*, what time is it ?
49
ሶስት ሰዓት ነው
| sostı se'at new
It's 9 o'clock
| (« 3 o'clock » Ethiopian time)
50
እግዚአብሔር ይስጥልኝ
| egzī'abhēr yıst'ıllıň
May God give it for me
| (meaning « Thank you »)
51
አብሮ
| abro
both, together
52
ይስጠን
| yıst'en
## Footnote
(from « set't'e »)
May he give to us
53
አብሮ ይስጠን
| abro yıst'en
May He give us both
| (a reply to « Egzī'abhēr yıst'ıllıň »)
54
መጽሃፍ
| mets'ıhaf
a book
55
መጽሃፎቻችሁን ክፈቱ
| mets'ıhafoččaččun kıfetu
Open your books
| (plural)
56
ክፈት
| kıfet
## Footnote
(from « keffete »)
Open
| (Imperative sg. m.)
57
አሁን
| ahun
now
58
ዝጋ
| zıga
## Footnote
(from « zegga »)
Close !
| (sg. m.)
59
ክፈች
| kıfeč
## Footnote
(from « keffete »)
Open !
| (sg. f.)
60
ክፈቱ
| kıfetu
## Footnote
(from « keffete »)
Open
| (plural)
61
ዝጊ
| zıgī
## Footnote
(from « zegga »)
Close !
| (sg. f.)
62
ዝጉ
| zıgu
## Footnote
(from « zegga »)
Close
| (Imperative plural)
63
መጽሃፍህን ዝጋ
| mets'ıhafıhın zıga
Close *(m.)* your book
64
መጣ*
| met't'a*
## Footnote
(memt'at, yımet'al, met'ıto, na, yımt'a)
he came*
65
ዘጋ*
| zegga*
## Footnote
(mezgat, yızegal, zegto, zıga, yızga)
he closed*
66
እኔ
| enē
I
67
እኔ ኢትዮጵያዊ ነኝ
| enē ītyop'ıyawī neň
I am Ethiopian
68
አሜሪካዊ ነህ?
| amērīkawī neh ?
Are you American ?
| (sg. m.)
69
አንቺ ቆንጆ ነሽ
| ančī k'onjo neš
You are pretty
| (sg. f.)
70
ቆንጆ
| k'onjo
beautiful, pretty
71
አስተዋይ
| asteway
intelligent
72
ይህ
| yıh
this
73
ሰው
| sew
man, person
74
ማን?
| man ?
who ?
75
ይህ ሰው ማን ነው?
| yıh sew man new ?
Who's this person ?
76
ሴት
| sēt
woman
77
ጥሩ ሴት ነች
| t'ıru sēt neč
She's a good woman
78
ነች
| neč
she is
79
ናት
| nat
she is
80
ተማሪ
| temarī
student
81
ተማሪዎች ነን
| temarīwočı nen
We are students
82
ነን
| nen
we are
83
አስተማሪ
| astemarī
teacher
84
አስተማሪዎች ናችሁ?
| astemarīwočı načču ?
Are you teachers ?
| (plural)
85
መጥፎ
| met'fo
bad
86
መጥፎ ናቸው
| met'fo naččew
They are bad
87
ናቸው
| naččew
they are
| (also : « he/she is », polite)
88
ትልቅ
| tıllık'
big
89
እሳቸው
| essaččew
he/she, polite
90
እሱ
| essu
he
91
እሷ
| esswa
she
92
እኛ
| eňňa
we
93
እናንተ
| ennante
you, plural
94
እነሱ
| ennessu
they
95
እሳቸው ትልቅ ናቸው
| essaččew tıllık' naččew
he/she is big
| (polite)
96
-ኝ
| -ň
me
| (suffix)
97
-ህ
| -h
you
| (sg. m. suffix)
98
-ሽ
| -š
you
| (sg. f. suffix)
99
-ዎ(ት)
| -wo(t)
you
| (polite suffix)
100
-ው
| -w
him
| (suffix)
101
-ት
| -t
him
| (suffix, after « -u » and « -o »)
102
-አት
| -at
her
| (suffix)
103
-ን
| -n
us
| (suffix)
104
-አችሁ
| -ačču
you
| (plural suffix)
105
-አቸው
| -aččew
them
| (suffix)
106
ከበደ
| Kebbede
Kebbede
| (name)
107
ለማና ከበደ ምን አሉሽ?
| Lemmanna Kebbede mın aluš ?
What did Lemma and Kebbede tell you ?
| (sg. f.)
108
ምን አሉኝ?
| mın aluň ?
What did they tell me ?
109
እዚያ ምን አሏችሁ?
| ezzīya mın alwačču ?
What did they say to you *(pl.)* there ?
110
እኔ ደህና ነኝ
| enē dehna neň
I am fine
111
እኔ ትንሽ ነኝ
| enē tınnıš neň
I am small
112
እኔ ቆንጆ ነኝ
| enē konjo neň
I am pretty
113
እኔ ልክ ነኝ
| enē lıkkı neň
I am right
114
እኔ ሩቅ ነኝ
| enē ruk' neň
I am far away
115
እኔ ጥሩ ነኝ
| enē t'ıru neň
I am good
116
እኔ ቅርብ ነኝ
| enē k'ırbı neň
I am close by
117
አንተ ሰው ነህ
| ante sew neh
You are a human being
| (sg. m.)
118
አንተ ኢትዮጵያዊ ነህ
| ante ītyop'ıyawī neh
You *(m )* are Ethiopian
119
አንተ ደህና ነህ?
| ante dehna neh ?
Are you *(m.)* fine ?
120
አንተ አሜሪካዊ ነህ?
| ante amērīkawī neh ?
Are you *(m.)* American ?
121
አንተ ተማሪ ነህ?
| ante temarī neh?
Are you *(m.)* a student ?
122
አንተ አሰተዋይ ነህ
| ante asteway neh
You *(m.)* are intelligent
123
አንተ አስተማሪ ነህ
| ante astemarī neh
You *(m.)* are a teacher
124
አንቺ ጥሩ ነሽ
| ančī t'ıru neš
You *(f.)* are good
125
አንቺ ሴት ነሽ
| ančī s̄ēt neš
You *(f.)* are a woman
126
አንቺ ትንሽ ነሽ
| ančī tınnıš neš
You *(f.)* are little
127
አንቺ መጥፎ ነሽ
| ančī met'fo neš
You *(f.)* are bad
128
አንቺ እዚያ ነሽ?
| ančī ezzīya neš?
Are you *(f.)* there ?
129
አንቺ አስተማሪ ነሽ?
| ančī astemarī neš?
Are you *(f.)* a teacher ?
130
እስዎ አስተማሪ ነዎ
| essıwo astemarī newo
You are a teacher
| (polite)
131
እስዎ ተማሪ ነዎ?
| essıwo temarī newo ?
Are you a student ?
| (polite)
132
እስዎ አስተዋይ ነዎ
| essıwo asteway newo
You are intelligent
| (polite)
133
እስዎ ኢትዮጵያዊ ነዎ
| essıwo ītyop'ıyawī newo
You are Ethiopian
| (polite)
134
እስዎ እዚያ ነዎ
| essıwo ezzīya newo
You are there
| (polite)
135
እስዎ አፍሪካዊ ነዎ
| essıwo afrīkawī newo
You are African
| (polite)
136
እርስዎ ሰው ነዎ
| ersıwo sew newo
You *(pol.)* are a person
137
እሱ ተማሪ ነው
| essu temarī new
He's a student
138
እሱ ማን ነው?
| essu man new?
Who's he ?
139
እሱ አስተዋይ ነው
| essu asteway new
He's intelligent
140
እሱ እዚያ ነው
| essu ezzīya new
He's there
141
እሱ ሰው ነው
| essu sew new
He is a man
142
እሱ አስተማሪ ነው
| essu astemarī new
He is a teacher
143
እሱ ሩቅ ነው
| essu ruk' new
He is far away
144
እሷ መጥፎ ናት
| esswa met'fo nat
She is bad
145
እሷ ደህና ናት
| esswa dehna nat
She is fine
146
እሷ እዚህ ናት
| esswa ezzïya nat
She is there
147
እሷ ሴት ናት
| esswa sēt nat
She's a woman
148
እሷ ትልቅ ነች
| esswa tıllık' neč
She is big
149
እሷ አስተማሪ ነች
| esswa astemarī neč
She's a teacher
150
እሷ ቅርብ ነች
| esswa k'ırbı neč
She is close
151
እኛ አሜሪካዊያን ነን
| eňňa amērīkawīyan nen
We are American
152
እኛ ኢትዮጵያዊያን ነን
| eňňa ītyop'ıyawīyan nen
We are Ethiopian
153
እኛ እዚያ ነን
| eňňa ezzīya nen
We're there
154
እኛ ሰዎች ነን
| eňňa sewočı nen
We are people
155
እኛ ተማሪዎች ነን
| eňňa temarīwočı nen
We're students
156
እኛ እዚህ ነን
| eňňa ezzıh nen
We are here
157
እኛ አስተዋይ ነን
| eňňa asteway nen
We are intelligent
158
እናንተ አስተማሪዎች ናችሁ
| ennante astemarīwočı načču
You *(pl.)* are teachers
159
እናንተ ትንሽ ናችሁ
| ennante tınnıš načču
You *(pl.)* are small
160
እናንተ ትልቅ ናችሁ
| ennante tıllık' načču
You are big
| (plural)
161
እናንተ ቅርብ ናችሁ
| ennante k'ırbı načču
You *(pl.)* are close
162
እናንተ ተማሪዎች ናችሁ
| ennante temarīwočı načču
You are students
| (plural)
163
እናንተ ሩቅ ናችሁ
| ennante ruk' načču
You are far away
| (plural)
164
እናንተ ሴቶች ናችሁ
| ennante sētočı načču
You *(pl.)* are women
165
እነሱ ኢትዮጵያዊያን ናቸው
| ennessu ītyop'ıyawīyan naččew
They are Ethiopian
166
እነሱ ቻይናዊያን ናቸው
| ennessu čaynawīyan naččew
They are Chinese
167
እነሱ ተማሪዎች ናቸው
| ennessu temarīwočı naččew
They are students
168
እነሱ ሰዎች ናቸው
| ennessu sewočı naččew
They are people
169
እነሱ አስተማሪዎች ናቸው
| ennessu astemarīwočı naččew
They are teachers
170
እነሱ ሴቶች ናቸው
| ennessu sētočı naččew
They are women
171
እነሱ እዚያ ናቸው
| ennessu ezzīya naččew
They're there
172
እሳቸው አስተዋይ ናቸው
| essaččew asteway naččew
He/She is intelligent
| (polite)
173
እሳቸው ትልቅ ናቸው
| essaččew tıllık' naččew
He/She is big
| (polite)
174
እሳቸው ሩቅ ናቸው
| essaččew ruk' naččew
He/She is far away
| (polite)
175
እሳቸው ትንሽ ናቸው
| essaččew tınnıš naččew
He/She is small
| (polite)
176
እርሳቸው ቅርብ ናቸው
| ersaččew k'ırbı naččew
He/She *(pol.)* is close
177
እሳቸው ማን ናቸው?
| essaččew man naččew ?
Who is he/she ?
| (polite)
178
እሳቸው በጣም ጥሩ ናቸው
| essaččew bet'am t'iru naččew
He/She is very good
| (polite)
179
ስሜ አበባ ነው, ያንተስ?
| sımē Abeba new, yantes ?
My name is Abeba, what's yours ?
| (sg. m.)
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አንቺ አሜሪካዊ ነሽ?
| ančī amērīkawī neš ?
Are you American ?
| (sg. f.)
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እዚህ መቼ መጣህ?
| ezzīh mečē met't'ah ?
When did you come here ?
| (sg. m.)
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ትናንትና መጣሁ
| tınantınna met't'aw
I came yesterday
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አማረና ሽፋ መቼ መጡ?
| Amarenná Šıfa mečē met't'u ?
When did Amare and Shifa come ?
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አዎ, ተማሪ ነኝ
| awo, temarī neň
Yes, I'm a student
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አማርኛ ታውቂያለሽ?
| amarıňňa tawk'īyalleš ?
Do you know Amharic ?
| (sg. f.)
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ትንሽ አውቃለሁ
| tınnıš awk'allew
I know a little
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እሷ ቆንጆ ሴት ናት
| esswa k'onjo sēt nat
She's a beautiful woman
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አዎ በጣም ቆንጆ ናት
| awo, bet'am k'onjo nat
Yes, she's very beautiful
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አማረ
| Amare
Amare
| (man name)
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ሽፋ
| Šıfa
Shifa
| (woman name)
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አበበ
| Abbebe
Abebe
| (man name)
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አቶ አበበ ምን ያውቃሉ?
| ato Abbebe mın yawk'allu ?
What does Mr Abebe know ?
| (polite)
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በጣም ጥሩ አማርኛ ያውቃሉ
| bet'am t'ıru amarıňňa yawk'allu
He *(pol.)* knows Amharic very well
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አሰፋ
| Assefa
Asefa
| (man name)
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አሰፋ መጥፎ ሰው ነው
| Assefa met'fo sew new
Asefa is a bad person
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እሱ በጣም ጥሩ ሰው ነው
| essu bet'am t'iru sew new
He is a very good person
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ሁለትና ሁለት ስንት ነው?
| hulettınna hulettı sıntı new ?
How much is two and two ?
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አራት ነው
| arattı new
It's four
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ሶስትና አራት ስንት ነው?
| sostınna arattı sıntı new ?
How much is three and four ?
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ሰባት ነው
| sebattı new
It's seven
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ማሩ
| Maru
Maru
| (woman name)
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ማሩ ጤና ናት?
| Maru t'ēna nat ?
Is Maru in good health ?
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ደህና ናት
| dehna nat
She's fine
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እነሱ እዚህ ናቸው?
| ennessu ezzıh naččew ?
Are they here ?
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አዎ, እዚህ ናቸው
| awo, ezzīh naččew
Yes, they're here
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አስተማሪዎች እዚህ መቼ መጡ?
| astemarīwoč ezzïh mečē met't'u ?
When did the teachers come here ?
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እኔ አላውቅም
| enē alawk'ım
I do not know
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እዚህ ስንት ሰዎች መጡ?
| ezzīh sıntı sewočı met't'u ?
How many people came here ?
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ሁለት ሰዎች መጡ
| hulettı sewočı met't'u
Two people came
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ጊርማ
| Gīrma
Girma
| (man name)
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አቶ ጊርማ መጥፎ ነው
| ato Gīrma met'fo new
Mr Girma is bad
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የለም, መጥፎ አይደለም
| yellem, met'fo aydellem
No, he's not bad
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ቱሉ እና መካንን ተማሪዎች ናቸው
| Tulu enná Mekonnen temarīwočı naččew
Tulu and Mekonnen are students
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መኮንን
| Mekonnın
Mekonnen
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ንጉሴ
| Negusē
Negusse
| (man name)
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ንጉሴ እዚህ ነው?
| Negusē ezzīh new ?
Is Negusse here ?
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እዚህ አይደለም
| ezzīh aydellem
He's not here
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እስዎ ኢትዮጵያዊ ነዎ?
| essıwo ītyop'ıyawī newo ?
Are you *(pol.)* Ethiopian ?
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አስተማሪ ነዎ?
| astemarī newo ?
Are you a teacher ?
| (polite)
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ዳባ
| Daba
Daba
| (woman name)
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ወይዘሮ አብዪት የት ናቸው?
| weyzero Abiyīt yet naččew ?
Where is Ms Abiyit?
| (polite)
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መጽሃፉ የት አለ?
| mets'ıhafu yet alle ?
Where is the book ?
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የለም, ትንሽ ነው
| yellem, tınnıš new
No, it's little
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አስር ሰዓት ነው
| assır se'at new
It's 4 o'clock
| (« 10 o'clock » Ethiopian time)
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በጣም ደህና ነው
| bet'am dehna new
He's very fine
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እዚህ አንድ ደህና አስተማሪ አለ
| ezzĭh andı dehna astemarī alle
There is a fine teacher here
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ደህና አማርኛ ታውቃለኽ?
| dehna amarıňňa tawk'allekh ?
Do you know Amharic fine ?
(sg. m)
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በጣም ጥሩ አይደለም
| bet'am t'ıru aydellem
It's not very good
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ወይዘሮ
| weyzero
Ms
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ከፈተ*
| keffete*
## Footnote
(mekfet, yıkeftal, kefto, kıfet, yıkfet)
he opened*
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እንግሊዛዊ
| engılīzawī
English
| (person)
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ፈረንሳዊ
| ferensawī
French
| (person)
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ፈረንሳይ
| ferensay
France
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እንግሊዝ
| engılīz
England
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ኬንያ
| kēnya
Kenya
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ኬንያዊ
| kēnyawī
Kenyan
| (person)
