Unit 1
Amharic
Unit 1
Basic Sentences
| health | Tena |
| let him give for me | yısTıllıñ |
| Hello. or Goodbye. (general greeting) | TenáyısTıllıñ. |
| how | ındəmın |
| you (polite) spent the night | addəru |
| Good morning. How are you? ('how did you spend the night?'). | TenáyısTıllıñ, ındəmín addəru. |
| good, very well | dənha |
| God | ıgziyabher |
| he may be praised | yımməsgən |
| thank you ('may God be praised') | ıgziyabher yımməsgən |
| Very well, thank you. How are you? | dənhá, ıgziyabher yımməsgə́n, ındəmín addəru. |
| Amharic | amarıñña |
| you (polite) know | yawKallu |
| Do you know Amharic? | amarıñña yawKállu ↑ |
| yes | áwo/áwon |
| I know | awKalləhu |
| Yes, I do ('know'). | áwo, awKálləhu. |
| no; there is not | yəlləm |
| I don't know | alawKım |
| No, I don't (know). | yəllə́m, aláwKım. |
| little, small, a little | tınnıš |
| I know a little. | tınníš awKalləhu. |
| what | mın |
| you (polite) said | alu |
| What did you say? | mınálu ↑ |
| nothing | mınímm |
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