Unit 2
Amharic
Unit 2
Basic Sentences
| please | ıbákkıwo |
| Embassy | embassi |
| America | amerika |
| American | yamerikan/amerikan |
| where | yət |
| Excuse me, where is the American Embassy? | ıbákkıwo, yamerikan embassi yə́t nəw. |
| face, ahead, earlier | fit |
| in front of | fitləfit |
| It's [right] in front [of you]. | fitləfít nəw. |
| far | ruK |
| It's far [from here]. | rúK nəw. |
| right | Kə́ññ |
| on the right | bəstəKəññ |
| on your right | bə́stəKəññıwo |
| The American Embassy is on your right. | yamerikan embassi, bəstəKəññıwó nəw. |
| left | gra |
| on your left | bəstəgrawo |
| It's on your left. | bəstəgrawó nəw. |
| toward, to | wədə |
| go! (polite imperative) | yıhidu |
| and | ınna |
| turn (polite imperative) | yızuru |
| Go straight ahead and turn to the left. | wədəfit yıhidunná, wədəgrá yızuru. |
| near | Kırb |
| It's nearby. | Kırb nəw. |
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