Basic Course
Unit 3
| together (you pl.) | abráccıhu |
| say! | bəlu |
| Altogether! (say together') | abraccíhu bəlu. |
| now | ahun |
| close! | zıgu |
| Now close your books! | ahun məSıhafoccaccıhún zıgu. |
Structure Sentences
Personal endings of the verb 'be'.
| I | ıne |
| I'm an American. | ıne amerikawi̇́ nəñ. |
| Are you an Ethiopian? | ityoPıyawi nəh ↑ |
| you (fem. sing.) | anci |
| pretty | Konjo |
| You (f) are pretty. | anci Konjó nəš. |
| intelligent, sensible | astəway |
| You (polite) are intelligent. | astəwáy nəwo / astəwáy nəwot. |
| this | yıh |
| person, man | səw |
| who | man |
| Who is this man? | yıh səw mán nəw. |
| woman, female | set |
| She's a good woman. | Tıru set nəc / Tıru set nat. |
| student | təmari |
| students | təmariwoc |
| We are students. | təmariwóc nen. |
| teacher | astəmari |
| teachers | astəmariwoc |
| Are you teachers? | astəmariwoc naccıhu ↑ |
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