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Unit 4
Amharic
| Taxi driver | |
| Yes sir / madam. (said in reply to a call) | abet ↑ |
John | |
| cause me to arrive (polite imperative) | yadrısuñ |
| Take me to the Gion Hotel, please. | ıbákkıwo giyon hotél yadrısuñ. |
| let me pay | lıkfəl |
| let me pay to you (polite) | lıkfəlıwot |
| How much am I to pay you? | sínt lıkfəlıwot. |
Taxi driver | |
| dollar (Ethiopian) | bırr |
| Four dollars. | aratt bırr. |
Classroom Expressions
| thing | nəgər |
| it is said, it is called | yıbbalal |
| in Amharic | bamarıñña |
| How to you say this ('this thing is said') in Amharic? | yıh nəgər bamarıñña mín yıbbalal. |
| pencil | ırsas |
| you have ('there is to you') | alləwot |
| Do you have a pencil? | ırsas alləwot ↑ |
| [No] I don't (have) ('there is not to me') | yəllóññım. |
| many, much | bızu |
| Do you have any pencils? | bızu ırsasocc alluwot ↑ |
| only; alone | bıcca |
| No, I have only one. | yəlləm, and bıcca alləñ. |
| Say it again ('repeat for me'). | yıdgəmullıñ. |
| this (as object) | yıhın |
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