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Basic Course
Unit 4
| word | Kal |
| Repeat this word. | yıhın Kál yıdgəmut. |
| Can you [speak] Amharic? | amarıññá yıcılallu ↑ |
| I can | ıcılalləhu |
| Yes, I can. | awon, ıcılalləhu. |
Structure Sentences
| Noun Suffix Pronouns. | |
| My name is Kebbede. | sıme kəbbədə́ nəw. |
| country | agər. |
| America is your (m) country. | agərıh ameriká nəw. |
| father | abbat |
| tall | rəjjım |
| Your (f.) father is tall. | abbatıš rəjjím nəw. |
| What is your (polite) name? | səmıwo mın nəw. |
| red | Kəyy |
| His book is red. | məSıhafu Kə́yy nəw. |
| mother | ınnat |
| Her mother is beautiful. | ınnatwa Konjó nat. |
| or: ınnatwa Konjó nəc. | |
| Our names are Kebbede and Lemma. | sımaccın kəbbədənná ləmma nəw. |
| Where is your (pl.) country? | agəraccıhu yə́t nəw. |
| car, vehicle | məkina |
| Their car is not good. | məkinaccə́w Tıru aydəlləm. |
Grammatical Notes
Note 4.1 Noun Suffix Pronouns
The Structure Sentences illustrate the use of the Amharic Noun Suffix Pronouns which are the equivalent of English 'Possessive Pronouns': 'my', 'his', 'yours', etc. (see also Note 3.2).
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