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Unit 6
Amharic
| afterwards ('from there after') | kəzziya bəhwala |
| And what are you going to do afterwards? | kəzziya bəhwalass mín tısəralləh. |
| kəbbədə | |
| work, job, occupation | sıra |
| free | nəSa |
| Afterwards I don't have anything to do ('I don't have any work') [and] will be free. | kəzziya bəhwala sıra yəlləññım. nəSá nəñ. |
| ləmma | |
| well then | ıngıdiyamma |
| 'Empress' (name of a hotel in Addis Ababa) | ıtege |
| let us meet | ınnıggənañ |
| Well then, let's meet in the Itege Hotel exactly at noon ('six o'clock'). | ıngıdiyamma, ıtege hotel líkk bəsıddıst səat ınnıggənañ. |
| kəbbədə | |
| fine, good, well | məlkam |
| I'm coming, come, will come | ıməTalləhu |
| wait for! watch! (imperative) | TəbbıK |
| Very well, I'll come. Wait for me [there]! | məlkam, ıməTalləhu. TəbbıKəñ. |
Structure Sentences
Imperfective
| store, shop | suK |
| I'm going to a store. | wədə súK ıhədalləhu. |
| you (m.) are coming, come | tıməTalləh |
| Are you coming from the American Embassy? | kamerikan embassi tıməTalləh ↑ |
| you (f.) are seeing, see, will see | tahalləš |
| You'll see the students. | təmariwoccun tayalləš. |
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