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Amharic Vocabulary
The Amharic vocabulary is the backbone for learning. Below we picked 70% of the most commonly used words. Therefore memorizing them will give you a 70% boost in the language. This is the smarter way of online learning. Learn only what you need. We start with commonly used numbers.

Two: hult Five: mst Eight: smnt First: nda

Three: sost Six: sdst Nine: zt' Second: hulta

Four: rat Seven: sbat Ten: sr

Days of the week and time expressions:

Monday: so Thursday: hmus Sunday: hud Today: zare

Most popular fruits and vegetables:

Tuesday: makso Friday: rb Now: hun Tonight: zare mata

Wednesday: rbu Saturday: qdame Yesterday: tnatna Tomorrow: ng

Fruits: frafre Bananas: muz Potatoes: dn

Apples: pom Tomatoes: timatim Onions: nkurt

Colors that we think are very important to remember:

Red: qy White: n'

Some words related to food:

Green: rngde Black: t'qur

Blue: smayawi Grey: gra'a

Breakfast: qurs Dinner: rat Coffee: buna

Weather terms and sensations:

Lunch: msa Milk: wtt Bread: dabo

Sunny: s'hayama Snowy: brdoma

Words related to family and relatives:

Windy: nfaama Cold: brdama

Rainy: znabama Hot: moqatama

Boy: wnd l Son: wnd l Brother: wndm Man: wnd

Girl: lagrd Daughter: set l Sister: ht Woman: set

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Grandfather: wnd yat

Grandmother: set yat

Locations in the house which are talked about more during the day:

House: bet Bedroom: mta kfl/bet

Animals and pets popular to everyone:

Toilet: nt bet Kitchen: mad bet

Room: kfl Table: t'rp'eza

Cat: dmt Bird: wf

The clothes most worn by most people:

Dog: wa Cow: lam

Mouse: yt' Horse: frs

Socks: kalsi Shirt: miz

Most popular languages in the world:

Shoes: 'ama Sweater: urab

Trousers: suri Coat: kot

English: ngliza Spanish: spana Greek: grika Hindi: hindu / hnda

Most popular terms when traveling:

French: frnsaya Italian: t'aliyana Russian: rusiya/raaa Chinese: ayna

German: rmna Portuguese: porugia Arabic: rba Japanese: apana

Taxi: taksi Hotel: hotel Airport: yr marfiya

Words you can use in class or talking about school:

Bus: wtobis Reservation: myaz Passport: pasport

Student: tmari Books: ms'hft

Teacher: stmari Page: gs'

Pen: skrbito Dictionary: mzgb qalat

Body parts which are talked about more often:

Hand: Eye: ayn

Feet: gro Mouth: f

Hair: s'gur Nose: fn'a

Emergency vocabulary to ask for help or offer help when needed:

Ambulance: mbulans Hospital: hkim bet Police: polis

Doctor: hkim / doktr Pharmacy: mdhanit bet Stomach Ache: yhod hmm

As you can see, this Amharic vocabulary is something you will need every day. You can use our Vocabulary Trainer to help you memorize these words.

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