Amharic — top 61 words
High-frequency vocabulary for English speakers. Reveal each card, then rate your recall — the schedule adapts (SM-2) and is stored on your device.
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| # | Amharic | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ሰላም (sälam) | hello / peace |
| 2 | ታዲያስ (tadiyas) | hi (informal) |
| 3 | እንደምን አደርክ (əndämən addärk) | good morning (to m.) |
| 4 | ደህና ነህ? (dähna näh?) | are you well? (to m.) |
| 5 | ደህና ነኝ (dähna näñ) | I'm well |
| 6 | አመሰግናለሁ (amäsäggənallähu) | thank you |
| 7 | እሺ (əshi) | okay |
| 8 | አዎ (awo) | yes |
| 9 | አይ (ay) | no |
| 10 | እባክህ (əbakəh) | please (to m.) |
| 11 | ይቅርታ (yəqərta) | sorry / excuse me |
| 12 | ደህና ሁን (dähna hun) | goodbye (to m.) |
| 13 | ስምህ ማን ነው? (səməh man näw?) | what's your name? (to m.) |
| 14 | ስሜ … ነው (səmē … näw) | my name is … |
| 15 | ሰው (säw) | person |
| 16 | ሰዎች (säwoch) | people |
| 17 | ሴት (sēt) | woman |
| 18 | ወንድ (wänd) | man |
| 19 | ልጅ (ləj) | child |
| 20 | አባት (abat) | father |
| 21 | እናት (ənnat) | mother |
| 22 | ጓደኛ (gwadäñña) | friend |
| 23 | ቤት (bēt) | house |
| 24 | ውሃ (wəha) | water |
| 25 | ምግብ (məgəb) | food |
| 26 | ስጋ (səga) | meat |
| 27 | ዳቦ (dabbo) | bread |
| 28 | ወተት (wätät) | milk |
| 29 | ቡና (buna) | coffee |
| 30 | ገንዘብ (gänzäb) | money |
| 31 | ሥራ (səra) | work |
| 32 | ትምህርት ቤት (təmhərt bēt) | school |
| 33 | መጽሐፍ (mäṣhaf) | book |
| 34 | መኪና (mäkina) | car |
| 35 | ቀን (qän) | day |
| 36 | ሌሊት (lēlit) | night |
| 37 | ዛሬ (zarē) | today |
| 38 | ነገ (nägä) | tomorrow |
| 39 | ትናንት (tənant) | yesterday |
| 40 | መብላት (mäblat) | to eat |
| 41 | መጠጣት (mäṭäṭat) | to drink |
| 42 | መሄድ (mähēd) | to go |
| 43 | መምጣት (mämṭat) | to come |
| 44 | መፈለግ (mäfälläg) | to want |
| 45 | ማወቅ (mawäq) | to know |
| 46 | መናገር (mänagär) | to speak |
| 47 | ማየት (mayät) | to see |
| 48 | መስማት (mäsmat) | to hear |
| 49 | ምን? (mən?) | what? |
| 50 | ማን? (man?) | who? |
| 51 | የት? (yät?) | where? |
| 52 | መቼ? (mäche?) | when? |
| 53 | ለምን? (lämən?) | why? |
| 54 | ስንት? (sənt?) | how many? |
| 55 | ጥሩ (ṭəru) | good |
| 56 | መጥፎ (mäṭfo) | bad |
| 57 | ትልቅ (təlləq) | big |
| 58 | ትንሽ (tənnəsh) | small |
| 59 | እወድሃለሁ (əwäddəhallähu) | I love you (to m.) |
| 60 | አልገባኝም (algäbbañəm) | I don't understand |
| 61 | እንግሊዝኛ ትችላለህ? (ənglizəñña təchəlalläh?) | do you speak English? (to m.) |