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Amharic - Feelings and Emotions

In today's lesson, we will be learning about the 10 most common words for feelings and emotions in Amharic.

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10 Words for Feelings and Emotions in Amharic

Word in Amharic	IPA Pronunciation	Translation in English
እያንዳንዱ	/ejændəndədu/	to miss someone
መቸት	/məcti/	to be angry
ጥገፍ	/tikəf/	to be in love
ጭነጭኑ	/čənčənu/	to be happy
አሳሳተ	/əssatə/	to be sad
ተቆሉ	/təklə/	to be shocked
ቀድሙ	/kʷədmu/	to be scared
እንኩል	/enkəl/	to be jealous
አጠምር	/əttemər/	to be surprised
ተደምሰ	/tədəmsə/	to be exhausted

Dialogue

• Abebe: እንኩል “enkel”. (I'm jealous)
• Samir: እንኩል አይደለም "enkel aydäläm", አሳሳተ “assata”. (You shouldn't be jealous, you should be sad).
• Abebe: አልነበረም “əlnäbbäräm”. ቤትን ጭነጭኑ “čənčənun” እያንዳንዱ “ejandəndədu”. (I can't help it, I miss my home and I'm happy).
• Samir: አንቺም አጠምር “əttämər”, ቤትን ካብዕም አደገኛ አለ. (I'm surprised, your home looks very nice).
• Abebe: እንደ አማርኛ ሥጋ “säga” ከቦታዎ አለበት “aläbät”. (Amharic culture is different from this place).
• Samir: እንደ አማርኛ ሥጋ አልተባረከም “al'täbaräkäm”. መቸት “məcti” እያደረገኛ አለበት. (I understand. You must be angry because of the difference).
• Abebe: ነፍሱ አይደለም "näfsu ayädaläm", ጥገፍ “tigef” እያደረገኛ አለበት. (No, I'm not. I'm in love with it).
• Samir: እንዴት. እንደዚሁ አብዝኻለሁ “abzizkəlläk”, ተደምሰ “tədəmsə” አለበት. (Oh really. After being here for a while, you must be exhausted).
• Abebe: እንደዚሁ አይነበረም “aynäbbäräm”, ተቆለ “təklä” እያደረገኛ አለበት. (No, I'm not. I'm shocked by what I have seen).
• Samir: አንቺም እንኩል “enkel”, ቀድም “kʷədmu” አለበት. (I'm jealous, and I'm scared of it).

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