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Time Specific Leave-taking in Amharic
Leave-taking phrases[edit | edit source]
Practice[edit | edit source]
Responding to Greetings and Leave-Taking.[edit | edit source]
How would you respond to the following greetings or leave-takings?
- 1. እንደምን አደርክ/አደርሽ? ïndämïn addärk? / addärš?
- 2. ደህና ናችሁ? dähna naččïhu?
- 3. ደህና እደር / እደሪ dähna ïdär / ïdäri.
- 4. ደህና ሁን / ሁኚ dähna hun / huňi.
Greetings and Leave-Taking Role-Plays[edit | edit source]
What would you say in each of the following situations?
- 1. You are meeting an elderly person of the community for the first time.
- 2. At a morning meeting, you are asked to come to the front of the room, and greet the entire audience.
- 3. You are speaking to a young, male shopkeeper in the afternoon.
- 4. You are saying goodbye to your LCF at the end of the day.
- 5. You are greeting a female counterpart who has come to visit your house in the afternoon.
- 6. You are going to bed and saying goodnight to your host family.
- 7. You take leave of a group of neighborhood children during the morning
Source[edit | edit source]
https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
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- Seasons
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- Common Meeting Places
- Clinic
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- Important Occasions
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