Language/Amharic/Vocabulary/Time-Words
words[edit | edit source]
ጠዋት t’äwat morning
ቀን k΄än day
ከሰአት በኋላ käsä’atbähwala afternoon
ምሽት mïšït evening
ለሊት lälit night
እኩለ ለሊት ïkulä lälit midnight
እኩለቀን ïkulä k΄än mid-day
ግማሽ gïmaš half
ተኩል täkul half past
ሩብ rub quarter
በፊት bäfit before
በኋላ bähwala after
በ bä at እስከ ïskä until በየ bä yä every
በየቀኑ bäyä k΄änu everyday
በመጀመርያ bämäjämärïya first
ቀጥሎ k΄ät΄ïlo next
ባብዛኛው babzaňaw usually
አንዳንዴ andande sometimes
ዛሬ zare today
ነገ nägä tomorrow
ከነገ ወዲያ känägä wädiya day after
ትናንት tïnant yesterday
ከትናንት ወዲያ kätïnant wädiya day before yesterday
በሚቀጥለው ሳምንት bämik΄ät΄ïläw samïnt next week
ባለፈው ሳምንት baläfäw samïnt last week
ሳምንት samïnt week
ሰአት sä’at hour
ደቂቃ dä k΄ik΄a minute
የስራ ቀኖች yäsïra k΄änoč working days
ቅዳሜ እና እሁድ k΄ïdame ïnna ïhud weekend
ቅዳሜ ዕለት… k’ïdame ïlät (On Saturday )
Phrases[edit | edit source]
ስንት ሰዓት ነው sïnt sä’at näw? What time is it?
በስንት ሰዓት bä sïnt sä’at? At what time? ______
ሰዓት ነው፡፡ ______ sä’at näw It is __o’clock
ከ___ ሰዓት እስከ____ሰዓት ke ___ sä’at iska ___ sä’at. from _ o’clock until ___ o’clock
Source[edit | edit source]
https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Time
- Asking for Help
- Passing Items at the Table
- Clinic
- City
- Utensils
- Environment
- Symptoms
- Food
- Needs and Wants