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==Question Words List== | ==Question Words List== | ||
*ማን man? who? | *ማን man? who? | ||
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==Examples (mïsalewoč)== | ==Examples (mïsalewoč)== | ||
1. ሙዝ ከየት ገዛሽ? muzun käyät gäzaš? (♀) Where did you buy the bananas? | 1. ሙዝ ከየት ገዛሽ? muzun käyät gäzaš? (♀) Where did you buy the bananas? | ||
2. ገበያው የት ነው? gäbäyaw yät näw? Where is the market? | 2. ገበያው የት ነው? gäbäyaw yät näw? Where is the market? | ||
3. ማን ነው? man näw? Who is it? | 3. ማን ነው? man näw? Who is it? | ||
4. ስምሽ ማን ነው? sïmïš man näw? What’s your (♀) name? | 4. ስምሽ ማን ነው? sïmïš man näw? What’s your (♀) name? | ||
5. ስራህ ምንድን ነው? sïrah mïndïn näw? What’s your (♂) job? | 5. ስራህ ምንድን ነው? sïrah mïndïn näw? What’s your (♂) job? | ||
6. ይህ ምንድን ነው? yïh mïndïn näw? What’s this? | 6. ይህ ምንድን ነው? yïh mïndïn näw? What’s this? | ||
7. ይህች ምንድን ነች? yïhč mïndïn näč? What’s this (♀)? | 7. ይህች ምንድን ነች? yïhč mïndïn näč? What’s this (♀)? | ||
8. ለምን አትበላም? lämïn atbälam? Why don’t you (♂) eat? | 8. ለምን አትበላም? lämïn atbälam? Why don’t you (♂) eat? | ||
9. ለምን አትጫወትም? lämïn atč’awätïm? Why don’t you (♂) talk? | 9. ለምን አትጫወትም? lämïn atč’awätïm? Why don’t you (♂) talk? | ||
10. እንጀራ እንዴት ይጋገራል? ïnjära ïndet yïgagäral? How is ïnjära made? | 10. እንጀራ እንዴት ይጋገራል? ïnjära ïndet yïgagäral? How is ïnjära made? | ||
11. ይህ የማን እርሳስ ነው? yïh yäman ïrsas näw? Whose pencil is this? | 11. ይህ የማን እርሳስ ነው? yïh yäman ïrsas näw? Whose pencil is this? | ||
12. ይህ የማን ቤት ነው? yïh yäman bet näw? Whose house is this? | 12. ይህ የማን ቤት ነው? yïh yäman bet näw? Whose house is this? | ||
==Source== | ==Source== | ||
https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf | https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf | ||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Simple-Past-Tense-Forms-of-Other-Verbs-(Negative)|Simple Past Tense Forms of Other Verbs (Negative)]] | |||
* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/The-Past-Perfect-Tense|The Past Perfect Tense]] | |||
* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/The-Past-and-Present-Continuous-Tenses|The Past and Present Continuous Tenses]] | |||
* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/The-Present-Future-Tense|The Present Future Tense]] | |||
* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/“to-be”-and-“to-have”|“to be” and “to have”]] | |||
* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Time-Clauses|Time Clauses]] | |||
* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Personal-pronouns|Personal pronouns]] | |||
* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Expressions-Using-the-Relative-Past|Expressions Using the Relative Past]] | |||
* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Asking-If-and-Saying-Whether-It-Is-“Suitable”-or-Not|Asking If and Saying Whether It Is “Suitable” or Not]] | |||
* [[Language/Amharic/Grammar/Future-Tense|Future Tense]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:09, 27 March 2023
Question Words in Amharic
Question Words List[edit | edit source]
- ማን man? who?
- ምን mïn (ምንድን mïndïn)? what?
- ለምን lämïn? why?
- እንዴት ïndet? how?
- የማን yäman? whose?
- የት yät? where?
- መቼ mäče when?
- የትኛው/የቱ yätïňaw/yätu which?
- ስንት sïnt how much/how many?
Examples (mïsalewoč)[edit | edit source]
1. ሙዝ ከየት ገዛሽ? muzun käyät gäzaš? (♀) Where did you buy the bananas?
2. ገበያው የት ነው? gäbäyaw yät näw? Where is the market?
3. ማን ነው? man näw? Who is it?
4. ስምሽ ማን ነው? sïmïš man näw? What’s your (♀) name?
5. ስራህ ምንድን ነው? sïrah mïndïn näw? What’s your (♂) job?
6. ይህ ምንድን ነው? yïh mïndïn näw? What’s this?
7. ይህች ምንድን ነች? yïhč mïndïn näč? What’s this (♀)?
8. ለምን አትበላም? lämïn atbälam? Why don’t you (♂) eat?
9. ለምን አትጫወትም? lämïn atč’awätïm? Why don’t you (♂) talk?
10. እንጀራ እንዴት ይጋገራል? ïnjära ïndet yïgagäral? How is ïnjära made?
11. ይህ የማን እርሳስ ነው? yïh yäman ïrsas näw? Whose pencil is this?
12. ይህ የማን ቤት ነው? yïh yäman bet näw? Whose house is this?
Source[edit | edit source]
https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Simple Past Tense Forms of Other Verbs (Negative)
- The Past Perfect Tense
- The Past and Present Continuous Tenses
- The Present Future Tense
- “to be” and “to have”
- Time Clauses
- Personal pronouns
- Expressions Using the Relative Past
- Asking If and Saying Whether It Is “Suitable” or Not
- Future Tense