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Revision as of 22:30, 19 September 2021

Time Adverbs in Amharic
  • Note: በየ bäyä- (as a prefix attached to words denoting periods of time) means ‘every’


Vocabulary

Amharic Pronunciation English
በየሰዓቱ  bäyäsä’atu  every hour 
በየጊዜው  bäyägizew  every time 
በየቀኑ  bäyäk’änu  everyday 
በየሳምንቱ  bäyäsamïntu  every week 
በየአመቱ  bäyäamätu  every year 

Note

በ bä- or ባ ba- (as a prefix attached to words denoting periods of time) means ‘in’ or during


Examples

Amharic Pronunciation English
በክረምት  bäkïrämt  in summer 
በበጋ  bäbäga  in winter 
በዚህ አመት  bäzih samïnt  during this week 
ባለፈው ወር  baläfäw wär  last month

Source

https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf