Language/Amharic/Vocabulary/Colors-and-Shapes
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Amharic is a beautiful and vibrant language spoken in Ethiopia. In this lesson, you will learn about colors and shapes in Amharic. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to identify colors and shapes in Amharic, and use them in sentences. Let's get started!
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Colors in Amharic
Amharic has many words to describe colors. Here are some of the most common ones:
| Amharic | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ቀለም (qälam) | kʼalam | black |
| ጥቁር (tikʼur) | tikʼur | dark |
| አረፍተ (äräfta) | arəfta | white |
| ስልቀት (sɨlläqit) | silləqit | silver |
| መለወጫ (mäläwwächa) | məlawwacha | gold |
| ቀንድ (qänd) | känd | brown |
| ብርቱዎች (bərtuwotch) | bərtuwotch | gray |
| ባልቲ (balti) | balti | blue |
| ብርሃን (brăhan) | brəhan | green |
| ብሩን (burun) | burun | yellow |
| ጸሎት (sʼolot) | sʼolot | orange |
| ቃልድ (qaläd) | kaläd | red |
As you can see, some words may have different translations depending on the context. For example, "silləqit" can mean both "silver" and "grey," and "tikʼur" can mean "dark" as well as "black."
It's important to note that color words in Amharic can be used as both adjectives and nouns. In addition, they match the gender and number of the noun they modify. For example, "qaläd" (red) becomes "qalädən" when modifying a feminine noun, and "qalädəw" when modifying a plural noun.
Here are some examples of how color words can be used in sentences:
- አቡነ አማራይት ቀለም ተመስገን። (Abuna Amharayit qälam tämeseggen.) - The Ethiopian flag is black.
- እንደገና ምግብ ብርሃን እና አረፍተ ያሉት ናቸው። (Endegena migib brăhan ənä arəfta yalutä nachew.) - Bananas and milk are white.
- የግል እቅድ ባልቲ ችግር ነው። (Yägäle eqidh balti chʼigir näw.) - The traffic light is blue.
- Shapes in Amharic
Like colors, Amharic also has many words to describe shapes. Here are some of the most common ones:
| Amharic | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ምናንት (minänit) | minänit | triangle |
| አይን (ayin) | ayin | circle |
| ምልክት (milikit) | milikit | square |
| ግልልም (gʷallim) | gwälalim | diamond |
| መግነዝ (mägänäz) | mägänäz | rectangle |
| በርምብር (bërämbär) | bərämbar | oval |
| ባርም (barm) | barm | semicircle |
Like colors, shape words can also be used as both adjectives and nouns. They can also match the gender and number of the noun they modify. Here are some examples:
- በመንጣቱ ትኩስ በምልክት የሚሆን ነው። (Bämänätutu təkus bämilikit yämihon näw.) - The pyramid is a shape with four sides.
- ፍቅር አልንተም የመግነዝ ዕውቀት ነው። (Fikʼir alləntäm yämägänäz əwwəqʼit näw.) - Love is like a rectangle.
- Conclusion
In this lesson, you learned about colors and shapes in Amharic. You can now identify and use color and shape words in sentences. Remember that color and shape words can be used as both adjectives and nouns, and can match the gender and number of the noun they modify. Keep practicing and soon you'll be able to use these words with confidence!
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