Language/Amharic/Vocabulary/Passing-Items-at-the-Table

Passing Items at the Table in Amharic

When you pass an item you say:

• “ይኸው yïhäw” to mean “here you are”

and

• ማቀበል mak΄äbäl to mean “to pass”.

Imperative forms of mak΄äbäl አቀብለኝ ak΄äbïläñ ♂ pass to me

• አቀብይኝ ak΄äbïyiñ ♀

• አቀብሉኝ ak΄äbïluñ (plural)

• ያቀብሉኝ yak΄äbïluñ (polite/akïbïrot)

A less formal way to say “here you are” is also:

• እንካ ïnka ♂

• እንቺ/እንኪ ïnči / ïnki ♀

• እንኩ/እንካቹ ïnk/ïnkačhu (plural)

Source

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

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