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|Amharic | |||
|Pronunciation | |||
|English | |||
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|ኡ ! ኡ! ኡ! ኡ! | |||
|U!U!U!U! | |||
|a distress call indicating, “I am in trouble! Help!” | |||
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|ወይኔ ! ወይኔ ! | |||
|wäyne! wäyne! | |||
|lit. “Woe, is me!” | |||
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|ድረሱልኝ! ድረሱልኝ! | |||
|dïräsulïñ! dïräsulïñ! | |||
|lit. “Get to me!” | |||
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|ሌባ ! ሌባ ! | |||
|leba! leba! | |||
|Thief! | |||
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|ፖሊስ ! ፖሊስ! | |||
|polis! polis! | |||
|Police! | |||
|- | |||
|ያዙት! ያዙት ! | |||
|yazut! yazut! | |||
|Catch him! | |||
|} | |||
==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 | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 20 September 2021
Distress Calls in Amharic
| Amharic | Pronunciation | English |
| ኡ ! ኡ! ኡ! ኡ! | U!U!U!U! | a distress call indicating, “I am in trouble! Help!” |
| ወይኔ ! ወይኔ ! | wäyne! wäyne! | lit. “Woe, is me!” |
| ድረሱልኝ! ድረሱልኝ! | dïräsulïñ! dïräsulïñ! | lit. “Get to me!” |
| ሌባ ! ሌባ ! | leba! leba! | Thief! |
| ፖሊስ ! ፖሊስ! | polis! polis! | Police! |
| ያዙት! ያዙት ! | yazut! yazut! | Catch him! |
Source
https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf