Language/Amharic/Vocabulary/Professions-and-Work
Introduction
In this lesson, you will learn the Amharic vocabulary related to professions and work. You will learn common job titles, work-related vocabulary, and phrases frequently used in the workplace. This lesson assumes you have already completed the previous lessons of the "Complete 0 to A1 Amharic Course."
It is important to note that certain professions may have specific terminology that varies by region or industry. The vocabulary presented in this lesson is generally applicable across Amharic-speaking communities.
Job Titles and Professions
Amharic has its own terms for various professions. Here are some of the most common job titles and professions in Amharic, along with their English translations:
| Amharic | Pronunciation | English Translation |
|---|---|---|
| ሰራተኞች | seratenočči | Employees/Workers |
| አስተዳደር | asitädädär | Accountant |
| ግል ሰራተኞች | gələ seratenočči | Temporary Workers |
| አስራት፣ ራዲዮ | asrat, rädiyo | Announcer, Radio |
| አዳዲስ ግል ሰራተኞች | adädädäs gelo säratenočči | New Hires |
| ኢንጀርሶች | injärsočči | Engineers |
| የክስ ተቋማት | yekis təqamat | Crew |
| ተማሪ | tämari | Director |
| ለውጥ ጊዜ ያለው | lewti gize yaläw | Intern |
| ህብረተሰቡና ማስታወቂያዎች ሰራተኞች | həbrätäsäbu nä mastawäkiwoččeh säratenočči | Marketing and Communications Employees |
| ከተማ አስተዳደር | kätäma asitädädär | Payroll Accountant |
| የፕሮጀክት ማስታወቂያ ሰራተኞች | yeproject mastawäkiwoch säratenočči | Project Employees |
| የሰሜን ምክትል | yesemen məktil | Security Guard |
| የአጠቃቀም ሰራተኞች | yeatätkäkäm säratenočči | Trainees |
| የተለቀቁ አስተዳደሮች | yetaläkäku asitädädəroch | Veteran Employees |
Work-Related Vocabulary
In addition to job titles, there are many words related to work that you may find useful. Here are some common work-related vocabulary words in Amharic, along with their English translations:
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| Amharic | Pronunciation | English Translation |
|---|---|---|
| ቀጥተኛ ቦታ | qättätäna bota | Assigned Place |
| ሄሎ, ሰላም | helo, selam | Hello, Greetings |
| መስመር | mäsmär | Appointment |
| ራስ | ras | Chair |
| ሔድን በቀላሉ | hädin bäqälallu | Come to Work on Time |
| ተግባራዊ ነገር | təgäbarawwi nägär | Critical Matter |
| አስገራሚ | asgarämi | Deadline |
| መራራ | marara | File (as in documents or paperwork) |
| መሃል አምራች | mahal amäratsh | Fill out a Form |
| ንግግር | niggär | Issue |
| መረጃ | märäja | Job Posting |
| መስራት ግብር | mäsrat gəbəri | Paycheck |
| በሥርጥነት | bäsirətänät | Promptly/Swiftly |
| ብዘዋወር | bizewawär | Quickly |
| መልቀቁ | malkäku | Resignation |
| ስርዓት | sär'at | Salary |
| በግልፅ | bägäläts' | Secretly |
| ሪፖርት | ripoort | Report |
| መረጃዊ | märäjawi | Reported |
| ለመስራት ፍጥነት | le mäsrat ftənät | Sick Leave |
| መምርያ | mamriya | Stapler |
| መቀመጫ | mäqämäčča | Staples (as in office supply) |
| ደራሲ | dasäri | Stress |
| ደምበር |