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Amharic Gender

Welcome to the fifth Amharic lesson about gender. This time we will view a list of people, feminine and masculine, followed by grammar rules, finally a list of expressions in Amharic to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.

man
man Audio ወንድ [wänədə]
woman
woman Audio ሴት [setə]
husband
husband Audio ባል [balə ]
wife
wife Audio ሚስት [misətə]
boy
boy Audio ወንድ ልጅ [wänədə ləǧə ]
girl
girl Audio ልጃገረድ [ləǧagärädə ]
father
father Audio እባት [ʾəbatə]
mother
mother Audio እናት [ʾənatə]

Gender Grammar Rules

In general, gender is used to distinguish between male and female, sometimes referred to as masculine and feminine. For example: my son and daughter are students the noun [son] is masculine, while [daughter] is feminine. The following examples use gender in different ways and places to demonstrate their behavior.

Grammar + Rules - Amharic + Pronunciation
my son is a student
[masculine + noun] ወንድ ልጄ ተማሪ ነው Audio [wänədə ləǧe tämari näwə ]
her daughter is a student
[feminine + noun] ሴት ልጅዋ ተማሪ ነች Audio [setə ləǧəwa tämari näčə]
he has a tall brother
[adjective + masculine] ረጅም ወንድም አለው Audio [räǧəmə wänədəmə ʾäläwə ]
she has a tall sister
[adjective + feminine] ረጅም እህት አላት Audio [räǧəmə ʾəhətə ʾälatə ]
his brothers are young
[plural masculine + adjective] ወንድሞቹ ወጣቶች ናቸው Audio [wänədəmoču wät'atočə načäwə ]
his sisters are young
[plural feminine + adjective] እህቶቹ ወጣቶች ናቸው Audio [ʾəhətoču wät'atočə načäwə ]

The list below will probably provide more clarification. These are family members (males and females). I think it would be wise to memorize them as part of your important vocabulary list.

son
son Audio ወንድ ልጅ [wänədə ləǧə ]
daughter
daughter Audio ሴት ልጅ [ setə ləǧə]
brother
brother Audio ወንድም [wänədəmə]
sister
sister Audio እህት [ʾəhətə]
grandfather
grandfather Audio ወንድ አያት [wänədə ʾäyatə]
grandmother
grandmother Audio ሴት አያት [setə ʾäyatə]
child
child Audio ልጅ [ləǧə]
children
children Audio ልጆች [ləǧočə]

Expressions in Amharic

Now it's time to practice expressions used in daily conversations. If you're a beginner in learning Amharic, then the phrases below are something you would want to know.

English - Amharic - Pronunciation
What do you mean? ምን ማለትህ ነው? [mənə malätəhə näwə?] Audio
I don't understand አልገባኝም [ʾäləgäbañəmə] Audio
I don't know አላውቅም [ʾälawəqəmə] Audio
What is that called in Amharic? ያ በአማርኛ ምን ተብሎ ይጠራል? [ya bäʾämarəña mənə täbəlo yət'äralə?] Audio
What is this? ይህ ምንድነው? [yəhə mənədənäwə?] Audio
What does that word mean in English? ያ ቃል በእንግሊዘኛ ምን ማለት ነው? [ya qalə bäʾənəgəlizäña mənə malätə näwə?] Audio
Sorry (if you made a mistake) አዝናለሁ [ʾäzənalähu] Audio

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