English-Amharic Dictionary
Browse common English words and their Amharic translations, with parts of speech and example sentences. Use this dictionary to look up everyday vocabulary or as a starting point for learning Amharic.
Translate full sentences into AmharicAbout Amharic
Amharic is a Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia, written in the Ge'ez script (Fidel). It is the second most spoken Semitic language after Arabic. Amharic has a unique script where each symbol represents a consonant-vowel combination. The language has a rich literary tradition and is the working language of the Ethiopian federal government.
Cultural Note
Amharic uses the Ge'ez script (Fidel) which is an abugida. Each character represents a consonant + vowel syllable.
Browse common Amharic vocabulary
| Word | Part of speech | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pronouns | |||
| I | pron. | እኔ | I am here today. እኔ ዛሬ እዚህ ነኝ። |
| you | pron. | አንተ | You are my friend. አንተ ጓደኛዬ ነህ። |
| he | pron. | እሱ | He is at home now. እሱ አሁን ቤት ነው። |
| she | pron. | እሷ | She reads every morning. እሷ በየጠዋቱ ታነባለች። |
| we | pron. | እኛ | We go to school daily. እኛ በየቀኑ ወደ ትምህርት ቤት እንሄዳለን። |
| they | pron. | እነሱ | They live in the city. እነሱ በከተማ ይኖራሉ። |
| Question Words | |||
| what | int. | ምን | What is your name? ስምህ ምንድን ነው? |
| where | int. | የት | Where do you live? አሁን የት ትኖራለህ? |
| when | int. | መቼ | When will you come? መቼ ትመጣለህ? |
| who | int. | ማን | Who is at the door? በሩ ላይ ማን ነው? |
| Verbs | |||
| to go | v. | መሄድ | I go to the market. እኔ ወደ ገበያ እሄዳለሁ። |
| to eat | v. | መብላት | Children eat rice at noon. ልጆች በቀትር ሩዝ ይበላሉ። |
| to love | v. | መውደድ | I love my family deeply. እኔ ቤተሰቤን በጣም እወዳለሁ። |
| Nouns | |||
| man | n. | ወንድ | That man is my teacher. ያ ወንድ አስተማሪዬ ነው። |
| woman | n. | ሴት | The woman is very kind. ሴቲቱ በጣም ደግ ናት። |
| child | n. | ልጅ | The child is sleeping now. ልጁ አሁን እየተኛ ነው። |
| family | n. | ቤተሰብ | My family lives here. ቤተሰቤ እዚህ ይኖራል። |
| water | n. | ውሃ | Water is very important. ውሃ በጣም አስፈላጊ ነው። |
| Adjectives | |||
| good | adj. | ጥሩ | This is a good book. ይህ ጥሩ መጽሐፍ ነው። |
| big | adj. | ትልቅ | They have a big house. እነሱ ትልቅ ቤት አላቸው። |
| small | adj. | ትንሽ | The room is small. ክፍሉ ትንሽ ነው። |
| beautiful | adj. | ቆንጆ | The flower is beautiful. አበባው ቆንጆ ነው። |
| Prepositions | |||
| with | prep. | ጋር | I came with my friend. ከጓደኛዬ ጋር መጣሁ። |
| from | prep. | ከ… | She came from school. እሷ ከትምህርት ቤት መጣች። |
| to | prep. | ወደ | We went to the city. እኛ ወደ ከተማ ሄድን። |
| Conjunctions | |||
| and | conj. | እና | Tea and coffee are ready. ሻይ እና ቡና ተዘጋጅተዋል። |
| or | conj. | ወይም | Tea or coffee is fine. ሻይ ወይም ቡና ጥሩ ነው። |
| but | conj. | ግን | Tired but happy. ደክሞታል፣ ግን ደስተኛ ነው። |
| Interjections | |||
| yes | interj. | አዎ | Yes, I understand. አዎ፣ ገብቶኛል። |
| no | interj. | አይ | No, I do not know. አይ፣ አላውቅም። |
How It Works
Type an English word above to find its Amharic translation.
Common Uses
- •Learning Amharic
- •Travel to Ethiopia
- •Reference for Amharic classes
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