Amharic Adjectives
Welcome to the second Amharic lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Amharic to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.
black  ጥቁር [t'əqurə] | grey ግራጫ [gərač'a] | white ነጭ [näč'ə] | blue ስማያዊ [səmayawi] |
green አረንጓዴ [ʾäränəgäde] | yellow ቢጫ [bič'a] | red ቀይ [qäyə] | brown ቡና አይነት [buna ʾäyənätə] |
Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules | Amharic + Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| my house is white [noun + adjective] | ቤቴ ነጭ ነው [bete näč'ə näwə] |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] | አገርህ ትልቅ ነው [ʾägärəhə tələqə näwə] |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] | አዲስ መፅሃፍት ውድ ናቸው [ʾädisə mäs'əhafətə wədə načäwə] |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] | እዚህ ደስተኞች ነን [ ʾəzihə däsətäñočə nänə] |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] | ሶስት ቡችላዎች አሏት [sosətə bučəlawočə ʾälätə ] |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] | ቋንቋው በጣም ቀላል ነው [ qwanəqwawə bät'amə qälalə näwə] |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] | ትንሽ አረንጓዴ ቤት አለኝ [tənəšə ʾäränəgäde betə ʾäläñə ] |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold ብርዳማ [bərədama] | hot ሞቃታማ [moqatama] | cloudy ደመናማ [dämänama] | rainy ዝናባማ [zənabama] |
snowy በረዶማ [bärädoma] | sunny ፀሃያማ [s'ähayama] | windy ነፋሻማ [näfašama] | warm ሞቃት [moqatə] |
Conversation in Amharic
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English | Amharic | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| hi | ሃይ | [hayə] |
| how are you? | እንዴት ነህ? | [ʾənədetə nähə? ] |
| I'm good, thank you | ደህና ነኝ, አመሰግናለው | [dähəna näñə, ʾämäsägənaläwə] |
| and you? | አንተስ? | [ʾänətäsə?] |
| what is your name? | ስምህ ማነው? | [səməhə manäwə?] |
| my name is Maya | ማያ | [ maya ] |
| nice to meet you | አንተን በማግኘቴ ደስ ብሎኛል | [ʾänətänə bämagəñäte däsə bəloñalə ] |
I hope you enjoyed this lesson about adjectives in Amharic. If you have any question about this lesson please contact mehere. The next lesson is below.
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