Unit 2 · vocabulary
Morphology, Prefixes/Suffixes & 100 Words
Learn how words are formed from roots and explore 100 high-frequency words.
Estimated Study Time 1–2 days · ~1 hr
Morphology and Word-Building Guide (የቃላት አወቃቀር)
Amharic is built around consonantal root structures (usually 3 consonants). Words are derived by adjusting vowel orders and appending productive prefixes (ቅድመ-ቅጥያዎች) and suffixes (ድህረ-ቅጥያዎች).
የቃላት ግንባታ እና 100 መሠረታዊ ቃላት (Word Construction & 100 Vocabulary)
መሠረታዊ የአማርኛ ቃላት ከድምጽ፣ አነባበብ እና ትርጉም ጋር። በድምሩ 100 ቃላት።
Noun
ቤት
Bet
House / Home
Noun
ሰው
Säw
Person / Human
Noun
ውሃ
Wəha
Water
Noun
እናት
Ənnat
Mother
Noun
አባት
Abbat
Father
Noun
ምግብ
Məgəb
Food / Meal
Noun
ቀን
Qʼän
Day / Sun
Noun
ሌሊት
Lelit
Night
Noun
ሀገር
Hagär
Country / Homeland
Noun
መጽሐፍ
Mäṣhaf
Book
Verb
መጣ
Mäṭṭa
He came / To come
Verb
ሄደ
Hedä
He went / To go
Verb
በላ
Bälla
He ate / To eat
Verb
ጠጣ
Ṭäṭṭa
He drank / To drink
Verb
ተናገረ
Tänaggärä
He spoke / To speak
Verb
አየ
Ayyä
He saw / To see
Verb
ሰማ
Sämma
He heard / To hear
Verb
ተማረ
Tämarä
He learned / To learn
Verb
ወደደ
Wäddädä
He loved / liked / To love
Verb
ሰራ
Särra
He worked / made / To work
Adjective
ጥሩ
Ṭəru
Good / Nice
Adjective
ትልቅ
Tələqq
Big / Large / Great
Adjective
ትንሽ
Tənəš
Small / Little / A bit
Adjective
ቆንጆ
Qʼonjo
Beautiful / Pretty / Handsome
Adjective
አዲስ
Addis
New
Adjective
አሮጌ
Aroge
Old (objects)
Adjective
ፈጣን
Fäṭʼan
Fast / Quick
Adjective
ቀስ
Qʼäs
Slow / Gentle
Adjective
ቀላል
Qʼälal
Easy / Light (weight)
Adjective
ከባድ
Käbbad
Heavy / Difficult / Hard
Pronoun
እኔ
Əne
I / Me
Pronoun
አንተ
Antä
You (singular masculine)
Pronoun
አንቺ
Anči
You (singular feminine)
Pronoun
እሱ
Əssu
He / Him
Pronoun
እሷ
Əsswa
She / Her
Pronoun
እኛ
Əñña
We / Us
Pronoun
እነሱ
Ənnässu
They / Them
Phrase
ምን
Mən
What?
Phrase
ማን
Man
Who?
Phrase
የት
Yät
Where?
Phrase
መቼ
Mäče
When?
Phrase
ለምን
Lämən
Why?
Phrase
እንዴት
Əndet
How?
Phrase
ስንት
Sənt
How much? / How many?
Phrase
አዎ
Awo
Yes
Phrase
አይደለም
Aydälläm
No / It is not
Noun
ወንድም
Wändəm
Brother
Noun
እህት
Əhət
Sister
Noun
ልጅ
Ləj
Child / Son / Daughter
Noun
ጓደኛ
Gwadäñña
Friend
Noun
ቤተሰብ
Betäsäb
Family
Noun
አያት
Ayat
Grandparent
Noun
ከተማ
Kätäma
City / Town
Noun
መንገድ
Mängäd
Road / Street / Way
Noun
ፀሐይ
Ṣ́ähay
Sun
Noun
ጨረቃ
Čʼäräqa
Moon
Noun
ሰማይ
Sämay
Sky / Heaven
Noun
ምድር
Mədər
Earth / Land / Ground
Noun
ዛፍ
Zaf
Tree
Noun
ወር
Wär
Month
Noun
ዓመት
ʿAmät
Year
Noun
ሳምንት
Samənt
Week
Noun
ዛሬ
Zare
Today
Noun
ትናንት
Tənant
Yesterday
Noun
ነገ
Nägä
Tomorrow
Phrase
አሁን
Ahun
Now
Noun
ሰዓት
Säʿat
Hour / Clock / Time
Noun
እንጀራ
Ənjära
Injera (traditional sourdough flatbread)
Noun
ወጥ
Wäṭʼ
Stew / Curry
Noun
ቡና
Buna
Coffee
Noun
ዳቦ
Dabbo
Bread
Noun
ወተት
Wätät
Milk
Noun
ገንዘብ
Gänzäb
Money
Noun
ገበያ
Gäbäya
Market
Noun
ልብስ
Ləbs
Clothes / Clothing
Noun
ጫማ
Čʼamma
Shoes
Noun
በር
Bärr
Door / Gate
Noun
መስኮት
Mäskot
Window
Noun
ጠረጴዛ
Ṭäräpʼpʼeza
Table
Noun
ወንበር
Wänbär
Chair
Noun
ጤና
Ṭena
Health
Noun
ሰላም
Sälam
Peace / Hello
Noun
ፍቅር
Fəqər
Love
Noun
እውነት
Əwnät
Truth
Noun
ደስታ
Dästa
Joy / Happiness
Noun
ብርሃን
Bərhan
Light
Noun
ጨለማ
Čʼällämä
Darkness
Noun
ሕይወት
Həywät
Life
Noun
ጥንካሬ
Ṭənkkare
Strength
Noun
እምነት
Əmnät
Faith / Trust / Belief
Noun
ተስፋ
Täsfa
Hope
Noun
ትዕግስት
Təʾgəst
Patience
Noun
ዕውቀት
Əwqʼät
Knowledge
Noun
ጥበብ
Ṭəbäb
Wisdom / Art / Skill
Noun
ነፃነት
Näsʼannät
Freedom / Liberty
Noun
ክብር
Kəbr
Honor / Respect / Glory
Noun
መፍትሔ
Mäftəḥe
Solution
Noun
ስኬት
Səket
Success
Noun
ጀምበር
Jämbär
Sun / Setting Sun / Dawn of Learning
Phrase
አመሰግናለሁ
Amäsäggənallähu
Thank You
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