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Amharic Dictionary

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Browse hundreds of Amharic words with English translations, pronunciation guides, and example sentences.

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ሁለት

/hu-let/

ሁለት ቡና እፈልጋለሁ።

Two

I want two coffees.

numbers

ሂድ

/hid/

ሂድ ወደ ትምህርት ቤት።

Go (command)

Go to school.

verbs

ሃያ

/ha-ya/

ሃያ ብር ሰጠሁ።

Twenty

I gave twenty birr.

numbers

ሆድ

/hod/

ሆዴ ይቆጫኛል።

Stomach / Belly

My stomach hurts.

body

ሌሊት

/le-lit/

ሌሊት እተኛለሁ።

Night

At night I sleep.

time

ልብ

/lib/

ልቤ ይመታል።

Heart

My heart beats.

body

ልጅ

/lij/

ልጄ ይጫወታል።

Child

My child is playing.

family

መቶ

/me-to/

መቶ ብር አለኝ።

One hundred

I have one hundred birr.

numbers

መንገድ

/men-ged/

መንገዱ ረጅም ነው።

Road / Way

The road is long.

nouns

ሚስት

/mist/

ሚስቴ ምግብ ትሠራለች።

Wife

My wife is cooking food.

family

ምስር ወጥ

/mi-sir wet/

ምስር ወጥ ጣፋጭ ነው።

Red lentil stew

Red lentil stew is tasty.

food

ምሽት

/mi-shit/

ምሽት ቤት እቀምጣለሁ።

Evening

In the evening I stay home.

time

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