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About Amharic
Amharic uses the ancient Ge'ez script with 231 characters representing syllables.
Speakers
30+ million
Language Family
Semitic
Writing System
Ge'ez script
Difficulty
Very Hard
Spoken in
Why Learn Amharic?
Ethiopia has a unique history, never being colonized, and a growing economy.
Common Amharic Words
Start your Amharic journey with these essential words and phrases.
ሰላም
Hello/Peace
se-LAM
አመሰግናለሁ
Thank you
a-me-seg-na-LEH-hu
እባክህ
Please
i-BAK-eh
አዎ
Yes
a-WO
አይ
No
ay
ውሃ
Water
wu-HA
ምግብ
Food
me-GEB
ጓደኛ
Friend
gwa-DEN-ya
ፍቅር
Love
fe-KER
ቻው
Goodbye
chow
History of Amharic
Amharic descended from Ge'ez, the ancient Ethiopian liturgical language. It became Ethiopia's imperial language under the Solomonic dynasty and is now the federal working language. Ethiopia's unique Christian heritage and independence from colonialism preserved Amharic's distinct character.
Is Amharic Hard to Learn?
Amharic uses the Ge'ez script (Fidel) with 231 syllabic characters - each consonant has seven forms for different vowels. Grammar includes verb-final word order and complex conjugations. However, unlike Arabic, it reads left-to-right.
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