Here are a few vocabulary lists and exercises using VERBS! These aren’t the most basic verbs (eat, sleep, etc), so if you’re not familiar with those, that’s probably a more practical place to start. For those who have the basic ones down, here are some useful next steps!
SET A:
to sit | መቀመጥ/mäk’ämät’ | to cry | ማልቀስ/malk’äs |
to stop | ማቆም/mak’om | to change | መቀየር/mäk’äyär |
to bargain | መከራከር/mäkärakär | to boil | ማፍላት/maflat |
to hold | ማያዝ/mayaz | to wear | መልበስ/mälbäs |
to practice | መለማመድ/mälämamäd | to pay | መክፋል/mäkfal |
EXERCISE: Translate the given sentences into Amharic, paying attention to tense (past/present).
I practice every day. ___________________________ | We bargained. ___________________________ | She changed houses. ___________________________ |
He sat. ___________________________ | They wear uniforms. ___________________________ | I pay rent. ___________________________ |
You (pl.) cried. ___________________________ | You (f.) payed. ___________________________ | You (m.) boiled coffee. ___________________________ |
I boil tea. ___________________________ | We practiced English. ___________________________ | The donkey stopped. ___________________________ |
EXERCISE: Select the best answer from the given options.
Select the best answer out of the given options.
- ዉድ ነው። __________ አለብሽ።
wud näw. __________ aläbïš.
a. መክፋል/mäkfal b. መለማመድ/mälämamäd c. መከራከር/mäkärakär - መኪናዎች __________ ምክንያቱም የትራፊክ መብራት ቀይ ነው።
mäkinawoč __________ mïkïnyatum yätrafik mäbrat k’äy näw:
a. ያዘሉ/yazalu b. ይቆማሉ/yïk’omalu c. ይከፋሉ/yïkäfalu - ቤቴ ምጥፎ ነው። __________ እፈልጋላሁ።
bete mït’fo näw. __________ ïfälgalahu.
a. መቀየር/mäk’äyär b. መከራከር/mäkärakär c. መክፋል/mäkfal - ደመወዜ ፒስኮር __________።
dämäwäze PisKor __________ .
a. ይከፋል/yïkäfal b. ይለብሳል/yïläbsal c. ያፈላል/yafälal - ዛሬ ቅዳሜ ስለሆነ፣ ተማሪዎች ዩኒፎርማቸው __________ ።
zare k’ïdame sïlähonä, tämariwoč yuniformačäw __________.
a. አያፈሉም/ayafälum b. አያቆሙም/ayak’omum c. አይለብሱም/ayläbsum
SET B:
to send | መላክ/mälak | to be late | ማርፈድ/marfäd |
to fix/repair | ማጠገን/mat’ägän | to call (on the phone) | መድወል/mädwäl |
to decorate | ማስጌጥ/masget’ | to fly | መብረር/mäbrär |
to celebrate | ማክበር/makbär | to receive | መቀበል/mäk’äbäl |
to cut | መቁረጥ/mäk’urät’ | to describe | መግለፅ/mägläs’ |
SET C:
to remember | ማስታወስ/mastawäs | to drive | ማሽከርከር/maškärkär |
to replace | መተካት/mätäkat | to steal | መስረቅ/mäsräk’ |
to rest | ማደር/madär | to beg | መለመን/mälämän |
to win | ማሽነፍ/mašnäf | to give birth | መውለድ/mäwläd |
EXERCISE: Match the given verbs to the most relevant noun (they’re not necessarily logical “objects” for the verbs, just simply related words. For example, “bed” would be a related word to “sleep”).
1. ____ ማሽነፍ/mašnäf | ሀ. መኪና/mäkina |
2. ____ ማሽከርከር/maškärkär | ለ. ሌባ/leba |
3. ____ መውለድ/mäwläd | ሐ. ልጅ/lïj |
4. ____ ማስታወስ/mastawäs | መ. ውድድር/wïdïrdïr |
5. ____ መስረቅ/mäsräk’ | ሰ. አይምሮ/aymïro |
EXERCISE: Fill in the blanks in the following sentences by conjugating the verb in parentheses according to the sentence.
ስልኬ _______________ (መተካት) ምክንያቱም ሌላው ስልክ ያማይሰራ ስለሆነ።
sïlku _______________ (mätäkat) mïkïnyatum lelaw sïlk yamaysära sïlähonä.
አልማዝ፣ ኢንደምን _______________ (ማደር)?
almaz, ïndämïn _______________ (madär)?
በገበያ ጊዜ፣ ወንዱ መንገድ ላይ _______________ (መለመን)።
bägäbäya gize, wändu mängäd lay _______________ (mälämän).
እሷ ሁለት ልጆች _______________ (መውለድ)።
ïswa hulät lïjoč _______________ (mäwläd).
አሜሪካ ውስት፣ ትምህርትቤት ውስጥ ተማሪዎች _______________ (ማሽከርከር) ይማራሉ።
amerika wïst’, tïmhïrtbet wïst’ tämariwoc _______________ (maškärkär) yïmaralu.
EXERCISE: Translate the following into Amharic:
Stop him! He stole my phone!
______________________________________________
Do you remember your childhood?
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My shoes are worn out, so I want to replace them.
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The students worked hard and won the competition!
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