አማርኛ (Amharic) Verb Vocabulary (Intermediate)

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.

1. ዉድ ነው። __________ አለብሽ።
   wud näw. __________ aläbïš.
   a. መክፋል/mäkfal b. መለማመድ/mälämamäd c. መከራከር/mäkärakär
2. መኪናዎች __________  ምክንያቱም የትራፊክ መብራት ቀይ ነው።
   mäkinawoč __________ mïkïnyatum yätrafik mäbrat k’äy näw:
   a. ያዘሉ/yazalu b. ይቆማሉ/yïk’omalu c. ይከፋሉ/yïkäfalu
3. ቤቴ ምጥፎ ነው። __________  እፈልጋላሁ።
   bete mït’fo näw. __________ ïfälgalahu.
   a. መቀየር/mäk’äyär b. መከራከር/mäkärakär c. መክፋል/mäkfal
4. ደመወዜ ፒስኮር __________።
   dämäwäze PisKor __________ .
   a. ይከፋል/yïkäfal b. ይለብሳል/yïläbsal c. ያፈላል/yafälal
5. 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?
______________________________________________

My shoes are worn out, so I want to replace them.
______________________________________________

The students worked hard and won the competition!
______________________________________________