8 great Amharic phrases I hope to learn (written phonetically and addressed specifically to a boy):
1. I love you so much!/Beht-AHM ehn-wuh-dih-HAH-loh!
2. Don't be afraid./AH-teh-frah.
3. Are you hungry?/Rah-BEKH?
4. Do you need to go potty?/Meh-tah-tih-bee-yah BAYT meh-HEHD tih-fuh-lih-GAL-ekh?
(When Miles heard this one, he said, "My head is full of garlic?" Say the second half of this phrase out loud - it sounds exactly like that...it's like playing Mad Gab!) :)
5. Good job!/Tih-ROO sih-RAH!
6. Are you tired?/Deh-keh-MEKH?
7. Where does it hurt?/Yeht lie nohw yah-mih-MEKH?
8. I'm sorry./Yih-kir-TAH
(And then a few one word commands such as: Wait!/Koy!, Stop!/Koom!, Look!/Ay!)
3 comments:
Go girl! i have one phrase to add-- Amma -say -ga-na-lu I have no idea how to spell it for real but that is how you say thank you! Everyone was so kind and I felt like I was saying that all the time! So excited for you guys!
Erin,
I posted the Amharic words that we used the most in ET and the first months home. I had been wanting to do that, so thanks for the reminder :).
Laura and Heidi-
I would LOVE to glean as much as possible from both of you guys. Thanks for the comments and encouraging words! Heidi-I would love the password to your blog - eawuthrich@gmail.com
Thanks!
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