8 Basic Amharic Words with ሂ & ሄ

Hello guys, how are you doing? Welcome back to our Amharic learning series! Today we will learn 8 words that start with ሂ & ሄ, and I’ll quiz you at the end! So stick around until the end to test your memory!

Amharic Words with ሂ
1. ሂድ = go
• ትንሽ ወደፊት ሂድ። Go forward.
2. ሂደት = Process
• የምዝገባው ሂደት ቀላል ነው። The registration process is easy.
3. ሂሳብ = Maths
• እሷ ሂሳብ ላይ በጣም ጎበዝ ናት። She is very good at math.
4. ሂስ – Criticism/Critique
• ገንቢ ሂስ እቀበላለሁ። I accept constructive criticism.
5. ሂና = henna
• ሂና መቀባት ጸጉር ያሳምራል። Applying henna makes hair beautiful.

Amharic Words with ሄ

1. ሄሊኮፕተር – Helicopter
• Example: ሄሊኮፕተሩ በሰማይ በረረ። (The helicopter flew in the sky.)
2. ሄክታር = hectare
• በዚህ አመት 4 ሺ ሄክታር መሬት ታርሷል። This year, 4,000 hectares of land have been plowed.
3. ሄደ – He went
• Example: ሄደ ወደ ቤቱ። (He went to his house.)
4. ሄድኩ—I went.
• Example: ትናንት ወደ ሱቅ ሄድኩ። (Yesterday, I went to a shop.)

It’s quiz time now.

1. What is the English meaning of “ሂድ”?
2. Translate “ትንሽ ወደፊት ሂድ” into English.
3. What is the Amharic word for “math”?
4. Translate “እሷ ሂሳብ ላይ በጣም ጎበዝ ናት” into English.
5. What is the English meaning of “ሂስ”?
6. What is the meaning of ገንቢ ሂስ እቀበላለሁ?
7. What is the meaning of “ሄሊኮፕተሩ በሰማይ በረረ”?
8. What is the Amharic word for “He went”?
9. What does “ወደ ቤቱ ሄደ” mean?