Amharic Reading practice
Below, I have listed Amharic letters on the left side and corresponding words on the right side, with each word starting with the respective letter. This will help you see how the letters are used in word formation and assist you in reading Amharic within actual words. Through this, you will gradually develop your Amharic reading skills.
| ፊደሎች፦ | Words and Phrases: |
| ሀ | ሀብት = Wealth |
| ሁ | ሁለት = Two ሁሉም? = all |
| ሂ | ሂሳብ = math |
| ሃ | ውሃ = Water |
| ሄ | ሄደ = he went |
| ህ | ትምህርት = education ህይወት = life |
| ሆ | ሆድ = Stomach |
| ሐ | ኢስሐቅ = Isaac |
| ሑ | |
| ሒ | ሒሳብ = Mathematics |
| ሓ | |
| ሔ | |
| ሕ | ሕንፃ = Building ኑሕ = Noah |
| ሖ | |
| ኀ | ኀይል = Power |
| ኁ | |
| ኂ | |
| ኃ | ኃላፊ = Head |
| ኄ | |
| ኅ | |
| ኆ | |
| ኸ | ኸይበር = Khyber (country) |
| ኹ | ኹራሳን = Khurasan (City) |
| ኺ | ኺታም = Khitam |
| ኻ | ኻሊድ = Khalid |
| ኼ | |
| ኽ | |
| ኾ | መኾን = to be |
| ለ | ለምን = Why |
| ሉ | ሉአላዊነት = Sovereignty |
| ሊ | ሊጥ = Dough |
| ላ | ላም = Cow |
| ሌ | ሌባ = Thief |
| ል | ልብስ = clothing |
| ሎ | ሎሚ = Lemon |
| መ | መልስ = Answer |
| ሙ | ሙዝ = banana |
| ሚ | ሚያዝያ = April |
| ማ | ማንበብ = to read |
| ሜ | ሜዳ= Field |
| ም | ምግብ = Food |
| ሞ | ሞት = Death |
| ሠ | ሠንጠረዥ = Table |
| ሡ | |
| ሢ | |
| ሣ | ሣጥን = Box |
| ሤ | |
| ሥ | ሥርዓት = System |
| ሦ | ሦስት = Three |
| ሰ | ሰው መሰል = Human-like anthropoid |
| ሱ | ሱቅ = Shop |
| ሲ | ሲሚንቶ = Cement |
| ሳ | ሳጥን = Box |
| ሴ | ሴት = woman |
| ስ | ስልጣን = Authority |
| ሶ | ሶስት = three |
| ረ | ረቂቅ = Abstract |
| ሩ | ሩቅ = Far away |
| ሪ | ፈጣሪ = Creator |
| ራ | ራሱን ተቆጣጠረ = Bear up himself |
| ሬ | ሬት = Alovera |
| ር | ርካሽ = Cheap |
| ሮ | ሮጠ = He ran |
| ሸ | ሸሚዝ = Shirt |
| ሹ | ሹራብ = Sweater |
| ሺ | ሺህ = thousand |
| ሻ | ሻይ = Tea |
| ሼ | ሼይኽ = Sheikh |
| ሽ | ሽማግሌ = old man |
| ሾ | ሾርባ = Soup |
| ቀ | ቀላል = Simple |
| ቁ | ቁልፍ = Key |
| ቂ | ቂጣ = Bread |
| ቃ | ቃል = Word |
| ቄ | ቄስ = Priest |
| ቅ | ቅጠል = Leaf |
| ቆ | ቆረቆረ = He knoked |
| ከ | ከረሜላ = Candy |
| ኩ | ኩኪስ = Cookies |
| ኪ | ኪስ = Pocket |
| ካ | ካርቶን = Cartoon |
| ኬ | ኬላ = Checkpoint |
| ክ | ክረምት = Winter |
| ኮ | ኮላ = Colla |
| በ | በግ = sheep |
| ቡ | ቡና = Coffee |
| ቢ | ቢላዋ = Knife |
| ባ | ባቡር= Train |
| ቤ | ቤት = at home |
| ብ | ብረት= Metal |
| ቦ | ቦርሳ= Bag |
| ቸ | ቸር = Kind ቸልተኛ= indifferent |
| ቹ | ለሰዎቹ = For the people ቤተሰቦቹ = his families |
| ቺ | ቺንጋ = Chinga ይህቺ = this one |
| ቻ | ቻይ (ታጋሽ) = patient ቻው chaw – goodby |
| ቼ | መቼ = When ልጆቼ = my children |
| ች | ችግር = Problem |
| ቾ | ቾክ = Chalk ተመልካቾች = viewers |
| ጨ | ጨዋ = Gentle ጨው = salt / ጨካኝ = cruel |
| ጩ | ጩኸት = Scream ጫጩት = Chicken |
| ጪ | ጪስ = Smoke |
| ጫ | ጫማ = Shoes |
| ጬ | |
| ጭ | ጭንቅላት = Head አጭበርባሪ = Scammer |
| ጮ | ምንጮች = Sources |
| ነ | ነዳጅ = Fuel ነገር = stuff |
| ኑ | ኑዛዜ = death note |
| ኒ | ኒካህ (የእስልምና ሃይማኖት የጋብቻ ውል ሰርአት) Nikah (Islamic marriage contract) |
| ና | ናት = she is |
| ኔ | እኔ = I |
| ን | ንስሃ = Repentance |
| ኖ | ኖረ = He lived መኖሪያ = abode |
| ኘ | አገኘ = He found |
| ኙ | አገኙ = They found |
| ኚ | አትመኚው = Don’t believe him (for female) |
| ኛ | እኛ = We አንደኛ = first |
| ኜ | አምኜ = I believe |
| ኝ | ነኝ = am |
| ኞ | ሞኞች = Fools |
| አ | አንድ = one |
| ኡ | ኡኡታ (ጩኸት) = Scream |
| ኢ | ኢማም (የኡስሊሞች መሪ) Imam (leader of Muslims) |
| ኣ | ኣሁን = Now |
| ኤ | ኤሌክትሪክ = Electricity |
| እ | እህት = sister |
| ኦ | ኦሪት= Torah |
| ዐ | ዐዋቂ = Knowledgeable |
| ዑ | ዑምራ = Umrah |
| ዒ | ኢስማዒል = Ismail ዒምራን (የማሪያም አባት) = Imran (Mary’s father) ዒሳ (የመርየም ልጅ) = Isa (Mary’s son “Jesus”) |
| ዓ | ተዓምራቶች = Miracles |
| ዔ | |
| ዕ | በዕውቀ = In knowledge ዕውር = blind |
| ዖ | ጣዖት = An idol |
| ወ | ወይም = Or ወፍራም = thick |
| ዉ | ተዉ = Stop or give up |
| ዊ | ኢትዮጵያዊ = Ethiopian አሜሪካዊ = American |
| ዋ | ተዋዋሉ = They agreed |
| ዌ | ዌብሳይት (ድህረ ገጽ) = Website |
| ው | ውል = A contract ውሸት = a lie |
| ዎ | እርስዎ = You ሰዎች = the people |
| ዘ | ዘላለም = Forever |
| ዙ | ብዙ = a lot |
| ዚ | ዚፕ = Zip |
| ዛ | ዛሬ = Today |
| ዜ | ዜግነት = Citizenship |
| ዝ | ዝሆን = Elephant |
| ዞ | ወንዞች = Rivers ዞን ዛንዚዛባር |
| ዠ | |
| ዡ | በሰንጠረዡ ውስጥ = In the table |
| ዢ | ዢዋዥዌ Zxiwazxiwei (It is a kind of game that children play) |
| ዣ | ዣንጥላ = An umbrella መጓጓዣ = a transportation |
| ዤ | |
| ዥ | ቪዥን = Vision ቴሌቪዥን = Television ሰንጠረዥ = Table |
| ዦ | |
| የ | የኔ የለውም = Mine doesn’t have it |
| ዩ | የተለያዩ = Various |
| ዪ | |
| ያ | ያህል = As much as |
| ዬ | ጌታዬ ሆይ / “My Lord መርየም ብዬ ስም አወጣሁላት I have named her Mary, (“My Lord, I have named her Mary.) |
| ይ | ይልቅ Instead |
| ዮ | ተመሳሳዮች = Similar የኢትዮጵያ = Ethiopian |
| ደ | ደላላ = Broker |
| ዱ | ዱቄት = flour |
| ዲ | ዲናር = Dinar |
| ዳ | ዳቦ = Bread |
| ዴ | እንዴት = how |
| ድ | ድሃ = Poor ድል = victory ድምፅ = voice |
| ዶ | ወንዶች = Men ዶሮ = hen |
| ጀ | መጀመሪያ = First ጀርባ = back |
| ጁ | ተዘጋጁ = Get ready ልጁ = the boy በእጁ = in his hand |
| ጂ | ጂን = Dimon |
| ጃ | ደረጃ = Level |
| ጄ | ጄኔራል = General |
| ጅ | ጅጅጋ = Jijiga (city) ጅብሪል (መላይካ) = Gabriel (Angel) |
| ጆ | ጆሮ = ear |
| ገ | ገሃነም = Hell |
| ጉ | ጉርምስና = Adolescence ጉራ = boast |
| ጊ | ጊዜ = Time ጊዜያዊ = temporary |
| ጋ | ጋሪ = A cart |
| ጌ | ጌጣጌጥ = jewelry |
| ግ | ግለሰብ = Individual |
| ጎ | ጎመን = Cabbage ፍላጎት = desire |
| ተ | ተማሪ = A student ተዓምር = a miracle |
| ቱ | እውነቱ ይህ ነው = This is the truth |
| ቲ | ቲማቲም = Tomato ክርስቲያን = Christian |
| ታ | ታናሽ = Younger ታዛዥ = obedient |
| ቴ | ቤቴ = My house ቴሌብር = Telebirr |
| ት | ትምህርት = education |
| ቶ | ምልክቶች = Symptoms ምክንያቶች = causes |
| ጠ | ተጠነቀቁ = Be careful መረጠ = he chose |
| ጡ | ከመጡ = If they come አምጡ = bring it |
| ጢ | ኀጢአት = sin |
| ጣ | ሰይጣን = Satan ይሰጣል = gives |
| ጤ | ጤና = health ጤነኛ = healthy |
| ጥ | ጥምጣም = Turban ጥቃት = attack |
| ጦ | ጦር = Army ጦርነት = war ጦጣ = |
| ጸ | ጸጋ = Grace ገለጸ = explained አመጸኛ = rebellious |
| ጹ | ንጹሕ = pure ፍጹም = perfect በፍጹም = absolutely |
| ጺ | ጺም = Beard |
| ጻ | ጻፉት = Write it down |
| ጼ | ግሳጼ = Reminder |
| ጽ | ምጽዋት = Alms መጽሐፍ = Book |
| ጾ | ጾም = Fasting አንቀጾች = verses |
| ፀ | ፀሀይ = Sun ፀሎት = prayer ፀጉር = hair |
| ፁ | ፍፁም = Perfect |
| ፂ | ፂም = Beard |
| ፃ | ፃፍ = write ፃድቅ = righteous |
| ፄ | አፄ (የክርስቲያን መሪዎች የማዕረግ ስም) Emperor (title of Christian leaders) |
| ፅ | ፅናት = persistence |
| ፆ | ፆም ፆመ = He fasted |
| ጰ | |
| ጱ | |
| ጲ | ላጲስ = Rubber |
| ጳ | ጳጳስ = Bishop |
| ጴ | ጴጥሮስ = Peter |
| ጵ | የኢትዮጵያ = Ethiopia |
| ጶ | |
| ፈ | ፈጣሪ = God ፈጣን = Fast ፈፀመ = Committed |
| ፉ | ፉከራ = bragging ፉክክር = Competition አለፉ = They passed |
| ፊ | ፊርማ = Signature ፊት = face |
| ፋ | የከፋ = The worst |
| ፌ | ፌንጣ = grasshopper |
| ፍ | ፍላጎት = Desire ፍቅር = love |
| ፎ | ፎጣ = A towel ፎከረ = Boasted |
| ፐ | ፐርሰንት = Persent |
| ፑ | ፑሽአፕ = Push Up |
| ፒ | ፒያሳ = Piasa ፒን = Pin |
| ፓ | ፓስፖርት = Passport ፓርክ = Park |
| ፔ | ቴንሲዮን = Pension ፔፕሲ = Pepsi |
| ፕ | ዋትስአፕ = WhatsApp |
| ፖ | ፖሊስ = Police ፖስታ = Post |