In this first Amharic lesson, you will learn the 7 FASTEST Ways to Learn Amharic Fidel very easily!

How many characters are there in the Amharic Fidel?

In the Amharic language, there are around 231 Fidel, or characters. Each character represents a consonant-vowel combination. Each Amharic character encodes both a consonant sound and a vowel sound together.

In other writing systems, like the English alphabet, each letter typically represents either a consonant or a vowel sound on its own. For example, the letter ‘b‘ represents only the consonant sound, while the letter ‘a‘ represents only a vowel sound.

In contrast, the Amharic script uses characters that combine both a consonant and a vowel into a single symbol. For instance, the Amharic character ሀ represents the consonant sound h combined with the vowel sound e. Similarly, ለ represents l + e, መ represents m + a, and so on; it keeps like that.

But don’t be afraid that you won’t memorize them because of their quantity. You will know them because I will show you the way to learn them easily. Now read the 7 facts, and you will learn to read Amharic instantly.

The 7 facts you should know about Amharic Fidel:

Knowing these facts will make it easier for you to learn Amharic Fidel.

Amharic Fidel Fact One (Row 1.):

The Amharic letters in the first row are all clear-shaped letters with little addition to their bodies. They are pronounced like eh, or “ኧ.”

Amharic Fidel Fact Two:

The Amharic letters in the second row, except for “ሩ and ፉ,” have a small mark on their right side. This symbol makes them read as “u.” Example: ሁ Hu፣ ሉ Lu፣ ሙ Mu