I Like’ and ‘I Don’t Like’ in Amharic

Learn How to Say ‘I Like‘ and ‘I Don’t Like‘ in Amharic.

Selam, guys, endet nachihu? Are you ready to learn how to say ‘I like‘ and ‘I don’t like‘ in Amharic? In this lesson, I’ll guide you through every step. Let’s dive into it now!

In Amharic, to say “I like,” we say እወዳለሁ, and to say “I don’t like,” we say አልወደድም. It’s that simple!

For example (Lemsalie)

• አሳ እወዳለሁ። I like fish.
• ሽሮ አልወድም።  I don’t like shiro.
• ዶሮ ወጥ እወዳለሁ። I like chicken. 
• ፍርፍር አልወድም።  I don’t like frfr.
• መጽሐፍ ማንበብ እወዳለሁ። I like to read books. 
• በየጊዜው አዳዲስ ነገር መማር እወዳለሁ። I like to learn new things every day. 
• ሙዚቃ ትወዳለህ? Do you like music?
• አይ፣ ሙዚቃ አልወድም። No, I don’t like music.

There are also other ways to express this same feeling:

1. ይመቸኛል። I like it.
2. አይመቸኝም። I don’t like it. / I don’t enjoy it.
3. ደስ ይለኛል። I enjoy it.
4. ደስ አይለኝም። I don’t enjoy it.
5. ግጥም ይመስጠኛል። I enjoy poetry.
6. ግጥም አይመስጠኝም። I don’t enjoy poetry.
7. እፈልጋለሁ። I want.
8. አልፈልግም። I don’t want. 

But now don’t you want to learn how to conjugate this daily used verb “መውደድ = To like” into deferent pronouns, positive, negative, and in interrogative sentences? Let’s do it. It’s helpful, guys.

መውደድ = To like

የመውደድ ተቃራኒው መጥላት የሚለው ቃል ነው። The opposite of መውደድ is መጥላት.

Past posetive ፓስትፖዘቲቭ፦

 Past negative / ፓስት ኔጌቲቭ፦

Present questions:

Present a negative question?

 Past negative question?

Asking others open-ended questions about their preferences.

 “What makes you happy?” question