In this lesson, you will learn how to talk about hobbies and interests in Amharic, focusing on common activities like reading. You will also explore a dialogue about borrowing and discussing books, helping you practice real-life conversations. Key vocabulary words are included at the end to reinforce learning.

This lesson is great for beginners and intermediate learners who want to improve their Amharic conversation skills in a natural way.

Dialogue 1: Talking about hobbies

Muhammed: ሰላም ነው? ሙሐመድ እባላለሁ። አንተስ?
Hi! My name is Muhammed. And you?

Abera: ሰላም ነው! እኔ አበራ እባላለሁ።
Hi! My name is Abera.

Muhammed: ምን ማድረግ ትወዳለህ?
What do you like to do?

Abera: እኔ መጽሐፍ ማንበብ እወዳለሁ። አንተስ?
I like reading books. And you?

Muhammed: እኔም እወዳለሁ። ምን አይነት መጽሐፍ ነው የምትወደው?
I like reading too. What kind of books do you like?

Abera: አስተማሪ መጽሐፎችን እወዳለሁ። አንተስ?
I like educational books. And you?

Muhammed: እኔም እንደዛው፣ አስተማሪ መጽሀፍ ማንበብ ነው የምወደው።
Me too. I also like reading educational books.

Abera: ተመሳሳይ ፍላጎት ነው ያለን።
We have the same interest.

Muhammed: አወ። አንድ ጥሩ መጽሐፍ አውስሃለሁ።
Yes. I will lend you a good book.

Abera: እሽ፣ ደስ ይለኛል።
Alright, that would be nice.

Dialogue 2: Talking about books

Muhammed: ያዋስኩህን መጽሐፍ ጨረስከው?
Did you finish the book I lent you?

Abera: አዎ፣ በጣም ተመችቶኛል!
Yes, I enjoyed it so much!

Muhammed: ስለወደድከው ደስ ብሎኛል።
I’m glad you liked it.

Abera: አመሰግናለሁ።
Thank you!

Muhammed: ችግር የለም፣ ሌላም መጽሐፍ ከፈለክ እሰጥሃለሁ።
No problem! I’ll give you one if you want another book too.

Abera: አንተ ጥሩ ጓደኛ ነህ! ሕይወትን የሚቀይሩ መጻሕፍትን ለሰዎች ማጋራት ድንቅ ነገር ነው።
Sharing life-changing books with others is a wonderful thing.

Muhammed: አዎ፣ ትክክል ነህ!
Yeah, you’re right!

Here are some key words and phrases from the dialogues that are useful for you:

Key Words & Phrases:

1. ሰላም – Hello
2. ስሜ… ነው – My name is…
3. ምን ማድረግ ትወዳለህ? – What do you like to do?
4. መጽሐፍ – Book
5. ማንበብ – Reading
6. አዎ – Yes
7. አዝናለሁ – I’m sorry
8. አመሰግናለሁ – Thank you
9. በጣም ተመችቶኛል! – I really enjoyed it!
10. ስለወደድከው ደስ ብሎኛል – I’m glad you enjoyed it
11. ችግር የለም – No problem
12. ሌላ መጽሐፍ ከፈለክ እሰጥሃለሁ – If you want another book, I’ll give you one
13. ተመሳሳይ ፍላጎት ነው ያለን – We have the same interest
14. ያዋስኩህን መጽሐፍ ጨረስከው? – Did you finish the book I lent you?
15. ጥሩ ጓደኛ – A good friend
16. ህይወት ቀያሪ መጽሐፍ – A life-changing book
17. ጨረስክ? – Did you finish?
18. ሌላ መጽሐፍ – Another book.
19. ምን ትመክረኛለህ – What do you recommend to me?
20. ጥሩ ምርጫ – It’s a great choice

Cultural Notes:

• In Ethiopia, reading and sharing books is common.
• Offering to lend or recommend books is seen as a kind and thoughtful gesture.

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