Meetings are an essential part of professional and everyday communication. In this lesson, we will learn key Amharic phrases related to meetings, including how to ask about the time, location, attendees, and necessary materials. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to confidently participate in conversations about meetings in Amharic.

Also, there is a quiz at the end of the lesson to test your understanding.

Practice: Repeat After Me

Now, I will read each Amharic sentence slowly at least twice and leave a three-second gap for you to repeat after me. Make sure to say the sentences out loud, and if needed, pause the video to practice. Remember, practicing is the key to truly learning Amharic! At least you’ll improve your pronunciation and listening skills. That’s all you need, right? What more could you ask for? I mean, that’s all you need to get better!

Person A: ስብሰባው ስንት ሰዓት ነው? (Sibsebaw sint saat new?) What time is the meeting?
Person B: 2 ሰዓት ነው። (Hulet saat new.) It’s at 2 PM.
Person A: የት ነው የሚካሄደው? (Yet new yemikahiedew?) Where is it being held?
Person B: በሁለተኛው ፎቅ ላይ ያለው ኮንፈረንስ ክፍል ውስጥ ነው። (Behuletegnaw foq lay yalew conference kfl wust new.) In the conference room on the second floor.

Person A: እነማን ናቸው የሚሳተፉት? (Eneman nachew yemisatefut?) Who is attending the meeting?
Person B: ሁሉም የዲፓርትመንቱ አለቆች እና የፕሮጀክቱ ቡድን። (Hulum ye-departmentu alekoch ena ye-projectu budin.) All the department heads and the project team.
Person A: ይዠ የምመጣው ነገር አለ? (Yizhe yemmetaw neger ale?) Should I bring anything?
Person B: አዎ፣ ላፕቶፕህን እና የተሻሻለውን ሪፖርት አምጣ። (Awo, laptophn ena yeteshashalewn report amta.) Yes, please bring your laptop and the updated report.
Person A: ገባኝ። ስላሳወቅከኝ አመሰግናለሁ! (Gebagn. Slasaweqkegn amesegnalehu!) Got it. Thanks for letting me know!
Person B: ችግር የለም። እዛው እንገናኝ (Chgr yelem. Ezaw engenagn!) No problem. See you there!

Let’s revise the key phrases:

1. ስብሰባው ስንት ሰዓት ነው? (Sibsebaw sint saat new?) – What time is the meeting?
2. 2 ሰዓት ነው (Hulet saat new) – It’s at 2 PM.
3. የት ነው የሚካሄደው? (Yet new yemikahiedew?) – Where is it being held?
4. በሁለተኛው ፎቅ ላይ (Behuletegnaw fok lay) – On the second floor.
5. እነማን ናቸው የሚሳተፉት? (Eneman nachew yemisatefut?) – Who is attending?
6. ቡድን (Budin) Team or Group
7. አለቆች (aleqoch) Heads, bosses
8. ምን ማምጣት አለብኝ? (Min mamtat alebign?) – What should I bring?
9. ላፕቶፕህን አምጣ (Laptophn amta) – Bring your laptop.
10. እዛው እንገናኝ (Ezaw Engenagn) – See you there!
11. እሽ (Eshi) Got it.
12. ይዠ የምመጣው ነገር አለ? (Yizhe yemmetaw neger ale?) Is there something I will bring?
13. ምን ይዤ ልምጣ? (Mn yzhe lmta?) (What should I bring?)

Conclusion

Great job! Now you have learned key phrases related to meetings in Amharic. It’s quiz time now. This quiz will help you remember the key phrases and lessons we’ve just covered. It’s okay to make mistakes. That’s part of learning! The more you try, the better you’ll get. Let’s get started and see how much you remember!

Instruction:

Now, I’m going to drag and drop the correct answers from the right to the left. Try to think of the correct answer before I move it, and say it out loud as if we’re in the same class. Let’s see how many you get right!

If you are on the site, just drag and drop the correct English translation into the corresponding Amharic sentence box. Once you have matched all the phrases, click the “Check” button to verify your answers.

Well done! How did you do? Whether you got everything right or not, you’re making progress. Take a moment to review anything you missed, and feel free to try the quiz again if you want to improve. Keep practicing, and soon these phrases will feel natural!