የቃለ አጋኖ ዓይነቶች (Types of Interjections)

Amharic conjunctions are very numerous, and most of them are difficult to identify because they are only heard in speech and do not have a specific written symbol.

የሆነ ሆኖ ዋናዋናዎቹን ቀጥለን እንማራለን።
Nevertheless, we will list the main types below.

አክብሮት (Respect🙂

• ኦ አምላኬ! Oh! My Lord!

መገረምና መደነቅ (Amazement and Wonder)

ወይ ጉድ! ወዮ! ጉድ ፈላ! እረጉድ! ኧረግኝ! ይገርማል!
Oh! Alas! Woe! Oh no! Oh dear! It’s amazing!

ድንጋጤ (Shock:)

ውይ! ወይኔ! ወይኔ ዛሬ!
Oh! Oh my! Oh today!

ደስታ (Joy:)

• እሰይ!If someone shares surprising news, you might say “እሰይ!” to express amazement.

  If something unexpected or slightly frustrating happens, you might say “እሰይ!” to convey a sense of “Oh dear!” or “Oh no!

• እልል! እልል! እልልል…  Hurray! Hooray!

እልል! እልል! እልልል…” (Illil! Illil! Illill…)
This is a traditional Ethiopian expression of joy, celebration, and praise, often used by Ethiopian Christian women during religious festivals, weddings, or other happy occasions. It is a high-pitched, rhythmic ululation that expresses excitement, happiness, or spiritual elation. The sound is made by rapidly moving the tongue and voice to create a trilling or wavering effect.

The Amharic joyful expression “እልል! እልል! እልልል…” is often translated into English as “Hurray!” or “Hooray!” It is a celebratory exclamation used to express joy, excitement, or triumph. In some contexts, it might also be translated as “Yay!” or “Cheers!” depending on the situation.

ትካዜ ወይም ኀዘን (Sorrow or grief)

አዬ! አዬጉድ! እህህህ!
Alas! Oh no! Oh!

ጩኸትና ለቅሶ (Crying and weeping)

• ኡኡ! …… UUU
• እዬዬ! Wailing!
• ውይ! ውይ! Oh! Oh!

ዕረፍት (Relief:)

• አልሐምዱሊላህ! Thank God!
• እፍፍ፣ Phew!
• እፎይ! Phew!
• ተመስገን አምላኬ! Thank God!

ሰላምታ (Greeting:)

• አሰላሙ ዓለይኩም ወረህመቱሏሂ ወበረካትሁ!
• ጤና ይስጥልኝ! May God give health for the sake of me!
• ሰላም ነው! Hey, how are you doing?
• እንደምን አለህ! How are you doing?

ዛቻ  (Threat:)

• ነግሬሀለሁ! I told you!
• ዋ! Woe!
• ቆይ! Wait!
• ጠብቅ! Just wait!
• ወዮልህ! Woe to you!
• ቆይ ግደለም ጊዜህን ጠብቅ! No problem, wait your time!

ሰዎችን ለማበረታታት (To encourage)

• ማጐላመስ ጐሽ! Well done!
• አበጀህ! ጎበዝ! Great job!
• በጣም ጥሩ! Excellent!

ማረጋገጥ (Confirmation)

• እህ፣ Aha!
• ለካ እንደዛ ነው! I realized it! 
• አሃ፣ Aha!
• አሁን ገባኝ! I get it now!
• እረ ተው! Stop it!

መስጠት (Giving)

• እንካ! Here you are!
• እንኪ! Here you are!
• እንች! Here you go!
• ይኸው! Here it is!
• ይኸውና! Here it is!
• ያውና! Here it is!
• ውሰድ! Take!
• ውሰጂው! Take it!

ማስፈራራት (Intimidation)

• እያስጠነቀቅኩህ ነው! (I’m warning you!)
• ከእኔ ጋር አትሳፈጥ! (Don’t mess with me!)
• ተጠንቀቅ! (Be careful!)
• የምትናገረውን አስተውል! (Watch your mouth!)
• ተጠንቀቅ፣ አሁን ልክ / ድንበር እያለፍክ ነው። Be careful; you’re pushing your limits.
• ተፋታኝ! (Back off!)
• ትፀፀታለህ! You’ll regret this.
• ዋጋ አስከፍልሃለሁ! I’ll make you pay for this.
• አትቃረነኝ። You don’t want to cross me.
• ችግር እፈጥርብሃለሁ! I can make your life difficult.
• ልክህን እወቅ፣ ድንበር አትለፍ። You should know your place.
• ሰው አለኝ፣ አስቀጠቅጥሃለሁ፣ ዋ! I have connections.
• መጨረሻህ አያምርም! መዘዝ አታምጣ! This could end badly for you.
• አትዳፈረኝ! Don’t test me.
• እኔን አትችለኝም፣ ምላሼም የከፋ ነው! I’m not someone to mess with.
• አታስቀኝም፣ አስከፋሃለሁ! You wouldn’t want to make me angry.
• ትፀፀታለህ! You might regret this.
• በኔ ጉዳይ ላይ ጣልቃ አትግባ! Stay out of my way.

ጥርጣሬ (Doubt)

• አላውቅም። I don’t know.
• እኔ እንጃ፣ It beats me!
• እንጃ! Beats me!
• ይሆናል፣ አላውቅም።  Maybe. I don’t know.

Disdain or Frustration

• ሂድ ባክህ! Go away!
• ኤዲያ! Get lost!
• ዞር በል! Turn around!
• ኤጭ! አይ!  Oh! No!

መጥራት (Call)

• ሀሎ! Hello!
• ኧረገሌ!  Egelie!
• እገሌ ውው! Egelie, wuu! (Calling someone from afar)

አቤት ማለት (Call Response)

• አቤት Yes!
• ወይዬ yes
• እመት! Yes
• አቤት አባዬ! Yes, Mom?
• አቤት እማየ! Yes, Dad?
• ኸይ Yes
• ኡ…! Hmm? (Informal and for a distance call)

Additional Notes
There are many more words and phrases in Amharic beyond these examples.

These phrases are commonly used in everyday conversations and reflect emotions, reactions, and social interactions.