131 Amharic nouns
Day 1: 131 Frequently used Amharic nouns:
Hello everyone! ሰላም! Welcome to Day 1 of our 1,000 Amharic Words Challenge! Over the next eight days, I’ll help you learn around 1,000 commonly used Amharic words, categorized into the eight parts of speech—nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.
ስምንቱ የንግግር ክፍሎች (The eight parts of speech)
| ስሞች | Nouns |
| ተውላጠ ስሞች | Pronouns |
| ገላጮች | Adjectives |
| ግሶች | Verbs |
| ተውሳከ ግሶች | Adverbs |
| መስተዋድዶች | Prepositions |
| መስተፃምሮች | Conjunctions |
| ቃል አጋኖዎች | Interjections |
Today, we’re starting with nouns—words for people, places, things, and ideas. These are some of the most frequently used words in Amharic. In this short video, you’ll learn 131 essential nouns, along with their English meanings.
Make sure to follow this challenge daily, and by the end of the week, you’ll have mastered 1,000 Amharic words in under 80 minutes of total learning time!
In today’s lesson, I’ll share 131 of the most frequently used nouns in Amharic. These words are everywhere in daily conversations, so mastering them will bring you one step closer to fluency. Let’s get started!
The activities you need to do while watching the videos are:
1. Repeat After Me: While watching, make sure to repeat each Amharic word out loud after me. This will help you improve your pronunciation and memory!
2. Take Notes: Keep a notebook and write down the words along with their English meanings. Writing helps reinforce what you’re learning.
3. Pause and Practice: Feel free to try using the word in a sentence—this will help you understand how to use it in context.
4. Quiz Yourself: Challenge yourself by covering the English meanings and trying to recall them from the Amharic words, or vice versa!
Let’s begin with the nouns! Enjemr!
1. ስህተት (Shtet) Error / Mistake
2. ጓደኛ (Gwadenya) Friend
3. ውሸት (Wushet) Lie / False
4. ሰው (Sew) Person
5. ቦታ (Bota) Place
6. እውነት (Iwinet) True / Truth
7. ነገር (Neger) Thing
8. ጊዜ (Gize) Time
9. ቀን (Qen) Day
10. ወር (Wer) Month
11. አመት (Amet) Year
12. ምግብ (Migib) Food
13. ውሃ (Wha) Water
14. ቤተሰብ (Beteseb) Family
15. ዘመድ (Zemed) Relative
16. ቤት (Bet) House
17. ባንዲራ (Bandira) Flag
18. መኪና (Mekina) Car
19. ገበያ (Gebeya) Market
20. ስራ (Sra) Work
21. ንግድ (Ngd) Trade
22. አምላክ (Amlak) God
23. ፈጣሪ (Fetari) Creator
24. አምልኮት (Amlkot) Worship
25. ፀሎት (Tselot) Prayer
26. ሆሄያት (Hohieyat) Letter
27. ፊደል (Fidel) Alphabiet
28. ቃል (Qal) Word
29. ንግግር (Nggr) Speech
30. ሀሳብ (Hasab) Thought
31. አይን (Ayn) Eye
32. ፈቃድ (Feqad) Will
33. ትንፋሽ (Tnfash) Breath
34. ብርጭቆ (Brchqo) Glass
35. መልእክት (Mlkt) Message
36. ትምህርት (Tmhrt) Education
37. ጎረቤት (Gorebiet) Neighbor
38. ዝናብ (Znab) Rain
39. እቃ (Iqa) Item
40. አልጋ (Alga) Bed
41. ችግር (Chigir) Problem
42. መፍትሄ (Mefithe) Solution
43. ከተማ (Ketema) City
44. ሀገር (Hager) Country
45. ጎዳና (Godana) Street
46. ክፍል (Kifil) Room / Part
47. አየር (Ayer) Air
48. እንስሳ (Insesa) Animal
49. ወፍ (Wef) Bird
50. ዛፍ (Zaf) Tree
51. ወንዝ (Wenz) River
52. ውቅያኖስ (Wiqiyanos) Ocean
53. ፀሐይ (Tsehaye) Sun
54. ጨረቃ (Cherqa) Moon
55. ኮከብ (Kokeb) Star
56. እሳት (Isat) Fire
57. ልጅ (Lij) Child
58. ወላጅ (Welaj) Parent
59. እናት (Enat) Mother
60. አባት (Abat) Father
61. እህት (Ehit) Sister
62. ወንድም (Wendim) Brother
63. ወንድ (Wend) Man
64. ሴት (Siet) Woman
65. ተማሪ (Temari) Student
66. መምህር (Memhr) Teacher
67. መጽሐፍ (Metshaf) Book
68. ብዕር (Birr) Pen
69. ወረቀት (Woreqet) Paper
70. ትምህርት ቤት (Timihirt Bet) School
71. ቢሮ (Biro) Office
72. ስልክ (Slk) Phone
73. ኢንተርኔት (Internet) Internet
74. ደብዳቤ (Debdabie) Letter / Report
75. ቋንቋ (Quanqua) Language
76. ጥያቄ (Tyaqie) Question
77. መልስ (Mels) Answer
78. በር (Ber) Door
79. መስኮት (Mesokot) Window
80. ወንበር (Wenber) Chair
81. ጠረንጴዛ (Terenpeza) Table
82. ቦርሳ (Borsa) Bag
83. ቁልፍ (Qulf) Key
84. ልብሶች (Lbsoch) Clothes
85. ጫማዎች (Chamawech) Shoes
86. መንገድ (Menged) Road
87. ድልድይ (Dldy) Bridge
88. ባቡር (Babur) Train
89. አውቶቡስ (Autobus) Bus
90. አውሮፕላን (Awroplan) Plane
91. ጀልባ (Jelba) Boat
92. ሱቅ (Suq) Shop
93. ሀኪም ቤት (Hakim Biet) Hospital
94. ሀኪም (Hakim) Doctor
95. መድሃኒት (Medihanit) Medicine
96. ሰላም (Selam) Peace
97. ጦርነት (Tornet) War
98. ገንዘብ (Genzeb) Money
99. ጨዋታ (Chewata) Game
100. ስፖርት (Sport) Sport
101. ታሪክ (Tarik) History
102. ክስተት (Kstet) Event
103. ወቅት (Wqt) Season
104. በጋ (Bega) Summer
105. ክረምት (Kremt) Winter
106. ጸደይ (Tsedey) Spring
107. ህይወት (Hywet) Life
108. ጨለማ (Chelema) Dark
109. ሰማይ (Semay) Sky
110. መሬት (Meriet) Land
111. ምድር (Mdr) Earth
112. ዋጋ (Waga) Price
113. ክፍያ (Kfya) Payment
114. እውቀት (Ewqet) Knowledge
115. ደመዎዝ (Demewez) Wage
116. መረጃ (Mereja) Information
117. ወሬ (Werie) Rumor
118. ገቢ (Gebi) Income
119. ምስራቅ (Msraq) East
120. ሕዝብ (Hzb) People
121. ክህደት (Khdet) Treason
122. መንፈስ (Menfes) Spirit
123. ድንቁርና (Dnqurna) Ignorance
124. ምክር (Mkr) Advice
125. ጥላቻ (Tlacha) Hate
126. ፊት (Fit) Face
127. ጠላት (Telat) Enemy
128. ምስጋና (Msgana) Gratitude
129. እስር ቤት (Esr Biet) Prison
130. አላማ (Alama) Purpose
131. እንቅልፍ (Enqlf) Sleep
