Day 3: Learn 185 Amharic Adjectives in just 6 Minutes!

Hi everyone! ሰላም! Welcome back to Day 3 of our 1,000 Amharic Words Challenge. Yesterday, we learned 128 essential pronouns, and today, we’ll dive into adjectives.

Adjectives are essential for describing things. And we use them always to describe people, places, things, ideas. So, today, we’ll learn 185 Amharic selective adjectives. This is an important part of the challenge, make sure to watch this video till the end.

Before we start, remember to:

1. Repeat each word after me to improve your Amharic pronunciation.
2. Take notes for future review.
3. Comment below your favourite Amharic words you learned from today’s lesson.

ዳይ አሁን ወደ ትምህርቱ እንገባ (Now, let’s jump into the lesson!)!

1. ያገባ (Yageba) – Married
2. ያላገባ (Yalageba) – Single
3. ላጤ (Late) – Single
4. ባለትዳር (Balet’dar) – Married
5. እርጥብ (Erit’b) – Wet
6. ደረቅ (Derek) – Dry
7. ግትር (Giter) – Stubborn
8. ሰፊ (Sefi) – Wide
9. ጠባብ (Tebab) – Narrow
10. ምርጥ (Mert) – Best
11. የተሻለ (Yeteshal) – Better
12. ሽማግሌ ሰው (Shema’gle Sew) – Old man
13. አሮጊት (Aro’get) – Old woman
14. ወጣት (Wet’at) – Young
15. ህጻን (Hitsan) – Baby
16. ነፍሰጡር / እርጉዝ (Nfesetur / Erguz) – Pregnant
17. ወሳኝ / ጠቃሚ (Wesany / Tekami) – Critical, useful
18. የማይጠቅም (Yemaytekem) – Useless
19. እሩቅ (Eruk) – Far
20. ቅርብ (Kirb) – Near
21. አደገኛ (Adegenya) – Dangerous
22. የማይታመን (Yemaytamen) – Untrustworthy
23. አሳቢ (Asabi) – Thoughtful
24. ዘረኛ (Zerenya) – Racist
25. ውድ (Wid) – Expensive
26. እርካሽ (Erikash) – Cheap
27. ተመጣጣኝ (Temet’atany) – Fair
28. ጎበዝ (Gebez) – Smart
29. ጎበዝ ተማሪ (Gebez Temari) – A smart student
30. ብልህ (Bilih) – Wise, clever
31. ጠንካራ (Tenka’ra) – Strong
32. ሌባ (Leba) – Thief
33. ሰነፍ (Senef) – Lazy
34. ደካማ (D’kama) – Weak
35. ጥቁር ነው (Tikur New) – It’s black.
36. ጥሩ ሰው ነው (Tiru Sew New) – He’s a good man.
37. መጥፎ ሴት ናት (Met’fo Set Nat) – She’s a bad woman.
38. ቢጫ (Bicha) – Yellow
39. በጭባጫ (Bech’bacha) – Coward
40. ሀብታም (Habetam) – Rich
41. ድሃ (D’ha) – Poor
42. አዛኝ (Azany) – Compassionate
43. ቸር (Cher) – Generous
44. ሆዳም (Hoodam) – Piggish
45. ታጋሽ / ሆደ ሰፊ (Tagash / Hode Sefi) – Tolerant, patient
46. ጠማማ (Temama) – Crooked
47. ሰባራ (Sebbira) – Broken
48. ቆሻሻ (Qoshash) – Dirty
49. ዘገምተኛ (Ze’gment’anya) – Slow
50. ቀርፋፋ (Kerifa) – Sluggish
51. የተከበረ (Yet’ekeb’er) – Respected
52. ንፁህ (N’ts’wh) – Pure
53. ከባድ (Keb’ad) – Difficult, heavy
54. ቀላል (Kelal) – Easy, light
55. አስተማማኝ (Astemam’an) – Safe
56. ደህንነቱ ያልተጠበቀ (Dahenitn’u Y’alt’et’abek’) – Unsafe
57. ተራራማ (Teraram’a) – Mountainous
58. ድንጋያማ (Dind’nyama) – Rocky
59. አሸዋማ (Ashewama) – Sandy
60. አቀበት (Akebet) – Uphill
61. ቁልቁለት (Qulk’ulet) – Downhill
62. እሱ ሌባ ነው (Esu Leba New) – He is a thief.
63. አላዋቂ ነው (Alawaqi New) – He is ignorant
64. መሀይም (Mehaym) – Ignorant, illiterate
65. ደንቆሮ (Denqoro) – Ignorant, dumb
66. ደደብ / ደነዝ (Dadeb / Denez) – Stupid
67. ቂል / ጅል (Kil / Jil) – Silly
68. ቂላቂል / ጅላጂል (Kilakil / Jilajil) – Stupid
69. ሰካራም (Sekaram) – Drunk
70. ግደለሽ (Gideleshi) – Careless
71. ራስ ወዳድ (Ras Wedad) – Selfish
72. ወራዳ (Werada) – Disrespectful
73. ጥፋተኛ (Tfatan’a) – Guilty
74. ወንጀለኛ (Wenjelan’a) – Criminal
75. ቀጭን (Kechen) – Thin
76. ወፍራም ወንድ (Wefram W’nd) – Fat man
77. ቀጫጫ ሴት (Kecha’cha Set) – Thin woman
78. ከፍተኛ ሙቀት (Kafetan’ya Muqet) – High temperature
79. ዝቅተኛ (Ziktet’nya) – Low
80. ደስ የሚል (Des Yemil) – Pleasant
81. ደስ የማይል (Des Yemail) – Unpleasant
82. ረጅም (Rejem
83. አጭር (Ajir) – Short
84. ጥሩ (Tiru) – Good
85. የተሳሳተ መረጃ (Yetesasate Mereja) – Misinformation
86. ቀልደኛ (Qelidegna) – Joker
87. ደግ ሰው (Deg Sew) – Kind person
88. ጥሩ ሰው (Tiru Sew) – Good person
89. መጥፎ ሰው (Metfo Sew) – Bad person
90. ክፉ ሰው (Kifu Sew) – Evil person
91. መልካም (Melekam) – Good
92. ጉረኛ (Gurena) – Braggart
93. ቀዝቃዛ (Qezqaza) – Cold
94. ሙቅ (Muq) – Heat
95. ነጭ (Nech) – White
96. አረንጓዴ (Arengwade) – Green
97. የሚያምር (Yemiyamer) – Beautiful
98. የሚያስጠላ (Yemiyastela) – Disgusting
99. ቆንጆ (Konjo) – Pretty
100. አስቀያሚ (Asqeyami) – Ugly
101. ውብ (Wub) – Beautiful
102. አካል ጉደተኛ (Akal gudetenya) – Disabled, Handicapped
103. ጠንካራ (Tenekara) – Strong
104. ንቁ (Neku) – Active
105. ፈጣን (Fetan) – Fast
106. ደፋር (Defar) – Brave
107. ፈሪ (Feri) – Coward
108. ንጹህ (Netsuh) – Clean, pure
109. ንጹሃን (Netsuhan) – Innocent
110. ጥፋተኛ ነኝ (Tefatenya neng’ni) – I am guilty
111. ሁለት (Hulet) – Two
112. ሶስት (Sost) – Three
113. አንድ ሰው (And sew) – One person
114. ማራኪ (Maraki) – Attractive
115. አምስት (Amist) – Five
116. የማይስብ (Yemayisib) – Unattractive
117. አግባብነት ያለው (Agibabinet yalew) – Relevant
118. ሙሉ (Mulu) – Full
119. ባዶ (Bado) – Empty
120. ግማሽ (Gimash) – Half
121. በቂ (Beqi) – Enough
122. አይበቃም (Ayibekam) – It’s not enough
123. ትንሽ (Tinish) – A little
124. ስስታም / ገብጋባ (Sistam / Gebgaba) – Stingy
125. ስግብግ (Sigibeg) – Greedy
126. ውሸታም (Wushetam) – Liar
127. አጭበርባሪ (Aqiberbari) – A fraud
128. ነፍሰ ገዳይ (Nefese geday) – Murderer
129. ኢትዮጵያዊ (Ityopyawi) – Ethiopian
130. አፍሪካዊ (Afriqawi) – African
131. አሜሪካዊ (Amerikawi) – American
132. እውነተኛ (Ewenetegna) – True
133. ሀቀኛ (Haqegna) – Honest
134. ታማኝ (Tamany) – Trustworthy
135. አይን አፋር (Ayin afar) – Shy
136. የሚጣፍጥ (Yemitafit) – Delicious
137. መጥፎ ሽታ (Metfo shita) – Bad smell
138. መጥፎ ጠረን (Metfo teren) – Bad smell
139. መራራ (Merara) – Bitter
140. ጣፋጭ (Tafach) – Sweet
141. ጨዋማ (Chewama) – Salty
142. ኮምጣጣ፣ ጎምዛዛ (Komtata, Gomzaza) – Sour
143. ግም (Gem) – Stinky
144. የተበላሸ ልጅ (Yetebelashe lij) – Spoiled child
145. የተመረዘ (Yetemereze) – Poisoned
146. የበሰበሰ (Yebessebese) – Rotten
147. የፈላ (Yefela) – Fermented, boiled
148. ቀዝቃዛ (Qezqaza) – Cold
149. ጤነኛ (T’enegna) – Healthy
150. በሽተኛ (Beshetenya) – Patient, ill
151. ፈታኝ (Fetanyi) – Challenging
152. አስቸጋሪ (Aschegari) – Difficult
153. ደስተኛ (Desteña) – Happy
154. ብሩህ (Beruh) – Bright
155. የተናደደ (Yetenadede) – Angry
156. የተረጋጋ (Yeteragaga) – Calm
157. አስቂኝ (Asqiñ) – Funny
158. ሐቀኛ (Ha’qegna) – Honest
159. ጨዋ (Chewa) – Gentle
160. ተመሳሳይ (Temesaseye) – Same
161. የተለየ (Yetelye) – Different
162. የተለመደ (Yetelemde) – Common
163. ልዩ (L’yu) – Unique
164. ብርቅዬ (B’rqeye) – Rare
165. ከፍ ያለ (Kef yale) – Higher
166. አጠር ያለ (Ater yale) – Shorter
167. ትልቁ (Teliku) – The bigger one
168. ትንሹ (Tinishew) – The smaller one
169. ህመምተኛ (Himemtenya) – Ill, patient
170. ፈቃደኛ (Feqadheña) – Voluntary
171. ተስማሚ (Tesemami) – Suitable
172. ትክክለኛ (Tikikleña) – Correct
173. የተሳሳተ (Yetesasate) – Wrong
174. የተጋለጠ (Yetigalate) – Vulnerable
175. የተረጋገጠ (Yeteregage) – Confirmed
176. ያልተረጋገጠ (Yalteregege) – Unconfirmed
177. አስደንጋጭ (Asdengaç) – Shocking
178. አስፈሪ (Asferi) – Scary
179. አሳሳቢ (Asasabi) – Concerning
180. አጠራጣሪ (At’arateri) – Doubtful
181. ተጠራጣሪ (T’et’arateri) – Skeptical
182. አሳማኝ (Asamani) – Convincing
183. የማያሳምን (Yemayasamen) – Unconvincing
184. አስፈላጊ (Asfelagi) – Necessary
185. አላስፈላጊ (Alasfelagi) – Unnecessary