Learn 67 Amharic Prepositions
Day 6: 67 መስተዋድዶች (Prepositions
Hello everyone! ሰላም! Welcome back to Day 6 of our 1,000 Amharic Words Challenge! Today is Day 6, and we’re going to learn 67 Amharic prepositions, or መስተዋድዶች. These words are very frequently used, so you need to know them well. Watch this video till the end and keep repeating each word after me. Also, don’t forget to like this video and subscribe to my channel for more lessons. Now, let’s get started.
Here’s the list with the transliterations and translations:
1. ጋር (Gar) – With
2. ውስጥ (Wust) – In / Within
3. ወደ (Wede) – To / Toward
4. ስለ (Seḷe) – About
5. በኋላ (Be’hwala) – After
6. መካከል (Mekakel) – Between
7. ለ (Le) – For
8. ከ (Ke) – From
9. የ (Ye) – Of
10. ስር (S’ir) – Under
11. ከስር (Ke’s’ir) – Underneath
12. ወደ ላይ (Wede lai) – To up
13. ወደ ታች (Wede tach) – To down
14. ያለ (Yale) – Without
**ያለ ውሃ መኖር አንችልም (Yale wuha menor anchiḷem) – We can’t live without water.
15. መጀመሪያ ላይ (Mejemeriya lai) – At the beginning
16. መጨረሻ ላይ (Mech’eresh’a lai) – At the end
17. በላይ በኩል (Belai bekul) – Above
18. በታች በኩል (Bet’ach bekul) – Below
19. ከፊት ለፊት (Kefit lefit) – In front
20. በላይ (Belai) – Above, over
21. ውስጥም ሆነ ውጪ (Wust’em hone wuchi) – Within or without
22. ከቀኝ እና ከግራ (Keqeny ena ke’gra) – From the right and from the left
23. ከበላይህ እና ከበታችህ (Ke’belayih ena ke’betachih) – From above you and from beneath you
24. ከፊትህ እና ከኋላህ (Ke’fitih ena ke’walahi) – From in front of you and from behind you
25. በመላ (Be’mela) – Across
26. በተቃራኒው (Bet’ekaraniyu) – Against
27. ከ___ ጋር አብሮ (Ke___ gar ab’iro) – Along with
28. መካከል (Mekakel) – Among
29. ዙሪያ (Zuriya) – Around
30. በ (Be) – At, by
31. በፊት (Befit) – Before, Prior to
32. ከኋላ (Ke’hwala) – Behind
33. በታች (Bet’ach) – Below / Beneath
34. ከጎን (Ke’gon) – Beside
35. ባሻገር (Bashager) – Beyond
36. ቢሆንም (Bihonemi) – Despite
37. ወቅት (Weqit) – During
38. በስተቀር (Bes’tek’er) – Except
39. ቅርብ (Q’irb) – Near
40. ጠፍቷል (Te’fet’wal) – Off
41. ላይ (Lai) – On, upon
42. በ___ ላይ (Be___ lai) – Onto, unto
43. ውጭ (Wuchi) – Outside
44. ያለፈው (Yelefewu) – Past
45. ጀምሮ (Jemiru) – Since
46. በኩል (Bekul) – Through
47. በመላው (Bemelaw) – Throughout
48. ድረስ (D’rês) – Till, until
49. በ___ መሰረት / እንደሚለው (Be___ meseret / endemilow) – According to
50. ምክንያቱም (Mkenenatu) – Because of
51. በ___ምክንያት (Be___mekenyat) – Due to
52. በምትኩ (Bemît’ku) – Instead of
53. ፊት ለፊት (Fit lefit) – In front of
54. በተጨማሪ (Bet’ech’em’ari) – In addition to
55. ቀጥሎ (Ket’lo) – Next to
56. ከ___ ጋር የተያያዘ (Ke___ gar yetayayeze) – Related to
57. ከ___ጋር አብሮ (Ke___ gar ab’iro) – Together with
58. ከ___ ውጪ (Ke___ wuchi) – Out of
59. ከ___ ጋር (Ke___ gar) – Along with
60. ከ___ ውጪ (Ke___ wuchi) / ከ___ በተጨማሪ (Ke___ bet’ech’em’ari) – Apart from
61. ከማጥናት በተጨማሪ (Kemat’nat bet’ech’em’ari) – Apart from studying
62. በ__ ቦታ (Be__ bota) – In place of
63. ከ___ ጋር በሚጣጣም መልኩ (Kae___ gar bemîṭaṭami melku) – In line with
64. ከሱ አኳያ (Kes’u akw’aya) – In terms of
65. በ___ ፈንታ (Be___ fenta) – On behalf of
66. ከ___ጋር በተያያዘ (Ke___gar betayayeze) – With regard to
67. ከውስጥም ከውጭም (Kewust’em kewuchi’em) – Inside and outside