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These notes include correct spelling, proper punctuation, and correct verb usage following gender (Masculine/Feminine).

Part 1: Questions and Obligation (Necessity)

Do you remember?

• Male: ታስታውሳለህ? (Tāstāwusāleh?)
• Female: ታስታውሻለሽ? (Tāstāwushālesh?)

You have to visit a doctor/clinic.

• Female: ሀኪም ቤት መሄድ አለብሽ። (Hākim bēt meḫēd ālebbish.)

You have to eat food.

• Male: ምግብ መብላት አለብህ። (Mgeb meblat ālebbeh.)
• Female: ምግብ መብላት አለብሽ።
• Male: መመገብ አለብህ። (Memmegeb ālebbeh.)
• Female: መመገብ አለብሽ።

You have to drink a lot of water.

• Male: ብዙ ውኃ መጠጣት አለብህ። (Bizu wehā meṭeṭāt ālebbeh.)
• Female: ብዙ ውኃ መጠጣት አለብሽ።

You should take plenty of fluids.

• Male: ብዙ ፈሳሽ መውሰድ አለብህ።
• Female: ብዙ ፈሳሽ መውሰድ አለብሽ።

He/She has to go.

• He: መሄድ አለበት። (Meḫēd ālebbāt.)
• She: መሄድ አለባት። (Meḫēd ālebbāt.)

You have to give birth / have a baby.

• Male: መውለድ አለብህ። You have to a baby.
• Female: መውለድ አለብሽ። You have to give birth.

You should have a baby.

• Female: ልጅ መውለድ አለብሽ።

Additional Notes (Part 1)

• ያንተ ሚስት ስንት ዓመቷ ነው? – How old is your wife?
• እኔ 37 ዓመቴ ነው። – I am 37 years old.
• አሁን በፍጥነት ማርገዝ አለብሽ። – You (Fem.) have to get pregnant quickly now.
• መድኃኒት መውሰድ ማቆም አለብሽ። – You (Fem.) have to stop taking medicine.

Part 2: Age and Youth (Amharic Verb Form – Past Tense)

I have gotten old. / I am old.

• አርጅቻለሁ። (Ārjīčālehu.)

He has gotten old. / He is old.

• አርጅቷል። (Ārjiṭwāl.)

She has gotten old. / She is old.

• አርጅታለች። (Ārjiṭālech.)

You have gotten old. / You are old.

• Male: አርጅተሃል። (Ārjitehāl.)
• Female: አርጅተሻል። (Ārjiteshāl.)

Other Age-Related Vocabulary

• ማርጀት (Mārjeṭ) = to get old 🧓
• እያረጀሁ ነው። (Īyārejehu new.) = I am getting old.
• አረጀሁ። (Ārejehu.) = I got old.
• ወጣት ነኝ። (Weṭaṭ negn.) = I am young.
• ወጣት ነሽ። (Weṭaṭ nesh.) = You (Fem.) are young.
• አላረጀም። (Ālārejem.) = He/It is not old.
• ግራጫ (Grāčā) = Gray (Color)
• ሽበት (Shebet) = Gray hair (collective)
• ትንሽ የሸበተ ፀጉር አለኝ። (Tinish yeshebetse tsegur ālleñ.) = I have a little gray hair.

Part 3: Envy and Emotions

Verbs

• To be jealous / To envy (Infinitive): መቅናት (Meqnāt)
• They are jealous / They envy: ይቀናሉ (Yeqenālu)
• I am jealous / I envy: እቀናለሁ። (Eqenālehu.)
• It makes me jealous: ያስቀናኛል። (Yāsqenāñāl.)
• She makes me jealous: ታስቀናኛለች። (Tāsqenāñālech.)
• She is jealous of me: ትቀናብኛለች። (Teqenābbiñālech.)

Nouns & Other Emotions

• Envious/Jealous person: ምቀኛ (Meqeñā)
• To get angry: መቆጣት (Meqoṭāt)
  • Examples: ተቆጣ (He got angry), ተቆጣች (She got angry), ተቆጣሁ (I got angry)
• To be annoyed / To be upset: መናደድ (Menāded)
• To be sad: ማዘን (Māzen)
• To worry: መጨነቅ (Mečeneq)
• To fear / To be afraid: መፍራት (Mefrāt)

Part 4: Remembering and Forgetting

Infinitives and Simple Tenses

• To remember (Infinitive): ማስታወስ (Māstāwus)
• To forget (Infinitive): መርሳት (Mersāt)
• I forgot it: ረሳሁት። (Resāhut.)
• I remember: አስታውሳለሁ። (Āstāwsālehu.)

Commands (Don’t Forget)

• Don’t forget (Male command): አትርሳ። (Ātirsā.)
• Don’t forget (Female command): አትረሺ። (Ātreshī.)
• Don’t forget what I told you (Male): የነገርኩህን አትርሳ። (Yenegerkuhen ātirssā.)

Reminder Phrases

• ዛሬ የቤት ሥራ መሥራት እንዳለብህ አስታውስ። Remember that you (Masc.) have to do homework today.
• ዛሬ የቤት ሥራ መሥራት እንዳለብሽ አስታውሺ። Remember that you (Fem.) have to do homework today.
• መድኃኒትሽን መውሰድ እንዳለብሽ አስታውሺ። Remember that you (Fem.) have to take your medicine.

Note / Sentiment / Recollection

• Note / Reminder / Notebook: ማስታወሻ (Māstāwesha)
• Memory (Recollection/Faculty): ትውስታ (Tiwustā)
• Memory (Nostalgia/Sentiment/Idiom for Missing): ትዝታ (Tiztā)
  • Example: ኢትዮጵያን በተመለከተ ጥሩ ትዝታ አለኝ። – I have good memories concerning Ethiopia.
  • Example: ትዝታሽ አለብኝ። – I miss you (literally: Your memory is on me).

Part 5: Miscellaneous Vocabulary

• She learned: ተማረች። (Temāreč.)
• Amharic (Language): አማርኛ (Āmāriññā)
• Reasons (Plural): ምክንያቶች (Mkeneyetoč)
• Because (Conjunction): ምክንያቱም (Mkeneyātum)
• The Bible: መጽሐፍ ቅዱስ (Meṣhāf Qiddūs)
• Jehovah’s Witness: የይሖዋ ምስክር (Ye-Yəhoåa məsəkkər)
• He goes/enters heaven: ወደ ገነት ይሄዳል። (Wede Gennet yīhēdāl.)
• That is a good question: ጥሩ ጥያቄ ነው። (Ṭiru ṭiyyāqē new.)
• Practicing is necessary/important: መለማመድ አስፈላጊ ነው። (Melemāmmed āssifelāggī new.)
• I will allocate time for practicing: ለመለማመድ ጊዜ እመድባለሁ። (Lemelmāmmed gīzē emedbālehu.)
• Allocate time (Fem.) and practice (Fem.): ጊዜ መድቢና ተለማመጂ። (Gīzē medbīnnā telemāmmejī.)
• What is verb in Amharic? በአማርኛ ቨርብ ምን ይባላል?
• It is called a verb: ግስ ይባላል። (Gis yibālāl.)
• You (Fem.) learned a lot of verbs today: ዛሬ ብዙ ግስ ተማርሽ። (Zārē bizu gis temārsh.) ተማርሽ is simple past.
• You have (Fem.) learned a lot of verbs today: ዛሬ ብዙ ግስ ተምረሻል ። (Zārē bizu gis temreshal.) ተምረሻል is present perfect.
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