Learn Amharic Through Stories: Hana’s Honesty

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Learn Amharic through stories: the lost wallet and hana

πŸ“– The Story
αŠ αŠ•α‹΅ α‰€αŠ•α£ αˆƒαŠ“ α‹ˆα‹° αˆ₯ራ αˆ΅α‰΅αˆ„α‹΅ αˆ˜αŠ•αŒˆα‹΅ αˆ‹α‹­ αŠ αŠ•α‹΅ የαŠͺሡ α‰¦αˆ­αˆ³ αŠ αŒˆαŠ˜α‰½α’
And qen, Hana wede sra stheid menged lay and yekis borsa agegnech.
One day, while Hana was going to work, she found a wallet on the road.

    • α‰ α‹αˆ΅αŒ‘ αŒˆαŠ•α‹˜α‰₯፣ αˆ˜α‰³α‹ˆα‰‚α‹« αŠ₯αŠ“ ሡልክ ቁαŒ₯ር αŠα‰ αˆ­α’
    • Bewstu genzeb, metaweiya ena slk qutr neber.
    • Inside were money, an ID card, and a phone number.

αˆƒαŠ“ α‹ˆα‹²α‹«α‹ αˆˆα‰£αˆˆα‰€α‰± α‹°α‹ˆαˆˆα‰½α’
Hana wediyaw lebalebetu dewelech.
Hana immediately called the owner.

    • αˆƒαŠ“α¦ αˆ„αˆŽα£ የαŠͺሡ α‰¦αˆ­αˆ³ αŒ αα‰Άαˆƒαˆ?
    • Hana: Hello, yekis borsa teftohal?
    • Hana: Hello, have you lost a wallet?

α‰£αˆˆα‰€α‰΅α¦ αŠ α‹Ž! በየቦታው αˆ΅αˆαˆαŒˆα‹ αŠα‰ αˆ­!
Balebet: Awo! Beyebotaw sfelgew neber!
Owner: Yes! I’ve been looking for it everywhere!

    • αˆƒαŠ“α¦ αŠ₯αŠ” αˆ°αˆ‹αˆ αˆ†αˆ΅α’α‰³αˆ አጠገα‰₯ ነኝፒ αŠ“ α‹αˆ°α‹°α‹α’
    • Hana: Ine Selam Hospital ategeb negn. Na wsedew.
    • Hana: I’m near Selam Hospital. Come and get it.

α‰£αˆˆα‰€α‰± በፍαŒ₯αŠα‰΅ መጣፀ αˆƒαŠ“αˆ α‰¦αˆ­αˆ³α‹αŠ• αˆ˜αˆˆαˆ°α‰½αˆˆα‰΅α’
Balebetu beftnet meta; Hanam borsawn melesechlet.
The owner came quickly, and Hana returned the wallet to him.

    • α‰£αˆˆα‰€α‰΅α¦ αŠ₯αŒ…αŒ α‰ αŒ£αˆ αŠ αˆ˜αˆ°αŒαŠ“αˆˆαˆα’ αˆƒα‰€αŠ› αˆ°α‹Žα‰½ α‹“αˆˆαˆ›α‰½αŠ•αŠ• α‹¨α‰°αˆ»αˆˆα‰½ ቦታ α‹«α‹°αˆ­αŒ“α‰³αˆα’
    • Balebet: Ejg betam amesegnalehu. Haqegna sewoch alemachinn yeteshalech bota yadereguatal.
    • Owner: Thank you very much. Honest people make our world a better place.

αˆƒαŠ“α¦ ለαŠ₯αŠ”αˆ αŠ₯αŠ•α‹²αˆ α‹«α‹°αˆ­αŒ‰αˆαŠ›αˆ α‰₯ዬ α‰°αˆ΅α‹ αŠ α‹°αˆ­αŒ‹αˆˆαˆα’
Hana: Lineim endihu yadergulignual biye tesfa adergalehu.
Hana: I hope they would do the same for me.

αˆ΅α‰΅αˆ„α‹΅ = while she/you go
αˆ΅α‰΅α‰°αŠ› = while you/she sleep
αˆ΅α‰΅α‰ αˆ‹ = When she / you eat
αˆ΅α‰΅αˆ˜αŒ£ = When she / you come
αˆ²αˆ„α‹΅ = When he/it goes
ሲመጣ = When he/it comes
αˆ΅α‰΅αˆ„αŒ‚ = When you go (2nd P female)
αˆ΅α‰΅α‰ α‹­ = When you eat (2nd P female)
αˆ΅α‰΅αˆ˜αŒ­ = When you come

🧠 Reading Comprehension Quizzes

Read this story and answer these quizzes correctly.

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αˆƒαŠ“ α‹ˆα‹΄α‰΅ αˆ΅α‰΅αˆ„α‹΅ αŠα‹ የαŠͺሡ α‰¦αˆ­αˆ³α‹αŠ• α‹«αŒˆαŠ˜α‰½α‹? (Where was Hana going when she found the wallet?)

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α‰ α‰¦αˆ­αˆ³α‹ α‹αˆ΅αŒ₯ α‹«αˆαŠα‰ αˆ¨α‹ ነገር α‹¨α‰΅αŠ›α‹ αŠα‹? (Which of the following was NOT inside the wallet?)

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αˆƒαŠ“ α‹¨α‰¦αˆ­αˆ³α‹αŠ• α‰£αˆˆα‰€α‰΅ αŠ₯αŠ•α‹΄α‰΅ αˆα‰³αŒˆαŠ˜α‹ α‰»αˆˆα‰½? (How was Hana able to reach the owner of the wallet?)

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α‹¨α‰¦αˆ­αˆ³α‹ α‰£αˆˆα‰€α‰΅ αˆƒαŠ“αŠ• "αˆƒα‰€αŠ›" (Honest) α‹«αˆ‹α‰΅ αˆˆαˆαŠ•α‹΅αŠ• αŠα‹? (Why did the owner call Hana "honest"?)

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