Please watch this video, she is amazing. Everytime I watch this video it gives me hope and perspective. When I hope the clock would just tick a little faster for my own selfish reasons, I am reminded that I really don't have things so bad. I think of the suffering that Jack and Hayley must be going through and that they are the ones who really need to hold on, not me. I know of others who are suffering from a loss of a friend and how terribly saddened they are. Perspective is good. Even my bad days are still good days.
Lilypie Countdown to Adoption tickers
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Weekend
• Sam picks me up. Head to Roch.
• Drop off dogs at my parents.
• Meet Brent and Kim at their house. Played with Livliv.
• Went to new bar Doolies.
• Met Amber and Andy at City Café. Kara, my bestie was our server. It was yum. Sam and I shared the steak and seared tuna. Found out Amber does not like to share.
• Went to 63 club. Old friends. Played pool.
• In the a.m. went to the farm. There were 7 -10 horses loose. Told neighbor horses were loose in the road.
• Rake, rake, rake, rake, rake, rake
• Play music from car while we rake some more.
• Car battery dies. Dead. On a farm with no farm equipment or way to charge it.
• Sam takes the John Deer rider to neighbors.
• I am in a scary movie, like children of the corn. I keep busy raking trying to not to think about it.
• Neighbor helps. Neighbor is nice man, but hasn’t seen a non-Amish woman in a while. Awkward.
• Drive to Harmony nursing home to visit my grandpa.
• Grandpa lost his teeth.
• Sam finds teeth, but they weren’t grandpa’s teeth. Gross. Yuck.
• Grandpa very happy to see us.
• Drive to Lanesboro. Very pretty.
• Go to a martini bar. More my style. Key lime martini. Yum.
• Meet Casper the friendly ghost. Yes, Casper.
• Casper spills about her bad business break up and divorce from the turkey farmer.
• Have dinner at the Old Village Hall. Delicious.
• Meet Dana, our server, nice gal.
• We help her narrow down her top 5 college pics.
• She is going to Univ. of Iowa. Pre-med. She plays Volleyball, a setter, has a boyfriend going into the military, 2 older sisters, parents are both vets, she has traveled to 5 continents.
• Dana said we made her night. We pretty much did.
• Stay at Coffee Inn. The Inn Keeper compared the Inn to Italy. It wasn’t even close to Italy.
• Drove back to Roch. Met my rents for breakfast.
• Picked up dogs. Drove back to Mpls.
• Wrote a paper. Competitive Analysis on Diapers. Exhilarating.
• Unpack, Laundy, etc. etc. etc.
• Clean out Kitchen for start of Kitchen remodel.
• Sam made Chili.
• Went to Fritz and Mel’s to watch the Vikes.
• Vikings lose. Sad.
• Long weekend. Tired. Bedtime.
• Drop off dogs at my parents.
• Meet Brent and Kim at their house. Played with Livliv.
• Went to new bar Doolies.
• Met Amber and Andy at City Café. Kara, my bestie was our server. It was yum. Sam and I shared the steak and seared tuna. Found out Amber does not like to share.
• Went to 63 club. Old friends. Played pool.
• In the a.m. went to the farm. There were 7 -10 horses loose. Told neighbor horses were loose in the road.
• Rake, rake, rake, rake, rake, rake
• Play music from car while we rake some more.
• Car battery dies. Dead. On a farm with no farm equipment or way to charge it.
• Sam takes the John Deer rider to neighbors.
• I am in a scary movie, like children of the corn. I keep busy raking trying to not to think about it.
• Neighbor helps. Neighbor is nice man, but hasn’t seen a non-Amish woman in a while. Awkward.
• Drive to Harmony nursing home to visit my grandpa.
• Grandpa lost his teeth.
• Sam finds teeth, but they weren’t grandpa’s teeth. Gross. Yuck.
• Grandpa very happy to see us.
• Drive to Lanesboro. Very pretty.
• Go to a martini bar. More my style. Key lime martini. Yum.
• Meet Casper the friendly ghost. Yes, Casper.
• Casper spills about her bad business break up and divorce from the turkey farmer.
• Have dinner at the Old Village Hall. Delicious.
• Meet Dana, our server, nice gal.
• We help her narrow down her top 5 college pics.
• She is going to Univ. of Iowa. Pre-med. She plays Volleyball, a setter, has a boyfriend going into the military, 2 older sisters, parents are both vets, she has traveled to 5 continents.
• Dana said we made her night. We pretty much did.
• Stay at Coffee Inn. The Inn Keeper compared the Inn to Italy. It wasn’t even close to Italy.
• Drove back to Roch. Met my rents for breakfast.
• Picked up dogs. Drove back to Mpls.
• Wrote a paper. Competitive Analysis on Diapers. Exhilarating.
• Unpack, Laundy, etc. etc. etc.
• Clean out Kitchen for start of Kitchen remodel.
• Sam made Chili.
• Went to Fritz and Mel’s to watch the Vikes.
• Vikings lose. Sad.
• Long weekend. Tired. Bedtime.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
What is your guess?
I wanted to thank everyone for their support that you have shown us this week. We have received a lot of extra kind words and we appreciate everyone thinking of us! I wish I had more to share, but we are still waiting. 8 months will be this Saturday. Sam and I have a little get-a-way planned for the weekend and it would have been a great way to celebrate a referral, but it isn't looking like it is in the cards for this week. Oh well, we didn't plan this weekend with the intent of celebrating a referral, it just would have been icing on the cake! We are going to go to Lansboro MN and hopefully do some biking and enjoy what is left of the Fall colors. The main reason we are going is to check on my grandpa who recently broke his hip. It will be a great weekend with or without a referral.
Last night I went to the play Rock of Ages and it was FANTABULOUS! Soo funny and great 80's music. We also celebrated Anna's 28th birthday (the one on the right). Uhhgg, that makes me feel OLD.
I didn't get the babies room painted last weekend. But I did get a lot of stuff for the babies! Okay, not tooo much stuff, but I do need to cut back on buying stuff. I have a closet full of clothes with no babes! I will post some pics later of some of my favs.
Sooo, to all my blog readers...when do you think we will get our referral? Leave a comment below on when you think we will get the CALL! I know I have some closet blog readers out there, don't be shy, leave me a note and your guess!
Last night I went to the play Rock of Ages and it was FANTABULOUS! Soo funny and great 80's music. We also celebrated Anna's 28th birthday (the one on the right). Uhhgg, that makes me feel OLD.
I didn't get the babies room painted last weekend. But I did get a lot of stuff for the babies! Okay, not tooo much stuff, but I do need to cut back on buying stuff. I have a closet full of clothes with no babes! I will post some pics later of some of my favs.
Sooo, to all my blog readers...when do you think we will get our referral? Leave a comment below on when you think we will get the CALL! I know I have some closet blog readers out there, don't be shy, leave me a note and your guess!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Nesting
I haven’t blogged in a while because I have no news to blog about with the adoption. So instead of blogging about no news, I will just blog about other happenings in our life.
So in case you are wondering, here is what we have been up to. Friday was spent at Amyjo’s new house discussing our book for book club, or in my case the movie! Ha! Yup, I am a slacker and didn’t finish the book. It was the The Girl with the Dragoon Tattoo. Great movie and worth seeing. I watched the Swedish version and would recommend going that route if you watch it. It was an early night for Book Club (considering it was a Friday night) because we had a date with Miss Stella on Saturday at the Pumpkin Patch for her first birthday! We did the whole shebang! Petting zoo, pumpkins, hay ride, apples (a 23.00 bag of apples I might add), etc. It was good times had by all! I have to say though, it felt like having a kid or being pregnant was a pre-requisite to get in the door! I guess adopting counts too!
Later in the evening we meandered over to the Stiles house for some Fallapalooza! Good food, drinks, bonfire and lots of laughs. Of course, it ended up being much later night than anticipated. I guess we may as well pack in these nights while we can! It was a beautiful fall evening: smell of autumn, no bugs, perfect weather, harvest moon and cumulous clouds all around.
Last week I painted our new guest room and Sam and I moved all of the guest room furniture in from the former room. It looks great! Now the babies room is empty and ready to be made into a nursery. I have been holding off as long as possible getting it set up, but I just couldn’t wait anymore. I will probably start painting this weekend. Sam is in full nesting mode moving all sorts of furniture around and organizing in preparation for the babies. Our basement storage area looks great now that Sam organized and re-arranged it to make more room for all this ‘stuff’ that we have started to accumulate!
I started another class this week. I only have three left! I am trying to pack them in before the babies come. It can be done!!! This weekend Sam is playing in the State Flag Football tournament in St. Cloud. I will be getting the babies room primed and painted! We are also starting a ‘kitchen on a budget’ remodel so I will be picking out some stuff for that with Kathie’s help!
So in case you are wondering, here is what we have been up to. Friday was spent at Amyjo’s new house discussing our book for book club, or in my case the movie! Ha! Yup, I am a slacker and didn’t finish the book. It was the The Girl with the Dragoon Tattoo. Great movie and worth seeing. I watched the Swedish version and would recommend going that route if you watch it. It was an early night for Book Club (considering it was a Friday night) because we had a date with Miss Stella on Saturday at the Pumpkin Patch for her first birthday! We did the whole shebang! Petting zoo, pumpkins, hay ride, apples (a 23.00 bag of apples I might add), etc. It was good times had by all! I have to say though, it felt like having a kid or being pregnant was a pre-requisite to get in the door! I guess adopting counts too!
Later in the evening we meandered over to the Stiles house for some Fallapalooza! Good food, drinks, bonfire and lots of laughs. Of course, it ended up being much later night than anticipated. I guess we may as well pack in these nights while we can! It was a beautiful fall evening: smell of autumn, no bugs, perfect weather, harvest moon and cumulous clouds all around.
Last week I painted our new guest room and Sam and I moved all of the guest room furniture in from the former room. It looks great! Now the babies room is empty and ready to be made into a nursery. I have been holding off as long as possible getting it set up, but I just couldn’t wait anymore. I will probably start painting this weekend. Sam is in full nesting mode moving all sorts of furniture around and organizing in preparation for the babies. Our basement storage area looks great now that Sam organized and re-arranged it to make more room for all this ‘stuff’ that we have started to accumulate!
I started another class this week. I only have three left! I am trying to pack them in before the babies come. It can be done!!! This weekend Sam is playing in the State Flag Football tournament in St. Cloud. I will be getting the babies room primed and painted! We are also starting a ‘kitchen on a budget’ remodel so I will be picking out some stuff for that with Kathie’s help!
Pics of the new spare bedroom:
Cute little outfits for Jack and Hayley, I couldn't resist:
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
AMHARIC – The Basics
Through the wonderful world of blogging I have found sound some great Amharic resources amongst other invaluable adoption resources. I found this one here. I know, I know…some of you probably wonder why I post things like this, as if I would expect everyone to read the whole thing or that everyone would see the value as I do. The reason I post things like this is because it is helpful to other adoptive families, to me, to Sam and to our children. I plan on having our blog made into a book for our children so this process will be documented for them. I think this will be very valuable to them at some point.
To Jack and Hayley:
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Amharic (Amarigna/Amarinnya) has 33 letters, all of them consonants save for 1. The one vowel letter produces the 7 primary vowel sounds. The vowel is "A", and derived from it are the following vowel sounds.
uh, oo, ee, ah, ay, ih, and oh.
Take the letter S, for instance. The "S" consonant is made to produce 7 different 's' sounds with the addition of those.
Suh - as in supply, suffer etc
Soo - as in soot, sue, Sudan
See - as in see, Sierra
Sah - as in sand, South Africa
Say - as in -well- Say,
Sih, or just s - as in distance, asks (scant or no vowel sound)
Soh - as in so, sort
Every word in Amharic is made up of letters with one of those these vowel sounds since you can take any consonant and make the 7 sounds out of it.
L would be … Luh, Loo, Lee, Lah, Lay, Lih, Loh.
D would be… Duh, Doo, Dee, Dah, Day, Dih, Doh.
M would be… Muh, Moo, Mee, Mah, May, Mih, Moh.
...and so on.
..............Take these English words and say them out loud the way you'd normally say them while paying attention to the underlined syllable.
bundle, behoove, seat, tar, great, grape, snore! …There you have it!
• A is pronounced like Ah • E is usually the uh sound as in Selam • I is short i. • O is long o. • U is oo • G is a hard G. • AY is pronounced as in Bay, Stay ...etc. • EW is uh followed by the consonant W sound (Not oo). • Double letters usually denote emphasis on that syllable. The Amharic word for cat, “Dimmet” is pronounced Dim-met but as one word. • CH and TCH are pronounced as in Church or Watch. No discernable difference • GN is like the Spanish N with a tilde over it, or like the French gn sound. There are different words/word endings depending on if you are talking to a Male, a Female, Either, Plural or Formal (important or elder person). There are also hard consonant sounds that don't have an English equivalent. Usually, the closest approximation (the softer English consonant) is used in transliteration. For example, the Amharic word for Beautiful should be written Qonjo to denote the harder consonant. But, Konjo will do just fine for now, so as not to complicate things.
GREETINGS
Hi/Hello - Selam (literally meaning peace)
How are you?/Are you well? (to a Male) - Indemin neh?/Dehna neh?
How are you?/Are you well? (to a Female) - Indemin nesh?/Dehna nesh?
Please (to a Male) - Ebakih
Please (to a Female) - Ebakish
Thank you - Ameseg'nalehu (Ah-muh-suh-gin-ah-leh-hu)
Bye/See you - Ciao (Italian)
Be well (to a Male) - Dehna hoon
Be well (to a Female) - Dehna hoogn
Be well (to a Group) - Dehna hoonoo
Highlighted is the easiest and most common greeting if you want to say more than a quick Hi (Selam) to someone.
The response to all of the above is “Dehna” - Fine/Well; or “Dehna negn”- I’m Fine/I’m Well. Almost all religious people will add on “Igziabihayr Yimesgen” – Blessed be God. Muslims would say "Allah-Amd’ilah."
Also Note: “Igziabihayr Yistilign”, maning “May God bless (give) you on my behalf”, is often said instead of or in addition to “Ameseg’nalehu.” The response to “Igziabihayr Yistilign” is “Abro Yisten” – “May He bless us both/all” ........... The most formal greeting is "Tena Yistilign" - (May He grant you health on my behalf.)
FAMILY
Mother - Innat
Father - Abbat
Sister - Ihit
Brother - Wundim
Uncle - Aggot
Aunt - Akist
Grandmother/Grandfather - Ayat
Friend – Guadegna
…
Yes - Awo (Ah-woh)
No - Ayi (Ah-y) or Ayidelem
I love you (to a Male) - Iwedihalehu
I love you (to a Female) - Iwedishalehu
Come here (to a Male) - Nah
Come here (to a Female) - Neyi
Foreigner - Ferenj (White person)
Ethiopian - Habesha
Beautiful/Handsome/Good Looking - Konjo
Very - BetamClever/Good Job!/Smart – Gobez
Language - Kuankua
Important: “New” in amharic is pronounced Nuh-w, …like how ‘No’ sounds in English. It means “is” and you may see it a lot.
What's your name? (to a Male) - Simih man new?
What's your name? (to a Female) - Simish man new?
My name is ___. - Simay ___ new.
Good - Tiroo,p>
Bad - Metfo
Very Good - Betam Tiru
Small/Little/a little - Tinnish
Big - Tillik
Sorry (my apologies) - yirkita
Other words you may find useful:
Child - Lij
Boy - Wuhnd Lij
Girl - Sayt Lij
Children - Lijoch
Education – Timihirt
Pen - Scripto
Pencil – Irsas
Book – Metsihaf
Ball - Kuas
You (Male) - Antuh
You (Female) - Anchee
You (Plural) - Enantuh
I/Me - Inay
My/Mine - Yenay
Your/Yours (Male) - Yantuh
Your/Yours (Female) - Yanchee
Your/Yours (Plural) - Yenantuh
He - Issu (Issoo)
She - Issua
Clothes – Libs
Shirt – Shemeez (French)
Pants/Trousers – Sooree
Dress/Skirt - Kemees
Shoes – Chammah
Handbag/Purse – Borsa (Italian)
Luggage - Shanta
Coat is Coat
Jacket is Jacket
Sleep - Inkilf
Hands - Ijj (ih-j)
Legs/Feet - Igir
Finger/Fingers - Tat/Tatoch
Head – Ras
Hair - Tsegoor
Face - Feet (funny, I know!)
Forehead - Ginbar
Eye/Eyes - Ayin/Aynoch
Nose - Afincha
Mouth - Af
Lips - Kenfer
Teeth - Tirs
Tongue - Milas
Stomach/Tummy - Hod
Sickness/Ache - Himem
Food - Migib
Water - Wuha
Breakfast - Kurs
Lunch - Misah
Dinner – Erat
Salt – Chew (Chuh-w)
Sugar - Sikuar
Plate - Sahin/Sahan
Tray is Tray but Ethiopians pronounce it Tiree
Drinking Glass - Birchiko
Cup - Sinee
Coffee - Bunna
Tea - Shahi
Milk - Wetet
Pop/Soda/Soft Drink - Leslasah Metet
Beer - Birra (Italian)
Home brewed Eth. Beer - Tella
Home brewed Eth. Honey Wine - Tej
Home brewed Eth. Moonshine - Araki
Banana - Mooz
Orange – Birtookan
Lemon/Lime - Lomee
Apple - Pomme (French)
Strawberries - Injoree
Tomato - Teemateem
Lettuce – Selata
Eggs – Inkulal
Meat - Siga
Time - Geezay
Year - Amet
Month - Wuhr
Week - Sammint
Day/Date - Elet/Ken
Hour - Sa'at
Minute - Dekeekah
Second - Second
Morning - Tewat
Daytime - Ken
Evening - Mishit
Night - Matah/Layleet
Today - Zaray
Yesterday - Tinant
Tomorrow - Negeh
Sun - Tsehai
Moon - Chereka
Star/Stars – Kokeb/Kewakibt
Sky - Semay
Earth - Merayt
Country - Hahger
City - Ketema
Neighborhood - Sefer
Road - Menged
Car - Mekina , Machina (Italian)
Compound – Gibee
Tree/Trees – Zaf/Zafoch
Plants - Atakilt
Flower/Flowers – Abeba/Abeboch
Roses – Tsigayreda (Tsi-gay-ruh-dah)
House/home - Bet (Bay-t)
Door - Ber (buh-r)
Window - Meskot
Living Room - Salon
Bathroom - Bagno Bet (Bagno being Italian for Bathtub)
Bedroom - Megnita Bet
Kitchen - Wot Bet/Cuccina (Italian)
Bed - Algah
Sofa - Sofa
Table - Terepayza (Teh-reh-pay-zah)
Hot - Mooket
Cold - Bird (bih-rd)
Rain - Zinab
Mud - Chikah
Dog - Wusha
Cat – Dimmet
Goat – Fiyyel
Sheep – Beg
Cow – Lam
Ox/Bull - Beray
Donkey - Ahiyah
Camel - Gimel
Store/shop/kiosk/stall - Sook. Sometimes spelled Souk.
Price - Waga
How Much - Sint
Discount - Kinnash
It should be noted here that when you are out shopping and you're interested in an item, you may say "Wagaw sint new?" (how much is the price?), but whatever the seller may quote you (usually in English), and it may be ridiculously cheap, assume the look of shock! ...And throw back the "Oh, come on?!" look with the word "Kinnash?!" Welcome to the age old custom of haggling! No one really wants to pay "retail"!
Miscellany
What - Min
Why - Lemin
Where - Yet
When - Mechay
Who - Mann
How - Indayt
Green - Arenguaday
Yellow - Beetcha
Red - Keh-yi
Blue - Semahyawee
White - Netch
Black - Tikoor
Brown - Bunnama
Monday - Segno
Tuesday - Maksegno
Wednesday - Erob
Thursday - Hamoos
Friday - Ahrb
Saturday - Kidamay
Sunday - Ehood
Heavy - Kebbad
Light - Kellal
Hard - Kebbad
Easy - Kellal
Alphabet (letters) - feedel
NUMBERS
Ahnd 1
Hulet 2
Sost 3
Aratt 4
Ammist 5
Siddist 6
Sebatt 7
Simmint 8
Zetegn 9
Assir 10
Haya 20
Selasa 30
Arba 40
Hamsa 50
Sidsa 60
Sebah 70
Semanya 80
Zetena 90
Meto (Muh-toh) 100
Sheeh 1000
Milliyon Million
“Asra”, derived from “Assir”, which means 10, is a prefix for 11,12 and teens
Asra Ahnd is 11
Asra hulet is 12
Asra Sost is 13
Asra Aratt is 14 … and so on.
All numbers are straight forward otherwise.
Haya Ahnd is 21, Hamsa aratt is 54, Sebah Siddst is 76 and so on.
Meto / Ahnd Meto -- is -- a hundred / one hundred
Hulet Meto – 200
Sost Meto – 300 and so on
467 would be aratt meto sidsa sebatt – same syntax as four hundred sixty seven.
895 would be simmint meto zetena amist. And so on.
6000 is siddist sheeh.
To Jack and Hayley:
…………………………………………………………………………
Amharic (Amarigna/Amarinnya) has 33 letters, all of them consonants save for 1. The one vowel letter produces the 7 primary vowel sounds. The vowel is "A", and derived from it are the following vowel sounds.
uh, oo, ee, ah, ay, ih, and oh.
Take the letter S, for instance. The "S" consonant is made to produce 7 different 's' sounds with the addition of those.
Suh - as in supply, suffer etc
Soo - as in soot, sue, Sudan
See - as in see, Sierra
Sah - as in sand, South Africa
Say - as in -well- Say,
Sih, or just s - as in distance, asks (scant or no vowel sound)
Soh - as in so, sort
Every word in Amharic is made up of letters with one of those these vowel sounds since you can take any consonant and make the 7 sounds out of it.
L would be … Luh, Loo, Lee, Lah, Lay, Lih, Loh.
D would be… Duh, Doo, Dee, Dah, Day, Dih, Doh.
M would be… Muh, Moo, Mee, Mah, May, Mih, Moh.
...and so on.
..............Take these English words and say them out loud the way you'd normally say them while paying attention to the underlined syllable.
bundle, behoove, seat, tar, great, grape, snore! …There you have it!
• A is pronounced like Ah • E is usually the uh sound as in Selam • I is short i. • O is long o. • U is oo • G is a hard G. • AY is pronounced as in Bay, Stay ...etc. • EW is uh followed by the consonant W sound (Not oo). • Double letters usually denote emphasis on that syllable. The Amharic word for cat, “Dimmet” is pronounced Dim-met but as one word. • CH and TCH are pronounced as in Church or Watch. No discernable difference • GN is like the Spanish N with a tilde over it, or like the French gn sound. There are different words/word endings depending on if you are talking to a Male, a Female, Either, Plural or Formal (important or elder person). There are also hard consonant sounds that don't have an English equivalent. Usually, the closest approximation (the softer English consonant) is used in transliteration. For example, the Amharic word for Beautiful should be written Qonjo to denote the harder consonant. But, Konjo will do just fine for now, so as not to complicate things.
GREETINGS
Hi/Hello - Selam (literally meaning peace)
How are you?/Are you well? (to a Male) - Indemin neh?/Dehna neh?
How are you?/Are you well? (to a Female) - Indemin nesh?/Dehna nesh?
Please (to a Male) - Ebakih
Please (to a Female) - Ebakish
Thank you - Ameseg'nalehu (Ah-muh-suh-gin-ah-leh-hu)
Bye/See you - Ciao (Italian)
Be well (to a Male) - Dehna hoon
Be well (to a Female) - Dehna hoogn
Be well (to a Group) - Dehna hoonoo
Highlighted is the easiest and most common greeting if you want to say more than a quick Hi (Selam) to someone.
The response to all of the above is “Dehna” - Fine/Well; or “Dehna negn”- I’m Fine/I’m Well. Almost all religious people will add on “Igziabihayr Yimesgen” – Blessed be God. Muslims would say "Allah-Amd’ilah."
Also Note: “Igziabihayr Yistilign”, maning “May God bless (give) you on my behalf”, is often said instead of or in addition to “Ameseg’nalehu.” The response to “Igziabihayr Yistilign” is “Abro Yisten” – “May He bless us both/all” ........... The most formal greeting is "Tena Yistilign" - (May He grant you health on my behalf.)
FAMILY
Mother - Innat
Father - Abbat
Sister - Ihit
Brother - Wundim
Uncle - Aggot
Aunt - Akist
Grandmother/Grandfather - Ayat
Friend – Guadegna
…
Yes - Awo (Ah-woh)
No - Ayi (Ah-y) or Ayidelem
I love you (to a Male) - Iwedihalehu
I love you (to a Female) - Iwedishalehu
Come here (to a Male) - Nah
Come here (to a Female) - Neyi
Foreigner - Ferenj (White person)
Ethiopian - Habesha
Beautiful/Handsome/Good Looking - Konjo
Very - BetamClever/Good Job!/Smart – Gobez
Language - Kuankua
Important: “New” in amharic is pronounced Nuh-w, …like how ‘No’ sounds in English. It means “is” and you may see it a lot.
What's your name? (to a Male) - Simih man new?
What's your name? (to a Female) - Simish man new?
My name is ___. - Simay ___ new.
Good - Tiroo,p>
Bad - Metfo
Very Good - Betam Tiru
Small/Little/a little - Tinnish
Big - Tillik
Sorry (my apologies) - yirkita
Other words you may find useful:
Child - Lij
Boy - Wuhnd Lij
Girl - Sayt Lij
Children - Lijoch
Education – Timihirt
Pen - Scripto
Pencil – Irsas
Book – Metsihaf
Ball - Kuas
You (Male) - Antuh
You (Female) - Anchee
You (Plural) - Enantuh
I/Me - Inay
My/Mine - Yenay
Your/Yours (Male) - Yantuh
Your/Yours (Female) - Yanchee
Your/Yours (Plural) - Yenantuh
He - Issu (Issoo)
She - Issua
Clothes – Libs
Shirt – Shemeez (French)
Pants/Trousers – Sooree
Dress/Skirt - Kemees
Shoes – Chammah
Handbag/Purse – Borsa (Italian)
Luggage - Shanta
Coat is Coat
Jacket is Jacket
Sleep - Inkilf
Hands - Ijj (ih-j)
Legs/Feet - Igir
Finger/Fingers - Tat/Tatoch
Head – Ras
Hair - Tsegoor
Face - Feet (funny, I know!)
Forehead - Ginbar
Eye/Eyes - Ayin/Aynoch
Nose - Afincha
Mouth - Af
Lips - Kenfer
Teeth - Tirs
Tongue - Milas
Stomach/Tummy - Hod
Sickness/Ache - Himem
Food - Migib
Water - Wuha
Breakfast - Kurs
Lunch - Misah
Dinner – Erat
Salt – Chew (Chuh-w)
Sugar - Sikuar
Plate - Sahin/Sahan
Tray is Tray but Ethiopians pronounce it Tiree
Drinking Glass - Birchiko
Cup - Sinee
Coffee - Bunna
Tea - Shahi
Milk - Wetet
Pop/Soda/Soft Drink - Leslasah Metet
Beer - Birra (Italian)
Home brewed Eth. Beer - Tella
Home brewed Eth. Honey Wine - Tej
Home brewed Eth. Moonshine - Araki
Banana - Mooz
Orange – Birtookan
Lemon/Lime - Lomee
Apple - Pomme (French)
Strawberries - Injoree
Tomato - Teemateem
Lettuce – Selata
Eggs – Inkulal
Meat - Siga
Time - Geezay
Year - Amet
Month - Wuhr
Week - Sammint
Day/Date - Elet/Ken
Hour - Sa'at
Minute - Dekeekah
Second - Second
Morning - Tewat
Daytime - Ken
Evening - Mishit
Night - Matah/Layleet
Today - Zaray
Yesterday - Tinant
Tomorrow - Negeh
Sun - Tsehai
Moon - Chereka
Star/Stars – Kokeb/Kewakibt
Sky - Semay
Earth - Merayt
Country - Hahger
City - Ketema
Neighborhood - Sefer
Road - Menged
Car - Mekina , Machina (Italian)
Compound – Gibee
Tree/Trees – Zaf/Zafoch
Plants - Atakilt
Flower/Flowers – Abeba/Abeboch
Roses – Tsigayreda (Tsi-gay-ruh-dah)
House/home - Bet (Bay-t)
Door - Ber (buh-r)
Window - Meskot
Living Room - Salon
Bathroom - Bagno Bet (Bagno being Italian for Bathtub)
Bedroom - Megnita Bet
Kitchen - Wot Bet/Cuccina (Italian)
Bed - Algah
Sofa - Sofa
Table - Terepayza (Teh-reh-pay-zah)
Hot - Mooket
Cold - Bird (bih-rd)
Rain - Zinab
Mud - Chikah
Dog - Wusha
Cat – Dimmet
Goat – Fiyyel
Sheep – Beg
Cow – Lam
Ox/Bull - Beray
Donkey - Ahiyah
Camel - Gimel
Store/shop/kiosk/stall - Sook. Sometimes spelled Souk.
Price - Waga
How Much - Sint
Discount - Kinnash
It should be noted here that when you are out shopping and you're interested in an item, you may say "Wagaw sint new?" (how much is the price?), but whatever the seller may quote you (usually in English), and it may be ridiculously cheap, assume the look of shock! ...And throw back the "Oh, come on?!" look with the word "Kinnash?!" Welcome to the age old custom of haggling! No one really wants to pay "retail"!
Miscellany
What - Min
Why - Lemin
Where - Yet
When - Mechay
Who - Mann
How - Indayt
Green - Arenguaday
Yellow - Beetcha
Red - Keh-yi
Blue - Semahyawee
White - Netch
Black - Tikoor
Brown - Bunnama
Monday - Segno
Tuesday - Maksegno
Wednesday - Erob
Thursday - Hamoos
Friday - Ahrb
Saturday - Kidamay
Sunday - Ehood
Heavy - Kebbad
Light - Kellal
Hard - Kebbad
Easy - Kellal
Alphabet (letters) - feedel
NUMBERS
Ahnd 1
Hulet 2
Sost 3
Aratt 4
Ammist 5
Siddist 6
Sebatt 7
Simmint 8
Zetegn 9
Assir 10
Haya 20
Selasa 30
Arba 40
Hamsa 50
Sidsa 60
Sebah 70
Semanya 80
Zetena 90
Meto (Muh-toh) 100
Sheeh 1000
Milliyon Million
“Asra”, derived from “Assir”, which means 10, is a prefix for 11,12 and teens
Asra Ahnd is 11
Asra hulet is 12
Asra Sost is 13
Asra Aratt is 14 … and so on.
All numbers are straight forward otherwise.
Haya Ahnd is 21, Hamsa aratt is 54, Sebah Siddst is 76 and so on.
Meto / Ahnd Meto -- is -- a hundred / one hundred
Hulet Meto – 200
Sost Meto – 300 and so on
467 would be aratt meto sidsa sebatt – same syntax as four hundred sixty seven.
895 would be simmint meto zetena amist. And so on.
6000 is siddist sheeh.
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