Live & Learn Amharic
Amharic Audio Lessons While Amharic seems to be quite a complicated language,we won't put you off... your one biggest advantage is that you've come to the right place for help. And, if you are interested in learning this language, we are sure that you have noble reasons, and we are sure that your good reasons will keep you motivated! So, your good incentive coupled with our resource guidance will make a great team... and you'll make great progress despite the difficulty level of the language. So hang in there! As you scan this site, if there is something you would like to know but can’t seem to find it through us, please let us know - we will be happy to do some research and do our best to dig it up, and improve the site for you. The comment box is at the bottom of this page.
Did you know: Alexander Pushkin could quite well be called Ethiopia's greatest gift to Russia, in that his mother descended from Abraham Petrovich Hannibal, widely believed to be an Ethiopian who served Peter the Great as an army general. As such, Ethiopia has a major street named in honor of Pushkin and his 200 year anniversary was marked in Addis Ababa in 1999. It is acknowledged that Pushkin honored his African heritage. Useful phrases: Hello. Tadiyass. How are you? Dehna neh? (m)/ nesh? (f)/ nachu? (pl) Fine, thank you. Dehna, amesege'nallo'. Goodbye. Ciao. Language SynopsisAmharic is spoken by about 17 million people in North Central Ethiopia, Africa. It is a Semitic language, the second most spoken Semitic language after Arabic.
Please see the Fidel (alphabet) below to note how the letters/symbols are organized (consonant sounds run down the left, and each sound going across is the consonant with a vowel). For example, the Coke bottle on the left reads "ko-ka ko-la", just four symbols.
Learn Amharic Live OnlineThe internet makes so much possible in terms of distance education... learning languages live via the web is not an exception! Using Skype or VoipStunt, or other web-conferencing technology, it is possible to carry out a live language class with a teacher or student/s in a completely different part of the globe!Internet Freebies: Free Teacher/Student meet up is provided by Live & Learn Languages. If you are an Amharic teacher and would like to teach your language live by telephone or through the internet, please let us know using the comment box at the bottom of the page. In turn, if you are a student wanting to learn this Ethiopian tongue, live on the net or over the phone, please let us know. We will provide your contact and/or profile to teachers/students who are interested. Tuition rates and methods of payment will be up to you to determine with each other. Don't worry, we won't be after any commission or hidden fees. We are happy just to help with the introductions! Habisha Culture CornerExpressions and phrases: Here is a phrase book by Lonely Planet. Use the search inside option to get some goodies for free! Lonely Planet Ethiopian Phrasebook Cultural Quirks: National dress is mostly white. The Bible, in the book of Acts, mentions an early Christian named Philip teaching an Ethiopian Eunuch about Christ. It could be that this lead to Christianity becoming the official religion of the country in the 4th century. Other religions are also followed in Ethiopia, including Islam, Judaism, and other pagan/primitive religions. National Dishes and recipes: Teff is the main grain in Ethiopia and the flour from it is used to make traditional bread called Injera... here is a short tutorial on how to make it:
Traditional Music: The same singer mentioned above came out with this album called Gold and Wax
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Our favorite song on it is Acha.
