Amharic for Adoptive Families

I've compiled this from several different sources (hence the weird formatting). Some are written phonetically and others are not. I hope it proves useful as a starting place for learning Amharic. Please feel free to add additional words in comments. Thank you!

General -

Yes: Ow

No: Idellem

All gone: Yellum

No problem: Chigger yellum

Okay: Ishi

Ready?: Ze geh jew

Do you understand?: Guh bash

Please (for boys): ih BAH keh

Please (for girls): ih BAH kesh

Thank you: Ame-segi-na-lew

Excuse me: Yi-ke-r-ta

Sorry: ANZ nah lehu

Now: ah HUHN

Related to food -

Are you hungry? (for boys): eh REH boh hahl

Are you hungry? (for girls): eh REH boh shahl

Hungry: meh RAHB

Thirsty: meh TEH maht

Eat (for boys): BIH lah

Eat (for girls): Bee

I'm full: TEH geh kun

Breakfast: Qurse

Dinner Erat

Food Megib

When they are hurt -

Let me see: Esti

I wish I was the one instead of you. Enene, enen

It will be okay. (for boys): Ayzoh

It will be okay. (for girls): Ayzosh

Where does it hurt? Yetu ga?

Bedtime -

Go to sleep: Mah tah mah tah

Sleep: Tehn ya

Cleanliness -
Wash (for boys): TaTeb
Wash (for girls): TaTebee

General Direction -
Come here (for boys): Na
Come here (for girls): Neye

More Directives -

Let's go: En heed

Go: Heed

Quick/hurry: TOH lou

Slowly/patiently: kuhss

Be patient (for girls): Ta ggesh

Be patient (for boys): Ta gges

Slow down (for boys): Kess bel

Slow down (for girls): Kess bey

Stop (for boys): Koom

Stop (for girls): Koomee
Stop (for two or more): Koomoo

Enough/That's enough: Beqa

Sit down (for boys): Quch bel

Sit down (for girls): Quch bey

Be careful: ta tahn ka key

Be quiet (for boys): Zim bel

Be quiet (for girls): Zim bey

Calm down (for boys): Rega bel

Calm down (for girls): Rega bey

Share: Mekafel

Show me: Asa yeen

Listen: Simu

Look: Ey

Miscellaneous -

Hot: mook
Bad: metfo

Good: tiru

Very good: tiru beh TAHM

Clever: go bez

Feelings -

Sad: MAH zinh

Mad: meh KOH taht

Tired: dih KAHM

Showing affection -

I love you. (for boys): E weud e hall o
I love you. (for girls): E weud e shall o

Kiss me: SAH men

Numbers -

One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Twelve Thirteen, etc. Twenty Twenty-one, etc. Thirty Thirty-one, etc. Forty Fifty One hundred One thousand	And Hulet Sost Arat Amist Sidist Sebat Semmint Zetegn Asser Asra-and Asra-hulet Asra-sost, etc. Haya Haya-and, etc. Selasa Selasa-and, etc. Arba Amsa And meto And shi

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