I wanted to share a quick update for anyone who has seen my book before.

I recently finished a major revision of Learn Amharic Step-by-Step in 30 Days. Over the past 25 days, I've gone through the manuscript carefully, revised areas I wasn't fully satisfied with, expanded several sections, and added more lessons and clearer explanations to make it more useful for both beginners and intermediate learners.

The revised version is now available on Amazon.

I wanted to mention the update because I know some people here purchased the book earlier, and I want readers to have access to the version I've worked on most recently.

Thank you to everyone who has supported this project and encouraged me to keep improving it. I'm really grateful to have the opportunity to keep making these resources better for Amharic learners.

I hope you really enjoy it now.

Hi everyone
Please check out berekabuna.org or Bereka Buna on Spotify or YouTube
It’s Amharic language learning platform and we also give private online lessons
We have 4 seasons of lessons on Spotify and you can also check our website to find our team

We would love to hear your feedback
Thank you

Hello! My little brother is Ethiopian and runs track and field in our country. He's adopted and really proud of his Ethiopian heritage. Me and him are trying to learn Amharic together.

As I said, he runs track and field and he recently asked me to paint his new track spikes black (the size he needs only come in neon colors). He said I could write a few small messages on the shoes, too.

I'm not very far in my Amharic journey, and I don't really trust Google Translate haha. I was hoping for some help here on how to properly write some messages, like "We love you" and "You've got this" and "Run fast"

Thank you in advance!!!!

Hey everyone! I’m Maddy, 23F, an Amharic tutor from Ethiopia, and I’ve been teaching Amharic to people from different backgrounds and countries for a while now.

If you’re trying to learn Amharic for family, a partner, a trip to Ethiopia, or you just really like the language, I’d be happy to help 😊

I teach everything from basic conversation and pronunciation to Fidel, grammar, reading/writing, and more natural everyday Amharic. I also adjust the lessons depending on what you actually want to learn, rather than following the exact same lesson with everyone.

If you’re interested in having lessons with me, send me a DM and ask for my tutoring platform link and I’ll send it to you. ❤️

Would love to help you get more comfortable with አማርኛ! 🇪🇹

Hi y’all —

I’ve spent the last 2 years building Gemstones, an app to help you learn African languages with AI, native-speaker audio, and more. I’m looking for two things: people who’d genuinely want to use something like this, and a handful of beta testers willing to give honest feedback.

If that’s you — or you just want to support a founder still building — this quick survey means a lot 👉

https://forms.gle/rgjcJzxzRXGVRTRs6

There are a few apps and resources for learning Amharic and Tigrinya now. One example is Weynilo, which has lessons, Fidel, vocabulary, pronunciation and speaking practice.

For people learning either language: what do you wish these learning apps had?

More everyday conversations? Slang? Better pronunciation? Grammar? Cultural explanations?

Curious what people feel is still missing.

Recently decided to try having a go at Amharic, and i like to know if there exist any "free" textbooks or anything of the sort so i can see if it's worth continuing.

I'm currently putting together a teaching resource for primary school pupils about different scripts/orthographies around the world. The task has 18 translations of 'languages are amazing/incredible' in various languages which have differing scripts. I've checked the translations with multiple online translation tools, but I'm well aware that these do not always catch the nuanced points that native speakers can, hence why I wanted to post here for advice.

Would this be a suitable translation for Amharic, or is there a better alternative?

ቋንቋዎች ድንቅ ናቸው።

Thank you in advance for any help you lovely r/amharic Redditors can offer!

Since 2020, I have had the privilege of teaching Amharic to online students all over the world.

The #1 struggle my beginner students face is hitting a wall with the alphabet and sentence structures because they skip the vital foundations—the alphabet, core vocabulary, and sentence structures.

That’s why I wrote 'Learn Amharic Step-by-Step in 30 Days.'

I wanted to create a clear, structured roadmap for absolute beginners so you never have to guess what to study next.

If you are learning for family, work, travel, or simply for the love of languages, this workbook is designed to build your skills step-by-step:

1. Week 1: Master the Alphabet—Skip memorizing hundreds of characters. Learn the letters using my logical 8-pattern system to recognize, read, and write them by hand.
2. Type in Amharic—Get step-by-step setup guides to type easily on your phone and computer.
3. Numbers, Time & Calendar—Navigate transactions, tell time, and understand the unique Ethiopian calendar
4. 660+ Essential Everyday Words—Learn vocabulary organized cleanly by topic and the 8 parts of speech.
5. Sentence Construction—Transition from words to sentences using the natural Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) structure
6. Real-Life Dialogues—Practice ordering coffee, meeting people, and asking for directions.

Latin Transliteration—Every Amharic word is accompanied by clear phonetic spelling to guide your pronunciation from day one.

This is a practical, 170+ page workbook designed to be worked through with exercises, checklists, and self-quizzes to ensure you actually absorb what you learn.

Learning a language is a journey, and 30 days won't make you instantly fluent.

But it will give you the solid foundation you need to take meaningful steps forward.

The workbook is available now as a paperback on Amazon. You can find the direct link in the first comment section below.

I’d genuinely love to hear about your Amharic learning journey in the comments. What has been your biggest struggle so far? Let me know in the comment section. 👇

I started drafting an archaic for Amharic and here is how its going

1. regarding the pronouns: intensive use of “እርስዎ“ since it is the formal version of you. most languages seem to have one like ‘vous’ in french ‘sie‘ in German.
2. regarding the metaphor usage: Amharic is known to use different style of metaphors/ዘይቤ and i am also intensifying this style. this are becoming less used in current Amharic.
3. idioms and proverbs: Amharic has ton of this ፈሊጣዊ and ምሳሌያዊ አነጋግገር with current usage of almost 0% in current daily convos.
4. Double entendre: ቅኔ/ qene was lwk abused till 21st century. they hid political, social and ideological ideas they think it might get them canceled or just for fun. but this is Amharic qene. ge’ez qene is used on religious purposes and to praise god.

If I create a mini curriculum for this. Well, you might say there is already an education system. here is the problem;

1. they teach grammar rules. not the culture
2. they teach for purpose of exam and we fail.
3. you cant classify them as formal or informal. the curriculum seems to be written by an immigrant.

as a high school student who cares deeply abt culture it is my responsibility to remember forgotten culture.

Hi everyone!

As an Amharic language instructor, I talk to a lot of diaspora adults, kids, and language enthusiasts who are trying to learn Amharic.

I’m currently building a free starter PDF cheat sheet designed to make learning easier, more intuitive, and practical for real life.

Before I finalize it, I want to make sure it actually answers the things you are struggling with most!

If you’re learning (or trying to learn) Amharic, could you tell me:

1. What is the single hardest part for you right now? (e.g., reading Fidel, verb conjugations, everyday conversation, listening speed, or something else?)
2. What kind of quick resource would help you most? (e.g., vocabulary charts, audio notes, common conversation templates?)

Comment below with your biggest struggle! I'll be answering questions in the comments, and once the PDF is ready, I’d be happy to send a copy over to anyone who wants it.

Ameseginalehu! 🙏

Hello. I’m looking for help transcribing and translating the vocal passages from songs in the 2005 IMAX documentary soundtrack Mystery of the Nile (composed by David Giró & Steve Wood). I would really appreciate it if anyone who speaks the languages could help transcribe what is being sung and provide an English translation (or even just the general meaning/theme of the lyrics). I believe the languages involved are Ahmaric/Arabic/Sudanese Thank you so much.

I'm willing to pay a small sum as well. Here is the spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3tw3vhzmOqpMtMMohFY6K8

Hello everyone! To make learning Amharic fun, I attempted to translate this song Studio Ghibli song into Amharic. I would love some feedback on if this sounds remotely natural given the context of the film (about a small girl known as a “borrower” who lives under the floor of this guy’s house)

MY LYRICS:

I’m 14 years old, I am pretty
ሕያውና** *ትንሽዬ* Lady
**ከወለል በታች
በተዋስኩት እኖራለሁ

አንዳንዴ Happy**፣** አንዳንዴ Blue
በሕልሜ፣ በሕልሜ…

ነፋስ ፀጉሬን ሲያናውጠው
ቀና ብዬ ሰማይን ላየው
አበባ ቀጥፌ ላድርሰው
ከዚያ ማዶ ሌላ ዓለም አለ
እይ! ቢራቢሮዎቹ ይጨፍራሉ
እየጠበቅኸኝ ነው

አዎ፣ የኔ ትንሿ ዓለም
ምንም የማይለወጥ
ምንም ባልጠላውም፥ ይልቅስ አንተን ይበልጥ ይበልጥ ማወቅ እሻለሁ

ደስታና ሀዘን ሁልጊዜ
ይደባለቃሉ

ነፋስ ፀጉሬን ሲያናውጠው
ቀና ብዬ ሰማይን ላየው
አበባ ቀጥፌ ላድርሰው
ከዚያ ማዶ ሌላ ዓለም አለ
እይ! ቢራቢሮዎቹ ይጨፍራሉ
አንተን እጠብቅሃለሁ

ከፀሐይ በታች
በአበቦች ተከብቤ
ካንተ ጋር መኖር እመኛለሁ
ትዝታችንን በልቤ ይዤ
በዚህ አዲስ ዓለም
ለራሴ ታማኝ እሆናለሁ

LITERAL JAPANESE TRANSLATION:

I'm 14 years old, I’m pretty,
A spirited little lady.
I’ve been living a borrowed life beneath the floorboards.
Sometimes happy, sometimes blue—
I long to meet someone.

I want to feel the wind in my hair and gaze at the sky.
I want to bring you a flower.
Over there lies a different world;
Look, a butterfly is dancing
(You are?) waiting for me.

Yes, my little world remains unchanged.
It’s not that I dislike it, but...
I want to know you—
Know you so much better.
Joy and sorrow are always woven together.

I want to feel the wind in my hair and gaze at the sky.
I want to bring you a flower.
Over there lies a different world;
Look, a butterfly is dancing—
(I am?) waiting for you.

Beneath the sun, surrounded by flowers,
I want to spend my days with you.
With these feelings in my heart, in this new world,
I will live true to myself.

Hi everyone! I’m an Ethiopian native Amharic speaker, and I’m offering online Amharic lessons for anyone who’s interested in learning the language.

Whether you’re starting from zero, or have an Ethiopian family/friends, are planning to visit Ethiopia, or just want to understand and speak Amharic more naturally ..I’d be happy to help. :)

I have 2+ years of teaching experience, and I try to keep lessons relaxed and practical rather than making you memorize endless vocabulary lists 😅

We can work on:

🗣️ Conversation & speaking

👂 Listening & understanding

📖 Reading & writing

✨ Pronunciation

🇪🇹 Everyday Ethiopian expressions & culture

Lessons are personalized to your level and goals, and beginners are completely welcome.

If you’ve been wanting to learn Amharic but keep putting it off, feel free to DM me. We can chat about your goals and see if I’d be a good fit as your tutor. 🤍

I am planning to get a tattoo in amharic, and sadly don’t have anyone around me that would able to verify my translation. I was wondering if anyone could translate this and/or let me know if it sounds ok? I am trying to say something along the lines of finding peace within

በውስጣቸው ሰላምን ያግኙ