Questions (in Amharic)

How much is it?

snt new (እንዴት ነው)

How much?

snt

How?

ïndiet? (እንዴት)

What time is it?

snt se’at new (ስንት ስዓት ነው)

What?

mn (ምን)

What happened?

mn hone? (ምን ሆነ)

When?

mechie? (መቼ)

Where?

yet (የት)?

To where?

wediet (ወዴት)?

Which one?

yetenñew (የትኛው)

Who?

man (ማን)

Whose?

yeman (የማን)

Why?

lemn (ለምን)

Is it?

new ïndie (ነው እንዴ)

Yes

awo (አዎ)

No

aydel’m (አይደለም)

Do you like it? (masculine)

we-ded-kew? (ወደድከው)

Do you like it? (feminine)

we-ded-shw? (ወደድሽው)

Is there coffee?

buna ale? (ቡና አለ)

Are you sad? (m/f)

azenk ïndie? (አዘንክ እንደ) or azensh ïndie? (አዘንሽ እንዴ)

Are you sick? (m/f)

amemeh/amemesh ïndie? (አመመህ/ አመመሽ እንዴ እንዴ)

Are you sleeping? (m)

teñtehal ïndie? (ተኝተሃል እንዴ)

Are you sleeping? (f)

teñteshal ïndie? (ተኝተሻል እንዴ)

Is she fat?

wefram nat ïndie?

Is he fat?

wefram new ïndie?

Is he American?

amerikawi new ïndie?

Is she Ethiopian?

ityopiyawit nat ïndie?

Is he in Addis Ababa?

addis abeba new indie yalew?

Was it good?

t’ru neber ïndie?