Amharic — top 298 words
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Sources: Mixed sources — 298 rows · 2 sources · no MT recorded
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| # | Amharic | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | hello / peace | |
| 2 | hi (informal) | |
| 3 | good morning (to m.) | |
| 4 | are you well? (to m.) | |
| 5 | I'm well | |
| 6 | thank you | |
| 7 | okay | |
| 8 | yes | |
| 9 | no | |
| 10 | please (to m.) | |
| 11 | sorry / excuse me | |
| 12 | goodbye (to m.) | |
| 13 | what's your name? (to m.) | |
| 14 | my name is … | |
| 15 | person | |
| 16 | people | |
| 17 | woman | |
| 18 | man | |
| 19 | child | |
| 20 | father | |
| 21 | mother | |
| 22 | friend | |
| 23 | house | |
| 24 | water | |
| 25 | food | |
| 26 | meat | |
| 27 | bread | |
| 28 | milk | |
| 29 | coffee | |
| 30 | money | |
| 31 | work | |
| 32 | school | |
| 33 | book | |
| 34 | car | |
| 35 | day | |
| 36 | night | |
| 37 | today | |
| 38 | tomorrow | |
| 39 | yesterday | |
| 40 | to eat | |
| 41 | to drink | |
| 42 | to go | |
| 43 | to come | |
| 44 | to want | |
| 45 | to know | |
| 46 | to speak | |
| 47 | to see | |
| 48 | to hear | |
| 49 | what? | |
| 50 | who? | |
| 51 | where? | |
| 52 | when? | |
| 53 | why? | |
| 54 | how many? | |
| 55 | good | |
| 56 | bad | |
| 57 | big | |
| 58 | small | |
| 59 | I love you (to m.) | |
| 60 | I don't understand | |
| 61 | do you speak English? (to m.) | |
| 62 | baby, infant | |
| 63 | friend | |
| 64 | visitor, guest | |
| 65 | teacher | |
| 66 | student, pupil | |
| 67 | king, negus | |
| 68 | queen | |
| 69 | brother | |
| 70 | sister | |
| 71 | daughter | |
| 72 | husband | |
| 73 | wife | |
| 74 | grandfather | |
| 75 | uncle | |
| 76 | immediate family | |
| 77 | he | |
| 78 | she | |
| 79 | we | |
| 80 | they | |
| 81 | this (masculine) | |
| 82 | that (masculine) | |
| 83 | who? whom? | |
| 84 | one | |
| 85 | two | |
| 86 | three | |
| 87 | four | |
| 88 | five | |
| 89 | six | |
| 90 | seven | |
| 91 | eight | |
| 92 | nine | |
| 93 | ten | |
| 94 | twelve (12) | |
| 95 | thirty | |
| 96 | hundred | |
| 97 | thousand | |
| 98 | first | |
| 99 | body part, organ | |
| 100 | head | |
| 101 | face | |
| 102 | eye (organ) | |
| 103 | ear | |
| 104 | nose, nostril | |
| 105 | mouth | |
| 106 | tooth, tusk | |
| 107 | lip | |
| 108 | neck | |
| 109 | arm, hand | |
| 110 | finger | |
| 111 | stomach | |
| 112 | belly, abdomen | |
| 113 | back | |
| 114 | leg, foot | |
| 115 | knee | |
| 116 | skin | |
| 117 | bone | |
| 118 | blood | |
| 119 | heart | |
| 120 | liver | |
| 121 | meat, flesh | |
| 122 | fish | |
| 123 | egg | |
| 124 | salt | |
| 125 | sugar | |
| 126 | honey | |
| 127 | oil | |
| 128 | rice | |
| 129 | maize, corn | |
| 130 | potato (Solanum tuberosum) | |
| 131 | banana | |
| 132 | apple | |
| 133 | fruit | |
| 134 | onion | |
| 135 | tea | |
| 136 | flour | |
| 137 | animal | |
| 138 | dog | |
| 139 | cat | |
| 140 | cow (female bovine) | |
| 141 | ox, bull (male bovine) | |
| 142 | goat | |
| 143 | sheep, ram | |
| 144 | pig | |
| 145 | horse | |
| 146 | donkey, ass | |
| 147 | rooster | |
| 148 | bird | |
| 149 | mouse | |
| 150 | rabbit | |
| 151 | lion (Panthera leo) | |
| 152 | elephant | |
| 153 | giraffe | |
| 154 | hippopotamus | |
| 155 | rhinoceros | |
| 156 | crocodile | |
| 157 | monkey | |
| 158 | snake | |
| 159 | frog | |
| 160 | lizard | |
| 161 | insect | |
| 162 | mosquito, gnat | |
| 163 | bee (insect) | |
| 164 | ant | |
| 165 | spider | |
| 166 | butterfly | |
| 167 | grasshopper, locust | |
| 168 | worm | |
| 169 | louse | |
| 170 | bear | |
| 171 | fox, jackal | |
| 172 | eagle | |
| 173 | owl | |
| 174 | crow, raven | |
| 175 | sun | |
| 176 | moon | |
| 177 | star | |
| 178 | sky | |
| 179 | cloud | |
| 180 | rain | |
| 181 | wind; breeze | |
| 182 | lightning | |
| 183 | fire | |
| 184 | ash | |
| 185 | sand | |
| 186 | mountain | |
| 187 | valley | |
| 188 | river, stream | |
| 189 | lake | |
| 190 | sea | |
| 191 | ocean | |
| 192 | island | |
| 193 | ice | |
| 194 | tree | |
| 195 | forest | |
| 196 | grass | |
| 197 | leaf | |
| 198 | flower | |
| 199 | root (also figurative) | |
| 200 | road | |
| 201 | desert | |
| 202 | universe, world | |
| 203 | light | |
| 204 | shadow | |
| 205 | door, gate | |
| 206 | window | |
| 207 | wall | |
| 208 | bed | |
| 209 | table | |
| 210 | spoon | |
| 211 | bag | |
| 212 | shirt | |
| 213 | shoe | |
| 214 | hat | |
| 215 | paper | |
| 216 | letter, character | |
| 217 | boat | |
| 218 | spear, javelin, lance | |
| 219 | drum, timbrel | |
| 220 | rope | |
| 221 | needle, syringe | |
| 222 | mirror | |
| 223 | broom | |
| 224 | village | |
| 225 | city, town | |
| 226 | country, district, region | |
| 227 | market | |
| 228 | church | |
| 229 | hospital | |
| 230 | well, spring (source of clean drinking water) | |
| 231 | bridge | |
| 232 | time, period of time | |
| 233 | night | |
| 234 | week | |
| 235 | month | |
| 236 | hour | |
| 237 | red | |
| 238 | black | |
| 239 | white | |
| 240 | blue | |
| 241 | beautiful | |
| 242 | new | |
| 243 | old, ancient | |
| 244 | cold | |
| 245 | dry | |
| 246 | weak | |
| 247 | happy, joyful | |
| 248 | sweet | |
| 249 | bitter | |
| 250 | real, true, genuine, actual | |
| 251 | left | |
| 252 | high, important, maximum | |
| 253 | wide, broad | |
| 254 | easy, simple | |
| 255 | to eat | |
| 256 | To run | |
| 257 | To view, to see, to eye | |
| 258 | to hear | |
| 259 | to listen | |
| 260 | To tell, to say | |
| 261 | to ask | |
| 262 | To realize, to understand, to apprehend | |
| 263 | to learn | |
| 264 | To read | |
| 265 | to write | |
| 266 | to give | |
| 267 | to buy | |
| 268 | to sell | |
| 269 | to divide, to pay | |
| 270 | To sing | |
| 271 | To laugh | |
| 272 | to wait | |
| 273 | To help, to aid, to assist | |
| 274 | to build | |
| 275 | to make | |
| 276 | To cut | |
| 277 | To hold, to handle, to grasp, to grab | |
| 278 | to burn | |
| 279 | To arrive, to reach a location | |
| 280 | To hunt, to go hunting | |
| 281 | name | |
| 282 | word | |
| 283 | language | |
| 284 | song, hymn | |
| 285 | question | |
| 286 | thing | |
| 287 | death | |
| 288 | war; battle; warfare | |
| 289 | god | |
| 290 | news | |
| 291 | reality, truth | |
| 292 | health | |
| 293 | problem, disturbance | |
| 294 | law | |
| 295 | game | |
| 296 | gift | |
| 297 | cost, value, price | |
| 298 | number |