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Vocabulary > Describing Items in Amharic
| Amharic | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| ትልቅ | tïlïk’ | big, large |
| ትንሽ | tïnïš | small |
| መሃከለኛ | mähakäläňa | medium sized |
| ረዥም/ረጅም | räžïm/räjïm | long |
| አጭር | ač’ïr short ሰፊ säfi | wide |
| ትክክለኛ | tїkїkїläňa | genuine |
| ደማቅ | dämak’ | dark/ deep |
| ትክክለኛ ያልሆነ | tїkїkїläňa yalhonä | fake |
| ፈዛዛ | fäzaza | light |
| ጠባብ | t’äbab | narrow, tight |
| የአገር ውስጥ | yäagär wist’ | domestic, local |
| የውጭ | yäwïč’ | foreign |
| የፕላስቲክ | yäplastic | plastic |
| የቆዳ | yäk’oda | leather |
| ልኬ ነው | lïke näw. | It’s my size. |
| ልኬ አይደለም | lïke aydäläm. | It’s not my size. |
| ያምራል | yamïral. | It’s beautiful/nice. |
| አያምርም | ayamïrïm. | It’s not nice, not beautiful. |
Source[edit | edit source]
https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Amharic/Amharic%20Peace%20Corps%20Language%20Manual-2015.pdf
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