Looking for the best Amharic books? Browse our list to find excellent book recommendations on the subject.
- The Essential Guide to Amharic: The National Language of Ethiopia (2015)
- Introducing Amharic: An Interactive Workbook (GlossaHouse Modern Languages Series) (Volume 1) (2016)
- Colloquial Amharic (2015)
- Lonely Planet Ethiopian Amharic Phrasebook & Dictionary (2017)
- Concise Amharic Dictionary: Amharic-English & English-Amharic. Script & Roman (1996)
- Amharic Student Dictionary: English-Amharic/ Amharic-English (2019)
- Amharic For Foreigners and the Ethiopian Diaspora: Beginner to Intermediate (2019)
- LelaSew (Amharic Edition) (2015)
- Amharic Grammar, Conversation, Words for Foreigners: With Ethiopian Audio MP3 Files. (2018)
- Our First Amharic Words: Second Edition: 125 Amharic words transliterated for easy pronunciation. (Amharic Edition) (2015)
- Am I small?: Ene tenese nane? Children’s Picture Book English-Amharic (Bilingual Edition) (English and Amharic Edition) (2014)
- Let’s Learn the Amharic Alphabet! (2018)
- Amharic Language: The Amharic Phrasebook and Dictionary (2016)
The Essential Guide to Amharic: The National Language of Ethiopia (2015)
The Essential Guide to Amharic is a 150+ pages of grammar, phrases, and vocabulary for the national language of Ethiopia. All translations are spelled phonetically, as well as in the Amharic alphabet. The vocabulary section is organized by topic; greetings, foods, furniture, politics, occupations etc. There are over 200 verb definitions with simple conjugation.
Introducing Amharic: An Interactive Workbook (GlossaHouse Modern Languages Series) (Volume 1) (2016)
Introducing Amharic is an interactive workbook for those interested in learning Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia. Through a variety of engaging lessons, learners using this text will gain a variety of speaking, reading, and writing skills. The foundation for being able to do these things well is a complete mastery of the fidel (i.e. alphabet). That is the main focus of this book!
Colloquial Amharic (2015)
Colloquial Amharic: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to French as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Amharic in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
Lonely Planet Ethiopian Amharic Phrasebook & Dictionary (2017)
Lonely Planet: The world’s #1 phrasebook publisher* is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Ethiopian Amharic phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Chat with kids, haggle in the market, or find out where you can recycle; all with your trusted travel companion. With language tools in your back pocket, you can truly get to the heart of wherever you go, so begin your journey now!
Concise Amharic Dictionary: Amharic-English & English-Amharic. Script & Roman (1996)
Although Amharic is the national language of Ethiopia and English its international language, until publication of this book in hardcover there was no concise Amharic-English, English-Amharic dictionary. Students of Amharic as well as visitors to Ethiopia and foreign workers will benefit from this concise dictionary with phonetic transcriptions that allow for its use by those unfamiliar with Amharic script.
Amharic Student Dictionary: English-Amharic/ Amharic-English (2019)
This comprehensive bilingual student dictionary includes 26,000 Word-to-Word dictionary entries, and is approved for ESL/ELL students to use for standardized testing. Amharic is the official working language of Ethiopia, with approximately 30 million speakers. The language has been used in courts, trade and everyday communications, within the military, and in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church since the 13th century.
Amharic For Foreigners and the Ethiopian Diaspora: Beginner to Intermediate (2019)
Wanna learn Amharic? This book helps you learn the Amharic language from the very beginning to an intermediate level. It teaches you the alphabet, the punctuation marks, the pronunciation, the grammar, the vocabulary that are basically required to communicate for transportation, shopping, dining at restaurants, and visit Ethiopia and enjoy its diverse cultures!
LelaSew (Amharic Edition) (2015)
This is an Amharic Novel, a second book for Dr Mehret Debebe Gebretsdaik, a psychiatrist by training. The title ‘LelaSew’ loosely means ‘the other person’. It is a book about personalities and personhood. It covers contemporary societal issues of Ethiopia. Most of the major mental illness are incorporated in the story. It is written as a revealing reality of what we are and capable of.
Amharic Grammar, Conversation, Words for Foreigners: With Ethiopian Audio MP3 Files. (2018)
This is Amharic Grammar, Conversation, Words for Foreigners(With Ethiopian Audio MP3 Files). Learn and Practice with 1,250 sentences. These are 31 grammar lessons and 26 Conversation lessons . 4,000 words. Book Sample goo.gl/hBESC1(Include Amharic Alphabet & English Pronunciation). I would like to welcome you to the Amharic lessons. Grammar Explanations(1,000 Sentences), About 4,000 words, About 500 Conversations(Sentences & Words). Amharic Grammar Book.Amharic Grammars1. Amharic Alphabet 2.
Our First Amharic Words: Second Edition: 125 Amharic words transliterated for easy pronunciation. (Amharic Edition) (2015)
“Our First Amharic Words” has over 100 Amharic words transliterated for easy pronunciation. Each word label includes the transliteration, English and Amharic language script called “Fidel.” Word categories include body parts, toys, animals, relationships, feelings, numbers, household items, weather, fruit, vegetables, shapes and colors.
Am I small?: Ene tenese nane? Children’s Picture Book English-Amharic (Bilingual Edition) (English and Amharic Edition) (2014)
“Am I small?” – Tamia is not sure and keeps asking various animals that she meets on her journey. Eventually she finds the surprising answer “This is !” —Amazon Customer Review from the United States”for children who enjoy lingering over and whimsical details [] told in simple and engaging words and imaginative pictures.”—Kirkus Reviews”This has been since she was 4 months old.
Let’s Learn the Amharic Alphabet! (2018)
Now You Can Learn the Amharic Alphabet! Let's Learn the Amharic Alphabet gives you a strong foundation for learning Amharic, the national language of Ethiopia, with over 130 worksheets and over 200 vocabulary words.
Amharic Language: The Amharic Phrasebook and Dictionary (2016)
This guide to Amharic language collects the most common Amharic phrases and expressions as well as an English-Amharic/Amharic-English dictionary. This phrasebook includes greetings, food items, directions, sightseeing and many other categories of expressions that will help anyone wanting to learn Amharic.
Best Amharic Books That Will Hook You
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Contrastive Analysis of Lexical Standardization in Amharic and Hadiyya
Author(s): Samuel Handamo Godisso
ID: 2758919, Publisher: , Year: 2017, Size: 3 Mb, Format: pdf
Introducing Amharic: an interactive workbook
Author(s): Halcomb, T. Michael W
ID: 3324763, Publisher: Wilmore, KY : GlossaHouse, Year: 2016, Size: 27 Mb, Format: pdf
Gwama-English-Amharic Dictionary
Author(s): Education Bureau, Bureau of Culture & Tourism,
ID: 2688653, Publisher: Education Bureau, Bureau of Culture & Tourism, - Ethiopia, Year: 2015, Size: 1 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not absolute. Some books are really chart-busters according to The Wall Street Journal, others are composed by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant links you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.