01 Greetings - Beginner

28/02/2017 3 min
01 Greetings - Beginner

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode, we will take a brief look at a simple greeting in Amharic.

Amharic (Script)
Chéri: Sälam t'ena yïst'ïlïñ. Ïndämïn näh?
Kevin: Dähna yïmäsgän. Endämïn näsh?
Chéri: Dähna yïmäsgän.

English (Script)
Chéri: Peace, May he (God) give health to you on my behalf*. How are you?
Kevin: Fine, thank him (God). How are you (female)?
Chéri: Fine, thank him (God).
* Entire sentence colloquially is a greeting meaning “hello”