Demonstratives in Amharic have separate forms for the masculine and the feminine, as well as for the plural.

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Amharic

This (masc)
yïh
ይህ

This (fem)
yïčč / yïčči
ይች / ይቺ

These
ïnnäzzih
እነዚህ

That (masc)
ya
ያ

That (fem)
yačč  / yačči
ያች / ያቺ

Those
ïnnäzziya
እነዚያ

Let’s see some examples:

This teacher (fem)
yïčči astämari
ይቺ  አስተማሪ

This teacher (masc)
yïh astämari
ይህ  አስተማሪ

These students
ïnnäzzih tämariwočč
እነዚህ  ተማሪዎች

That good man
ya t’ïru säw
ያ  ጥሩ  ሰው

That good woman
yačči [...]

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One of the things I bought before leaving for Ethiopia , is a DVD titled Ethiopian Kids Playground that presents a collection of Ethiopian children games.This movie was filmed in an Ethiopian village with children playing their games in front of the camera. I was surprised to see that many of the games [...]

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Emmanuel’s Gift is a documentary that narrates the life of a disabled young man born in Ghana. With determination, not only he gets over his physical limitations but also through his fight he transforms the lives of thousands of disabled people in his country. Born with a malformation in one of his legs and [...]

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Seasons:

Spring
s’ädäy
ጸደይ
spring.mp3

Summer
bäga
በጋ
summer.mp3

Fall
bälg
በልግ
fall.mp3

Winter
kïrämt
ክረምት
winter.mp3

Months of the year:(The months of the year don’t correspond exactly to those of the western calendar, since Ethiopia has its own calendar with 13 months in a year )

September
mäskäräm
መስከረም
september.mp3

October
t’ïk’ïmt
ጥቅምት
october.mp3

November
hïdar
ሕዳር
november.mp3

December
tahsas
ታሕሣስ
december.mp3

January
t’ïr
ጥር
january.mp3

February
yäkatit
የካቲት
february.mp3

March
mägabit
መጋቢት
march.mp3

April
miyaziya
ሚያዚያ
april.mp3

May
gïnbot
ግንቦት
may.mp3

June
säne
ሰኔ
june.mp3

July
hämle
ሐምሌ
july.mp3

August
nähäse
ነሐሴ
august.mp3

Extra month with 5 or 6 days
p’agume
ጳጉሜ
pagume.mp3

Days [...]

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