If you want to have an idea of how Amharic looks (also called Amarinya) here is a short list of common words:

Español
English
Pronunciation
Amharic

mama
mom
em my ay

madre
mother
enat

papa
dad
ah by ay

padre
father
abat

abuela
grandma
set-ii-yet

abuelo
grandpa
i-yet

hermana
sister
eh-heht

hermano
brother
wehn-dim

tia
aunt
ah-kist

tio
uncle
ah goht

If you want to see more words and their pronounciation, follow these links: http://www.ikuska.com/Africa/Lenguas/amharico/index.htm (Spanish) http://ethiopianadoptiontravelogue.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/my-amharic-phrases/ (English) http://www.amharicdictionary.com/ (English) AliciA

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