Greetings In Classical Ge'ez Language
Welcome! ሠናይ ምጽአትከ
( senāy meşateka) m.s
ሠናይ ምጽአትኪ
(senāy meşateki ) f.s
ሠናይ ምጽአትክሙ
( senāy meşatkemu ) m.p
ሠናይ ምጽአትክን
(senay mesateken ) f.p
Hi / Hello – ሰላም ለከ
( selam leka ) m.s ,
ሰላም ለኪ
( selam leki ) f.s ,
ሰላም ለክሙ
( selam lekemu ) m.p ,
ሰላም ለክን
( selam laken )f.p
it has meaning of ” peace be to you ” in English.
Good morning – እፎ ሀደርከ
( efo haderka ) m.s ,
እፎ ሀደርኪ
( efo haderki ) f.s ,
እፎ ሀደርክሙ
( efo haderkemu ) m.p ,
እፎ ሀደርክን
( efo haderken ) f.p
Note: Word by word , እፎ ሀደርከ ( efo haderka ) mean : how you passed the whole night ? , it replaced the word Good morning in English.
Good evening– እፎ አምሰይከ
( efo amseyka ) m.s
it has the meaning ” how you passed the evening ” in english
እፎ አምሰይኪ
( efo amseyki ) f.s ,
እፎ አምሰይክሙ
( efo amseykemu ) m.p ,
እፎ አምሰይክን
( efo amseyeken ) f.p
Good night – እፎ ወዓልከ
( efo wa’lka ) m.s ,
እፎ ወዓልኪ
( efo wa’lki ) f.s ,
እፎ ወዓልክሙ
( efo wa’lkemu ) m.p ,
እፎ ወዓልክን
( efo wa’lken ) f.p
Note: word by word it mean ” how you passed the whole day ? ” which replaced ” Good night ” in English
How are you – እፎ አንተ
( efo anta )m.s ,
እፎ አንቲ
( efo anti ) f.s,
እፎ አንትሙ
( efo antemu ) m.p
እፎ አንትን
( efo anten ) f.p
But , it is usual in Geez saying ” እፎ ሀሎከ ( efo halloka ) ” mean : “how do u live “
I’m fine : ዳኅን አነ ( dāhen ana )
& you : እፎ አንተ ( efo anta ) m.s
Long time no see – ብዙኀ ጊዜ ኢነጸርኩከ
( bizhua gize Ineşarkuka )m.s
What is your name? – መኑ ስምከ
( menu semeka )m.s
My name is ..- ስምየ …ውእቱ
( sem’ya .. we’tu )
Where are you from – እምአይቴ አንተ ( emaytē anta )m.s
I’m from – አነ እምነ..
( ‘ana emena..)
Do you speak Ge’ez –
ትትናገርኑ ልሳነ ግእዝ
( tetenāgere-nu le’sana ge’ez ? )m.s
Yes – እወ
( ‘ewa )
No – አልቦ
( albo )
Thank you – እሴብሐከ
( ‘ esēbehaka ) m.s
I Love You – አፈቅረከ
( afeqereka ) m.s ,
አፈቅረኪ
( afeqeraki ) f.s
I understand – ለበውኩ
( lebeweku ) ,
i know– አእመርኩ
( a’emerku ) ,
I don’t understand – ኢለበውኩ
( i-lebewku )
i don’t know – ኢያእመርኩ
( i-yā’merku ) ,
where: m.s – male singular,
f.s – female singular
m.p – male plural
f.p – female plural
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