Fidel script + sounds
Amharic has its own alphabet β Fidel. This page shows Fidel with Latin letters, and you can ask Lina for Latin spelling too, so you can read AND speak.
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Learn Amharic by speaking it. πͺπΉ
Don't just memorize words. Have real conversations with Lina β join a proper coffee ceremony in Addis, greet your elders with respect, joke with family in Bole. Like a tutor, but for $7 a month.
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See Lina in action
Lina plays the host at a coffee ceremony
Linaα°αα! α°α
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?Selam! Dehna neh? Buna tit'et'aleh?Hello! How are you? Will you have coffee?
Youα°ααα£ α°α
α ααα£ α αα°ααααα’ α αα£ α‘α α₯αααααα’Selam, dehna negn, ameseginalehu. Awo, buna efeligalehu.Hello, I'm fine, thank you. Yes, I'd like coffee.
Linaα α£α α₯α©! α₯αα³α α°α
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α’Betam t'iru! Inkwan dehna met'ah.Very good! Welcome.
β βAmeseginalehuβ = perfect - you said thank you respectfully
π‘ Tip: In Amharic, coffee is an invitation, not just a drink. βBuna tit'et'aleh?β means βWill you have coffee?β β saying yes means staying for the ceremony. Lina teaches you the ceremony language.
Why Amharic is different
Respect is in the grammar
βAnteβ (you, to a man) and βanchiβ (to a woman) are casual; βirswoβ is the respectful you for elders. Use the casual form with an elder and Lina will correct you.
Real life, not textbook
Coffee ceremony, Meskel, family lunch with injera, Addis taxis β not just "the cat is on the table."
What you'll learn
- Week 1Greetings - Selam, Dehna neh?, introducing yourself + respect forms
- Week 2Coffee ceremony + food - buna, injera, tibs, ordering
- Week 3Family + respect - elders, titles, βYikertaβ
- Week 4Daily life - transport, phone calls, small talk, directions in Addis
5 phrases you'll speak today
A free preview. Press βΆ to hear each one, then say it out loud.
- 1α°αα!Selam!Hello / Peace!
- 2α°α α αα ?Dehna neh?How are you? (to a man)
- 3α αα°ααααAmeseginalehuThank you
- 4α΅α ... ααSime ... newMy name is...
- 5α΅αα΅ αα?Sint new?How much is it?
Conversations with Lina work in Amharic today. The phrasebook, stories and podcasts are in Spanish and German so far; more languages are coming.
Free vs paid for Amharic
FREE
- Read this page
- The 5 phrases above
- 1 free text demo with Lina (3 min)
PAID Β· $7/mo
- 30 min/day voice with Lina in Amharic
- Unlimited text chat
- Full report cards
- Full phrasebook
- Unlimited vocabulary garden
Amharic questions
Is Amharic hard?
The Fidel script looks hard, but spoken Amharic is very logical. Start with speaking; the script can come later.
Do I need to learn Fidel?
Not to start. Lina writes in Fidel, and you can ask her to add Latin spelling to any line.
Which dialect?
Standard Amharic used in Addis Ababa, Gondar, and across Ethiopia.
Can I learn for my family?
Yes, many diaspora learners use 2Lingua to speak to parents and grandparents.