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🇪🇹 Amharic culture and festival words

The festivals, the places people go for them, and the ideas underneath. This is the part of a language that stops you being a tourist. Press any line to hear it.

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Temple & Culture

መነኩሴmenekuseMonk
የዋይ ሰላምታyeway selamitaThai greeting (wai)
መልካም ማድረግmelikam madiregMake merit
ዕጣንithanIncense
የቡዳ ሐውልትyebuda hhewilitBuddha statue
ባህልbahilCulture
ወግwagTradition
ጫማህን አውልቅchamahin awiliqTake off your shoes
ማክበርmakiberTo respect
የመሾም ሥነ ሥርዓትyemeshom szine sziriatOrdination ceremony

At the Temple

ቤተ መቅደስbete meqidesTemple
መነኩሴmenekuseMonk
የቡድሃ ምስልyebudiha misilBuddha image
ዋይ (የእጅ ሰላምታ)way (yeij selamita)To pay respect (wai)
ዕጣንithanIncense
ሻማshamaCandle
መልካም ሥራ መሥራትmelikam szira mesziratTo make merit
መጸለይmetseleyTo pray / chant
ሃይማኖትhayimanotReligion
መስገድmesigedTo bow / prostrate
መለገስmelegesTo donate
ሰላማዊselamawiPeaceful

Countries & Nationalities

አገርagerCountry
ዜግነትzeginetNationality
የውጭ አገር ሰውyewich ager sewForeigner
አሜሪካamerikaAmerica
እንግሊዝinigilizEngland
ቻይናcayinaChina
ጃፓንjapanJapan
ኮሪያkoriyaKorea
ፈረንሳይferenisayFrance
ጀርመንjerimenGermany
ህንድhinidIndia
ቋንቋqwaniqwaLanguage

Philosophy & Big Questions

ፍልስፍናfilisifinaPhilosophy
የሕይወት ትርጉምyehhiyiwat tirigumThe meaning of life
ደስታ ምንድን ነው?desita minidin new?What is happiness?
ሥነ ምግባርszine migibarEthics
ነፃ ፈቃድnetza feqadFree will
ጥበብthibebWisdom
ምክንያታዊነትmikiniyatawinetReason
መኖርmenorExistence
ንቃተ ህሊናniqate hilinaConsciousness
ዕጣ ፈንታitha fenitaFate
ጥያቄ ማንሳትthiyaqe manisatTo question things
አመለካከትamelekaketPoint of view
ቋሚ መልስ የለምqwami melis yelemNo fixed answer
ለምን እዚህ አለን?lemin izih alen?Why are we here?

Art & Painting

ጥበብthibebArt
ቀለም መቀባትqelem meqebatTo paint
ብሩሽbirushPaintbrush
ሸራsheraCanvas
የውሃ ቀለምyewiha qelemWatercolor
የዘይት ቀለምyezeyit qelemOil paint
ሥዕልsziilPainting
የሥነ ጥበብ አዳራሽyeszine thibeb adarashArt gallery
መቅረጽmeqiretsTo sculpt
ድንቅ ሥራdiniq sziraMasterpiece

Superstitions & Luck

መጥፎ ዕድልmethifo idilBad luck
ክታብkitabAmulet
የመናፍስት ቤት ትንሽyemenafisit bet tinishSpirit house
መንፈስmenifesGhost
ዕድል ጠባይidil thebayFortune
ጠንቋይ ተመልካችtheniqway temelikacFortune teller
ምልክት ትንቢትmilikit tinibitOmen
የዕድል ቁጥርyeidil quthirLucky number
እንጨት መንኳኳትinichet menikwakwatKnock on wood
አጉል እምነት ያለውagul iminet yalewSuperstitious

Zodiac & Horoscopes

የከዋክብት ምልክትyekewakibit milikitZodiac sign
ሆሮስኮፕhorosikopHoroscope
የቻይና ዞዲያክyecayina zodiyakChinese zodiac
የመጥፎ ዕድል ዓመትyemethifo idil ametUnlucky year
ዕድል ማንበብidil manibebFortune reading
የታሮት ካርዶችyetarot karidocTarot cards
መዳፍ ማንበብmedaf manibebPalm reading
ኮከብ ቆጠራkokeb qotheraAstrology
መልካም ሰዓትmelikam seatAuspicious time
የነፍስ ጓደኛyenefis gwadenyaSoulmate

Poetry & Stories

ግጥምgithimPoem
ገጣሚgethamiPoet
ሥነ ጽሑፍszine tsihhufLiterature
ተረትteretFolk tale
ሴራ ታሪክsera tarikPlot
ምዕራፍmiirafChapter
ተምሳሌትtemisaletMetaphor
ግጥም መግጠምgithim megithemTo compose a poem
ረቂቅ ጽሑፍreqiq tsihhufManuscript
አሳታሚasatamiPublisher

Myths & Legends

አፈ ታሪክafe tarikLegend
ተረት ተረትteret teretFairy tale
ድራጎንdiragonDragon
ናጋnagaNaga
ግዙፍ ሰውgizuf sewGiant
መልአክት ተረትmeliakit teretFairy
የባህር ልጃገረድyebahir lijageredMermaid
የማይሞትyemayimotImmortal
እርግማንirigimanCurse
አስማትasimatMagic

Songkran Festival

ውሃ መርጨትwiha merichetTo splash water
የውሃ ሽጉጥyewiha shiguthWater gun
ነጭ ዱቄት ቅባትnech duqet qibatWhite powder paste
በሽማግሌዎች እጅ ውሃ ማፍሰስbeshimagilewoc ij wiha mafisesPouring water on elders' hands
የታይ አዲስ ዓመትyetay adis ametThai New Year
ውሃ የማያስገባwiha yemayasigebaWaterproof
ሰልፍ በዓልselif bealParade
የቡዳ ምስል ማጠብyebuda misil mathebBathing the Buddha image
የአበባ ሸሚዝyeabeba shemizFlower-print shirt
ረጅም በዓልrejim bealLong holiday

At the Temple Fair

የኮከብ ሎተሪ ጨዋታyekokeb loteri chewataStar lottery game
የታይ ክብ ጭፈራyetay kib chiferaThai circle dance
የፊኛ ፍላጻ ጨዋታyefinya filatsa chewataBalloon darts
የታይ ባህላዊ ቲያትርyetay bahilawi tiyatirThai folk theater
የሜዳ ላይ ሲኒማyemeda lay sinimaOutdoor cinema
ውሃ ውስጥ መውደቅ ጨዋታwiha wisith mewideq chewataDunk tank
የተኩስ ጨዋታyetekus chewataShooting gallery
የሚያስፈነጥር ቤትyemiyasifenethir betBouncy castle
የሜዳ መድረክyemeda medirekOpen-air stage
የበዓል ሽልማትyebeal shilimatCarnival prize
እጅግ ብዙ ሕዝብijig bizu hhizibHuge crowd
የሎተሪ ትኬትyeloteri tiketLottery ticket
ዓመታዊ በዓልametawi bealAnnual fair
የአይስ ክሬም ጋሪyeayis kirem gariIce cream cart
ጎማ ዕድልgoma idilPrize wheel

Loy Krathong

ክራቶንግkiratonigKrathong
ሙሉ ጨረቃmulu chereqaFull moon
የሙዝ ቅጠልyemuz qithelBanana leaf
ርችትricitFireworks
የሰማይ ፋኖስyesemay fanosSky lantern
ወንዙን ይቅርታ መጠየቅwanizun yiqirita metheyeqTo ask the river for forgiveness
የወንዝ ዳርቻyewaniz daricaRiverside
የሻማ ብርሃንyeshama birihanCandlelight
የሙሉ ጨረቃ ሌሊትyemulu chereqa lelitFull moon night
በክራቶንግ ውስጥ ሳንቲምbekiratonig wisith sanitimCoin in the krathong
የውሃ ፍሰትyewiha fisetThe current
በውሃ ላይ ነጸብራቅbewiha lay netsebiraqReflection on the water
አሥራ ሁለተኛው የጨረቃ ወርaszira huletenyaw yechereqa warTwelfth lunar month
ውብ ግርማwib girimaGraceful
ፋኖስ ማብረርfanos mabirerTo release a lantern

Architecture

አርክቴክትarikitekitArchitect
ንድፍ ፕላንnidif pilanBlueprint
መዋቅርmewaqirStructure
የመሠረት ምሰሶyemeszeret misesoFoundation pile
ግድግዳ ተሸካሚ ብረትgidigida teshekami biretBeam
ሰማይ ጠቀስ ህንፃsemay theqes hinitzaSkyscraper
የታይ ሥነ ሕንፃyetay szine hhinitzaThai architecture
ባለ ጣራ ማዕዘንbale thara maizenGabled roof
አነስተኛ ሞዴልanesitenya modelScale model
ጥቅም ላይ የሚውል ቦታthiqim lay yemiwil botaUsable space
ክብደት ተሸካሚ ግድግዳkibidet teshekami gidigidaLoad-bearing wall
በንድፍ መሠረት መገንባትbenidif meszeret megenibatTo build to plan
የግንባታ ቁሳቁስyeginibata qusaqusBuilding materials
የግንባታ ፈቃድyeginibata feqadBuilding permit
ቤት መንደፍbet menidefTo design a house

Buddhist Wisdom

ካርማkarimaKarma
መልቀቅmeliqeqTo let go
አላፊነትalafinetImpermanence
ፍቅራዊ ደግነትfiqirawi deginetLoving kindness
ኒርቫናnirivanaNirvana
አምስቱ መመሪያዎችamisitu memeriyawocThe five precepts
መልካም ብታደርግ መልካም ታገኛለህmelikam bitaderig melikam tagenyalehGood deeds return good
የዳግም ልደት ዑደትyedagim lidet udetThe cycle of rebirth
መካከለኛው መንገድmekakelenyaw menigedThe middle path
ሳቱ አሜንsatu amenSathu