CEFR Level
B2
Amharic — Upper Intermediate Vocabulary
52 words
Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics.
| # | Word | Type | IPA | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ሃያ ሁለት | Adjective | Equivalent to 'twenty-two': A .22 calibre pistol or rifle. | |
| 2 | ሃያ ሰባት | Adjective | Equivalent to 'twenty-seven': The cardinal number immediately following twenty-six and preceding twenty-eight. | |
| 3 | ሃያ ስምንት | Adjective | Equivalent to 'twenty-eight': The cardinal number immediately following twenty-seven and preceding twenty-nine. | |
| 4 | ሃያ ስድስት | Adjective | Equivalent to 'twenty-six': The cardinal number immediately following twenty-five and preceding twenty-seven. | |
| 5 | ሃያ ሶስት | Adjective | Equivalent to 'twenty-three': The cardinal number immediately following twenty-two and preceding twenty-four; 23. | |
| 6 | ሃያ አምስት | Adjective | Equivalent to 'twenty-five': A solitaire card game with the goal of making a five-by-five square of cards so that every… | |
| 7 | ሃያ አራት | Adjective | Equivalent to 'twenty-four': The cardinal number immediately following twenty-three and preceding twenty-five. | |
| 8 | ሃያ አንድ | Adjective | Equivalent to 'twenty-one': A basketball-based game in which players attempt to score exactly twenty-one points. | |
| 9 | ሃያ ዘጠኝ | Adjective | Equivalent to 'twenty-nine': The cardinal number immediately following twenty-eight and preceding thirty. | |
| 10 | ልሳነ ምድር | Noun | cape (geography). | |
| 11 | ሐበሻ ጎመን | Noun | ||
| 12 | ሕገ መንግሥት | Noun | Equivalent to 'constitution': The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or… | |
| 13 | ሕገ መንግስት | Noun | constitution. | |
| 14 | መልካም፡ልደት | Phrase | happy birthday. | |
| 15 | መዝገበ ቃላት | Noun | dictionary. | |
| 16 | ምግብ ቤት | Noun | Equivalent to 'restaurant': An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables… | |
| 17 | ርእሰ ብሔር | Noun | president. | |
| 18 | ሴት ልጅ | Noun | Equivalent to 'daughter': daughter; female equivalent of hijo. | |
| 19 | ስምህ፡ማን፡ነው | Phrase | /ˈsɨmɨh ˌman nəw/ | What is your name?. |
| 20 | ስምሽ፡ማን፡ነው | Phrase | ||
| 21 | ቀላል ባቡር | Noun | Equivalent to 'light rail': A kind of passenger railway in urban and suburban settings typically characterized by a mixt… | |
| 22 | ቀስተ ደመና | Noun | Equivalent to 'rainbow': A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of r… | |
| 23 | ቁልቋል በለስ | Noun | Equivalent to 'prickly pear': prickly pear, the fruit of the nopal cactus (Opuntia, especially Opuntia ficus-indica). | |
| 24 | ቁንዶ በርበሬ | Noun | Equivalent to 'black pepper': The dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant which are commonly used… | |
| 25 | ቤተ፡ክርስቲያን | Noun | /ˈbetə ˈkrɨstijan/ | Equivalent to 'church': A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place. |
| 26 | ብሉይ ኪዳን | Noun | Old Testament. | |
| 27 | ቬት ናም | Noun | /vet nam/ | Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia). |
| 28 | ኅብረሰባዊነት | Noun | socialism, communism. | |
| 29 | ነጭ ሽንኩርት | Noun | Equivalent to 'garlic': A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking. | |
| 30 | አልተገነባችም | Verb | /(ʔ)altəɡəˈnəbːat͡ʃːɨmː/ | |
| 31 | አስራ፡ስምንት | Adjective | alternative spelling of ዐሥራ፡ስምንት (ʿaśra səmmənt). | |
| 32 | አስራ፡ስድስት | Adjective | alternative spelling of ዐሥራ፡ስድስት (ʿaśra səddəst). | |
| 33 | አስራ፡አምስት | Adjective | alternative spelling of ዐሥራ፡አምስት (ʿaśra ʾamməst). | |
| 34 | አውራ ዶሮ | Noun | Equivalent to 'rooster': The tenth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chi… | |
| 35 | አዲስ አበባ | Noun | /ʔa.dis ʔa.bə.ba/ | Addis Ababa (the capital city of Ethiopia). |
| 36 | አዲስ ኪዳን | Noun | New Testament. | |
| 37 | እሳተ ጎመራ | Noun | Equivalent to 'volcano': A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamb… | |
| 38 | እግር ኳስ | Noun | /[ʔɨɡɨr kʷas]/ | Equivalent to 'football': A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal or zone defended by th… |
| 39 | ዐሥራ ሁለት | Adjective | Equivalent to 'twelve': having twelve (of something). | |
| 40 | ዐሥራ፡ስምንት | Adjective | /ˌ(ʔ)asɾa ˈsɨmːɨnt/ | |
| 41 | ዐሥራ፡ስድስት | Adjective | /ˌ(ʔ)asɾa ˈsɨdːɨst/ | |
| 42 | ዐሥራ፡አምስት | Adjective | /ˌ(ʔ)asɾa ˈ(ʔ)amːɨst/ | |
| 43 | የማርያም መሳም | Noun | birthmark. | |
| 44 | የማርያም ጣት | Noun | ||
| 45 | የተባበሩ መንግሥታት | Noun | Equivalent to 'United Nations': An international coalition, founded in 1945 and headquartered in New York City, that aim… | |
| 46 | የትዳር ጓደኛ | Noun | ||
| 47 | የከተሞች መስፋፋት | Noun | urbanization. | |
| 48 | የወር አበባ | Noun | menstruation. | |
| 49 | ድቡብ አፍሪካ | Noun | South Africa (a country in Africa). | |
| 50 | ዶሮ ወጥ | Noun | /[doro wətʼ]/ | a spicy chicken stew (a popular traditional dish of Ethiopia). |
| 51 | ግንደ ቆርቁር | Noun | Equivalent to 'Woodpecker': Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking hol… | |
| 52 | ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር | Noun | prime minister; premier. |