Ethiopian Basics 101...

I thought that in the interim of more exciting news concerning the progress of our adoption, that I would post some information about Ethiopia, the people, language and culture.  Of course all of this information is new to us as well, so you can learn right along side us! The following are a few basics about their alphabet and some translations of common words, all are taken from www.tourismethiopia.org.  My hope is to do several of these posts over the course of our adoption.  So until next time, enjoy the short lesson!

Simple pronunciation guide:

a as the a in father
e as the e in set
i as the i in ship
o as the o in go
u as the oo in boot
gn as the gn in compagne (French)
Amharic spellings that follow are phonetical as per the above guide to aid in pronunciation.

Numbers

One                And Two               Hulet Three             Sost Four              Arat Five              Amist Six                Sidist Seven           Sebat Eight             Semmint Nine             Setegn Ten              Asser

Days of the week

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Ihud Segno Maksegno Erob Hamus Arb Kidame