There are 10 types of pronouns in the Amharic language, each can be used in place of specific nouns naming people, places and things.
Amharic | Pronunciation | English meaning |
እኔ | Ene | I |
አንተ | Ante | You (male) |
አንቺ | Anchi | You (female) |
እርስዎ | Erswo | You (formal) |
እሱ | Esu | He |
እሷ | Esua | She |
እሳቸው | Esachew | He/She (formal) |
እኛ | Egna | We |
እናንተ | Enante | You (plural) |
እነሱ | Enesu | They |
I went to the store.
እኔ ወደ ሱቅ ሄጃለው::
If you weren't here, it would've been hard alone.
አንተ ባትኖር ይክብደኝ ነበር ብቻዬን::
You are my wife.
አንቺ የኔ ሚስት ነሽ::
I would like your advice. (Elderly)
የእርስዎን ምክር እፈልጋለው::
He studied hard but still failed the test.
እሱ ቢያጠናም አላለፈም ፈተናውን::
She went to her mother's house.
እሷ ሄዳለች ወደ እናቷ ቤት::
It's better if he/she rests. (Elderly)
እሳቸው ትንሽ እረፍት ቢያደርጉ መልካም ነው::
We were everywhere looking for you guys.
እናንተን ፍለጋ አገር ስንዞር ነበር::
We want to register for classes.
እኛ ለትምህርት መመዝገብ እንፈልጋለን::
Why don't they eat.
እነሱ ለምን እራት አይበሉም?