እንግሊዝኛ፡ትችላለህ

Amharic

Amharic phrasebook

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ʔ)ɨnɡliˈzɨɲːa tɨt͡ʃɨlaˌlːəh/

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• Hyphenation: እን‧ግሊ‧ዝ‧ኛ፡ት‧ች‧ላ‧ለህ

Phrase

እንግሊዝኛ፡ትችላለህ፧ • (ʾənglizəñña təčəlalläh?)

1. do you speak English?

Usage notes

• Used when addressing a male in a familiar manner;
  • When addressing a female, the form እንግሊዝኛ፡ትችያለሽ (ʾənglizəñña təčəyalläš) is used.
  • When addressing a group of people, the form እንግሊዝኛ፡ትችላላችሁ (ʾənglizəñña təčəlallačəhu) is used.
  • When addressing either a male or female politely, the form እንግሊዝኛ፡ይችላሉ (ʾənglizəñña yəčəlallu) is used.

References

• Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) “ቻለ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN