Latest / Learn Amharic with Fexingo / Amharic Days of the Week – ሰኞ እስከ እሁድ
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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Amharic with Fexingo? Luna: Absolutely! I've been practicing body parts from last time. ይህ እጄ ነው. Lucas: Nice! You're getting good at that. Today we're going to talk about the days of the week. Luna: Oh, perfect! I always get confused with days when I'm planning trips. Lucas: Let's start with Monday. In Amharic, Monday is ሰኞ. Say it with me: ሰኞ. Luna: ሰኞ. Lucas: Good! That's Monday. Now Tuesday is ማክሰኞ. Repeat: ማክሰኞ. Luna: ማክሰኞ. That one's a bit longer. Lucas: Yeah, but you got it. Let's do a quick review: Monday ሰኞ, Tuesday ማክሰኞ. Luna: ሰኞ, ማክሰኞ. Lucas: Perfect. Now Wednesday is ረቡዕ. Say it: ረቡዕ. Luna: ረቡዕ. Lucas: Thursday is ሐሙስ. Try it: ሐሙስ. Luna: ሐሙስ. That's a new sound for me. Lucas: It's like 'ha-moos' but with a throaty 'h'. You'll get it with practice. Friday is አርብ. Luna: አርብ. Oh, that's short and sweet. Lucas: Saturday is ቅዳሜ. Repeat: ቅዳሜ. Luna: ቅዳሜ. Lucas: And Sunday is እሁድ. Say it: እሁድ. Luna: እሁድ. That sounds like a relaxing day. Lucas: It does! So let's list them all: Monday ሰኞ, Tuesday ማክሰኞ, Wednesday ረቡዕ, Thursday ሐሙስ, Friday አርብ, Saturday ቅዳሜ, Sunday እሁድ. Luna: Okay, let me try: ሰኞ, ማክሰኞ, ረቡዕ, ሐሙስ, አርብ, ቅዳሜ, እሁድ. Lucas: Wow, you did it! That's all seven. Luna: Thanks! But how do I say 'today is Monday'? Lucas: Great question. You say: ዛሬ ሰኞ ነው. ዛሬ means 'today', ነው means 'is'. So ዛሬ ሰኞ ነው. Luna: ዛሬ ሰኞ ነው. Lucas: Exactly. Now you can say what day it is. Let's try a mini conversation. I'll ask: ዛሬ ምን ቀን ነው? That means 'What day is today?' Luna: ዛሬ ምን ቀን ነው? Okay, I'll answer: ዛሬ ማክሰኞ ነው. Lucas: Perfect! You just said 'today is Tuesday'. Let's do another: ዛሬ ምን ቀን ነው? Luna: ዛሬ እሁድ ነው. Lucas: Ah, I love Sunday. So let's practice with all the days. I'll give you the English, you say the Amharic. Monday? Luna: ሰኞ. Lucas: Tuesday? Luna: ማክሰኞ. Lucas: Wednesday? Luna: ረቡዕ. Lucas: Thursday? Luna: ሐሙስ. Lucas: Friday? Luna: አርብ. Lucas: Saturday? Luna: ቅዳሜ. Lucas: Sunday? Luna: እሁድ. Lucas: Flawless! Now you can talk about your plans. For example, 'I go to work on Monday' is እሰኞ ወደ ሥራ እሄዳለሁ. Luna: That's a bit advanced! But I'll stick with just the days for now. Lucas: Good idea. Let's wrap up with a fun quiz. I'll say a day in Amharic, you tell me the English. ረቡዕ? Luna: Wednesday! Lucas: አርብ? Luna: Friday! Lucas: ቅዳሜ? Luna: Saturday! Lucas: You're a natural. Remember, practice these every day. Say ዛሬ... and then the day. Luna: Will do. Thanks Lucas! Lucas: You're welcome. That's all for today from Learn Amharic with Fexingo. Keep practicing, and see you next time! Luna: Bye! ደህና ሁን!