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| After traveling to and returning from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia this last May (2013), I've been determined to learn "Amharic," the native tongue. |
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| Coffee beans being roasted during the Coffee Roasting Ceremony |
I remember participating in a coffee roasting ceremony, longing to communicate with the locals.
Whenever I return I will be fluent with the hopes of being able to speak with the locals.
Every day since May I've been teaching myself the language: the 200+ symbols in their alphabet (abugida), how to pronounce the words, how to write and speak the words, some grammar and more.
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| Practicing writing Amharic with a cup of coffee (the best way to learn Amharic) |
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| Dictionary I purchased to help in translating and learning the words |
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| The Amharic symbols, each symbol is a consonant and vowel sound |
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| An app I've been using on my phone to help learn the language |
So far, I've invested a lot of time in learning the language. I want to invest in the next step of using a language program. I've done some research, and found 4 software programs that will help in helping me learn this beautiful Semitic language.
Cost: $19.99 on Amazon or FREE on FSI Language
I'm posting in hopes that others who know the Amharic language will comment below with suggestions, reviews or other programs that might work better.
