Hello, everyone.
Today I want to give you 3 tips to how to make a Ethiopian character.
In addition, I will tell you one or two things about the Ethiopian culture, such as language. Maybe it will be out of the topic, but it can help you understand some things about this topic .
Later, I will teach you some sentences in Amharic.
First of ALL: Personality
As you know, not all the Ethiopian are Jews.
Ethiopia always has been a Christian country, but in addition of all, there are Muslims (especially, there are the Somalia people and Oromo ones)
I would like to tell you that regardless of religions, not all the Ethiopian-Jews are religion.
Indeed, members of Jewish communities (such as Beta Israel, Beta Avraham) who immigrated to Israel have been (and still are) religious, but nowadays not all the descendants are religious. I will give you an example of my family members: I have 3-4 brothers who are not keeping Senbet (or Shabbat in Hebrew. Both wordsâ meaning is âSaturdayâ). In addition, Ethiopians are people who respect others, especially their parents and people who are older than them.
Please do not misunderstand, it is not that I am telling you that other cultures are disrespectful, god-forbid. I am only giving you things that characterize Ethiopians. I respect every religion and its culture, and that is even part of the education that Ethiopian are given.
Appearance
As all of you know, Ethiopians are dark-skinned.
However, let me tell you that there are some Ethiopians who are light-skinned (I mean that they have a bright skin, but not nechâ {in Amharic: áá, lit. : white. }. Well, after telling you the meaning of the word, then I believe you already know what do we, the Ethiopians, mean when we call someone
"nechâ ".
Even there are some Ethiopians who have green eyes (but it is not very common). Most of Ethiopiansâ eye color is brown or honey-brown.
Adding Words/Sentences or Phrases from Amharic Language (Recommended)
As you know, the formal language of Ethiopian is Amharic (the language is called amareña {amarânya} in Amharic: á ááá). So, if you would like to add words in Amharic as a Ethiopian Characterâs saying, then I will give you some examples of very common sentences, but before, let me tell you that when Ethiopians say sentences such as âgood morningâ, âhow are youâ, etc. then they always say " igziâabihern yimesgen" (in Amharic: á„ááá á„ááá ááá”áá".), which literally means âpraise godâ.
I will not write all the common phrases. If you want to ask me more about the language, then you can ask me or send me privacy
- So here are examples of sentences in Amharic:
Click here to see more
Greetings:
Hello
tâena yistiliñ (formal)/ selam (you could say that it is less formal, but not totally.)
- We say âteâna yistiliñâ (ñ=nyi) to a person we know, especially to a person who is older than us - to give/show him/her respect (lit. translation: peace and blessing, your honor)
We say âselamâ to everyone, whether we know the person or not. You can also say that. They are more phrases for âhelloâ, but as I said, I will only give you examples of common sentences/phrases, so I will not go into details much.
Good morning
endemin aderk(m)
Endemin adersh(f)
Endemin aderachehu(pl.)
Good afternoon
endemin walek (wa-lk)-(m)
endemin walesh (wa-lsh)-(f)
endemin walachehu (pl.)
Good evening
endemin amsheh (m)
endemin amshesh (f)
endemin amshachehu (pl.)
Good night
Melkam lelit
**Thank you **
Betam amesegnalehu (lit. Thank you very much)
If you just want to say " thank you", you can remove the word âbetamâ, so you just say âamesegnalehuâ.
Asking Questions and answers:
Whatâs your name?
semeh (s-me-h) man new? (m).
semesh man new? (f)
My name isâŠ
Sâme⊠yibalal. OR you can just say âsâme⊠newâ. Other option to say your name: IneâŠneñ (nenyi), which means " I amâŠ"
where are you from?
Keyet new yemetâawot?
I am fromâŠ
Ine ke(you name your country) neñ (neny).
How old are you
Idmeh sint (sânt) new? (m)
Idmesh sint new? (f)
I amâŠyears old
(Your age) 'amete new.
How are you?
Endemin neh? (m)
Endemin nesh? (f)
Endemin nachehu? (pl.)
They are more, but as I said, I will not go into details much.
So, if you want to see more useful phrases in Amharic, then click on the link:
Surname
In Ethiopia, surnames are given after the fatherâs or grandfatherâs first name.
Food
We have some traditional foods (I will give you only two known traditional foods):
Dabbo (in Amharic: á°áŠ. Lit: Bread)
Injera (in Amharic: á„ááá«)
I hope it helped you and if you have questions, then do not hesitate to ask (you can send me privately).
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