Bedeutung
A basic clothing description.
Kultureller Hintergrund
White is the mandatory color for church attendance. A white shirt is often paired with a 'Netela' (white scarf). A crisp white shirt is a symbol of professional success and 'white-collar' status in Addis Ababa. The groom and his best men almost always wear white shirts, often with traditional embroidery on the collar. During Enkutatash (New Year) or Timkat (Epiphany), buying a new white shirt is a common tradition for children and adults alike.
Word Order
Always put the color first. It's 'White Shirt', not 'Shirt White'.
The Sunday Look
If you want to blend in on a Sunday in Addis, wear a clean 'nech shemiz'.
Bedeutung
A basic clothing description.
Word Order
Always put the color first. It's 'White Shirt', not 'Shirt White'.
The Sunday Look
If you want to blend in on a Sunday in Addis, wear a clean 'nech shemiz'.
Definite Article
Remember to say 'Nechu' if you are talking about a specific white shirt you already mentioned.
Stains
Amharic speakers are very proud of keeping white clothes clean. A stained 'nech shemiz' is a social faux pas.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blank with the correct word for 'white'.
እባክህ ____ ሸሚዝ ስጠኝ።
'ነጭ' is the Amharic word for white.
Which is the correct way to say 'The white shirt'?
Select the correct definite form:
The definite article '-u' attaches to the adjective 'ነጭ' making it 'ነጩ'.
Match the Amharic phrase to its English translation.
Match the following:
These are basic adjective-noun pairings in Amharic.
Complete the dialogue in a shop.
Customer: ነጭ ሸሚዝ አለህ? Seller: አዎ፣ ____።
'አለኝ' means 'I have', which is the logical response to 'Do you have...?'
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Visuelle Lernhilfen
Common Shirt Colors
Colors
- • ነጭ (White)
- • ጥቁር (Black)
- • ሰማያዊ (Blue)
- • ቀይ (Red)
Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgabenእባክህ ____ ሸሚዝ ስጠኝ።
'ነጭ' is the Amharic word for white.
Select the correct definite form:
The definite article '-u' attaches to the adjective 'ነጭ' making it 'ነጩ'.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
These are basic adjective-noun pairings in Amharic.
Customer: ነጭ ሸሚዝ አለህ? Seller: አዎ፣ ____።
'አለኝ' means 'I have', which is the logical response to 'Do you have...?'
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Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, but 'Blouse' is also used in urban areas. 'Shemiz' is a safe, neutral term for both.
Add '-och' to the end of 'Shemiz': 'Nech Shemizoch'.
No, color adjectives in Amharic are generally invariant when describing objects.
Technically no, use 'T-shirt'. 'Shemiz' implies a collar and buttons.
You can still call it 'Nech', or more specifically 'yewotet qelem' (milk color).
It is neutral. It depends on the style of the shirt, not the phrase itself.
Say 'Nechu Shemiz'.
It is a loanword from French/Italian, but it is now fully integrated into Amharic.
Tequr Shemiz (Black shirt).
ነጭ ሸሚዝ እያጠብኩ ነው። (Nech shemiz eyatebku new.)
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