Signification
Happening weekly
Contexte culturel
Many religious fasts and saints' days follow a monthly cycle, but the 'Sembet' (Sunday) is the primary weekly anchor for community gathering. In the capital, 'be-samint ande' is often used for 'Gullit' shopping—buying fresh vegetables from local street vendors. Traditional saving and social support groups often meet on a weekly basis, making this phrase central to community finance. With the rise of tech in Ethiopia, 'weekly newsletters' or 'weekly updates' are becoming common in corporate culture.
The 'Be' Rule
Always start with 'be-' when talking about frequency per time period (week, month, year).
Don't say 'Ande Samint'
This sounds like 'Once week' and is a common English-speaker mistake.
Signification
Happening weekly
The 'Be' Rule
Always start with 'be-' when talking about frequency per time period (week, month, year).
Don't say 'Ande Samint'
This sounds like 'Once week' and is a common English-speaker mistake.
Formal vs Informal
Use 'and gize' in your emails and 'ande' when talking to friends.
Teste-toi
Fill in the missing prefix and word to say 'once a week'.
እኔ ___ሳምንት ___ እዋኛለሁ።
The prefix 'be-' is required for 'in/per', and 'ande' means 'once'.
Which sentence correctly says 'I call my mother once a week'?
የትኛው ትክክል ነው?
Option B uses the correct prepositional prefix and adverbial form.
Complete the dialogue with the appropriate frequency.
አሰፋ፡ ስንት ጊዜ ፀጉርህን ትቆረጣለህ? በቀለ፡ __________________።
'Be-samint ande' is the natural response to 'How many times...?'
Match the frequency to the situation.
Which situation best fits 'በሳምንት አንዴ'?
Sunday church is a classic weekly (once a week) activity.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Weekly Activities
Social
- • Family Dinner
- • Church
Work
- • Meeting
- • Report
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesእኔ ___ሳምንት ___ እዋኛለሁ።
The prefix 'be-' is required for 'in/per', and 'ande' means 'once'.
የትኛው ትክክል ነው?
Option B uses the correct prepositional prefix and adverbial form.
አሰፋ፡ ስንት ጊዜ ፀጉርህን ትቆረጣለህ? በቀለ፡ __________________።
'Be-samint ande' is the natural response to 'How many times...?'
Which situation best fits 'በሳምንት አንዴ'?
Sunday church is a classic weekly (once a week) activity.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
7 questionsYes, 'አንድ ጊዜ' is the full form and is more formal. 'አንዴ' is a common contraction.
No, it just means once during the seven days. If you want to specify a day, say 'በሳምንት አንዴ እሁድ' (Once a week on Sunday).
Simply replace 'ande' with 'hulet gize': 'በሳምንት ሁለት ጊዜ'.
Yes, it is perfectly professional, though you might use 'አንድ ጊዜ' to sound slightly more polished.
The 'be' functions as 'in' or 'per', creating the relationship between the action and the week.
It is understandable but sounds backwards. The standard order is 'Time Period + Frequency'.
You would say 'በየሁለት ሳምንቱ አንዴ' (Once every two weeks).
Expressions liées
በየሳምንቱ
similarEvery week
በወር አንዴ
builds onOnce a month
በቀን አንዴ
builds onOnce a day
ሳምንታዊ
specialized formWeekly (adjective)
በሳምንት ሁለት ጊዜ
similarTwice a week
