意味
The act of honoring the day of someone's birth.
文化的背景
For many religious Ethiopians, the 'Sime-Kirstinna' (Baptismal name day) is more important than the actual birth date. They might celebrate the feast of the Saint they are named after with a 'Zikir' (communal feast). In the capital, 'ልደት ማክበር' has become very Westernized. It includes 'Surprise Parties', blowing out candles, and singing 'Happy Birthday' in Amharic (Melkam Lidet). In rural areas, birthdays are often not recorded. People might know they were born 'during the big harvest' or 'the year of the drought'. 'Celebrating' is often a simple family meal of Injera and coffee. In the diaspora (USA, Europe), 'ልደት ማክበር' is a vital way to keep the community together. Traditional food is always served alongside a Western birthday cake.
Use the Suffixes
Always try to add the possessive suffix to 'Lidet' (e.g., Lidet-e, Lidet-ish) to sound more like a native speaker.
Age Matters
When celebrating an elder's birthday, use the formal 'የእርሶን ልደት ማክበር' to show proper respect.
意味
The act of honoring the day of someone's birth.
Use the Suffixes
Always try to add the possessive suffix to 'Lidet' (e.g., Lidet-e, Lidet-ish) to sound more like a native speaker.
Age Matters
When celebrating an elder's birthday, use the formal 'የእርሶን ልደት ማክበር' to show proper respect.
The 13th Month
If someone is born in 'Pagume' (the 13th month), their birthday is only 5 or 6 days long. It's a special point of conversation!
自分をテスト
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'ማክበር' in the past tense.
ትላንት የጓደኛዬን ልደት ___________። (I celebrated)
The subject is 'I' (implied by the context of 'my friend'), so 'አከበርኩ' is the correct first-person singular past tense.
Which sentence correctly says 'Where will you celebrate your birthday?' to a woman?
Choose the correct Amharic translation:
'-ሽን' is the feminine possessive suffix and 'የምታከብሪው' is the feminine second-person singular future/present form.
Complete the dialogue with the most natural phrase.
አልማዝ፡ 'ልደትሽን መቼ ነው የምታከብሪው?' ሳራ፡ '____________________'
The question asks 'when' (መቼ), so 'Saturday I will celebrate' is the logical answer.
Match the phrase to the correct situation.
Match 'እንኳን ለልደት ቀንህ አደረሰህ' to its context:
This is the standard 'Happy Birthday' greeting used to congratulate someone on the day.
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ビジュアル学習ツール
Birthday Essentials
Food
- • ኬክ (Cake)
- • ዶሮ ወጥ (Chicken Stew)
- • ዳቦ (Bread)
People
- • ጓደኛ (Friend)
- • ቤተሰብ (Family)
- • ዘመድ (Relative)
練習問題バンク
4 問題ትላንት የጓደኛዬን ልደት ___________። (I celebrated)
The subject is 'I' (implied by the context of 'my friend'), so 'አከበርኩ' is the correct first-person singular past tense.
Choose the correct Amharic translation:
'-ሽን' is the feminine possessive suffix and 'የምታከብሪው' is the feminine second-person singular future/present form.
አልማዝ፡ 'ልደትሽን መቼ ነው የምታከብሪው?' ሳራ፡ '____________________'
The question asks 'when' (መቼ), so 'Saturday I will celebrate' is the logical answer.
Match 'እንኳን ለልደት ቀንህ አደረሰህ' to its context:
This is the standard 'Happy Birthday' greeting used to congratulate someone on the day.
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よくある質問
10 問The most common way is 'መልካም ልደት' (Melkam Lidet).
Yes, it means 'to honor' or 'to respect' people, laws, or holidays.
On the Ethiopian calendar, yes. On the Gregorian calendar, the date might shift by one day every leap year.
Usually Doro Wat (chicken stew) and a special large bread called Defo Dabo.
It's better to say 'የጋብቻ በዓል ማክበር'.
It is 'እናከብራለን' (enakebralen) for present/future.
No, it's not rude. Many people, especially older generations, don't make a big deal of it.
It literally means 'Birth'.
Say 'ልደቴን አከብራለሁ፣ ና' (I'm celebrating my birthday, come).
Yes, there is an Amharic version of 'Happy Birthday to You' that uses the same melody.
関連フレーズ
መልካም ልደት
similarHappy Birthday
በዓል ማክበር
builds onTo celebrate a holiday
ግብዣ ማድረግ
specialized formTo host a party/invitation
እንኳን አደረሰህ
similarCongratulations/Happy holiday
ኬክ መቁረስ
specialized formTo cut the cake
