እንግሊዝኛ፡ትችላለህ
Amharic
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(ʔ)ɨnɡliˈzɨɲːa tɨt͡ʃɨlaˌlːəh/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: እን‧ግሊ‧ዝ‧ኛ፡ት‧ች‧ላ‧ለህ
Phrase
እንግሊዝኛ፡ትችላለህ፧ • (ʾənglizəñña təčəlalläh?)
- do you speak English?
Usage notes
- Used when adressing a male in a familiar manner;
- When adressing a female, the form እንግሊዝኛ፡ትችያለሽ (ʾənglizəñña təčəyalläš) is used.
- When adressing a group of people, the form እንግሊዝኛ፡ትችላላችሁ (ʾənglizəñña təčəlallačəhu) is used.
- When adressing either a male or female politely, the form እንግሊዝኛ፡ይችላሉ (ʾənglizəñña yəčəlallu) is used.
References
- Thomas Leiper Kane (1990), “ቻለ”, in Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN