Amharic Family Vocabulary
Here are 25 Family terms in Amharic. Each row has two English terms paired with their corresponding Amharic translations- spelled with Latin script and Ge’ez script in parenthesis.
| English 1 | Amharic 1 (Latin + Ge'ez) | English 2 | Amharic 2 (Latin + Ge'ez) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aunt | Akist (አክስስት) | Brother | Wendem (ወንድም) |
| Brother-in-law | Ye’eht Bal (የእህት ባል) | Child | Lij (ልጅ) |
| Co-worker | Ye'sera Balderaba (የሥራ ባልደረባ) | Cousin | Agot Lij / Akist Lij (አጎት ልጅ / አክስት ልጅ) |
| Daughter | Lij Set (ልጅ ሴት) | Daughter-in-law | Amat Lij (አማት ልጅ) |
| Family | Betasab (ቤተሰብ) | Father | Abbat (አባት) |
| Father-in-law | Amat (አማት) | Friend | Gwadenya (ጓደኛ) |
| Girlfriend | Weyzero Gwadenya (ወይዘሮ ጓደኛ) | Godfather | Aba Merkos (አባ መርቆስ) |
| Godmother | Ennat Merkos (እናት መርቆስ) | Grandfather | Ayat (አያት) |
| Grandmother | Yayet (ያእት) | Mother | Ennat (እናት) |
| Mother-in-law | Amat (አማት) | Nephew | Ye'wendem Lij / Ye’eht Lij (የወንድም ልጅ / የእህት ልጅ) |
| Niece | Ye'wendem Lij / Ye’eht Lij (የወንድም ልጅ / የእህት ልጅ) | Pet | Temari Ensesa (ተማሪ እንስሳ) |
| Roommate | Andenya Abet (አንደኛ አቤት) | Sister | Eht (እህት) |
| Sister-in-law | Ye'wendem Mist (የወንድም ሚስት) | Son | Lij Wend (ልጅ ወንድ) |
| Son-in-law | Amat Lij (አማት ልጅ) | Stepfather | Enstrat Abbat (እንስራት አባት) |
| Stepmother | Enstrat Ennat (እንስራት እናት) | Uncle | Agot (አጎት) |
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