List of English-Amharic Cognates
The following is a list of English- Amharic cognates. Cognates are words that are similar in two different languages. Each row has an English term paired with their corresponding Amharic translations- spelled with Latin script and Ge’ez script in parenthesis.
| Amharic (Latin Script) | Amharic (Ge'ez Script) | English Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Aspirin | አስፒሪን | Aspirin |
| Bank | ባንክ | Bank |
| Bus | ባስ | Bus |
| Chocolate | ቸኮሌት | Chocolate |
| Doktor | ዶክተር | Doctor |
| Film | ፊልም | Film |
| Hotel | ሆቴል | Hotel |
| Kamera | ካሜራ | Camera |
| Kompyuter | ኮምፒዩተር | Computer |
| Mekina | መኪና | Car |
| Muzika | ሙዚቃ | Music |
| Pasta | ፓስታ | Pasta |
| Pizza | ፒዛ | Pizza |
| Radio | ራዲዮ | Radio |
| Salata | ሰላጣ | Salad |
| Sandwich | ሳንድዊች | Sandwich |
| Taxi | ታክሲ | Taxi |
| Telefon | ቴሌፎን | Telephone |
| Television | ቴሌቪዥን | Television |
| Universiti | ዩኒቨርሲቲ | University |
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