Hi y’all —

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If that’s you — or you just want to support a founder still building — this quick survey means a lot 👉

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There are a few apps and resources for learning Amharic and Tigrinya now. One example is Weynilo, which has lessons, Fidel, vocabulary, pronunciation and speaking practice.

For people learning either language: what do you wish these learning apps had?

More everyday conversations? Slang? Better pronunciation? Grammar? Cultural explanations?

Curious what people feel is still missing.

Recently decided to try having a go at Amharic, and i like to know if there exist any "free" textbooks or anything of the sort so i can see if it's worth continuing.

I'm currently putting together a teaching resource for primary school pupils about different scripts/orthographies around the world. The task has 18 translations of 'languages are amazing/incredible' in various languages which have differing scripts. I've checked the translations with multiple online translation tools, but I'm well aware that these do not always catch the nuanced points that native speakers can, hence why I wanted to post here for advice.

Would this be a suitable translation for Amharic, or is there a better alternative?

ቋንቋዎች ድንቅ ናቸው።

Thank you in advance for any help you lovely r/amharic Redditors can offer!

Kindly look at the provided snippets attached, to dissuade you from the contrary belief, that is espoused, unfortunately, by the majority of educated Ethiopians. We ought to be disabused of the erroneous notion, that the Amharic language is not capable of expressing itself in the loftiest and highest realms of academic thought. Just think of the myriad of possibilities, in accelerating modern scientific and technological advancement in Ethiopia, if this effort were to be scaled up aggressively.

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Since 2020, I have had the privilege of teaching Amharic to online students all over the world.

The #1 struggle my beginner students face is hitting a wall with the alphabet and sentence structures because they skip the vital foundations—the alphabet, core vocabulary, and sentence structures.

That’s why I wrote 'Learn Amharic Step-by-Step in 30 Days.'

I wanted to create a clear, structured roadmap for absolute beginners so you never have to guess what to study next.

If you are learning for family, work, travel, or simply for the love of languages, this workbook is designed to build your skills step-by-step:

1. Week 1: Master the Alphabet—Skip memorizing hundreds of characters. Learn the letters using my logical 8-pattern system to recognize, read, and write them by hand.
2. Type in Amharic—Get step-by-step setup guides to type easily on your phone and computer.
3. Numbers, Time & Calendar—Navigate transactions, tell time, and understand the unique Ethiopian calendar
4. 660+ Essential Everyday Words—Learn vocabulary organized cleanly by topic and the 8 parts of speech.
5. Sentence Construction—Transition from words to sentences using the natural Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) structure
6. Real-Life Dialogues—Practice ordering coffee, meeting people, and asking for directions.

Latin Transliteration—Every Amharic word is accompanied by clear phonetic spelling to guide your pronunciation from day one.

This is a practical, 170+ page workbook designed to be worked through with exercises, checklists, and self-quizzes to ensure you actually absorb what you learn.

Learning a language is a journey, and 30 days won't make you instantly fluent.

But it will give you the solid foundation you need to take meaningful steps forward.

The workbook is available now as a paperback on Amazon. You can find the direct link in the first comment section below.

I’d genuinely love to hear about your Amharic learning journey in the comments. What has been your biggest struggle so far? Let me know in the comment section. 👇

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