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558 Pages·2009·10.95 MB·English

by  Foreign Service Institute

SERGE OBOLENSKY
DEBEBOW ZELELIE MULUGETA ANDUALEM
FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
E P A R T M E NT OF S T AT
FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE
BASIC COURSE SERIES
LLOYD B. SWIFT
Acting Editor
FOREWARD
The Tape Recordings to accompany this and the previous volume
(Units 1'50) were recorded in the Language Laboratory of the Foreign
Service Institute under the direction of Gabriel Cordova.
Grateful acknowledgement is made to James Bos tain, of the FSI
staff, who assisted with the checking of the English portions of the
entire text.
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TABLE OP CONTENTS
Foreward ii
Unit 51
Basic Sentences 503
Drills 50k
Narrative 506
Unit 52
Basic Sentences 508
Note 52.1 Verb /msmulat/ used impersonally 510
Drills 510
Narrative •. • 512
Unit 53
Basic Sentences 51^4-
Note 53*1 /b(e)-/ combined with postposition /regsd/.. 515
53.2 Replacement of /s/ by /s/ m the causative
prefix /as-/ 515
Drills 516
Narrative 518
Unit 5k
Basic Sentneces 519
Note 5^«1 Postposition /sir/ 520
Drills 521
Narrative 522
Unit 55
Basic Sentences 521+
Structure Sentences (Postpositions) 525
Note 55»1 Postpositions 529
Drills 530
Narrative 532
Unit 56
Basic Sentences 531+
Note 5^.1 Irregular Plural 535
Drills 537
Narrative 538
Unit 57
Basic Sentences 539
Drills
Narrative 5^2
Unit 58
Basic Sentences 5U4
Drills 5^-5
Narrative 5^4-6
Unit 59
Basic Sentences 5^-8
Drills 551
Narrative 552
Unit 60
Basic Sentences - Part I 55^4-
Part II 555
Note 60.1 /Ms)-/ prefixed to Perfective and Time
Counters 557
60.2 Verb Classification 559
Drills 572
Narrative 57i+
Introduction to the Amharic Writing System 576
The Reader
Unit 1 561;
Unit 2 585
Unit 3 587
Unit k 591
Unit 5 595
Unit 6 603
Unit 7 609
Unit 8 615
Unit 9 625
Unit 10 632
Unit 11 6J4.O
Unit 12 6I4.6
Unit 13 656
Unit 11+ 665
Unit 15 683
Unit 16 689
Unit 17 697
Unit 18 710
Unit 19 717
Unit 20 12k
Unit 21 730
Unit 22 736
Unit 23 71+3
Unit 21+ 71+8
Unit 25 756
Unit 26 760
Unit 27 769
Unit 28 773
Unit 29 778
Unit 30 785
Unit 31 792
Unit 32 798
Unit 33 805
Unit 31+ 810
Unit 35 817
Unit 36 822
Unit 37 831
Unit 38 837
Unit 39 81+2
Unit 1+0 81+8
Unit 1+1 853
Unit 1+2 859
Unit k3 865
Unit kk. .... 870
Unit 45 875
Unit 46 881
Unit 47 887
Unit 48 892
Unit 49 899
Unit 50 905
Unit 51 911
Unit 52 916
Unit 53 922
Unit 54 928
Unit 55 933
Unit 56 939
Unit 57 944
Unit 58 949
Unit 59 954
Unit 60 961
Glossary * 971
Unit 51
Basic Sentences
(Education) (silo timihirt)
yohannia
Is there much difference between beityoPiyanna bamerika timihirt
the Ethiopian and American mekakksl bizu liyyunnst alls t
[system of] education?
k@bbede
Generally speaking ('when con­ bsTeKlallaw sittasseb, ysityoPiya
sidered in general') the timihirtinna yamerlka timihirt
Ethiopian [system of] education babizu negsr yimmesassslal.
resembles the American [system] honom bandand noger yileyayyal.
in many respects ('things'). In
some respects, however, it is
different.
college kolej
For example the education given lemissale bekolej dereja
at college level is very similar yemmisseTTaw timihirt
to that [given] in America. kamerika timihirt gar
beTam yimmesasselal.
But the education given at bandenfia dsrejanna behulstteflna
elementary and secondary dsrsja yemmlsseTTew timihirt
level is not similar to gin, kamerika timihirt gar
the American education. ayimmesa sselim.
yohannis
How many grades are there in the andQflfia dereja timihirtbetoc
elementary schools? sint kiflocc alluwaccsw.
kebbeds
There are eight grades ('the andefSna dersja timihirtbetoc
elementary schools are divided besimmmt kifloc yikkaffelallu.
into eight grades').
Since the course of each grade is beyyandandu kifil yand amet
designed for one year, eight timihirt silemmissoTT, andsfina
years are required to complete dsrsja timihirtbetm lomeCsrref
the elementary education. simmint amat yasfolligal.
yohannis
the way of dividing akkQfafsl
And what are the divisions of the hulettenna d9raja timihirtbetocciss
secondary schools? akkafafglaccgw mdet n9w f
kabb9d9
The secondary schools are divided hulattanna daraja timihirtbetoc
into four grades, and a four barat kifloc yikkaffalallu.
year course is given m all mdazzih ballut timihirtbetoc
schools of this kind. hullu yaratt amet timihirt
yisssTTal.
As University and college education bakolejinna bayunivarslti wisT
resembles the American system y9mmiss9TT9w timihirt kamerika
of education m many respects, timihirt gar b9bizu n9g9r
I can't tell you anything new on silemmimmssassal larsiwo addls
that subject ('there is nothing nager ayd9ll9m.
new for you').
Useful Words
medical, medicine yahikkimmna timihirt immarallahu.
private, personal yagill sira allan.
religious, ecclesiastical, manfasawi timihirt Tiru n9w.
spiritual
mission mlsiyon
scholarship lskolarsip
there is plenty bawasington wisT makina moltowal.
average, medium yohannis maTanaftna saw naw.
Questions and Answers
wsdazzih agar yamaTTah lammdin naw. latimihirt naw.
yandanna daraja timihirt lamammarnaw yallam, yakolej timihirt lamammar
wayiss yohulattaflna daraja. naw.
yandanfianna yahulattafina daraja
agare wisT tamirre Carrasku.
timihirthm yat tamark.
yamerlka timihirtinna yaityoPiya
a won, yataKararraba naw.
timihirt yimmasassalal t
lamin yakolej timihirthin aggnh lskolarsip silagannahu maTTahu
wisT alKsTTalhim. mji, lzziyaw liKoyyinna
liKaTTil lcil nabbar.
lamahonu baTam bizu kolejocc
yallam, baTam bizu aydallum.
alluwaccihu t
ahun lzzih agQr yat timihirtbet
yallam, alawKim.
mdammithedinna, mm aynat
timihirt md9mmittimmar
tawKallah t
timihirthin kaCarrask bahwala yallam, laTiKit gize awropan
baKaTTita wadagarih timm9ll9sall9h t magobnat immannallahu.
k9t9m9ll9sk bahwala mastamar awon, yamastamar sira baTam dass
tifglligallsh t yilennal.
ikolej wisT ysmmiyastamiru bizu baTam bizu aydallum. honom
ityoPiyawiyan astamariwocc allu t manorun allu.
ityoPiya wisT yallaw yahikkimmna
bagondar katama wisT naw.
kolej yat katama ngw.
addis abgba katama wisT bizu
yallam, Tikit naccaw.
kolejocc allu f
ant9 yatamarkibb9t timihirtbet
awo, bizu si tamariwocc a Hut.
b9si y9mmiKKoTT9ru tgmariwocc
a Hut t
y9timihirtbetu diraktar ItyoPiyawi awo, ItyoPiyawi nabbar.
nabbar. t
beityoPiya timihirtbetoc wisT awo, abraw yimmarallu.
wgndinna set tamariwocc abraw
yimmarallu t
timihirtbetoc bamulu yamangist yallam, andand yagill
naccaw t timihirtbetocc allu.
yabeta kristiyan timihirtbetoc lela bizu aynat timihirt
kamanfesawi timihirt lela min yastamirallu.
ya s tamira llu.
beityoPiya wisT tamariwoc awo, Tikit ganzab yikaflallu.
latimihirtaccaw ganzab yikaflallu t
ityoPiya wisT bizu yagill baTam bizu aydallum. yallutim
timihirtbetocc allu t timihirtbetoc yammigganflut
ltililliK katamawoc wisT naw.
beityoPiya wisT bgyyarastu t9maribetoc mdgzzih ag9r b9m9sk9r9m wgr
bamin war yijjeiratiGrallu. wisT new.
ityoPiya wisT bizu yemisiyon awo, moltGwal.
tgmaribetocc allu t
bizu ysrsa timihirtbetocc allu t awo, bizu naccew.
yastemari damoz boTarn Tiru new t yQliGm, baTam Tiru aydallam.
yoKsdamawi hayls sillase yunivsrslti ysmengist yuniversiti n9w.
yegill new, wsyisa y9m9ngist.
y9mmigg9fin9Wiss y9t k9t9ma ri9w. addls ab9ba wisT n9w.
bizu t9raariwoc yigggflnubbgtal t ra9T9n9nna nacc9w.
dirsgt
course kors
alsgrrahum bilo kade,
to deny m9kad
to be denied m9kkad
beityoPiya wisT liyyu liyyu timihirtbetoc beyy9botaw t9k9ft9w, bebizu
si y9mmiKKoTT9ru ygityoPiya woTTatoc yimmarubbaccawal. innezzihim
timihirtbetoc bgsost wanna kifloc yikkaff9lallu. y9m9jemm9riyaw kifil
and9f£tia d9r9ja timihirtbetoc yibbalallu. b9nn9zzih timihirtbetoc wisT
yesimmint am9t kors yiss9TTal. b9hul9tt9nfia d9r9ja timihirtbetoc gin
yaratt amst timihirt yissgTTal.
mannaccswim ayn9t k9ffit9nna timihirt ygmmisseTTew bekolejinna
b9yuniv9rsiti wisT silehono, l9k9ffit9fina timihirt yetezegajjut tamariwoc
hullu W9d9 yuniv9rsiti yihedallu. b9kolej wisT y9mmiss9TT9w timihirt laratt
araat n9w. bgzzih gize wisT t9mariwoccu liyyu liyyu timihirt yimmarallu.
yekolej timihirtaccewin siyakkenawwmu giramasoccu sxra yiyizallu. gimmasoccu
gm lek9fflteflfla timihirt W9da yuniv9rsiti yihedallu. baddis absba ket9ma
wisT y9t9k9ff9tgw addisu yuniv9rsiti iyy9t9sfaffa sihed y9temariwoccu KuTir
iyy9b9zza ind9mmihed y9mmayikkad n9W.