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Today we will be talking about “The Body Parts.” I would urge you to practice the previous vocab words and use the test on Quizlet to gauge whether you’re ready to start this lesson.
| English | Amharic |
|---|---|
| Head | ራስ (Ras) or ጭንቅላት (Chinkellat) |
| Eye | አይን (Ayn) |
| Eyebrow | ቅንድብ (Kindib) |
| Nose | አፍንጫ (Afencha) |
| Mouth | አፍ (Af) |
| Lip | ከንፈር (Kenfer) |
| Ear | ጆሮ (Joro) |
| Tooth | ጥርስ (Tirs) |
| Hair | ጸጉር (Tsegur) |
| Forehead | ግንባር(Ginbar) |
| Tongue | ምላስ(Milas) |
| Cheek | ጉንጭ (Goonch) |
| Chin | አገጭ (Agech) |
| Neck | አንገት (Anget) |
| Throat | ጉሮሮ (Guroro) |
| Shoulder | ትከሻ (Tikesha) |
| Arm | ክንድ (Kend) |
| Hand | እጅ (Ej) |
| Thumb | አውራ ጣት ( Awra Tat) |
| Finger | ጣት (Tat) |
| Fingernail | ጥፍር (Tifir) |
| Armpit | ብብት (Bebit) |
| Back | ጀርባ (Jerba) |
| Waist | ወገብ (Wegeb) |
| Stomach | ሆድ (Hod) |
| Leg | እግር (Egir) |
| Thighs | ታፋ (Tafa) |
| Knees | ጉልበት (Gulbet) |
| Ankle | ቁርጭምጭሚት (Qur-chm-chm-mit) |
All of the words are in the singular form. We will learn about the plural form later on.
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