Introduction
1 ሰላምታ sälamta
Greetings
2 በትምህርት ቤት bätïmhïrt bet
At school
3 ድንገተኛ ግንኙነት dïngätäñña gïnïññunnät
A chance meeting
4 ወደ ገበያ መሄድ wädä gäbäya mähed
Going shopping
5 የሩቅ ጥሪ yärukʼ tʼïrri
A long-distance call
6 ሸርሽር ማቀድ šïrïššïr makʼkʼäd
Planning a trip
7 ደብዳቤ መጻፍ däbdabbe mäsʼaf
Writing a letter
8 ቱሪዝም በኢትዮጵያ turizm bäityopʼpʼïya
Tourism in Ethiopia
9 ብሔራዊ ምግብ ቤት bïherawi mïgïb bet
An Ethiopian restaurant
10 ወደ ሆስፒታል መሔድ wädä hospital mähed
Going to the hospital
11 ብሔራዊ በዓል bïherawi bäal
A national holiday
12 ጉብኝት በአዲስ አበባ gubïññït bäAddis Abäba
A tour of Addis Ababa
13 መጽሔትና ጋዜጣ mäsʼhetïnna gazetʼa
Magazines and newspapers
14 አንዳንድ የመጽሔት መጣጥፎች andand yämäsʼhet mätʼatʼïfoč
Some magazine articles
Biography
David Appleyard is Professor Emeritus of the Languages of the Horn of Africa at the University of London, UK. He taught Amharic there for just over thirty years and has published extensively on various Ethiopian and Eritrean languages, as well as on Amharic literature and traditional culture.
