kifle.hamde@niwl.se wrote:
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> Lesson 7. Greetings
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> Daily greetings consist of introductory greeting, general enquiry about the=
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> well-being, and greetings of good wishes in concluding the greeting. Both=20
> introductory greeting and concluding greeting are very important and their=20
> exact form depends upon the time of the day, that is, whether it is morning=
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> afternoon, or evening. Usually, general greeting applies to all times of th=
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> day, or period, and comes between the introductory greeting and the conclud=
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> greeting. The entire greeting is concerned with the past (introductory=20
> greeting), present (general), and future conditions (best wishes, or=20
> saluting), about health and/or the situation (bri jar). A simplified form=20
> follows, which does not include details about relatives, the situation=20
> (political, economic, social) etc.
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> Introduction ------>General------------>Closing
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> We start with general greeting between two individuals, A and B.
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> General greeting.=20
> Regardless of the time during the day or period of time, the following for=
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> of greeting is common. The suffix ma is a question tag.
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> A. werkema? Are you fine? (werk'ma, plural)
> B. werka gn. Yes, I am fine
> A. debanma? Are you in good condition? (All right)
> B. deban gn, enti werkama. Yes, I am OK; are you fine yourself?
> A. werka gn, Hamda jar'd aK'ni. I am all right, thanks God.
> B. bri jar daHnama. Is the situation OK?
> A. daHna gn. It is all right.
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> Morning, afternoon and evening greetings.
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> Morning greetings
> A. aja kruKwma? Good morning (literally, did you enjoy the night)
> B. merHaba, aja kruKwma. Ok (or accepted), good morning
> A. werka kruKwma? Did you enjoy the night?
> B. werka gn, enti werka kruKwma? I am fine, are you fine?
> A. deban gn. I am all right.
> B. aja ergi. Have a nice day
> A. merHaba, aja ergi. Ok (or accepted), the same to you
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> Afternoon greetings
> A. aja ergruKw'ma? Good day
> B. merHaba aja ergruKw'ma. All right, good day
> A. werkema? Are you fine?
> B. werka gn, enti deban ergruKw'ma. OK, are you fine yourself?
> A. deban gn. Fine
> B. aja kuni. Have a nice evening
> A. merHaba, aja kuni. Ok (or accepted), the same to you.
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> Evening greetings
> aja kunduKw'ma? Good eveeneing?
> B. merHaba aja kunduKw'ma. Ok (or accepted) good evening
> A. werkama? Are you all right?
> B. werka gn, enti werkama? OK, are you fine yourself?
> A. deban gn. Fine
> B. aja ki. Have a nice night (enjoy the night)
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> Summary
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> The following are used to greet one person
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> Morning Afternoon Evening
> Introduction aja kruKw'ma? aja ergruKw'ma? aja kunduKw'ma?
> Closing aja ergi aja kuni aja=
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> ki
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> The following are used to greet two or more than two people
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> Morning Afternoon Evening
> Introduction aja kundnuKw'ma? aja ergdnuKwma? aja kundnuKw'ma?
> Closing aja erga aja kuna aja ka =20=
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> aja means good, OK, all right. Usually, it is used to introduce or to close=
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> the greeting.=20
> deban and werka mean well, well-being, OK, all right, fine, and refer to th=
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> health. deban and werka are interchangeable and are used mostly in general=20
> greetings. merHaba has the same meaning as in in tgre (OK, all right?)
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> aja erga
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> Kifle
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werkema, hamde,
yinekew dehnama, an dehna gin. an dawit weldai gn. keren lalai....
nin wre balhlet gin...
grwa yakhuiner geba, yaho.. adisababa
laloye weled keren melain yigesow imbel babur we mekain
and lastly...
o yigene mariam tekewina maharina, ine ginay di, ine siqar di tekewina
some of what i remember, i am determine to master blen now so pls!!!
keep up the good work.
your bro
dawit
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