Introduction To Chinese for Amharic Speakers
This is the first course in the world that teaches Amharic speakers introductory Mandarin. Amharic is the official language of Ethiopia, a country with a population of 100 million. This course in Amharic shatters the language barrier and offers cultural contexts unique to these two cultures.
This podcast consists of 50 episodes, split across 25 unique chapters. Each chapter starts with a detailed description of vocabulary and usage in Amharic followed by dialogues between two native Mandarin speakers. You will know exactly how everything is pronounced. It is the best of both worlds!
The book accompanying this podcast can be found on Amazon under "DALU: Introduction to Chinese for Amharic Speakers" by Lina Getachew Ayenew
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 50
- Years Active
- 2015
Chapter 25b – Going to the Hospital [Dialogue]
These are dialogues that help you practice the various phrases that we have learnt in Chapter 25. As usual, each dialogue is repeated three times to make it easier to remember.
Chapter 25a – Going to the Hospital
In this chapter, you will learn how to describe your symptoms, ask how someone is doing, and learn how to talk about taking medication.
Chapter 24b – Colors and Clothes [Dialogue]
These are dialogues that help you practice the various phrases that we have learnt in Chapter 24. As usual, each dialogue is repeated three times to make it easier to remember.
Chapter 24a – Colors and Clothes
This chapter will teach you how to say various colors and clothing items in Mandarin Chinese. This vocabulary is also useful when you go shopping.
Chapter 23b – Telephone, Text and Email [Dialogue]
These are dialogues that help you practice the various phrases that we have learnt in Chapter 23. As usual, each dialogue is repeated three times to make it easier to remember.
Chapter 23a – Telephone, Text and Email
Now, we are going to learn how to construct sentences that have to do with talking on the phone, texting and emailing.This is important in this day and age of mobile communications!
Chapter 22b – Hobbies [Dialogue]
These are dialogues that help you practice the various phrases that we have learnt in Chapter 22. As usual, each dialogue is repeated three times to make it easier to remember.
Chapter 22a – Hobbies
In this chapter, you will learn the basics of how to describe your hobbies and activities. This will, of course, teach you what common hobbies are called in Chinese.
Chapter 21b – On the Road #2 [Dialogue]
These are dialogues that help you practice the various phrases that we have learnt in Chapter 21. As usual, each dialogue is repeated three times to make it easier to remember.
Chapter 21a – On the Road #2
In this chapter you will learn how to ask for help when you are lost and how to ask if something is near or far.
Chapter 20b – On the Road #1 [Dialogue]
These are dialogues that help you practice the various phrases that we have learnt in Chapter 20. As usual, each dialogue is repeated three times to make it easier to remember.
Chapter 20a – On the Road #1
This chapter teaches us how to ask for directions or where something is located.
Chapter 19 – What year is it?
This chapter describes how to say what year it is in Mandarin Chinese.
Chapter 18b – Days and Months [Dialogue]
These are dialogues that help you practice the various phrases that we have learnt in Chapter 18. As usual, each dialogue is repeated three times to make it easier to remember.
Chapter 18a – Days and Months
This chapter teaches us the days of the week and the months of the year. Beyond that, we also learn how to tell what date it is in Chinese.
Chapter 17b – Event That Didn’t Not Happen [Dialogue]
These are dialogues that help you practice the various phrases that we have learnt in Chapter 17. As usual, each dialogue is repeated three times to make it easier to remember.
Chapter 17a – Event That Did Not Happen
This chapter teaches how you can describe an even that never occurred. For example, you will learn how to say things like “She did not go.”
Chapter 16b – Event That happened in the Past [Dialogue]
These are dialogues that help you practice the various phrases that we have learnt in Chapter 16. As usual, each dialogue is repeated three times to make it easier to remember.
Chapter 16a – Event That Happened in the Past
This chapter teaches you how to talk about events that happened in the past as well as ask the question “have you ever…?”
Chapter 15b – The Grammar of Time [Dialogue]
These are dialogues that help you practice the various phrases that we have learnt in Chapter 15. As usual, each dialogue is repeated three times to make it easier to remember.