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Amharic: Intermediate level

Intermediate is the independent stage: you can follow the main points of real Amharic texts about familiar topics. These lessons use longer texts and natural phrasing, so you meet the language as people really use it.

What you can do at intermediate

  • Follow the main points of clear speech on familiar topics.
  • Describe experiences, plans and opinions.
  • Read straightforward articles and stories.

About 2,000 words and roughly 350–400 hours of study to reach this level.

Amharic lessons for intermediate

News

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Science & techIntermediate
reliefweb.intSep 1

UNISFA urges restraint amid rising tensions in Abyei - reliefweb.int

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijAFBVV95cUxNQmtVQXJLZmFEWjgzXzVMLVVRNGNkdDJudU12dS1kNTdCa3czNTZpUGN3OUdaYnNrc09ZWjl0ZEhVNGhCMDBRb0ZLYkctVV9QSEhOcjVzTU00WWpjcFRpMTBETmkyQ21FU0syZjBzaTNDaW9EcmliR1JQd2RtMjBHbW5sa3d2cmJTbW1zcQ?oc=5" target="_blank">UNISFA urges restraint amid rising tensions in Abyei</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">reliefweb.int</font>

FantasyIntermediate
Division for Inclusive Social DevelopmentAug 31

Growing Momentum for Cooperatives and the Social and Solidarity Economy - Division for Inclusive Social Development

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiwAFBVV95cUxNNjB2NzFEdHpPUGkzWEM5UEdReEgyZGE0c2V3ZkMxU21nSHBCaGRLMGQ4Zm9UTHZkZ0xwSU1VdG14aDV1cTc0NjhkRDVpS2czYmdlYnJyZ2lNbXBONUFJTzdpbHNwTEM4dnhzaWIyX3dBT3h3UTBvMllabkc0cGJ2V1VqUFJUQnhtX2Npdlo3UUxaLXJuSjh4MnkzTWVuQWVDQ0s3Yk9hUHBHODFZdXNISTM4NFBCMG1sZF9GY2dPY3E?oc=5" target="_blank">Growing Momentum for Cooperatives and the Social and Solidarity Economy</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">Division for Inclusive Social Development</font>

SportsIntermediate
africanews.comAug 31

Ethiopia backs executive presidency plan, raising fears of power grab - africanews.com

<ol><li><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqwFBVV95cUxNWjNUUUhfSWduekxfNkRqa3FoRW1ScElrSXByWEdqUjhhNnNtUTNkTl9kSmsydjMtYWVTWUQ3d3ZkZGZpbFhwZFFzMW8tRzdBQ3BtRl9MNEwyNHBPUTRkUlFMUGkwdmtGU3dOQ1BEZmxqU2h3NUNhS2stMnhmT3c2RFVNS3JqaGpLal91MjRLTWx6akU4THRNbmVlWVdZYXU4M29uaTZDdURjYkHSAbABQVVfeXFMT1gzUlRwdkkyM2l0NWFIRkoxcmFhQ0VRRF9uTGZtaURjWUZTd2g0YWNkTzdXWGtYQi1TVThqSVdlMGZuLURoRjBCcjNGRWpEOWhqYlJIN2tTeWt5aldDNmZqUV9lZ284ak1pcUUxX3dtWnhDSW1XcEV0NThpRkpmMUNuNjhybW9mYnNvTmMxZEJkUkswWHRGZ3NRQ0k4bTNYQ25LMW9fQk9pNVRJcjF0V0E?oc=5" target="_blank">Ethiopia backs executive presidency plan, raising fears of power grab</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">africanews.com</font></li><li><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirgFBVV95cUxORHpvNnhLMFA1YnJzV193NTJCemJHMF9BeXZKbFpabFhlSFFUR0FDY0pUQTV0ZDhXSm1qbGZtV0NiVm9qT1lScDBGOENQSVN2VjRWdTN6MmVsRjcxNmllNFJKMTQ1elAwcXRBeWhfaHl6TGYtSkxnUUZ0YjN6Z1lESWhOUkxQTkx1QUtsLXlhd0pxYlpBV2lCa2NYa3ZoNjdRT0ZjYXAwMk5qYzZITmc?oc=5" target="_blank">Ethiopia's Abiy could consolidate power as 'executive president'</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">France 24</font></li><li><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiUkFVX3lxTE5CQU9ndk5CUlJ3Sy1idlFvTWtRVXhmRy1RTUZoMkRiU19vZlg4NnJzRDhWLUg3eFY5TmZiOVExQUo0SWFWX0JxTWFxNjBqX2dxbmc?oc=5" target="_blank">Nigerian Cleric Hails Ethiopia’s National Dialogue Conference, Calls for Further Dialogue</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">ENA English</font></li><li><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMia0FVX3lxTE9MVzBKM1IxcnRPRnFBdnJkNEpRNkc1cHlSTXlrQWd4UTlSN19PejF5Y2RVMi01ZE5nM2JfSW1MOU5ud2hkODFjUmJNOVJwRF9oeXgyNTE3U2dQVXB2SnFjcmlVdTRuNFNnYTlF?oc=5" target="_blank">A Week in the Horn</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">MFAEthiopia Blog</font></li><li><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiZkFVX3lxTE9pVVdLS3hjbE1OQ1ZobmJGNlQxUlRIeHJLdmlQUEtxak1zSG81QjdzZm9TdHZyckg1N1hGM1hlR1VySHRfbjVuY3ZuTmx0MmxhQTJBT0o0UTNWV1FQMFpVUVRRQkhOUQ?oc=5" target="_blank">Ethiopia Chooses Dialogue Over the Gun</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">ebc.et</font></li></ol>

Stories

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Intermediate

Love & family

በፎቶግራፉ ላይ ያለችው ሴት

Intermediate

Education

የሂሳብ ፈተናውን አለመቀበል

Intermediate

Travel

በሁለት ድንበሮች መካከል

Intermediate

Society

እንግዶች ከእንግዲህ የሉም

Dialogues

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DialogueIntermediate1:02

ምናባዊ ልብ ወለድ መጻፍ

Fantasy

DialogueIntermediate1:02

የፊልም ሪሜክ ላይ ያለው ውዝግብ

Entertainment

DialogueIntermediate0:46

የማራቶን ስልጠና መርሃ ግብር ማቀድ

Health

Short talks

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IntermediateHorror & mystery

አፈ ታሪክን በመመርመር ያሳለፍኩት የበጋ ወቅት

0:56
IntermediateEntertainment

ለመመልከት አዲስ የቴሌቪዥን ትርኢት ማግኘት

0:48
IntermediateInspiration & humour

ውድቀትን እንዴት መሳቅ እንደምችል የተማርኩት እንዴት ነው?

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IntermediateComing of age

ከገንዘብ ጋር ያለኝ ግንኙነት እያደገ ሲሄድ

0:56

Podcasts

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Intermediate14:55

Entertainment

የሙዚቃ በዓላት ትዝታዎች

አበበ እና ሰላም ስለ ሙዚቃ በዓላት ያላቸውን ልምዶች ያካፍላሉ፤ በቀጥታ የሚሰማውን ሙዚቃ ደስታ ከቤት ውስጥ ከሚሰማው ጋር ያነጻጽራሉ፣ እንዲሁም በዓላቱን ልዩ የሚያደርጋቸውን ነገሮች ይወያያሉ።

አበበ በቀለ & ሰላም ተስፋዬListen & Study
Intermediate15:47

Coming of age

የጓደኞች ጫና እና ማደግ

አበበ እና ሰላም በልጅነታቸው የጓደኞችን ጫና ስለመቋቋም እና ስለመተው ክፉት ትዝታዎቻቸውን ያካፍላሉ። ስለ ጫናው አሉታዊ እና አዎንታዊ ጎኖች ይወያያሉ።

አበበ በቀለ & ሰላም ተስፋዬListen & Study
Intermediate15:43

Entertainment

የቪዲዮ ጨዋታዎች የጥበብ ዓይነት ናቸው?

አበበ እና ሰላም የቪዲዮ ጨዋታዎች እንደ ትልቅ የጥበብ ዓይነት መታየት እንዳለባቸው ይወያያሉ፤ በዘመናዊ ጨዋታዎች ውስጥ ያለውን ታሪክ አተረካከር፣ ሙዚቃ እና የምስል ዲዛይን ይመለከታሉ።

አበበ በቀለ & ሰላም ተስፋዬListen & Study

Videos

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Intermediate66:45

ጋዜጠኛው በሰሞኑ ጉዳይ በርካታ ሚስጥራትን አጋለጠ | በሮማን ጉዳይ ከባድ ዋጋ ከፍያለሁ|

christian tube ክርስቲያን ቲዩብ

Intermediate9:04

EMS | ፋኖ እና የአማራ ህዝብ

EMS (Ethiopian Media Services)

Intermediate21:09

ጄኔራል ተፈራ "ብልፅግናን እኛ እንቀብረዋለን" / አቡነ ማትያስ "በደልና ግፍ እስከመቼ?" አፋብን / "በአርሲ የአገዛዙ ኢመደበኛ ኃይል"

Ethio News - ኢትዮ ኒውስ

Amharic intermediate by topic

Everyday lifeLove & familyFriendshipComing of ageHorror & mysteryFantasyScience & techBusiness & careerEducationHealthTravelFoodEntertainmentSportsSocietyInspiration & humour

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Questions about Amharic at intermediate

What is the Intermediate level in Amharic?
On Heylangs, Intermediate is one of six levels that describe how well you handle Amharic. Main ideas of real texts.
How many Amharic words do I need for intermediate?
Around 2,000 words is a good target for intermediate. The number depends on the language and on which words you choose. Learn the most frequent ones first.
How long does it take to reach Amharic intermediate?
Roughly 350–400 hours of study in total, for an English speaker learning a language of average difficulty. Daily short sessions with content at your level work better than rare long ones.