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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
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Episodes

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.

Dec 07, 201510 min

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.

Dec 01, 201511 min

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.

Nov 14, 20156 min

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.

Nov 01, 201513 min

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!

Oct 21, 201518 min

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.

Oct 14, 20158 min

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.

Oct 07, 201513 min

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.

Oct 01, 20158 min

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.

Sep 21, 201513 min

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.

Sep 14, 20157 min

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.

Aug 21, 20155 min

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.

Aug 14, 20159 min

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.

Jul 07, 20153 min

Chapter 15a – The Grammar of Time

This chapter explains the correct grammar used in telling time. For example, in Amharic, we can simply say “3 o’clock yesterday.” or “yesterday at 3 o’clock.” But in Chinese, the order in that sentence matters.

Jul 01, 20152 min

Chapter 14b – Time [Dialogue]

These are dialogues that help you practice the various phrases that we have learnt in Chapter 14. As usual, each dialogue is repeated three times to make it easier to remember.

Jun 28, 20156 min

Chapter 14a – Time

This chapter teaches you the basics about time. For example, you will learn how to tell time and the various measures of time such as minutes and hours. In addition, you will also learn about routine things that happen at a particular time like meals and going to work.

Jun 21, 201519 min

Chapter 13b – Shopping [Dialogue]

These are dialogues that help you practice the various phrases that we have learnt in Chapter 13. As usual, each dialogue is repeated three times to make it easier to remember.

Jun 14, 20158 min

Chapter 13a – Shopping

This chapter teaches you the words you will need to use when you go shopping (e.g. money, price, quality).You will also learn the names of various currencies.

Jun 07, 201517 min

Chapter 12b – Professions [Dialogue]

These are dialogues that help you practice the various phrases that we have learnt in Chapter 12. As usual, each dialogue is repeated three times to make it easier to remember.

Jun 01, 20155 min

Chapter 12a – Professions

In this chapter, you will learn about the names of various professions. You will also learn words associated with work like “busy” and “tired.”

May 28, 201511 min

Chapter 11b – Family [Dialogue]

These are dialogues that help you practice the various phrases that we have learnt in Chapter 11. As usual, each dialogue is repeated three times to make it easier to remember.

May 21, 20155 min

Chapter 11a – Family

In this chapter, you will learn how to describe your family and how to talk about how old someone is. Did you know that in Chinese, you can’t just say “sister”? That is because there are different words for “younger sister” and “older sister.”

May 14, 201512 min

Chapter 10b – Order Food #2 [Dialogue]

These are dialogues that help you practice the various phrases that we have learnt in Chapter 10. As usual, each dialogue is repeated three times to make it easier to remember.

May 07, 20154 min
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