ቋንቋ is a free English-language platform for learning Amharic and Tigrinya — the main languages of Ethiopia and Eritrea, spoken by over 30 million people worldwide.
Every Amharic word and sentence comes with native speaker MP3 audio. Build real listening and speaking skills from day one.
Hundreds of Amharic words organized by topic: family, food, numbers, colors, animals, greetings, body parts, and more. Each entry includes Amharic script (Ge'ez), transliteration, and English translation.
Practical Amharic sentences for everyday conversation — greetings, shopping, travel, family, and work situations.
Study with interactive flashcards and test yourself with multiple-choice quizzes. Switch between Amharic and Tigrinya at any time.
Learn the Ge'ez (Ethiopic) script used for writing Amharic and Tigrinya. The alphabet has over 200 syllabic characters.
Follow guided Amharic courses from beginner to advanced level. Your progress is saved automatically.
ቋንቋ also teaches Tigrinya (ትግርኛ), the language of Eritrea and northern Ethiopia, using the same Ge'ez script as Amharic.
Amharic (አማርኛ) is the official language of Ethiopia and the second most widely spoken Semitic language in the world after Arabic, with around 25 million native speakers.
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