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Grade 1 Amharic on Temari has 8 revision cards, arranged by the chapters of the Ethiopian national curriculum. Every card says when the rule applies, what each symbol in it stands for, and the mistake students most often make with it. They are free to read and need no account.
| Letter | 1st Order (ግዕዝ) | 2nd Order (ካዕብ) | 3rd Order (ሳልስ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ኘ | አገኘ | አገኙ | አጥኚ |
| ጨ | ጨርቅ | ጫጩት | አውጪ |
| ቸ | ቸኮለ | ሰለቹ | አመቺ |
When you use it
Use this to read and write words formed with the letters ኘ, ጨ, and ቸ in their first three vowel orders.
Watch out
Pay close attention to vowel attachments at the bottom or side so you do not confuse the first, second, and third orders.
Drafted from Grade 1 Amharic, pages 41-52, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this method when assembling individual letters into a complete word or breaking down a word into its separate letters for spelling.
Watch out
Keep the exact order of letters intact when segmenting or blending, without skipping any letter.
Drafted from Grade 1 Amharic, pages 41-52, then checked twice before it went up
| Segmented Fidel | Blended Word |
|---|---|
| ሸ ፣ መ ፣ ተ | ሸመተ |
| ፀ ፣ ሎ ፣ ት | ፀሎት |
| ቅ ፣ ዠ ፣ ት | ቅዠት |
| ሸ ፣ ለ ፣ ለ | ሸለለ |
| ፀ ፣ ፀ ፣ ት | ፀፀት |
| ቃ ፣ ዠ ፣ ች | ቃዠች |
When you use it
Use this when practicing sounding out individual fidel characters or breaking down words into their component sounds.
Watch out
Keep the distinct sound of sixth-order fidel characters like ት and ች intact without turning them into first-order sounds.
Drafted from Grade 1 Amharic, pages 53-62, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this when identifying, separating, or attaching noun plural suffixes and feminine past verb suffixes.
Watch out
Do not attach the plural noun suffix -ዎች to verb roots, or attach the feminine suffix -ች to plural noun forms.
Drafted from Grade 1 Amharic, page 63 onwards, then checked twice before it went up
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ተማረ | አወቀ |
| ህፃን | ልጅ ወይም ታዳጊ |
| አዘነ | ተከፋ |
| ላጲስ | ማጥፊያ |
When you use it
Use this to match common textbook vocabulary words with their definitions.
Watch out
Do not confuse synonymous meanings with antonyms when answering definition questions.
Drafted from Grade 1 Amharic, page 63 onwards, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use this when asked to find the starting or ending sound and letter of a given word.
Watch out
Do not swap the first and last letters when writing them into their respective positions.
Drafted from Grade 1 Amharic, pages 97-107, then checked twice before it went up
When you use it
Use to distinguish between the second person feminine possessive suffix on nouns and the third person feminine past tense suffix on verbs.
Watch out
The suffix -ሽ attaches to nouns to show female possession, while -ች attaches to verbs to indicate that a female subject performed the action.
Drafted from Grade 1 Amharic, page 108 onwards, then checked twice before it went up
| Animal | Offspring |
|---|---|
| ዶሮ | ጫጩት |
| ድመት | ሙጭልት |
| ውሻ | ቡችላ |
| ፍየል / በግ / ፈረስ | ግልገል |
| አህያ | ውርንጭላ |
| ግመል | ኤልሞሌ |
| ላም | እምቦሳ / ጥጃ |
When you use it
Use when identifying or matching domestic animals with the specific names of their young.
Watch out
Sheep, goats, and horses all share the term ግልገል, whereas a young donkey is specifically called ውርንጭላ.
Drafted from Grade 1 Amharic, page 108 onwards, then checked twice before it went up
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