እንደምን አመሸህ?
əndəmən amäššäh?
In Amharic, "good evening" is expressed as እንደምን አመሸህ? (əndəmən amäššäh?)
This phrase is used as a greeting during the evening hours.
Meaning: greeting said in the evening (intj)
What does it mean word for word?
The expression literally translates to "How did you spend the evening?"
Which one should you use?
The forms differ based on the gender and level of respect of the person you are addressing. Use እንደምን አመሸህ? when speaking to a man, እንደምን አመሸሽ? when speaking to a woman and እንደምን አመሸዎት? when addressing someone formally or with respect.
How does it change in a sentence?
The grammatical form changes to match the subject: እንደምን አመሸህ? is the masculine form, እንደምን አመሸሽ? is the feminine form and እንደምን አመሸዎት? is the polite form.
How do you pronounce it?
əndəmən amäššäh?
Did you know?
- While እንደምን አመሸህ? asks how you spent the evening, the standard response is not a description of your night but a short phrase meaning 'by the grace of God'.
- If you use the formal እንደምን አመሸዎት? with a close friend, it might actually sound sarcastic or overly stiff, as the level of respect can change the social tone.
- When using the formal እንደምን አመሸዎት?, it is common to slightly bow the head as a sign of respect to elders or superiors.
Examples in context
- እንደምን አመሸህ?indemini amesheh?Good evening.
- እንደምን አመሸህ? ሰላም ነው?indemini amesheh? selam new?Good evening? Is everything well?
- እንደምን አመሸህ? እንዴት ነህ?indemini amesheh? indet neh?Good evening, how are you?
Example conversation
Sarah greets Abel at a restaurant in the evening.
- ሳራ Saraአቤል፣ እንደምን አመሸህ?Abel, indemin amesheh?Abel, good evening!
- አቤል Abelእንደምን አመሸሽ፣ ሳራ።Indemin ameshesh, Sara.Good evening, Sarah.
- ሳራ Saraደህና ነህ?Dehna neh?Are you well?
- አቤል Abelአዎ፣ ደህና ነኝ።Awo, dehna negn.Yes, I am well.
