እወድሻለሁ
ewedishalehuto a woman, standard
To say "I love you" to a girl or woman in Amharic, say እወድሻለሁ (ewedishalehu). The ending -ሽ (-sh) marks a female listener. For a man the form changes to እወድሃለሁ (ewedihalehu).
Meaning: declaration of love to a woman (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Amharic | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| እወድሻለሁ | ewedishalehu | to a woman, standard |
| እወድሃለሁ | ewedihalehu | to a man |
This is a serious, romantic sentence. Between friends or family people more often show affection with other words, so use it when you mean it.
How does it change in a sentence?
Amharic verbs and many object endings change with the gender of the person you are talking to. In እወድሻለሁ (ewedishalehu) the -ሻ- (-sha-) part points to a woman, while -ሃ- (-ha-) points to a man.
Did you know?
- Amharic is written in the Ethiopic script (fidel), where each symbol stands for a consonant plus a vowel, so ሻ (sha) and ሃ (ha) are separate symbols.
Examples in context
- እወድሻለሁewedishalehuI love you (to a woman)
- በጣም እወድሻለሁbetam ewedishalehuI love you very much (to a woman)
Example conversation
Dawit tells his girlfriend Selam how he feels after dinner in Addis Ababa.
- Dawitሰላም፣ እወድሻለሁ።Selam, ewedishalehu.Selam, I love you.
- Selamእኔም እወድሃለሁ።Enem ewedihalehu.I love you too.
- Dawitበጣም ደስ ብሎኛል።Betam des bilognal.I am very happy.
