Travel to Ethiopia And Djibouti

Lonely Planet Ethiopian Amharic Phrasebook

Format: Paperback
Author: Tilahun Kebede
ReleaseDate: September, 2002
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Rating:

Amharic usefulness depends on where you are
Before spending much time on a learning a language to use in Ethiopia, be sure to check out the location. Actually I didn't use the book very much, as my surroundings were almost all English or Oromo-speaking. Since the Amhara's are no longer the dominant tribe, their language may be less useful. Tigrayans are now in power and Oromo are the largest language group.

Lonely Planet Ethiopian Amharic Phrasebook

It is a rare book that promotes Ethiopia and its culture. This book is excellent! I don't understand some of the reviews. It is intended for foreign travellers to Ethiopia and not for Ethiopians who live abroad. I have travelled to Ethiopia with this book and found it very useful. I don't know what I would have done without it. I found the cultural info very useful. I think no other phrasebook offers this kind of info.

Completely Useless!
The Achilles heel of this book is that there are no accent marks on the ethiopian phrases. This guide is terrible if your goal is to speak Amharic. If you read what is in the book there is no way you will come close to saying anything intelligible. On the positive side, all of my Ethiopian friends found this book very helpful for learning English.

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