Bereka Buna

In this week’s episode we’ll look at the Imperative and the Jussive, which are related forms of command or request. The Imperative is the name given to a direct command: i.e. go, come, listen, stop, e...

5 Juni 202310min

Today we’ll continue from where we left off last week with our object modifiers, this time adding two important preposition that can completely change the meaning of the object-modified verb. These ar...

1 Juni 202320min

In this episode we’ll get into some challenging but very important elements of the Amharic language. That is, how to incorporate the person who is doing the action (the subject) and the person who is ...

8 Maj 202326min

Welcome back to another Season of Bereka Buna. In these next ten episodes we’ll continue to solidify your language and cultural learning by expanding on your vocabulary, knowledge of grammar, and fami...

1 Maj 202318min

This episode reviews material covered in the second Season of Bereka Buna, using extensive practice activities to refresh your knowledge of elements covered so far, get you practicing, and test your c...

24 Apr 202313min

For this Story Series episode, we are lucky to be joined again by Selamawit Geleta as she narrates a wordless picture book in Amharic. Follow along with the transcript (linked in the show bio) to see ...

17 Apr 20238min

In this first Episode of our Story Series we are joined by the wonderful Selamawit Geleta whose animated narration of a wordless picture book provides learners with new vocabulary, and a practical jou...

10 Apr 20238min

In this episode we explore vocabulary used to express emotion. In Amharic, emotion is expressed most often as a verb rather than an adjective, which is common in English. These emotive verbs are often...

3 Apr 202314min