Amharic Alphabet: Letters & Structure
Explore the Amharic alphabet structure and number of letters with our guide to Ethiopian script.
Amharic Alphabet Learning Tool
ህ Family
h
Type "h" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ሀ | he | 1st |
| ሁ | hu | 2nd |
| ሂ | hi | 3rd |
| ሃ | ha | 4th |
| ሄ | hie | 5th |
| ህ | h | 6th |
| ሆ | ho | 7th |
ሕ Family
hh
Type "hh" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ሐ | hhe | 1st |
| ሑ | hhu | 2nd |
| ሒ | hhi | 3rd |
| ሓ | hha | 4th |
| ሔ | hhie | 5th |
| ሕ | hh | 6th |
| ሖ | hho | 7th |
ል Family
l
Type "l" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ለ | le | 1st |
| ሉ | lu | 2nd |
| ሊ | li | 3rd |
| ላ | la | 4th |
| ሌ | lie | 5th |
| ል | l | 6th |
| ሎ | lo | 7th |
ም Family
m
Type "m" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| መ | me | 1st |
| ሙ | mu | 2nd |
| ሚ | mi | 3rd |
| ማ | ma | 4th |
| ሜ | mie | 5th |
| ም | m | 6th |
| ሞ | mo | 7th |
ሥ Family
ss
Type "ss" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ሠ | sse | 1st |
| ሡ | ssu | 2nd |
| ሢ | ssi | 3rd |
| ሣ | ssa | 4th |
| ሤ | ssie | 5th |
| ሥ | ss | 6th |
| ሦ | sso | 7th |
ር Family
r
Type "r" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ረ | re | 1st |
| ሩ | ru | 2nd |
| ሪ | ri | 3rd |
| ራ | ra | 4th |
| ሬ | rie | 5th |
| ር | r | 6th |
| ሮ | ro | 7th |
ስ Family
s
Type "s" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ሰ | se | 1st |
| ሱ | su | 2nd |
| ሲ | si | 3rd |
| ሳ | sa | 4th |
| ሴ | sie | 5th |
| ስ | s | 6th |
| ሶ | so | 7th |
ሽ Family
x
Type "x" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ሸ | xe | 1st |
| ሹ | xu | 2nd |
| ሺ | xi | 3rd |
| ሻ | xa | 4th |
| ሼ | xie | 5th |
| ሽ | x | 6th |
| ሾ | xo | 7th |
ቅ Family
q
Type "q" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ቀ | qe | 1st |
| ቁ | qu | 2nd |
| ቂ | qi | 3rd |
| ቃ | qa | 4th |
| ቄ | qie | 5th |
| ቅ | q | 6th |
| ቆ | qo | 7th |
ብ Family
b
Type "b" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| በ | be | 1st |
| ቡ | bu | 2nd |
| ቢ | bi | 3rd |
| ባ | ba | 4th |
| ቤ | bie | 5th |
| ብ | b | 6th |
| ቦ | bo | 7th |
ቭ Family
v
Type "v" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ቨ | ve | 1st |
| ቩ | vu | 2nd |
| ቪ | vi | 3rd |
| ቫ | va | 4th |
| ቬ | vie | 5th |
| ቭ | v | 6th |
| ቮ | vo | 7th |
ት Family
t
Type "t" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ተ | te | 1st |
| ቱ | tu | 2nd |
| ቲ | ti | 3rd |
| ታ | ta | 4th |
| ቴ | tie | 5th |
| ት | t | 6th |
| ቶ | to | 7th |
ች Family
c
Type "c" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ቸ | ce | 1st |
| ቹ | cu | 2nd |
| ቺ | ci | 3rd |
| ቻ | ca | 4th |
| ቼ | cie | 5th |
| ች | c | 6th |
| ቾ | co | 7th |
ኅ Family
H
Type "H" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ኀ | He | 1st |
| ኁ | Hu | 2nd |
| ኂ | Hi | 3rd |
| ኃ | Ha | 4th |
| ኄ | Hie | 5th |
| ኅ | H | 6th |
| ኆ | Ho | 7th |
ን Family
n
Type "n" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ነ | ne | 1st |
| ኑ | nu | 2nd |
| ኒ | ni | 3rd |
| ና | na | 4th |
| ኔ | nie | 5th |
| ን | n | 6th |
| ኖ | no | 7th |
ኝ Family
N
Type "N" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ኘ | Ne | 1st |
| ኙ | Nu | 2nd |
| ኚ | Ni | 3rd |
| ኛ | Na | 4th |
| ኜ | Nie | 5th |
| ኝ | N | 6th |
| ኞ | No | 7th |
ክ Family
k
Type "k" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ከ | ke | 1st |
| ኩ | ku | 2nd |
| ኪ | ki | 3rd |
| ካ | ka | 4th |
| ኬ | kie | 5th |
| ክ | k | 6th |
| ኮ | ko | 7th |
ኽ Family
K
Type "K" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ኸ | Ke | 1st |
| ኹ | Ku | 2nd |
| ኺ | Ki | 3rd |
| ኻ | Ka | 4th |
| ኼ | Kie | 5th |
| ኽ | K | 6th |
| ኾ | Ko | 7th |
ው Family
w
Type "w" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ወ | we | 1st |
| ዉ | wu | 2nd |
| ዊ | wi | 3rd |
| ዋ | wa | 4th |
| ዌ | wie | 5th |
| ው | w | 6th |
| ዎ | wo | 7th |
ዕ Family
A
Type "A" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ዐ | Ae | 1st |
| ዑ | Au | 2nd |
| ዒ | Ai | 3rd |
| ዓ | Aa | 4th |
| ዔ | Aie | 5th |
| ዕ | A | 6th |
| ዖ | Ao | 7th |
ዝ Family
z
Type "z" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ዘ | ze | 1st |
| ዙ | zu | 2nd |
| ዚ | zi | 3rd |
| ዛ | za | 4th |
| ዜ | zie | 5th |
| ዝ | z | 6th |
| ዞ | zo | 7th |
ዥ Family
Z
Type "Z" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ዠ | Ze | 1st |
| ዡ | Zu | 2nd |
| ዢ | Zi | 3rd |
| ዣ | Za | 4th |
| ዤ | Zie | 5th |
| ዥ | Z | 6th |
| ዦ | Zo | 7th |
የ Family
y
Type "y" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| የ | ye | 1st |
| ዩ | yu | 2nd |
| ዪ | yi | 3rd |
| ያ | ya | 4th |
| ዬ | yie | 5th |
| ይ | y | 6th |
| ዮ | yo | 7th |
ድ Family
d
Type "d" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ደ | de | 1st |
| ዱ | du | 2nd |
| ዲ | di | 3rd |
| ዳ | da | 4th |
| ዴ | die | 5th |
| ድ | d | 6th |
| ዶ | do | 7th |
ጅ Family
j
Type "j" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ጀ | je | 1st |
| ጁ | ju | 2nd |
| ጂ | ji | 3rd |
| ጃ | ja | 4th |
| ጄ | jie | 5th |
| ጅ | j | 6th |
| ጆ | jo | 7th |
ግ Family
g
Type "g" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ገ | ge | 1st |
| ጉ | gu | 2nd |
| ጊ | gi | 3rd |
| ጋ | ga | 4th |
| ጌ | gie | 5th |
| ግ | g | 6th |
| ጎ | go | 7th |
ጥ Family
T
Type "T" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ጠ | Te | 1st |
| ጡ | Tu | 2nd |
| ጢ | Ti | 3rd |
| ጣ | Ta | 4th |
| ጤ | Tie | 5th |
| ጥ | T | 6th |
| ጦ | To | 7th |
ጭ Family
C
Type "C" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ጨ | Ce | 1st |
| ጩ | Cu | 2nd |
| ጪ | Ci | 3rd |
| ጫ | Ca | 4th |
| ጬ | Cie | 5th |
| ጭ | C | 6th |
| ጮ | Co | 7th |
ጵ Family
P
Type "P" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ጰ | Pe | 1st |
| ጱ | Pu | 2nd |
| ጲ | Pi | 3rd |
| ጳ | Pa | 4th |
| ጴ | Pie | 5th |
| ጵ | P | 6th |
| ጶ | Po | 7th |
ጽ Family
S
Type "S" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ጸ | Se | 1st |
| ጹ | Su | 2nd |
| ጺ | Si | 3rd |
| ጻ | Sa | 4th |
| ጼ | Sie | 5th |
| ጽ | S | 6th |
| ጾ | So | 7th |
ፅ Family
SS
Type "SS" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ፀ | SSe | 1st |
| ፁ | SSu | 2nd |
| ፂ | SSi | 3rd |
| ፃ | SSa | 4th |
| ፄ | SSie | 5th |
| ፅ | SS | 6th |
| ፆ | SSo | 7th |
ፍ Family
f
Type "f" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ፈ | fe | 1st |
| ፉ | fu | 2nd |
| ፊ | fi | 3rd |
| ፋ | fa | 4th |
| ፌ | fie | 5th |
| ፍ | f | 6th |
| ፎ | fo | 7th |
ፕ Family
p
Type "p" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| ፐ | pe | 1st |
| ፑ | pu | 2nd |
| ፒ | pi | 3rd |
| ፓ | pa | 4th |
| ፔ | pie | 5th |
| ፕ | p | 6th |
| ፖ | po | 7th |
እ Family
a
Type "a" followed by a vowel (e, u, i, a, ee/ie, ə, o)
| Amharic | Type | Order |
|---|---|---|
| አ | ae | 1st |
| ኡ | au | 2nd |
| ኢ | ai | 3rd |
| ኣ | aa | 4th |
| ኤ | aie | 5th |
| እ | a | 6th |
| ኦ | ao | 7th |
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