As one might expect, any non-western language often proves more difficult for English speaking students to learn. The fact that Amharic is also written in Ge’ez script complicates the process.

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The  Foreign Service Institute as part of its Basic Course series, provides introductory through intermediate level material for a variety of foreign languages. The Foreign Service Institute Amharic Basic Course Level 1 Printed Text Book (Foreign Service Institute African Language Series) (Spiral-bound) is now available.  This is a perfect text for someone studying with a tutor.
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The following is a short video on learning the Amharic or Ge’ez alphabet.

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This is an interesting article on learning Amharic in Ethiopia.

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Our Lady’s High School, Cumbernauld has arranged for a visit to China this summer, which is going to be of two and a half week study trip. It is predicted that more than fifty students from Scotland are expected to visit China for studying Chinese culture as well as language.

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This is a useful post on a number of Amharic learning study aids, books, and resources.

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This video reviews Talk Now Amharic; a vocabulary based approach to learning Amharic.The course includes 9 categories with approximately 50 words per category. The course includes two games/quizzes per section and also provides printable dictionaries for the terms introduced.

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