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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The Amharic language has been a language of interest for me for a variety of reasons. I was first introduced to the existence of Ethiopian Jews known by others as Falashas. This led me to review the history of Ethiopia which in turn led to my discovery of the historic Ethiopian Church as well.

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I came across the following 5 minute video introducing the Ge’ez alphabet for the Amharic language.

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For those interested in Ethiopia or in the Amharic language one Ethiopia’s major language, we’ve put together a brief list of Amharic language resources.

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