Bereka Buna

Bereka Buna

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Bereka Buna episodes

  • S2.E10 - Season 2 Recap And Practice
    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 comprehension. View the transcript at berekabuna.org for the practice activities, including amharic fidel.
    14 min
  • S2.E9 - Story Series, Bird's New Hat
    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 the illustrations and a list of new vocabulary.
    9 min
  • S2.E8 - Story Series, The Good Bird
    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 journey through sentence construction in Amharic. Follow along with the illustrations and full list of vocabulary in the transcript.
    9 min
  • S2.E7 - Expressing Emotion
    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 irregular, so they're useful to review on their own in order to start empathizing with and expressing emotion.
    15 min
  • S2.E6 - Present And Past Perfect
    This episode explains how to conjugate present and past perfect verb forms, using extensive verb charts and practice exercises. The present and past perfect are used to make sentences like "I have eaten" or "I had gone". They rely heavily on the verb construction called The Gerund, which has many uses unique to Amharic and will be essential for building compound sentences later on.
    19 min
  • S2.E5 - Common Core Phrases And Questions Part II
    This episode compiles a useful spread of common phrases and questions in Amharic that you'd be likely to encounter on a regular basis. From asking for and offering clarification or help to expressing (mis)understanding, this episode is a practical one for early learners of Amharic.
    15 min
  • S2.E4 - If And When Conjugations
    In this episode we pick up where we left off last week, using the contingent and various conjunctions to make conditional or dependent sentences like “if I were to X” and “when we do/did Y”. Using several verb examples and practice sentences the episode will help you come away formulating more complex thoughts.
    12 min
  • S2.E3 - Going To And Used To Verbs
    In this episode we navigate how to build more complex sentences using "used to" and "going to" verb equivalents in Amharic. The episode introduces a form called the Contingent that is also the basis for various other verb conjugations addressed in later episodes.
    14 min
  • S2.E2 - Getting Around With Prepositions
    This episode breaks down essential Amharic Prepositions through dialogue and examples. Prepositions are important to learn early on in order to start putting together simple sentences and understanding the gist of the conversation.
    17 min
  • S2.E1 - Meeting At A Restaurant
    ​​Welcome to Season 2 of Bereka Buna. In this season we dive into some more complicated Amharic language vocabulary and grammar, including practical dialogue and sample exercises. In this episode we look at introductory language around ordering food at a restaurant and meeting someone for the first time.
    13 min

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Welcome to Bereka Buna, a podcast series designed to support Amharic Language Learning. Episodes in the series range from a focus on vocabulary and grammar to dialogue and more conversational Amharic…