Amharic · for real situations

Real Amharic,
one bite
at a time.

Gursha teaches Amharic for the moments that matter. Real conversations, not grammar drills.

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ጉርሻ
/gursha/
noun
A bite of food, offered by hand.
The Ethiopian tradition of feeding someone directly from your hand as a gesture of affection or hospitality.
Why Gursha
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Real situations
Restaurant menus, family introductions, navigating Addis, coffee ceremonies. Every lesson is grounded in a moment you'll actually face.
02
Fidel script first
You learn the Ethiopic characters from day one. Transliteration is a guide, not a shortcut. The script is the point.
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No pressure
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ሰላም/saelam/hello; hello / peace; peaceቡና/buna/coffeeእንጀራ/'njaera/injera (Ethiopian flatbread)ጥሩ/t'ru/goodፍቅር/fqr/loveዛሬ/zare/today

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Start with Ethiopic script

Gursha teaches Amharic words in Ge'ez script first, with transliteration as support. Learners see the original spelling, pronunciation cues, and English meaning together.

Practice real conversation topics

Lessons focus on greetings, food, family, travel, daily routines, and Ethiopian cultural situations so vocabulary stays connected to how people actually speak.

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The dictionary includes Amharic words, phonetic spellings, English definitions, parts of speech, related forms, and example sentences for learners and searchers.

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