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31 free tools, resources and games for Amharic and Ethiopian life — type in fidel, convert a date, read the constitution, check the birr. Nothing to install, nothing to sign up for.
Tools
14Things that do a job — convert, type, read, generate.
- Calendar ConverterMove any date between the Ethiopian and Gregorian calendars.
- Amharic KeyboardType fidel phonetically, or tap them from an on-screen keyboard.
- Amharic OCRPull editable text out of an image or a PDF.
- Speech to TextSpeak Amharic and watch it appear as editable text.
- TranslatorTranslate between Amharic and thirteen other languages.
- Number to AmharicWrite any whole number the way it is spoken in Amharic.
- Ge'ez NumeralsConvert between ordinary numbers and Ge’ez numerals.
- Currency ExchangeConvert the birr, and see how a rate has moved.
- Salary CalculatorSee what a salary leaves you after tax and pension.
- Password GeneratorBuild a password from Ethiopic letters as well as Latin ones.
- EncryptionHide a message inside Ethiopic script using an Amharic key.
- Font PreviewSee your own words set in 24 Ethiopic typefaces at once.
- Fake ProfileInvented Ethiopian profiles for testing forms and demos.
Resources
10Things to read — the calendar, the constitution, the proverbs.
- Ethiopia TodayThe country in numbers — people, economy, land — each with its year.
- Ethiopian CalendarThe thirteen months, holidays and saints’ days.
- Ethiopian HistoryEighty-two events, from Lucy to the dam on the Blue Nile.
- Ethiopian AlphabetEvery fidel with its seven orders, laid out to learn.
- ConstitutionThe constitution, readable and searchable.
- ProverbsThe classical proverbs and the modern sayings, in one place.
- PoetryVerse in Amharic, including qene.
- JokesAmharic humour, short and shareable.
- Useful NumbersEmergency, bank, telecom and utility lines — each with the date it was checked.
Games
7Things to play — and a few that teach while you do.
- Ge'ez Numeral GameRead the numerals, and learn the rule behind them.
- Unscramble WordsPut scrambled Amharic words back in order.
- Calendar GameConvert dates between the two calendars, and learn the rule behind them.
- Typing TestSee how fast you can type in Amharic.
- Memory MatchTurn cards over to pair fidel, numerals or words with what they mean.
- RiddlesTraditional riddles to puzzle over, or a quiz of ten.
A little Ethiopia, every day
Each morning, today’s date in the Ethiopian calendar. Later in the day, a proverb, a recipe, a riddle or a quiz question. Free, on our Telegram channel.
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