Topics covered include:

• Includes Lessons 1, 9, and 10.
• Some facts and history of Ethiopia (found in all four programs)
• Introduces verb conjugation in the past and future tense
• Introudces the negative verb marker (forming negative sentences)
• Composing complex sentences in the present and past tense
  
• Short stories (simple to complex...with pictures and translations)
• Teaches few important and often used phrases..."quick fix"
  (found in all four programs)

  

What is the Amharic Language Multimedia Series?

It is a PC based computer program that will teach you the Amharic language from start to finish. There are ten lessons distributed over four packages (Amharic 101, Amharic 102, Amharic 103, and Amharic 104), which are designed in a way that makes the learning process simple, and of course fun. As an added feature, we have included some facts, and history you should know about this ancient country of wonders. To all those that are planing to visit Ethiopia soon....we hope that this will make your stay more enjoyable, and most of all, free you from translators and guides…so that you can explore the country on your own. And we all know what it feels like to be self-reliant and all the adventure that comes with it when visiting a country full of wonders. Visit our Demo site for a test ride.

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What makes this program different from other Amharic tutorial programs?

• For starters, it is the only multimedia that is designed to teach the Amharic language from the very basics to a complex level.
• It uses short cuts that reduce the amount of memorization needed drastically. These short cuts or rules are developed by the authors and are not available anywhere else.
  
• It uses colorful graphics, video clips, and sounds that simplifies otherwise complex ideas … and most of all make the learning process fun and easy!
  
• Almost all areas have a help section with detailed information on what you need to do…therefore making it easy for people of all ages to use the program.
  
• There are dozens of quiz questions on different topics…and all have the answers available at your fingertips.
  
• There is even a section called "quick fix" for people that want to learn few important phrases right away.

  

Who can benefit from the Amharic multimedia series?

• Ethiopians that were born outside of Ethiopia and do not speak Amharic
  
• Business people that have interest in Ethiopia or deal with Ethiopians
  
• Scholars and Historians
  
• Tourists
  
• Or anyone of any age group who understands English well enough to read this!

  

General Information about the Program.

Amharic 104 is designed by a new generation of Ethiopians that utilized sound and pictures to explain complex ideas. Almost all material that is on the market today uses the old traditional method of memorization. If you have any previous attempt to learn a second language, then you very well know that it is easy to get frustrated, discourages, and finally drop the whole thing using such methods.
So before the Amharic series were developed, we spent a great deal of time looking for "short cuts". Short cuts are patterns or trends that are found in different areas of the Amharic language which are used to develop rules. These rules enabled us to drop a large portion of memorization and focus on the important stuff.
We then came up with the basic amount of material that a person should know to be able to speak, read, and write in Amharic. Having these two major points in mind, we developed the Amharic Language Multimedia Series. We would challenge anyone to find another product that would do all the above better than us!

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System Requirements:

Minimum Requirements	Recommended
486 DX Processor 8 MB RAM memory 1 MB hard drive space 4 speed CD ROM drive Sound blaster or sound blaster compatible sound card 2 MB video card Windows 3.1 / 95 / 98, Windows NT/2000, Windows ME and XP	100 Pentium processor or better 32 MB RAM memory 12 Speed or better CD ROM drive 32 bit color pallet