Lenora
Female · Middle-Aged · Multilingual
Boil-water health message
Style: Read in Amharic with care and reassurance, like a community health worker.
የጤና መልእክት፡ ውሃ ከመጠጣትዎ በፊት አፍልተው ያቀዝቅዙ። እጅዎን በሳሙና ደጋግመው ይታጠቡ።
Amharic AI text to speech
with natural voices
Paste Amharic in ፊደል and tell an Enbee V2 narrator how to sound: calm, bright, slow, or formal. Dates and times read the Ethiopian way you write them. 1,500+ AI voices to pick from. Free plan: 1,000 words, no credit card.
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21 multilingual narrators
Try a coffee ceremony line in ፊደል
Replace the sample with a post from your channel and keep or rewrite the direction below it.
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Ge’ez letters, unwritten doubling, and Ethiopian time
Written Amharic has a few habits that catch people out: syllable letters, doubled sounds that never appear on the page, and a calendar and clock of its own.
Each ፊደል is a consonant plus a vowel
በ ቡ ቢ ባ ቤ ብ ቦ
The letter shape changes with the vowel, seven forms per consonant. Pick the wrong form and the syllable changes, so proofread vowel forms in names and new terms.
Gemination is not written
ገና: gena (still) or genna (Christmas)
Spoken Amharic doubles some consonants, but the script writes them once, so two words can share a spelling. The narrator reads from context. Give an ambiguous word enough surrounding words to settle it.
The day starts at 6 in the morning
መስከረም 1, ምሽት 2 ሰዓት
On the Ethiopian clock, ምሽት 2 ሰዓት is 8 in the evening, and the calendar has its own months, starting with መስከረም. The narrator reads what you write and does not convert between calendars or clocks.
Western digits for prices and phone numbers
12 / ፲፪
Modern Amharic mostly uses Western digits, while Ge’ez numerals turn up in formal and church writing. Western digits give the most predictable read for birr, dates, and phone numbers.
እርስዎ for respect, አንተ or አንቺ for friends
እርስዎ መጀመር ይችላሉ / አንተ መጀመር ትችላለህ
እርስዎ keeps a respectful tone for banking, support, and training. አንተ (to a man) and አንቺ (to a woman) suit casual channel posts. Keep one choice through the script.
Listen first: four Amharic narrators
A health message, a lesson, a Telegram sale post, and a village story. The direction above each clip is all the narrator was given.
Harlan
Male · Middle-Aged · Multilingual
Grade-school science
Style: Read in Amharic patiently, giving students time to follow.
በዚህ ትምህርት ተክሎች ከፀሐይ ብርሃን እንዴት ምግባቸውን እንደሚያዘጋጁ እንማራለን።
Avis
Female · Young · Multilingual
Telegram phone sale
Style: Speak in Amharic fast and friendly, like a shop owner recording a sale for Telegram.
[excited] በዚህ ሳምንት ብቻ! በሁሉም ስልኮች ላይ 20% ቅናሽ።
Russell
Male · Middle-Aged · Multilingual
Village story
Style: Read in Amharic like a grandfather recalling a story from his village.
[softly] በድሮ ጊዜ፣ በአንድ ትንሽ መንደር ውስጥ አንድ ብልህ ገበሬ ይኖር ነበር...
A Telegram voice post in three blocks
Hello, the main point, and a closing line, each in its own block. Rework the main point later without touching the greeting.
01Avis
Style: Speak in Amharic like a channel host saying hello to regular followers.
ሰላም ወዳጆቼ! [excited] የዛሬው video በጣም ይጠቅማችኋል።
02Harlan
Style: Read in Amharic steadily, like a teacher listing rules on the board.
በመጀመሪያ ሦስት ቀላል ሕጎችን እናያለን፣ ከዚያ አንድ ምሳሌ እንወስዳለን።
03Avis
Style: Speak in Amharic, easing off, inviting people to subscribe.
video ውን ከወደዳችሁት channel ን subscribe አድርጉ።
Event moved? Regenerate one block
If a date shifts, edit the block that mentions it and regenerate that block alone. The greeting and sign-off keep their audio.
Tell it how to sound
A direction such as "Speak in Amharic, calm and respectful" sets the whole block, and tags like [excited] change a single phrase.
Draft Telegram audio posts in the StudioChurch and brand names, fixed
Amharic voices on Enbee V1 bring speed and pause settings and a saved pronunciation list, so church, city, and brand names never drift between posts.
Narration Box for Amharic channels
For Telegram channels, exam tutors, and diaspora programs that publish in Amharic every week.
The Studio for Telegram voice posts
Greeting, main point, and closing line each sit in a block with their own narrator. Regenerate only the main point when the news changes, then export an Opus file for the channel.
Prepare a Telegram voice post in blocksAudiobook Creator, from manuscript to chapters
Bring an Amharic novel or folk stories in as EPUB, PDF, or DOCX, and the book is split into chapters. When a reader spots a typo, you correct the paragraph, regenerate it, and export the chapter again.
Turn an Amharic manuscript into chaptersVoice cloning with a presenter’s consent
A presenter who agrees can be cloned from a short sample or an in-browser recording, then used on posts like any narrator. One voice clone is part of the free plan.
Clone a channel presenter with consentStart on 1,000 words for free, no card asked, knowing free files are watermarked; a paid plan lifts the word limit, clears the watermark, and allows sponsored and other commercial posts. See current pricing
Amharic sentences that borrow app and video words
Ethiopian tech and creator talk often uses English terms. Write them in Latin letters and the narrator says them in English, then carries on in Amharic.
Tonight’s live cooking show, posted in Amharic with English terms
Style: Speak in Amharic, excited about tonight’s live video
Friends, ነገ ምሽት 2 ሰዓት ላይ አዲሱ cooking video ቻናላችን ላይ live ይለቀቃል። ለመጀመሪያዎቹ 100 ሰዎች የ500 ብር gift voucher!
What that post asks of the narrator
- Ge’ez script text
- ነገ, አዲሱ, ሰዎች
- Words left in Latin letters
- cooking video, live
- Ethiopian hour and headcount
- 2 ሰዓት, 100
- Birr price
- 500 ብር
Birr, Ethiopian dates, and the local clock
Type numbers in Western digits and the narrator reads them in Amharic, on whichever clock you wrote.
| You write | The narrator says | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 500 ብር | አምስት መቶ ብር | Price in birr |
| መስከረም 1 | መስከረም አንድ | Enkutatash, Ethiopian New Year |
| ምሽት 2 ሰዓት | ምሽት ሁለት ሰዓት | 8 in the evening, local clock |
| 20% | ሃያ በመቶ | Holiday markdown |
Amharic channels, classrooms, and campaigns
Amharic listeners are in Ethiopia and in diaspora communities across North America, the Gulf, and Europe, and many follow their news on Telegram.
Telegram voice posts for news and phone reviews
Voice posts and short videos for news, phone reviews, and lifestyle channels, with a narrator followers recognise.
አዲስ ስልክ ከመግዛትዎ በፊት እነዚህን 5 ነገሮች ይወቁ!
Audio for Amharic Telegram channelsGrade 10 and national exam revision
Biology, chemistry, and other subjects as chapter audio for students revising on their phones. Replace one chapter when the curriculum changes.
10ኛ ክፍል፡ ባዮሎጂ፣ ምዕራፍ 3
Exam revision audioBoil-water and clinic-day messages
Water, nutrition, and clinic-day messages in a respectful register for communities that prefer to listen.
የጤና መልእክት
Health message audioTalk programs for the diaspora
Interview and discussion programs for Amharic speakers far from home, with the same host voice every week.
እንኳን ወደ ዛሬው ፕሮግራማችን በደህና መጡ
Diaspora talk show narrationEnkutatash, Meskel, and Timket offers
Holiday sales for shops and services. Generate two or three takes and pick the one that fits the post.
[excited] የእንቁጣጣሽ ልዩ ቅናሽ!
Enkutatash and Meskel sale spotsAmharic novels and folk stories
Import a manuscript as EPUB, PDF, or DOCX, check the chapter split, and regenerate only the paragraphs you revise.
[softly] በድሮ ጊዜ...
Amharic chapter audio from a manuscriptLanguages of the Horn of Africa and beyond
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FAQs
Frequently asked questions
What channel owners, teachers, and NGOs ask about Amharic script, dates, and exports.
Amharic text to speech
Will it read ገና correctly when the spelling has two meanings?
The narrator uses the surrounding words to choose gena (still) or genna (Christmas). When a key word is ambiguous, add a little context or rephrase so only one reading fits.
Does it convert Gregorian dates to the Ethiopian calendar?
No. It reads exactly what you write, so put the date in the calendar your audience uses, with the month name, for example "መስከረም 1".
How do I write 8 PM so listeners hear the Ethiopian hour?
Write it on the Ethiopian clock, "ምሽት 2 ሰዓት", and the narrator says it that way. If your audience uses the international clock, write the time that way instead.
Is romanized Amharic accepted?
It works, but ፊደል is safer. Transliteration hides vowel forms and doubled sounds, so open the direction with "Speak in Amharic" and listen to a short block before the full post.
Can my channel use a clone of my voice?
Only for your own voice or one you have the right to use. Record in the browser or upload a short clip, then let the clone read one Amharic post before you switch the whole channel to it. Clean audio in, clearer clone out.
How many words can I try for free?
1,000 words, with no credit card. Free exports carry a watermark. Paid plans add more words and remove it.
How many voices handle Amharic, and which ones are made for it?
Of the 1,500+ AI voices across 80+ languages on Narration Box, the Enbee V1 voices made for Amharic are built specifically for it. On top of those, all 21 Enbee V2 narrators on this page (12 female, 9 male) speak Amharic and follow written direction on mood, pace, and accent.
Can I post the audio straight to a Telegram channel?
Yes. Export MP3, the simplest for Telegram, or WAV, Opus, FLAC, or OGG, as one file or one file per block. On paid plans, commercial use such as sponsored posts and paid courses is covered under the subscription terms.
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