Truly Awesome, teacher one of the best

Learning Amharic with Fikir is inspiring. We practiced body partsራስ (ras, head), እጅ (ij, hand), እግር (egir, foot)—and shared stories about the ህዳሴ ግንባር (hidase ginbar, Renaissance Dam) and አዲስ ዓመት (Addis Amet, New Year). We even began exploring Rophnan Tesfaye’s lyrics. Fikir teaches with patience, joy, & depth.

Amazing, everytime

Fikir is an amazing teacher, he has really helped me feel more comfortable and confident in my journey learning Amharic and connecting with my heritage. He is really patient, understanding, and reminds me that it's perfectly normal to make mistakes whilst learning a language. He makes lessons engaging and fun, and I look forward to continuing with my lessons with him, betam ameseginalehu Fikir!

What I love most is how fun and every lesson is engaging, his support keeps me moving forward. As the Ethiopian proverb says, “አንድ ሰው አንድ ጭንቅ አይነት አይሰራም።” “One person cannot carry a burden alone.” Fikir’s guidance reminds me that learning is a shared journey.

Today’s lesson with Fikir absolutely blew me away. As the Amharic proverb says, ‘ሰው በሰው ይማራል’ (sew be-sew yimaral) a person learns from another person. I’m grateful to be learning from such a gifted teacher.