Morning is considered from 6am to 12pm. Afternoon is from 12pm until 5pm. Evening is 5pm until bedtime.

Grammar Point: Time-specific Greetings and leave-takings in Amharic make use of three verbs:

ማደር madär [addärä]: To spend the night

መዋል mäwal[walä]: To spend the day

ማምሸት mamšät [amäššä]: To spend the evening

Greetings are formed with the past-tense of these verbs (see the video lessons below for further details).