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In Amharic, hello is ሰላም (selam) and thank you is አመሰግናለሁ (ameseginalehu). Here are 64 everyday Amharic phrases with pronunciation, for travel and a first conversation.
How to say hello in Amharic · How to say thank you in Amharic · How to say goodbye in Amharic · How to say please in Amharic · How to say sorry in Amharic · How to say how are you in Amharic · How to say my name is in Amharic
| English | Amharic | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | ሰላም | selam |
| Goodbye | ደህና ይሁኑ polite, said to person staying/leaving | dehna yihunu |
| Please | እባክዎ formal 'please' | ebakwo |
| Thank you | አመሰግናለሁ | ameseginalehu |
| Yes | አዎ | awo |
| No | አይ informal no; formal 'yelem' also used | ay |
| Excuse me / Sorry | ይቅርታ covers both excuse me and sorry | yikirta |
| Do you speak English? | እንግሊዝኛ ይችላሉ? polite/formal | ənglizinya yichilallu? |
| I don't understand | አልገባኝም | algebagnim |
| Please speak slowly | እባክዎ በቀስታ ይናገሩ | ebakwo beqesta yinageru |
| How much is it? | ስንት ነው? | sint no? |
| Where is the bathroom? | መጸዳጃ ቤት የት ነው? | metsedaja bet yet no? |
| I'd like this, please | ይሄን እፈልጋለሁ፣ እባክዎ | yihen efeligalehu, ebakwo |
| The bill, please | ሂሳቡን እባክዎ | hisabun ebakwo |
| Where is …? | … የት ነው? put the place name before 'yet no' | … yet no? |
| Help! | እርዱኝ! | erdugn! |
| I need a doctor | ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ | doctor efeligalehu |
| Call the police! | ፖሊስ ይደውሉ! | police yidewlu! |
| I don't speak Amharic | አማርኛ መናገር አልችልም literally "I cannot speak Amharic" | amarinya menager alchilim |
| Can you help me? | ሊረዱኝ ይችላሉ? polite/formal | liredugn yichilallu? |
| English | Amharic | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | ሰላም formal: ጤና ይስጥልኝ (tena yistilign) | selam |
| How are you? | እንዴት ነዎት? polite; to a friend: እንዴት ነህ? (endet neh?, man) / እንዴት ነሽ? (endet nesh?, woman) | endet nowot? |
| I'm fine, thank you. | ደህና ነኝ፣ አመሰግናለሁ። | dehna negn, amesegnalehu. |
| And you? | እርስዎስ? friends: አንተስ? (antes?, man) / አንቺስ? (anchis?, woman) | ersiwos? |
| What's your name? | ስምዎ ማን ነው? polite; friends: ስምህ ማን ነው? (simh man new?) | simwo man new? |
| My name is … | ስሜ … ነው put your name in the gap | sime … new |
| Where are you from? | ከየት ነዎት? polite; friends: ከየት ነህ? (man) / ከየት ነሽ? (woman) | keyet nowot? |
| I'm from … | እኔ ከ… ነኝ attach "ke" directly to the place name | ene ke… negn |
| English | Amharic | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Slower, please. | እባክዎ በቀስታ ይናገሩ with friends: በቀስታ ተናገር (beqesta tenager, man) / ተናገሪ (tenageri, woman) | ebakwo beqesta yinageru |
| Again, please. | እባክዎ ደግመው ይናገሩ | ebakwo degmew yinageru |
| I don't understand. | አልገባኝም | algebagnim |
| How do you say … in Amharic? | … በአማርኛ እንዴት ይባላል? pointing: ይህን በአማርኛ እንዴት ይባላል? (yihin be amarinya indet yibalal?) | … be amarinya indet yibalal? |
| Can you write it down, please? | እባክዎ ሊጽፉልኝ ይችላሉ? | ebakwo lits'ifulign yichilalu? |
| English | Amharic | Say It Like |
|---|---|---|
| Take me to the airport, please. | ወደ አውሮፕላን ማረፊያ ይውሰዱኝ፣ እባክዎ | wede awroplan marafiya yiwsedugn, ebakwo |
| Take me to this address, please. | ወደዚህ አድራሻ ይውሰዱኝ፣ እባክዎ | wedezih adrasha yiwsedugn, ebakwo |
| How much is it to go to …? | ወደ … ለመሄድ ስንት ነው? Put the place name in the gap | wede … lemehed sint no? |
| Stop here, please. | እዚህ ያቁሙ፣ እባክዎ | ezih yak'umu, ebakwo |
| One ticket to …, please. | ወደ … አንድ ትኬት፣ እባክዎ Put the place name in the gap | wede … and tiket, ebakwo |
| Which bus goes to …? | ወደ … የሚሄደው አውቶቡስ የትኛው ነው? Put the place name in the gap | wede … yemihedew awtobus yetinnaw no? |
| Where is the train station? | የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው? | yebabur t'abiya yet no? |
| I'm lost. | ጠፍቻለሁ | t'efichalehu |
| Call an ambulance! | አምቡላንስ ይጥሩልኝ! | ambulans yit'rulign! |
| Where is the pharmacy? | መድኃኒት ቤት የት ነው? "ፋርማሲ" (farmasi) is also used | medhanit bet yet no? |
| I'm allergic to … | … አለርጂ አለብኝ Put the thing you react to in the gap | … alerji alebbign |
| It hurts here. | እዚህ ጋር ያመኛል Point to the spot | ezih gar yamegnal |
| I've lost my passport. | ፓስፖርቴን አጥቻለሁ | pasporten at'ichalehu |
| My bag was stolen. | ቦርሳዬ ተሰርቋል | borsaye teserk'wal |
| A table for two, please. | ለሁለት ሰው ጠረጴዛ፣ እባክዎ | lehulet sew t'erapeza, ebakwo |
| The menu, please. | ምናሌውን፣ እባክዎ | minalewin, ebakwo |
| I'm vegetarian. | እኔ ቬጀቴሪያን ነኝ | ene vejeteriyan negn |
| Water, please. | ውሃ፣ እባክዎ | wiha, ebakwo |
| I have a reservation. | ቦታ አስይዣለሁ | bota asyizhalehu |
| Is breakfast included? | ቁርስ ተካቷል? | k'urs tekatwal? |
| What is the Wi-Fi password? | የዋይፋይ ይለፍ ቃል ምንድነው? | yewayfay yilef k'al mindin no? |
| Where is the nearest grocery store? | ቅርብ የሆነ ሱፐርማርኬት የት ነው? ሱቅ (suk) = small shop | kirb yehone supermarket yet no? |
| Can I pay by card? | በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ? | bekard mekfel echilalehu? |
| Where is an ATM? | ኤቲኤም የት ነው? | etiem yet no? |
| That's too expensive. | በጣም ውድ ነው | bet'am wid no |
| I'm just looking. | ዝም ብዬ እያየሁ ነው | zim biyye eyayehu no |
| How do you say this in Amharic? | ይህን በአማርኛ እንዴት ይባላል? | yihin be amarinya indet yibalal? |
| My name is … | ስሜ … ነው Put your name in the gap | sime … no |
| I'm from … | እኔ ከ… ነኝ Attach "ke" directly to the place name | ene ke… negn |
| Can you write it down? | ሊጽፉልኝ ይችላሉ? | lits'ifulign yichilalu? |
| Can you say that again, please? | እባክዎ ደግመው ይናገሩ | ebakwo degmew yinageru |
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