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Common Amharic Phrases
Essential Amharic (แ แแญแ) phrases with pronunciation guides.
๐Greetings & Basics
| English | Amharic | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | แฐแแ | se-LAM |
| Good morning | แฅแแฐแแ แ แฐแฉ | in-dem-MIN a-DE-ru |
| Good evening | แฅแแฐแแ แแ | in-dem-MIN wa-LU |
| Good night | แแแซแ แแแต | mel-KAM LE-lit |
| How are you? | แฅแแฐแแ แแ ? | in-dem-MIN neh |
| I'm fine, thank you | แฐแ แ แแแฃ แ แแฐแแแแ | deh-NA neny, a-me-seg-NA-le-hu |
| What is your name? | แตแแ แแ แแ? | sim-IH man NEU |
| My name is... | แตแ... แแ | si-ME...NEU |
| Nice to meet you | แตแ แฐแแแ แ แฐแต แฅแแแ | si-le te-wa-WEK-na des bi-LO-nyal |
| Please | แฅแฃแญแ | i-BAK-wo |
| Thank you | แ แแฐแแแแ | a-me-seg-NA-le-hu |
| You're welcome | แฅแแณแ แฐแ แ แแก | in-KWAN deh-NA me-THU |
| Yes | แ แ | a-WO |
| No | แ แญ | AI |
| Excuse me | แญแ แญแณ | yik-IRT-ta |
| Sorry | แญแ แญแณ | yik-IRT-ta |
| Goodbye | แปแ | CHAU |
| See you later | แ แแ แฅแแแแแแ | be-HWAL in-ge-NA-nyal-en |
| Good luck | แแแซแ แแตแ | mel-KAM id-IL |
โ๏ธTravel
| English | Amharic | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Where is the hotel? | แแดแ แจแต แแ? | ho-TE-lu yet NEU |
| How much does this cost? | แญแ แตแแต แแ? | yih SINT NEU |
| Where is the airport? | แ แแฎแแแ แแจแแซ แจแต แแ? | au-ROP-lan ma-re-FI-ya yet NEU |
| I need a taxi | แณแญแฒ แซแตแแแแแ | TAK-si yas-fel-ge-NYAL |
| How far is it? | แแ แซแ แ แญแแต แแ? | min ya-HIL ir-KET NEU |
| Turn left | แแฐ แแซ แแญ | we-DE gra ZOR |
| Turn right | แแฐ แแ แแญ | we-DE ken ZOR |
| Straight ahead | แแฅ แฅแแ แแต | KET bi-leh HID |
| I'm lost | แแแแดแ แ แแฅแ | men-GE-den the-FA-biny |
| Train station | แจแฃแกแญ แฃแขแซ | ye-BA-bur TA-bi-ya |
| Bus stop | แจแ แแถแกแต แแญแแณ | ye-AU-to-bus fer-MA-ta |
| I want to go to... | แแฐ ... แแแต แฅแแแแแ | we-DE...me-HED i-fel-GA-le-hu |
| Do you speak English? | แฅแแแแแ แตแแแซแแ ? | ing-LIZ-nya ti-na-GE-ra-leh |
| I don't understand | แ แแแฃแแ | al-ge-BA-nyim |
| Can you help me? | แแตแจแณแ แตแฝแแแ ? | li-ti-RE-da-ny ti-chi-LA-leh |
| Police | แแแต | po-LIS |
| Hospital | แแตแแณแ | hos-pi-TAL |
| Pharmacy | แแญแแฒ | far-MA-si |
| Passport | แแตแแญแต | pas-PORT |
| Ticket | แฒแฌแต | ti-KET |
๐ฝ๏ธFood & Dining
| English | Amharic | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| I'm hungry | แฐแญแคแซแแ | ter-BE-ya-le-hu |
| I'm thirsty | แ แแถแแ | them-TO-nyal |
| The menu please | แฅแฃแญแ แแแ แญแตแกแ | i-BAK-wo mi-NA-le yis-TU-ny |
| Water | แแ | wi-HA |
| Bread | แณแฆ | DA-bo |
| Delicious | แฃแแญ แแ | ta-FACH NEU |
| I am vegetarian | แจแแแฐแ แแแฅ แฅแแแฃแแ | ye-TSOM-te-nya mig-IB i-me-ge-BA-le-hu |
| Not spicy please | แฅแฃแญแ แแจแแซ แ แญแแแ | i-BAK-wo ke-RE-ka-ra ay-fel-GE |
| The bill please | แฅแฃแญแ แแณแกแ แญแตแกแ | i-BAK-wo hi-SA-bun yis-TU-ny |
| A table for two | แแแแต แฐแ แ แจแดแ | le-hu-LET seu te-re-PE-za |
| Breakfast | แแญแต | KURS |
| Lunch | แแณ | MI-sa |
| Dinner | แฅแซแต | i-RAT |
| Coffee | แกแ | BU-na |
| Tea | แปแญ | SHAI |
| Rice | แฉแ | RUZ |
| Chicken | แถแฎ | DO-ro |
| Vegetables | แ แตแญแแต | at-KIL-it |
| Fruit | แแซแแฌ | fi-RA-fi-RE |
| Fish | แแฃ | a-SA |
๐จEmergency
| English | Amharic | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Help! | แฅแญแฑแ! | ir-DU-ny |
| Call the police! | แแแต แฅแฉ! | po-LIS ti-RU |
| I need a doctor | แถแญแฐแญ แซแตแแแแแ | dok-TER yas-fel-ge-NYAL |
| Fire! | แฅแณแต! | i-SAT |
| Thief! | แแฃ! | LE-ba |
| I'm sick | แณแแแซแแ | tam-ME-ya-le-hu |
| I'm injured | แแตแซแแ | kos-YA-le-hu |
| Emergency | แ แฐแ | a-DE-ga |
| Ambulance | แ แแกแแแต | am-bu-LANS |
| I've lost my wallet | แฆแญแด แ แ | bor-SE the-FA |
| I need help | แฅแญแณแณ แซแตแแแแแ | ir-DA-ta yas-fel-ge-NYAL |
| Where is the hospital? | แแตแแณแ แจแต แแ? | hos-pi-TA-lu yet NEU |
| It's urgent | แ แตแธแณแญ แแ | as-che-KWA-yi NEU |
| Leave me alone | แฐแแ | te-WE-ny |
| I've been robbed | แฐแแญแแซแแ | te-zer-FI-ya-le-hu |
๐ผBusiness
| English | Amharic | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| I have a meeting | แตแฅแฐแฃ แ แแ | sib-SE-ba a-LEN-ny |
| Nice to meet you | แตแ แฐแแแ แ แฐแต แฅแแแ | si-le te-wa-WEK-na des bi-LO-nyal |
| Here is my business card | แญแ แจแแแต แซแญแด แแ | yih ye-NIG-id kar-DE NEU |
| Let's schedule a meeting | แตแฅแฐแฃ แฅแแ แต | sib-SE-ba i-NA-kid |
| I'll send you an email | แขแแญแ แฅแแซแแ | i-ME-yil il-KA-le-hu |
| What is your budget? | แ แแตแ แแ แซแ แ แแ? | be-JET-ih min ya-HIL NEU |
| Invoice | แฐแจแฐแ | de-re-SEN-ny |
| Contract | แแ | WIL |
| Deadline | แจแแ แแฐแฅ | ye-GI-ze ge-DEB |
| Partnership | แฝแญแญแ | shir-KI-na |
| Thank you for your time | แแแแ แ แแฐแแแแ | le-GI-ze-wo a-me-seg-NA-le-hu |
| I'll get back to you | แฅแแแตแแแณแแ | i-me-LIS-li-wo-ta-le-hu |
| Can we negotiate? | แแฐแซแฐแญ แฅแแฝแแแ? | me-de-RA-der in-chi-LA-len |
| Let's sign the contract | แแแ แฅแแแญแ | wi-LUN in-FER-im |
๐ขNumbers & Time
| English | Amharic | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| One | แ แแต | AND |
| Two | แแแต | hu-LET |
| Three | แฆแตแต | SOST |
| Four | แ แซแต | a-RAT |
| Five | แ แแตแต | AM-ist |
| Six | แตแตแตแต | si-DIST |
| Seven | แฐแฃแต | se-BAT |
| Eight | แตแแแต | si-MINT |
| Nine | แแ แ | ze-TEN-ny |
| Ten | แ แฅแญ | a-SIR |
| Twenty | แแซ | HA-ya |
| Fifty | แแแณ | ham-SA |
| One hundred | แ แแต แแถ | and me-TO |
| One thousand | แ แแต แบแ | and SHI-ih |
| What time is it? | แฐแแฑ แตแแต แแ? | se-A-tu SINT NEU |
| Today | แแฌ | za-RE |
| Tomorrow | แแ | NE-ge |
| Yesterday | แตแแแต | ti-NANT |
| Monday | แฐแ | se-NYO |
| Friday | แแญแฅ | ARB |
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