Learn Amharic
Learn Amharic
English – Amharic (phonetic)
Learn some basic Amharic so that you can interact with the locals and enjoy your stay in Ethiopia by experiencing the rich culture of the Ethiopian people.
Pronunciation Guide
A as the A in father
E as the E in set
I as the I in ship
O as the O in go
U as the OO in boot
gn as the gn in the campaign (French)
(M) Masculine; (F) femine; (p) plural
| MEETING AND GREETING | |
| Hello | Hallo |
| Good morning | Endemin adderu/ k(M) / sh(F) |
| Good after noon | Endemin walu/ K(M) / sh(F) |
| Good evening | Endemin ameshu/ Eh(M) / sh(F) |
| Good bye | Dehna hunu/ hun(M) hugni(F) |
| How are you? | Tenayistiligne/ endeminot? eh(M) / esh(F) |
| I am well thank you (very much) | Dehna negne (betam) amesegnalehu |
| You’re welcome | Minim aydel |
| Please come in | Yigbu/giba(M) / gibi(F) |
| Please sit down | Yikemetu/ tekemet(M) tekemech(F) |
| What is your name? | Simewo man no? h(M) sh (F) |
| My name is ….. | Sime….no |
| Where do you come from? | Keyet metu? ah(M) ash(F) hagero yet no? eh(M) esh(F) |
| I come from…. | Ke…..metahu |
| My country is….. | Hagere…..no |
| Can you speak Amharic? | Amarigna yinageralu? Tenageraleh(M) tinageryalesh(F) |
| A little | Tinish |
| I want to learn more | Yebelete memar ifeligalehu |
| How do you find Ethiopia | Itiyopiyan endet agegnuat? Hat(M) / shat(F) |
| I like it here | Itiyopiya tesmamtognal |
| Useful words | |
| Today | Zare |
| Tomorrow | Nege |
| Yesterday | Tilant |
| Now | Ahun |
| Quickly | Tolo |
| Slowly | Kes |
| Mr | Ato |
| Mrs | Weyzero |
| Miss | weyzerit |
| I | Ene |
| You | Ersewo |
| He, she | Essu, Essoa |
| We | Egna |
| They | Enesu |
| What? | Min |
| Who? | Man? |
| When? | Meche? |
| How? | Endet? |
| Why? | Lemin? |
| Which? | Yetignaw? |
| Yes(all right) | Eshi |
| No | Aydelem/ayhonim |
| Excuse me | Yikerta |
| I am sorry | aznallehu |
| Good | Tiru/melkam |
| Bad | Metfo |
| Commerce | |
| Hotel | Hotel |
| Room | kifil |
| Bed | Alga |
| To sleep | Metegnat |
| To bath | Galan metateb |
| Where is the toilet? | Metatebiya betu yet new? |
| Where may I get something to drink? | Yemiteta neger yet agegnalehu? |
| Coffee | Buna |
| One (cup of) coffee | And (sini) buna |
| Beer | birra |
| Cold | kezkaza |
| Hot | Muk |
| Tea | Shay |
| Food | Migib |
| Meat | Siga |
| Fish | Asa |
| Bread | Dabo |
| Butter | Kibe |
| Sugar | sikuar |
| Salt | Chow |
| Pepper | Berbere |
| Shop | Suk |
| To buy | Megzat |
| To sell | Meshet |
| Money | Genzeb |
| Cent | Santime |
| How much does this cost? | Wagaw sint no? |
| This is quite expensive | Betam wood no |
| Numbers | |
| One | And |
| Two | Hulet |
| Three | Sost |
| Four | Arat |
| Five | Amist |
| Six | Sidist |
| Seven | Sebat |
| Eight | Simmint |
| Nine | Zetegne |
| Ten | Asser |
| Eleven | Asra-and |
| Twelve | Asra-hulet |
| Thirteen, etc. | Asre-sost, etc |
| Twenty | Haya |
| Twenty-one, etc. | Haya-and, etc |
| Thirty | Selasa |
| Thirty-one, etc | Selasa-and, etc |
| Forty | Arba |
| Fifty | Amsa |
| One hundred | And-meto |
| One thousand | And-shi |
| Directions/ emergencies | |
| Where? (place) | Yet? |
| Where is it? | Yet no? |
| Where? (direction) | Wodet |
| Street/road | Menged |
| Airport | Awiroplan marefeya |
| Where is the hotel? | hotelu Yet no? |
| Where are you going? | Yet iyehedu no? eh(M) esh(F) |
| I am going to… | Wede….. iyehedku no |
| Turn right | Wede kegne yitatefu/ tatef(M) tatefi(F) |
| Turn left | Wede gira yitatefu/ tatef(M) tatefi(F) |
| Go straight | Ketita yihidu/ hid(M) higi(F) |
| Please stop here | Ezih yikumu/ kum(M) kumi(F) |
| Come | Na(M) ney(F) nu(P) |
| Go | Hid(M) higi(F) hidu(P) |
| Stop | Akum(M) akumi(F) akumu(P) |
| Help | Irdagne(M) irgigne(F) irdugne(P) |
| Hospital | Hakem bet |
| Police | Police |
| Days of the week | |
| Sunday | Ihud |
| Monday | Segno |
| Tuesady | Maksegno |
| Wednesday | Erob |
| Thursday | Hamus |
| Friday | Arb |
| Saturday | kedame |
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