USEFULL AMHARIC WORDS
Amharic Words You'll Recognize When You Visit Ethiopia
እንኳን ደህና መጣህ። (ənkwan dähna mäṭṭah)__________male Welcome
እንኳን ደህና መጣሽ። (ənkwan dähna mäṭṭaš)________ female Welcome
ሰላም። (sälam)_________Hello
እንደምን አለህ (Endemn Aleh)__________for Male How are you?
እንደምን አለሽ (Endemn Alesh)_________for Female How are you
ስምህ ማን ነው፧ (səməh man näw?)_________What’s your name
ስምሽ ማን ነው፧ (səməš man näw?)_________what’s your name
የኔ ስም__ነው (yäne səm__näw)________My Name is__.
ከየት ነህ፧ (käyät näh?)__________where are you from?
እኔ ከ__ነኝ። (əne kä__näň)__________I am from___.
እንደምን አደርክ? (əndämən addärk?)__________Good Morning
እንደምን ዋልክ? (i'ndemin walik?)__________Good Afternoon
አንደምን አመሸህ? (indämən amäššäh?)__________Good Evening
ደህና እደር (dähna där)__________Good Night
ቻው (chaw)__________Good Bye
ብላ (bəla)__________Have a nice meal
ገባኝ (gäbbaň)__________I understand
አልገባኝም (algäbbaňem)__________I don’t understand
አላውቅም (alawqəm)__________I don’t know
እባክህ ቀስ ብለህ ተናገር (əbakəh qässə bəlläh tänagär)__________Please speak slowly
እባክህ (əbakəh)__________Please
አመሰግናለሁ (amäsäggänallähw)__________Thank you
ሽንት ቤት የት ነው? (šəntə bet yätə näw)__________where is the toilets
ከኔ ጋር መደነስ ትፈልጋለህ። (käne gar mädänäs təfälləgalläh?)__________would you like a dance with me?
አፈቅርሻለሁ። (əfäqrəšallähw)__________I love you
ቁም! (qum)__________stop
መኪና (mäkina)__________“Car“
ከረሜላ (kärämela)__________“Sweets“
አናናስ (ananas)__________“Pineapple
ቢራ (bira)__________“Beer“,
ቤት (bet)__________The word for “House
ደቂቃ (däk’ik’a)__________“Minute
ሰዓት (sä'at)__________“Hour“, “Watch
ሐሙስ (hamus)__________“Thursday“
እሑድ (ïhud)__________“Sunday
አንተ (antä)__________“You“ (masculine
ቅርብ (k’ïrb)__________“Near“,
