100 Amharic Phrases for Tourists
100 Amharic Phrases for Tourists
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1. Greetings & Polite Expressions Basic
Use these to greet people and be polite anywhere in Ethiopia.
| English |
Amharic |
Transliteration |
Voice |
| Hello |
ሰላም |
selam |
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| Good morning |
ጤና ይስጥልኝ |
tena yistilign |
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| Good afternoon |
እንደምን አደርክ |
endemin aderik |
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| Good evening |
እንደምን አመሽህ |
endemin ameshih |
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| Welcome |
እንኳን ደህና መጣህ |
enkwan dehna metah |
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| How are you? |
እንዴት ነህ? |
endet neh? |
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| I’m fine |
ደህና ነኝ |
dehna nen |
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| Thank you |
አመሰግናለሁ |
amesegenallo |
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| Thank you very much |
በጣም አመሰግናለሁ |
betam amesegenallo |
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| You’re welcome |
እንኳን ደህና መጡ |
enkwan dehna metu |
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| Please |
እባክህ |
ebakih |
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| Excuse me |
ይቅርታ |
yiqirta |
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| Sorry |
ይቅርታ |
yiqirta |
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| Nice to meet you |
ስለ ተያየሁ ደስ ብሎኛል |
sile teyayehu des bilognal |
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| Goodbye |
ደህና ሁን |
dehna hun |
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2. Introductions & Personal Info
| English |
Amharic |
Transliteration |
Voice |
| What is your name? |
ስምህ ማን ነው? |
simih man new? |
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| My name is… |
ስሜ … ነው። |
sime … new |
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| Where are you from? |
ከየት መጣህ? |
keyet metah? |
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| I am from… |
ከ… መጣሁ |
ke … metahu |
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| I like Ethiopia |
ኢትዮጵያን እወዳለሁ |
ityopiyan ewedalew |
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| Beautiful country |
ቆንጆ አገር |
qonjo ager |
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3. Understanding & Language
| English |
Amharic |
Transliteration |
Voice |
| I don’t understand |
አልተረዳሁም |
alteredahum |
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| Do you speak English? |
እንግሊዝኛ ትችላለህ? |
inglizinya tichilaleh? |
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| Speak slowly |
ቀስ ብለህ ተናገር |
qes bileh tenager |
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| Repeat please |
እባክህ ደግመህ ተናገር |
ebakih degmeh tenager |
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4. Directions & Transportation
| English |
Amharic |
Transliteration |
Voice |
| Where is the bus station? |
የባስ ጣቢያ የት ነው? |
yebas tabiya yet new? |
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| Where is the airport? |
አየር ማረፊያ የት ነው? |
ayer marefiya yet new? |
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| Where is the hotel? |
ሆቴል የት ነው? |
hotel yet new? |
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| Where is the market? |
ገበያ የት ነው? |
gebeya yet new? |
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| Where is the bathroom? |
መታጠቢያ የት ነው? |
metatabiya yet new? |
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| I need a taxi |
ታክሲ እፈልጋለሁ |
taksi efilegalew |
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| Stop here |
እዚህ አቁም |
ezih aq’um |
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| Go straight |
ቀጥ ብለህ ሂድ |
qet bileh hid |
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| Turn right |
ቀኝ ዘወር |
keny zawer |
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| Turn left |
ግራ ዘወር |
gra zawer |
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| Where are you going? |
ወዴት ትሄዳለህ? |
wedet t’hedaleh? |
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| I want to walk |
መራመድ እፈልጋለሁ |
meramed efilegalew |
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| Call me a taxi |
ታክሲ ጥሩልኝ |
taksi t’rulign |
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| Wait here |
እዚህ ቆይ |
ezih qoy |
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5. Accommodation & Hotel
| English |
Amharic |
Transliteration |
Voice |
| I need a room |
ክፍል እፈልጋለሁ |
kifl efilegalew |
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| One night |
አንድ ሌሊት |
and lelit |
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| Two people |
ሁለት ሰዎች |
hulet sewotch |
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| I am checking in |
እገባለሁ |
egebalew |
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| I am checking out |
እወጣለሁ |
ewotalew |
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| I need WiFi |
ዋይፋይ እፈልጋለሁ |
wifi efilegalew |
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| What is the password? |
የይለፍ ቃል ምንድነው? |
ye yilef qal min denew? |
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6. Food & Restaurant
| English |
Amharic |
Transliteration |
Voice |
| I am hungry |
ተራራብኝ |
terarabign |
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| I am thirsty |
ተጠማሁ |
tetemahu |
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| Water please |
ውሃ እባክህ |
wuha ebakih |
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| I’m vegetarian |
ተኳሽ ነኝ |
tek’wash nen |
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| No spicy |
በርበሬ አይደለም |
berbere aydelem |
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| Very delicious |
በጣም ጣፋጭ ነው |
betam t’afach new |
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| What is this food? |
ይህ ምግብ ምንድነው? |
yih migib min denew? |
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| I like it |
እወዳዋለሁ |
ewedawalehu |
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| I don’t like it |
አልወደድኩትም |
alwededkutim |
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| I want coffee |
ቡና እፈልጋለሁ |
buna efilegalew |
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| Where is the restaurant? |
ምግብ ቤት የት ነው? |
migib bet yet new? |
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| Do you have menu? |
ሜኑ አለ? |
menu ale? |
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| I’m allergic |
አለርጂ አለብኝ |
alergi alebign |
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7. Shopping & Money
| English |
Amharic |
Transliteration |
Voice |
| How much is this? |
ይህ ስንት ነው? |
yih sint new? |
|
| Too expensive |
ውድ ነው |
wud new |
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| Can you lower the price? |
ዋጋውን ቀንስልኝ |
wagawn qeneslign |
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| I want this |
ይህን እፈልጋለሁ |
yihen efilegalew |
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| I don’t want |
አልፈልግም |
alfelegm |
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| Where is the ATM? |
ኤቲኤም የት ነው? |
ATM yet new? |
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| Money exchange |
ምንዛሬ መቀየሪያ |
minzare meqeyeriya |
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| I need change |
ቀሪ ገንዘብ እፈልጋለሁ |
qeri genzeb efilegalew |
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| Receipt please |
ደረሰኝ እባክህ |
deresegn ebakih |
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8. Health, Safety & Emergency
| English |
Amharic |
Transliteration |
Voice |
| I need help |
እርዳታ ይፈልጋለሁ |
erdata yifeligalew |
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| Call the police |
ፖሊስ ይጥሩልኝ |
polis yit’rulign |
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| I am lost |
ተሳስቻለሁ |
tesasichalehu |
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| Is it safe? |
ደህና ነው? |
dehna new? |
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| I feel sick |
ደንገጥ አለብኝ |
dengit alebign |
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| I need a doctor |
ሐኪም እፈልጋለሁ |
hakim efilegalew |
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| Pharmacy |
መድሃኒት ቤት |
medihanit bet |
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| Be careful |
ተጠንቀቅ |
tetenqeq |
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| Emergency |
አስቸኳይ |
asichequay |
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| Danger |
አደጋ |
adega |
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| Fire |
እሳት |
esat |
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| Help me! |
ርዳታ! |
erdata! |
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| Stop! |
ቆመ! |
qome! |
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9. Communication, Time & Phone
| English |
Amharic |
Transliteration |
Voice |
| What time is it? |
ስንት ሰዓት ነው? |
sint seat new? |
|
| Five minutes |
አምስት ደቂቃ |
amsit deqika |
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| I am in a hurry |
እቸግራለሁ |
echegiralew |
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| I need information |
መረጃ እፈልጋለሁ |
mereja efilegalew |
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| What is your phone number? |
ስልክ ቁጥርህ ምንድነው? |
silk qutrh min denew? |
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| Here is my number |
ይህ ቁጥርዬ ነው |
yih qutraye new |
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| I will come back |
እመለሳለሁ |
emelesalew |
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| Where can I buy SIM card? |
ሲም ካርድ የት እገዛለሁ? |
sim card yet egezalew? |
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| Internet is slow |
ኢንተርኔት ዝቅ ነው |
internet ziq new |
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10. Sightseeing & General Travel
| English |
Amharic |
Transliteration |
Voice |
| Where is the museum? |
ሙዚየም የት ነው? |
muziyem yet new? |
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| What is this place? |
ይህ ቦታ ምንድነው? |
yih bota min denew? |
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| Where is the embassy? |
ኤምባሲ የት ነው? |
embassy yet new? |
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| I’m looking for this |
ይህን እፈልጋለሁ |
yihen efilegalew |
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| Open |
ክፈት |
kifet |
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| Closed |
ዝግ |
zig |
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| Go! |
ሂድ! |
hid! |
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| Come! |
ና! |
na! |
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| I feel tired |
ደክሜ ነው |
dekme new |
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