Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Acholi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Acholi translation (Acholi) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Acholi.
Tip: read the Acholi line out loud three times, then cover the Amharic side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Ayo(ah-yo)
እናመሰግናለን
Naki(nah-kee)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Bok moti(bok mo-tee)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Bok nongo(bok non-go)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Bok obedo(bok oh-beh-do)
ደህና ምሽት
Bok ngat(bok ngat)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Tye kany(tye kan-yee)
ደህና ሁን
Itye(ee-tye)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Iti ma ineno?(ee-tee mah ee-neh-no)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Ineno John(ee-neh-no John)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Iti ma inyo?(ee-tee mah een-yo)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Gat ma inyo(gaht mah een-yo)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Itye konyo English?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Nye konyo Hindi kanyim.(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
Nye neno.(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Nye konyo tye kanyim.(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Itye konyo tye kanyim?(Ebakewot degmo yinageru)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Iti kanyim ngat?(Yemewal bet yet new?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Nye konyo kanyim ku city center?(Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)