Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Afar phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Afar translation (Afar) — 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 Afar.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Nagaad(nagaad)
እናመሰግናለን
Galatooma(galatooma)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Bariis(bariis)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Galab(galab)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Haal(haal)
ደህና ምሽት
Haalka habeen(haalka habeen)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Ilaa mar kale(ilaa mar kale)
ደህና ሁን
Nagaad(nagaad)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Maa magacaa?(maa magacaa)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Magacaygu waa John(magacaygu waa John)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Iska waran?(iska waran)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Aad baan ku faraxsanahay(aad baan ku faraxsanahay)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Inni ingiriisi maahaa?(Inni ingiriisi maahaa?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Hindi maahaa hinjiru(Hindi maahaa hinjiru)
አልተረዳኩም
Ani hinfahmi(Ani hinfahmi)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Fadlan si maahaa siib(Fadlan si maahaa siib)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Maahaa inna marra?(Maahaa inna marra?)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Maalin baadhu?(Maalin baadhu?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Akkam an magaalatti gahu?(Akkam an magaalatti gahu?)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Boodha kaaf(Boodha kaaf)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Boodha mirga(Boodha mirga)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Si qodhi(Si qodhi)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
Maalin abaal?(Maalin abaal?)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
Tiket tokkon, fadlan(Tiket tokkon, fadlan)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
Maalin faga?(Maalin faga?)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
Ani dhumtu(Ani dhumtu)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
Maalin SIM kaardhii gurgurta?(Maalin SIM kaardhii gurgurta?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
Eeyy(ee-yee)
አይደለም
Maya(mah-yah)
ምንም አይደለም
Gara(gah-rah)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Anigu waaq(ah-nee-goo wahk)
አልከለኝ
Anigu ma waaq(ah-nee-goo mah wahk)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
Tani waa'ee(tah-nee wah-ee)
ምን ይመለከታል?
Ilaa ma waaq?(ee-lah mah wahk)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
Ilaa naxar?(ee-lah nah-khar)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
Naxar aniga(nah-khar ah-nee-gah)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
Soo'aa(soo-ah)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Waa'ee aniga(wah-ee ah-nee-gah)
ችግኝ የለም
Maya dhib(mah-yah dheeb)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
Hambalyo(ham-bahl-yo)
ደስ ይበል
Bariis gadhay(bah-rees gah-thai)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
Safar amni(sah-far am-nee)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?
Eeyyoo taayka daab?(eyyoo taayka daab)
የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?
Eeyyoo gaari daab?(eyyoo gaari daab)
የት መድረክ ነው?
Keenya kaafaa?(keenya kaafaa)
መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?
Waqti maayti?(waqti maayti)
ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?
Maayta kaan?(maayta kaan)
እዚህ ይቅር ነው
Ittaa hara(ittaa hara)
እዚህ ይልቅ ነው
Ittaa faar(ittaa faar)
በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?
Maafaa naafaa?(maafaa naafaa)
እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ
Hara dhaaf, fadlan(hara dhaaf, fadlan)
ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?
Waqti mee?(waqti mee)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.