Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Afrikaans phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Afrikaans translation (Afrikaans) — 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 Afrikaans.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Afrikaans-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Hallo(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
Dankie(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Goeie more(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Goeie middag(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Goeie naand(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Goeie nag(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Sien jou later(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Totsiens(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Wat is jou naam?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
My naam is John(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Hoe gaan dit?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Lekker om jou te ontmoet(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Praat jy Engels?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Ek praat nie goed Hindi nie.(Hindi dehna alnagerem)