Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Bambara phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Bambara translation (Bambara) — 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 Bambara.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
I ni ce(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
I ni sogoma(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
I ni bɔ(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
I ni kɛ(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
I ni sɔgɔ(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
I ni tulu(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
N bɛ se ka(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
A bɛ se ka(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Nɛnɛ kɛ i tɛ?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
N bɛ tɔgɔ John(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
I ni fɛ?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
N bɛ se ka i fɛ(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
I ni ce English?(ee nee che English)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
N mɔgɔ bɛ Hindi kɛ(N mo-go beh Hindi keh)
አልተረዳኩም
N mɔgɔ bɛ(N mo-go beh)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Sɛbɛn, kɛlɛ kɛ(Sebene, keh-leh keh)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
I ka fɔ a la?(Ee kah fo ah lah)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Bamanakan kɛn na?(Bah-mah-nah-kahn keh nah)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
N bɛ fɔ kɔrɔbɔ?(N beh fo koh-roh-boh)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Kɛlɛn bɔ(Keh-lehn boh)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Kɛlɛn bɔ kɔrɔ(Keh-lehn boh koh-roh)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Fɔ kɛlɛn(Fo keh-lehn)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
Fɛ kɛ?(Feh keh)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
Kɛnɛ ticket, please(Ken-eh ticket, please)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
I kɛ fɔ kɛnɛ?(Ee keh fo keh-neh)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
N tɛ bɔ(N teh boh)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
N bɛ fɔ SIM card kɛn?(N beh fo SIM card ken)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
Aye(awon)
አይደለም
Ala(aydelem)
ምንም አይደለም
Bara(minim aydelem)
እቅፍ ነኝ
N bɛ bɔ(eqif nenya)
አልከለኝ
N bɛ fɔ(alkelenya)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
I bɛ sɛbɛn(yih t'iru new)
ምን ይመለከታል?
I ka fɛ kɛ?(min yimelaketal?)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
I bɛ ma n bɔ?(ebakih endemin astewayi?)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
N bɛ fɔ n bɔ(ene erdata ifelgalehu)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
Sira kɛ(ebakih t'kit gize koy)
እቅፍ ነኝ
N tɛgɛ(eqif nenya)
ችግኝ የለም
Ala ka fɔ(chigign yelem)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
I ni kɛ(enkwan wede derese)
ደስ ይበል
I ni tɔgɔ kɛ(des yibel)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
I bɛ tɔgɔ kɛ(dehna guzo endemin ayhun)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?
Fôlô kôkô tîgê?(Yebabul tabiya yet new?)
የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?
Fôlô bôgô tîgê?(Yebas qomo yet new?)
የት መድረክ ነው?
I ni tîgê kô?(Yet midrek new?)
መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?
Kô tîgê bô?(Meqeyer min se'at new?)
ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?
I ni tîgê bô?(Yih tikikilena menged new?)
እዚህ ይቅር ነው
I tîgê kâ.(Ezih yikir new)
እዚህ ይልቅ ነው
I tîgê kâ fô.(Ezih yilek new)
በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?
I bô kô tîgê fô?(Be karta masayit yichalal?)
እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ
Tîgê kâ, s'il vous plaît.(Eqif ezih ebakih)
ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?
Kô tîgê kô?(Min gize yewesdal?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?
I ni ce?(yih endet yinnor?)
ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው
O ye fɛɛrɛ.(yih bet'am wid new)
አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?
I ni ka fɛɛrɛ?(and yemik'enes neger ale?)
በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?
N bɛ tɔgɔ ka kɛ?(bek'ard meq'fel echilalehu?)
ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ
N bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ kɔrɔ.(lehulat sewoch teret'peza efelgalhu)