Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Bemba translation (Bemba) — 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 Bemba.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Bemba-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
Shani(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
Natotela(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Muli shani(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Muli shani(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Muli shani(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Shalenipo bwino(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Tukakutana(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Twalumba(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Iwe ulishani?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Ndefwaya John(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Uli bwanji?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Nashitasha kukumona(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino(Hindi dehna alnagerem)