Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Chinese (Simplified) (中文) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Chinese (Simplified) translation (中文) — 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 Chinese (Simplified).
Tip: when a Chinese (Simplified) phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Amharic wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
你好(nǐ hǎo)
እናመሰግናለን
谢谢(xièxiè)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
早上好(zǎoshang hǎo)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
下午好(xiàwǔ hǎo)
ደህና መልካም እለት
晚上好(wǎnshang hǎo)
ደህና ምሽት
晚安(wǎn'ān)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
再见(zàijiàn)
ደህና ሁን
再见(zàijiàn)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
你叫什么名字？(nǐ jiào shénme míngzì?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
我叫约翰(wǒ jiào yuēhàn)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
你好吗？(nǐ hǎo ma?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
很高兴认识你(hěn gāoxìng rènshì nǐ)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
你会说英语吗？(nǐ huì shuō yīngyǔ ma?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
我说印地语说得不好。(wǒ shuō yìndìyǔ shuō dé bù hǎo.)
አልተረዳኩም
我不明白。(wǒ bù míngbái.)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
请慢点说。(qǐng màn diǎn shuō.)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
你能再说一遍吗？(nǐ néng zài shuō yī biàn ma?)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
洗手间在哪里？(xǐshǒujiān zài nǎlǐ?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
我怎么去市中心？(wǒ zěnme qù shì zhōngxīn?)
ግራ ቀይሩ
左转。(zuǒ zhuǎn.)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
右转。(yòu zhuǎn.)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
直走。(zhí zǒu.)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
票价是多少？(piào jià shì duōshǎo?)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
请给我一张票。(qǐng gěi wǒ yī zhāng piào.)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
离这里远吗？(lí zhèlǐ yuǎn ma?)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
我迷路了。(wǒ mílù le.)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
我在哪里可以买SIM卡？(wǒ zài nǎlǐ kěyǐ mǎi SIM kǎ?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
是的(shì de)
አይደለም
不是(bù shì)
ምንም አይደለም
也许(yě xǔ)
እቅፍ ነኝ
我同意(wǒ tóng yì)
አልከለኝ
我不同意(wǒ bù tóng yì)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
听起来不错(tīng qǐ lái bù cuò)
ምን ይመለከታል?
你觉得怎么样？(nǐ jué de zěn me yàng)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
你能帮我吗？(nǐ néng bāng wǒ ma)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
我需要帮助(wǒ xū yào bāng zhù)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
等一下(děng yī xià)
እቅፍ ነኝ
对不起(duì bù qǐ)
ችግኝ የለም
没问题(méi wèn tí)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
恭喜(gōng xǐ)
ደስ ይበል
生日快乐(shēng rì kuài lè)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
一路平安(yī lù píng ān)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.