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Common Amharic (አማርኛ) to Dombe phrases

100 practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Dombe phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Dombe phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Dombe translation (Dombe) — 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 Dombe.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. ሰላም

    Salibonani (Selam)

  2. እናመሰግናለን

    Ngiyabonga (Enamesegenalew)

  3. ደህና መልካም ጡዋት

    Ubusuku obuhle (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. ደህና መልካም ከረባ

    Uhlanga oluhle (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. ደህና መልካም እለት

    Ubusuku obuhle (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. ደህና ምሽት

    Lala kahle (Dehna mishiht)

  7. በኋላ እንገናኝ

    Siyaphinda (Behwala engegnay)

  8. ደህና ሁን

    Hamba kahle (Dehna hun)

  9. ስምህ ምንድነው?

    Ubani igama lakho? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. ስሜ ጆን ነው

    Igama lami nguJohn (Sime Jon new)

  11. እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?

    Unjani? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ

    Ngiyajabula ukukwazi (Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?

    Uta kuta chiRungu? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም

    Ndi ndakuta Hindi zvakanaka. (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. አልተረዳኩም

    Ndi ndinzwisise. (Alteradakum)

  4. እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ

    Ndapota kuta zvishoma. (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ

    Ungazvitaura zvakare? (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?

    Chikamu chechimbuzi chiri kupi? (Yemewal bet yet new?)

  7. ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?

    Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwekugara? (Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)

  8. ግራ ቀይሩ

    Tendeuka kuruboshwe. (Gira qeyiru)

  9. ቀኝ ቀይሩ

    Tendeuka kurudyi. (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. ቀጥ ይሂዱ

    Enda mberi. (Qet' yihidu)

  11. ዋጋው ስንት ነው?

    Mitero inodhura zvakadini? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት

    Tikiti imwe, ndapota. (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?

    Iri kure here kubva pano? (Kezih wede ruq new?)

  14. እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ

    Ndakanyura. (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?

    Ndingatenga sei kadhi reSIM? (Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. አዎን

    Ehe (awon)

  2. አይደለም

    Aih (aydelem)

  3. ምንም አይደለም

    Zvichida (minim aydelem)

  4. እቅፍ ነኝ

    Ndinobvumirana (eqif nenya)

  5. አልከለኝ

    Ndinopikisa (alkelenya)

  6. ይህ ጥሩ ነው

    Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka (yih t'iru new)

  7. ምን ይመለከታል?

    Unofungei? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?

    Unogona kundibatsira here? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ

    Ndiri kuda rubatsiro (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ

    Mirira kwechinguva (ebakih t'kit gize koy)

  11. እቅፍ ነኝ

    Ndine hurombo (eqif nenya)

  12. ችግኝ የለም

    Hapana dambudziko (chigign yelem)

  13. እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ

    Makorokoto (enkwan wede derese)

  14. ደስ ይበል

    Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa (des yibel)

  15. ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን

    Iva nerwendo rwakanaka (dehna guzo endemin ayhun)

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?

    Kupi yehamba yechitima? (ku-pi ye-hamba ye-chi-ti-ma)

  2. የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?

    Kupi yehamba yebhazi? (ku-pi ye-hamba ye-bha-zi)

  3. የት መድረክ ነው?

    Ndeipi chikuva? (Nde-i-pi chi-ku-va)

  4. መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?

    Ndeipi nguva inobva? (Nde-i-pi ngu-va i-no-bva)

  5. ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?

    Iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama? (I-yi ndi-yo nzi-ra ya-ka-ru-ra-ma)

  6. እዚህ ይቅር ነው

    Iri pedyo pano (I-ri pe-dyo pa-no)

  7. እዚህ ይልቅ ነው

    Iri kure nepanotangira (I-ri ku-re ne-pa-no-tan-gi-ra)

  8. በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?

    Unogona kundiratidza pamepu? (U-no-go-na kun-di-ra-ti-dza pa-me-pu)

  9. እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ

    Mira pano, ndapota (Mi-ra pa-no, n-da-po-ta)

  10. ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?

    Inotora nguva yakareba? (I-no-to-ra ngu-va ya-ka-re-ba)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?

    Iri chingani? (iri chingani)

  2. ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው

    Iri kutengesa kwazvo (iri kutengesa kwazvo)

  3. አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?

    Une chimwe chiri kutengesa chiri pasi? (une chimwe chiri kutengesa chiri pasi)

  4. በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?

    Ndingabhadhara nekadhi here? (ndingabhadhara nekadhi here)

  5. ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ

    Ndinoda tafura yevaviri (ndinoda tafura yevaviri)

  6. ታት እባክህ

    Chikwereti, ndapota (chikwereti, ndapota)

  7. አገልግሎት ይወካል?

    Sevhisi yakasanganisirwa here? (sevhisi yakasanganisirwa here)

  8. እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ

    Ndiri vegetarian (ndiri vegetarian)

  9. በጣም ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ አይፈልግም

    Hapana chikafu chinopisa, ndapota (hapana chikafu chinopisa, ndapota)

  10. ይህ ደስ ይበል

    Iri rinonaka (iri rinonaka)

  11. መነዝር እባክህ?

    Ndingawana menyu here? (ndingawana menyu here)

  12. የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ

    Girazi remvura, ndapota (girazi remvura, ndapota)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

    Fona mapurisa

  2. አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

    Fona amburensi

  3. ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

    Ndiri kuda chiremba

  4. እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

    Ndiri kurwara

  5. እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

    Ndine allergy kumapere

  6. ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

    Papi chipatara chiri pedyo?

  7. እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

    Zvinorwadza pano

  8. ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

    Ndakakanganwa pasipoti yangu

  9. ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

    Unogona kufona hotera yangu?

  10. እግዚአብሔር!

    Rubatsiro!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. ወደ እኔ መገናኘት ደስ ይበልህ

    Ndiwe wakanaka (wede ene megenanyet des yibelih)

  2. እንደ ምን ቀጥለን ምንጭ እንደምን እንደምን ቀጥለን

    Ngatironge musangano (ende men qetelena menq enden)

  3. ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ?

    Ndeipi nguva inokodzera kwauri? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ

    Ndichatumira mushumo nhasi (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. እንደ ምን እንደምን እንደምን እንደምን አለኝ?

    Tingataure mangwana here? (ende men endemen alen)

  6. እቅፍ የተያያዘ ፋይል እባክህ ይመልከቱ

    Ndapota tsvaga faira rakabatanidzwa (eqif yeteyayaze file ebakih yimelketu)

  7. ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን

    Ndatenda nenguva yako (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. ከአንተ ጋር ሥራ ማድረግ እቀጥል

    Ndiri kutarisira kushanda newe (keante gar sera madreg eqetel)

  9. ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል?

    Ungajekesa ipapo here? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ

    Nditende kuti ndidzoke kwauri (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. መደበኛ የሚያስቀርበው ዕለት እንኳን ይህ ዕለት ነው

    Nguva yekupedzisira iChishanu (medebegna yemiyasqerbew elet enkwan yih elet new)

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. የምን ሰዓት ነው?

    Ndi chingani? (ndi chingani)

  2. ሶስት ሰዓት ነው

    Ndi mitatu (ndi mitatu)

  3. ዛሬ

    Nhasi (nhasi)

  4. ነገ

    Mangwana (mangwana)

  5. እንቁላል

    Nezuro (nezuro)

  6. ሰኞ

    Muvhuro (muvhuro)

  7. ማክሰኞ

    Chipiri (chipiri)

  8. ረቡዕ

    Chitatu (chitatu)

  9. አንድ

    Imwe (imwe)

  10. ሁለት

    Piri (piri)

  11. ሶስት

    Tatu (tatu)

  12. አስር

    Gumi (gumi)

  13. መቶ

    Zana (zana)

  14. ግማሽ

    Hafu (hafu)

  15. በርካታ

    Zvimwe (zvimwe)

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