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Common Amharic (አማርኛ) to Dutch (Nederlands) phrases

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

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

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Greetings and pleasantries

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

  1. ሰላም

    Hallo (Selam)

  2. እናመሰግናለን

    Dank je (Enamesegenalew)

  3. ደህና መልካም ጡዋት

    Goedemorgen (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. ደህና መልካም ከረባ

    Goedemiddag (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. ደህና መልካም እለት

    Goedenavond (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. ደህና ምሽት

    Goedenacht (Dehna mishiht)

  7. በኋላ እንገናኝ

    Tot later (Behwala engegnay)

  8. ደህና ሁን

    Tot ziens (Dehna hun)

  9. ስምህ ምንድነው?

    Wat is jouw naam? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. ስሜ ጆን ነው

    Mijn naam is John (Sime Jon new)

  11. እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?

    Hoe gaat het? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ

    Leuk je te ontmoeten (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?

    Spreekt u Engels? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም

    Ik spreek niet goed Hindi. (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. አልተረዳኩም

    Ik begrijp het niet. (Alteradakum)

  4. እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ

    Spreek alstublieft langzaam. (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ

    Kunt u dat nog eens zeggen? (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?

    Waar is de badkamer? (Yemewal bet yet new?)

  7. ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?

    Hoe kom ik bij het stadscentrum? (Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)

  8. ግራ ቀይሩ

    Sla linksaf. (Gira qeyiru)

  9. ቀኝ ቀይሩ

    Sla rechtsaf. (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. ቀጥ ይሂዱ

    Ga rechtdoor. (Qet' yihidu)

  11. ዋጋው ስንት ነው?

    Hoeveel kost het? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት

    Één ticket, alstublieft. (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?

    Is het ver van hier? (Kezih wede ruq new?)

  14. እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ

    Ik ben verdwaald. (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?

    Waar kan ik een SIM-kaart kopen? (Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. አዎን

    Ja (awon)

  2. አይደለም

    Nee (aydelem)

  3. ምንም አይደለም

    Misschien (minim aydelem)

  4. እቅፍ ነኝ

    Ik ben het eens (eqif nenya)

  5. አልከለኝ

    Ik ben het niet eens (alkelenya)

  6. ይህ ጥሩ ነው

    Dat klinkt goed (yih t'iru new)

  7. ምን ይመለከታል?

    Wat denk je? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?

    Kun je me helpen? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ

    Ik heb hulp nodig (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ

    Wacht even (ebakih t'kit gize koy)

  11. እቅፍ ነኝ

    Het spijt me (eqif nenya)

  12. ችግኝ የለም

    Geen probleem (chigign yelem)

  13. እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ

    Gefeliciteerd (enkwan wede derese)

  14. ደስ ይበል

    Gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag (des yibel)

  15. ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን

    Goede reis (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?

    Waar is het treinstation? (Yebabul tabiya yet new?)

  2. የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?

    Waar is de bushalte? (Yebas qomo yet new?)

  3. የት መድረክ ነው?

    Welke perron is het? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?

    Hoe laat vertrekt het? (Meqeyer min se'at new?)

  5. ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?

    Is dit de juiste weg? (Yih tikikilena menged new?)

  6. እዚህ ይቅር ነው

    Het is hier dichtbij. (Ezih yikir new)

  7. እዚህ ይልቅ ነው

    Het is ver weg van hier. (Ezih yilek new)

  8. በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?

    Kun je het me op de kaart laten zien? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ

    Stop hier, alstublieft. (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?

    Hoe lang duurt het? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?

    Hoeveel kost dit? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው

    Dat is te duur. (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?

    Heeft u iets goedkopers? (and yemik'enes neger ale?)

  4. በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?

    Kan ik met kaart betalen? (bek'ard meq'fel echilalehu?)

  5. ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ

    Ik wil graag een tafel voor twee. (lehulat sewoch teret'peza efelgalhu)

  6. ታት እባክህ

    De rekening, alstublieft. (tat ebakih)

  7. አገልግሎት ይወካል?

    Is de service inbegrepen? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ

    Ik ben vegetariër. (ene irgit neny)

  9. በጣም ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ አይፈልግም

    Geen pittig eten, alstublieft. (bet'am kezk'aza migib ayfelegm)

  10. ይህ ደስ ይበል

    Dit is heerlijk. (yih des yibel)

  11. መነዝር እባክህ?

    Mag ik de menukaart hebben? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ

    Een glas water, alstublieft. (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

    Bel de politie

  2. አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

    Bel een ambulance

  3. ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

    Ik heb een dokter nodig

  4. እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

    Ik voel me ziek

  5. እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

    Ik ben allergisch voor pinda's

  6. ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

    Waar is het dichtstbijzijnde ziekenhuis?

  7. እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

    Het doet hier pijn

  8. ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

    Ik ben mijn paspoort kwijt

  9. ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

    Kun je mijn hotel bellen?

  10. እግዚአብሔር!

    Help!

Work and business

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

  1. ወደ እኔ መገናኘት ደስ ይበልህ

    Leuk je te ontmoeten (wede ene megenanyet des yibelih)

  2. እንደ ምን ቀጥለን ምንጭ እንደምን እንደምን ቀጥለን

    Laten we een vergadering plannen (ende men qetelena menq enden)

  3. ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ?

    Welke tijd komt jou uit? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ

    Ik zal het rapport vandaag sturen (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. እንደ ምን እንደምን እንደምን እንደምን አለኝ?

    Kunnen we morgen praten? (ende men endemen alen)

  6. እቅፍ የተያያዘ ፋይል እባክህ ይመልከቱ

    Bijgevoegd vindt u het bestand (eqif yeteyayaze file ebakih yimelketu)

  7. ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን

    Dank u voor uw tijd (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. ከአንተ ጋር ሥራ ማድረግ እቀጥል

    Ik kijk ernaar uit om met u samen te werken (keante gar sera madreg eqetel)

  9. ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል?

    Kunt u dat punt verduidelijken? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ

    Ik kom bij u terug (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. መደበኛ የሚያስቀርበው ዕለት እንኳን ይህ ዕለት ነው

    De deadline is vrijdag (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?

    Hoe laat is het? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. ሶስት ሰዓት ነው

    Het is drie uur. (sost se'at new)

  3. ዛሬ

    Vandaag (zare)

  4. ነገ

    Morgen (nege)

  5. እንቁላል

    Gisteren (enqulal)

  6. ሰኞ

    Maandag (sengyo)

  7. ማክሰኞ

    Dinsdag (mak'senyo)

  8. ረቡዕ

    Woensdag (rebu)

  9. አንድ

    Een (and)

  10. ሁለት

    Twee (hulat)

  11. ሶስት

    Drie (sost)

  12. አስር

    Tien (asir)

  13. መቶ

    Honderd (meto)

  14. ግማሽ

    Half (gimash)

  15. በርካታ

    Meer (berkata)

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