Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Dyula phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Dyula translation (Dyula) — 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 Dyula.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
I ni ce(ee nee che)
እናመሰግናለን
I ni sogoma(ee nee so-goh-mah)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
I ni bɛɛ(ee nee beh)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
I ni kɛlɛ(ee nee keh-leh)
ደህና መልካም እለት
I ni tɔɔrɔ(ee nee toh-roh)
ደህና ምሽት
I ni fɔlɔ(ee nee fo-loh)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
N bɛ sɔrɔ(n beh so-roh)
ደህና ሁን
Ka kɛ(kah keh)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
I bɛ na?(ee beh nah)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
N na John(n nah John)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
I ni fɛ?(ee nee feh)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
N bɛ sɔrɔ i(n beh so-roh ee)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
I ni kɔrɔ English?(I ni kɔrɔ English?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
N tɛgɛ Hindi bɛɛ kɔrɔ(N tɛgɛ Hindi bɛɛ kɔrɔ)
አልተረዳኩም
N tɛgɛ(N tɛgɛ)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Sɔrɔ, i kɔrɔ sɔgɔ(Sɔrɔ, i kɔrɔ sɔgɔ)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
I bɛ kɔrɔ a fɔ?(I bɛ kɔrɔ a fɔ?)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Bɔlɔ fɔlɔ kɔ?(Bɔlɔ fɔlɔ kɔ?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
N bɛ kɔ bɔlɔ kɛlɛ?(N bɛ kɔ bɔlɔ kɛlɛ?)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Fɔlɔ kɛ(Fɔlɔ kɛ)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Fɔlɔ bɛ(Fɔlɔ bɛ)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Kɔ sɔgɔ(Kɔ sɔgɔ)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
N bɛ kɔrɔ kɛlɛ?(N bɛ kɔrɔ kɛlɛ?)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
Kɔtɔ, sɔrɔ(Kɔtɔ, sɔrɔ)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
I bɛ fɔlɔ kɛ?(I bɛ fɔlɔ kɛ?)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
N bɛ tɛgɛ(N bɛ tɛgɛ)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
N bɛ fɔlɔ SIM card kɛ?(N bɛ fɔlɔ SIM card kɛ?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
Awa(awon)
አይደለም
Ayi(aydelem)
ምንም አይደለም
Sama(minim aydelem)
እቅፍ ነኝ
N bɛ sɔrɔ(eqif nenya)
አልከለኝ
N bɛ sɔrɔ kɛ(alkelenya)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
I bɛ sɔrɔ kɛ(yih t'iru new)
ምን ይመለከታል?
I bɛ sɔrɔ kɛn?(min yimelaketal?)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
I bɛ tɔgɔ mɛn?(ebakih endemin astewayi?)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
N bɛ tɔgɔ(ene erdata ifelgalehu)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
Fɔlɔ kɔrɔ(ebakih t'kit gize koy)
እቅፍ ነኝ
N bɛ sɔrɔ(eqif nenya)
ችግኝ የለም
Ayi bɛ sɔrɔ(chigign yelem)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
N bɛ sɔrɔ fɛ(enkwan wede derese)
ደስ ይበል
Bara fɛsɛ(des yibel)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
I bɛ kɔ fɛ kɛ(dehna guzo endemin ayhun)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.