Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Finnish phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Finnish translation (Finnish) — 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 Finnish.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Hei(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
Kiitos(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Hyvää huomenta(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Hyvää iltapäivää(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Hyvää iltaa(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Hyvää yötä(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Nähdään myöhemmin(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Näkemiin(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Mikä sinun nimesi on?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Nimeni on John(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Miten voit?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Hauska tavata(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Puhutko englantia?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
En puhu hindia hyvin.(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
En ymmärrä.(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Puhu, ole hyvä, hitaasti.(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Voisitko sanoa sen uudelleen?(Ebakewot degmo yinageru)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Missä on WC?(Yemewal bet yet new?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Miten pääsen keskustaan?(Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Käänny vasemmalle.(Gira qeyiru)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Käänny oikealle.(Qeny qeyiru)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Mene suoraan.(Qet' yihidu)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
Paljonko matka maksaa?(Wagaw sint new?)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
Yksi lippu, kiitos.(And tiket ebakewot)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
Onko se kaukana täältä?(Kezih wede ruq new?)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
Olen eksynyt.(Ine wede dirq nenyi)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
Mistähän voisin ostaa SIM-kortin?(Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
Kyllä(awon)
አይደለም
Ei(aydelem)
ምንም አይደለም
Ehkä(minim aydelem)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Olen samaa mieltä(eqif nenya)
አልከለኝ
En ole samaa mieltä(alkelenya)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
Se kuulostaa hyvältä(yih t'iru new)
ምን ይመለከታል?
Mitä mieltä olet?(min yimelaketal?)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
Voitko auttaa minua?(ebakih endemin astewayi?)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
Tarvitsen apua(ene erdata ifelgalehu)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
Odota hetki(ebakih t'kit gize koy)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Anteeksi(eqif nenya)
ችግኝ የለም
Ei ongelmaa(chigign yelem)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
Onnittelut(enkwan wede derese)
ደስ ይበል
Hyvää syntymäpäivää(des yibel)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
Hyvää matkaa(dehna guzo endemin ayhun)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?
Missä on juna-asema?(Yebabul tabiya yet new?)
የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?
Missä on bussipysäkki?(Yebas qomo yet new?)
የት መድረክ ነው?
Mikä lautta se on?(Yet midrek new?)
መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?
Mihin aikaan se lähtee?(Meqeyer min se'at new?)
ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?
Onko tämä oikea suunta?(Yih tikikilena menged new?)
እዚህ ይቅር ነው
Se on lähellä täällä.(Ezih yikir new)
እዚህ ይልቅ ነው
Se on kaukana täältä.(Ezih yilek new)
በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?
Voitko näyttää sen kartalta?(Be karta masayit yichalal?)
እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ
Pysähdy tänne, kiitos.(Eqif ezih ebakih)
ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?
Kuinka kauan se kestää?(Min gize yewesdal?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?
Kuinka paljon tämä maksaa?(yih endet yinnor?)
ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው
Se on liian kallista.(yih bet'am wid new)
አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?
Onko teillä jotain halvempaa?(and yemik'enes neger ale?)
በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?
Voinko maksaa kortilla?(bek'ard meq'fel echilalehu?)