Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Fulani phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Fulani translation (Fulani) — 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 Fulani.
Tip: pick five Fulani phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
A jaraama(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
A jaraama(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Nde woɗi(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Nde njahi(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Nde saare(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Nde daɗi(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
A waawi(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Njaara(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Hol ko innde maa?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Innde am ko John(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
No mbadi?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Mi yidi no feere ma(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
A yiɗi wondi English?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Mi waawi Hindi ɗum jooɗi.(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
Mi waawi ɗum.(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
A jaabi e jooɗi.(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
A waawi ɓeydude ɗum?(Ebakewot degmo yinageru)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Hol ko toilet?(Yemewal bet yet new?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Nde miɗo jogii to ɗiɗo?(Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Sokki leydi.(Gira qeyiru)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Sokki toɓɓere.(Qeny qeyiru)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Yahi e jooɗi.(Qet' yihidu)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
Hol ko fee?(Wagaw sint new?)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
Nde ticket, a jaabi.(And tiket ebakewot)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
Ko ɓuri to?(Kezih wede ruq new?)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
Mi ɗaɓɓiti.(Ine wede dirq nenyi)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
Hol ko mi waawi jokkude SIM?(Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
Eey(ey)
አይደለም
Alaa(alaa)
ምንም አይደለም
Wonaa(wonaa)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Mi yidi(mi yidi)
አልከለኝ
Mi yidi walaa(mi yidi walaa)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
O wadi na'i(o wadi na'i)
ምን ይመለከታል?
Hol no ndiyam?(hol no ndiyam)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
A waawi am warta?(a waawi am warta)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
Mi yidi warta(mi yidi warta)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
Ndee na'i(ndee na'i)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Mi yidi honto(mi yidi honto)
ችግኝ የለም
Alaa honto(alaa honto)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
A jaaraama(a jaaraama)
ደስ ይበል
Barka da haihuwa(barka da haihuwa)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
Ndaari no feere(ndaari no feere)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?
Hol ko jango?(hol ko jango)
የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?
Hol ko wuro?(hol ko wuro)
የት መድረክ ነው?
Hol ko platform?(hol ko platform)
መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?
Hol no feere?(hol no feere)
ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?
Ko woni ndiyam?(ko woni ndiyam)
እዚህ ይቅር ነው
O wadi nder(o wadi nder)
እዚህ ይልቅ ነው
O wadi fowru(o wadi fowru)
በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?
A waawi mi yahi nder map?(a waawi mi yahi nder map)
እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ
Hakkil nder, mi yidi(hakkil nder, mi yidi)
ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?
Hol no feere?(hol no feere)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.