Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Ga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Ga translation (Ga) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Oyiwa(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
Medasi(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Meda wo akye(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Meda wo aha(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Meda wo nkyɛn(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Meda wo da(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Yɛbɛhyia bio(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Nante yie(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Wo din de sɛn?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Me din de John(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Ɛyɛn sɛn?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Ɛyɛ me dɛ sɛ me ne wo bɔ nkɔmmɔ(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Wɔyɛ English?(Wɔyɛ English?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Mɛnkɔ Hindi yie(Mɛnkɔ Hindi yie)
አልተረዳኩም
Mɛnhu(Mɛnhu)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Mepa wo kyɛw, kasa mmerɛ(Mepa wo kyɛw, kasa mmerɛ)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Bɛyɛ a, ka no bio?(Bɛyɛ a, ka no bio?)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Ɛhe na ɛyɛ toilet?(Ɛhe na ɛyɛ toilet?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Ɛyɛ dɛn na mɛkɔ kurow no mu?(Ɛyɛ dɛn na mɛkɔ kurow no mu?)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Bɔ nifa(Bɔ nifa)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Bɔ benkum(Bɔ benkum)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Kɔ mmerɛ(Kɔ mmerɛ)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
Ɛyɛ sɛn na fare no?(Ɛyɛ sɛn na fare no?)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
Ticket baako, mepa wo kyɛw(Ticket baako, mepa wo kyɛw)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
Ɛyɛ akyirikyiri fi ha?(Ɛyɛ akyirikyiri fi ha?)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
Mɛyɛ abɔfo(Mɛyɛ abɔfo)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
Ɛhe na mɛtumi atɔ SIM card?(Ɛhe na mɛtumi atɔ SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
Aane(awon)
አይደለም
Mii(aydelem)
ምንም አይደለም
Mɛyɛ(minim aydelem)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Mɛyɛ a(eqif nenya)
አልከለኝ
Mɛyɛ nɔ(alkelenya)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
Eyi yɛ fɛ(yih t'iru new)
ምን ይመለከታል?
Dɛn na wopɛ?(min yimelaketal?)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
Wobɛtumi aboa me?(ebakih endemin astewayi?)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
Mepɛ aboa(ene erdata ifelgalehu)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
Tɔ ɔkɛse bi(ebakih t'kit gize koy)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Mepa wo kyɛw(eqif nenya)
ችግኝ የለም
Nni asɛm(chigign yelem)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
Akyɛdeɛ(enkwan wede derese)
ደስ ይበል
Afehyia pa(des yibel)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
Nya ɔkwan pa(dehna guzo endemin ayhun)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?
Ehe ni eba train station?(Yebabul tabiya yet new?)
የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?
Ehe ni eba bus stop?(Yebas qomo yet new?)
የት መድረክ ነው?
Nii platform ni?(Yet midrek new?)
መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?
Naa he ni eba?(Meqeyer min se'at new?)
ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?
Eyi ni kwɛ he?(Yih tikikilena menged new?)
እዚህ ይቅር ነው
Eyi yɛ hɔ kɛkɛ.(Ezih yikir new)
እዚህ ይልቅ ነው
Eyi yɛ hɔ mli.(Ezih yilek new)
በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?
Wɔbɛtɔ mɛ map no?(Be karta masayit yichalal?)
እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ
Gyae hɔ, please.(Eqif ezih ebakih)
ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?
Naa he ni yɛ?(Min gize yewesdal?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?
Ehe ni kɛ?(ehɛ ni kɛ)
ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው
Ɛyɛ dɔɔso(ɛyɛ dɔɔso)
አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?
Wɔnya biribi a ɛyɛ mmerɛ?(wɔnya biribi a ɛyɛ mmerɛ)
በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?
Mɛtɔ kaad?(mɛtɔ kaad)
ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ
Mɛpɛ dɔkita mli mli(mɛpɛ dɔkita mli mli)
ታት እባክህ
Bɔtɔ mli, please(bɔtɔ mli, please)
አገልግሎት ይወካል?
Service no wɔ he?(service no wɔ he)
እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ
Mɛyɛ vegetarian(mɛyɛ vegetarian)
በጣም ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ አይፈልግም
Mɛpɛ abɔdɔ mli, please(mɛpɛ abɔdɔ mli, please)
ይህ ደስ ይበል
Ɛyɛ dɛ(ɛyɛ dɛ)
መነዝር እባክህ?
Mɛtɔ menu?(mɛtɔ menu)
የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ
Nsu mli, please(nsu mli, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.