Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Hausa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Hausa translation (Hausa) — 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 Hausa.
Tip: pick five Hausa 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
Sannu(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
Na gode(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Ina kwana(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Ina wuni(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Ina yini(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Sai da safe(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Sai anjima(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Sai anjima(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Menene sunanka?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Sunana John(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Lafiya lau?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Shin kuna magana da Turanci?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
Ban fahimta ba.(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Don Allah kuyi magana a hankali.(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Za ku iya maimaita hakan?(Ebakewot degmo yinageru)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Ina gidan wanka?(Yemewal bet yet new?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Ta yaya zan kai ga tsakiyar birni?(Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Juya hagu.(Gira qeyiru)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Juya dama.(Qeny qeyiru)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Tafi kai tsaye.(Qet' yihidu)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
Nawa ne kudin tafiya?(Wagaw sint new?)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
Katin guda, don Allah.(And tiket ebakewot)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?(Kezih wede ruq new?)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
Na bata.(Ine wede dirq nenyi)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
Ina zan iya sayen katin SIM?(Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
I(ee)
አይደለም
A'a(ah-ah)
ምንም አይደለም
Wataƙila(wah-tah-kee-lah)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Na yarda(eqif nenya)
አልከለኝ
Ba na yarda(alkelenya)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
Wannan yana da kyau(yih t'iru new)
ምን ይመለከታል?
Me kake tunani?(min yimelaketal?)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
Za ka iya taimaka mini?(ebakih endemin astewayi?)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
Ina bukatar taimako(ene erdata ifelgalehu)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
Duba na ɗan lokaci(ebakih t'kit gize koy)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Ina mai hakuri(eqif nenya)
ችግኝ የለም
Babu matsala(chigign yelem)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
Taya murna(enkwan wede derese)
ደስ ይበል
Barka da ranar haihuwa(des yibel)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
Yi tafiya lafiya(dehna guzo endemin ayhun)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?(Ina tashar jirgin kasa?)
የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?
Ina tashar bas?(Ina tashar bas?)
የት መድረክ ነው?
Wanne dandalin ne?(Wanne dandalin ne?)
መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?
Wane lokaci zai tashi?(Wane lokaci zai tashi?)
ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?
Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?(Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?)
እዚህ ይቅር ነው
Yana kusa nan(Yana kusa nan)
እዚህ ይልቅ ነው
Yana da nisa daga nan(Yana da nisa daga nan)
በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?(Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?)