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Common Amharic (አማርኛ) to Hmong phrases

100 practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Hmong phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Hmong phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Hmong translation (Hmong) — 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 Hmong.

Tip: when a Hmong phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Amharic wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. ሰላም

    Nyob zoo (Selam)

  2. እናመሰግናለን

    Ua tsaug (Enamesegenalew)

  3. ደህና መልካም ጡዋት

    Zoo siab sawv ntxov (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. ደህና መልካም ከረባ

    Zoo siab tav su (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. ደህና መልካም እለት

    Zoo siab tsaus ntuj (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. ደህና ምሽት

    Nplooj siab hmo (Dehna mishiht)

  7. በኋላ እንገናኝ

    Pom dua (Behwala engegnay)

  8. ደህና ሁን

    Kuv mus lawm (Dehna hun)

  9. ስምህ ምንድነው?

    Koj lub npe hu li cas? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. ስሜ ጆን ነው

    Kuv lub npe hu John (Sime Jon new)

  11. እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?

    Koj nyob li cas? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ

    Zoo siab tau ntsib koj (Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?

    Koj puas tham lus Askiv? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም

    Kuv tsis tham Hindi zoo. (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. አልተረዳኩም

    Kuv tsis to taub. (Alteradakum)

  4. እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ

    Thov tham maj mam. (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ

    Koj puas hais dua? (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?

    Chav dej nyob qhov twg? (Yemewal bet yet new?)

  7. ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?

    Kuv yuav mus rau lub nroog li cas? (Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)

  8. ግራ ቀይሩ

    Tso taw mus sab laug. (Gira qeyiru)

  9. ቀኝ ቀይሩ

    Tso taw mus sab xis. (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. ቀጥ ይሂዱ

    Mus ncaj. (Qet' yihidu)

  11. ዋጋው ስንት ነው?

    Nqe se yuav yog pes tsawg? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት

    Ib daim ntawv ticket, thov. (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?

    Nws deb li cas ntawm no? (Kezih wede ruq new?)

  14. እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ

    Kuv poob. (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?

    Kuv yuav mus yuav SIM card qhov twg? (Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. አዎን

    Yog (awon)

  2. አይደለም

    Tsis yog (aydelem)

  3. ምንም አይደለም

    Tej zaum (minim aydelem)

  4. እቅፍ ነኝ

    Kuv pom zoo (eqif nenya)

  5. አልከለኝ

    Kuv tsis pom zoo (alkelenya)

  6. ይህ ጥሩ ነው

    Qhov ntawd zoo (yih t'iru new)

  7. ምን ይመለከታል?

    Koj xav li cas? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?

    Koj puas tuaj yeem pab kuv? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ

    Kuv xav tau kev pab (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ

    Thov tos ib pliag (ebakih t'kit gize koy)

  11. እቅፍ ነኝ

    Kuv thov txim (eqif nenya)

  12. ችግኝ የለም

    Tsis muaj teeb meem (chigign yelem)

  13. እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ

    Zoo siab (enkwan wede derese)

  14. ደስ ይበል

    Zoo siab hnub yug (des yibel)

  15. ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን

    Thov mus safely (dehna guzo endemin ayhun)

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?

    Qhov twg yog chaw nres tsheb? (Yebabul tabiya yet new?)

  2. የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?

    Qhov twg yog chaw nres bus? (Yebas qomo yet new?)

  3. የት መድረክ ነው?

    Qhov twg yog lub platform? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?

    Tej zaum nws mus thaum twg? (Meqeyer min se'at new?)

  5. ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?

    Yog qhov no txoj kev zoo? (Yih tikikilena menged new?)

  6. እዚህ ይቅር ነው

    Nws nyob ze ntawm no. (Ezih yikir new)

  7. እዚህ ይልቅ ነው

    Nws nyob deb ntawm no. (Ezih yilek new)

  8. በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?

    Koj puas qhia kuv ntawm daim ntawv qhia? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ

    Thov nres ntawm no. (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?

    Nws yuav siv sijhawm ntev npaum li cas? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?

    Nqe pes tsawg? (ngeh pes tsawg)

  2. ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው

    Qhov ntawd pheej yig dhau (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?

    Koj puas muaj tej yam pheej yig dua? (and yemik'enes neger ale?)

  4. በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?

    Koj puas kam kuv them nyiaj los ntawm daim npav? (bek'ard meq'fel echilalehu?)

  5. ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ

    Kuv xav tau lub rooj rau ob tug. (lehulat sewoch teret'peza efelgalhu)

  6. ታት እባክህ

    Daim nqi, thov. (tat ebakih)

  7. አገልግሎት ይወካል?

    Koj puas suav nrog kev pab? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ

    Kuv yog neeg zaub. (ene irgit neny)

  9. በጣም ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ አይፈልግም

    Tsis muaj zaub mov qab zib, thov. (bet'am kezk'aza migib ayfelegm)

  10. ይህ ደስ ይበል

    Qhov no qab zib. (yih des yibel)

  11. መነዝር እባክህ?

    Kuv puas tau txais daim ntawv qhia zaub? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ

    Ib khob dej, thov. (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

    Hu rau tub ceev xwm

  2. አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

    Hu rau tsheb thauj neeg

  3. ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

    Kuv xav tau tus kws kho mob

  4. እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

    Kuv xav tsis zoo

  5. እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

    Kuv muaj kab mob rau txiv av

  6. ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

    Qhov twg yog tsev kho mob ze tshaj?

  7. እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

    Nws mob ntawm no

  8. ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

    Kuv poob kuv daim ntawv hla tebchaws

  9. ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

    Koj puas hu rau kuv lub tsev so?

  10. እግዚአብሔር!

    Pab!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. ወደ እኔ መገናኘት ደስ ይበልህ

    Zoo siab ntsib koj (wede ene megenanyet des yibelih)

  2. እንደ ምን ቀጥለን ምንጭ እንደምን እንደምን ቀጥለን

    Cia peb npaj ib rooj sab laj (ende men qetelena menq enden)

  3. ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ?

    Thov qhia seb thaum twg haum rau koj? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ

    Kuv yuav xa daim ntawv tshaj tawm hnub no (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. እንደ ምን እንደምን እንደምን እንደምን አለኝ?

    Koj puas kam tham hnub no? (ende men endemen alen)

  6. እቅፍ የተያያዘ ፋይል እባክህ ይመልከቱ

    Thov pom cov ntaub ntawv txuas ntxiv (eqif yeteyayaze file ebakih yimelketu)

  7. ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን

    Ua tsaug rau koj lub sijhawm (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. ከአንተ ጋር ሥራ ማድረግ እቀጥል

    Kuv tos ntsoov yuav ua haujlwm nrog koj (keante gar sera madreg eqetel)

  9. ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል?

    Koj puas tuaj yeem piav qhia qhov ntawd? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ

    Cia kuv rov qab los rau koj (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. መደበኛ የሚያስቀርበው ዕለት እንኳን ይህ ዕለት ነው

    Lub sijhawm kawg yog hnub Friday (medebegna yemiyasqerbew elet enkwan yih elet new)

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. የምን ሰዓት ነው?

    Nug sijhawm twg lawm? (Nug sij hawm twg lawm?)

  2. ሶስት ሰዓት ነው

    Nws yog peb teev (sost se'at new)

  3. ዛሬ

    Hnub no (zare)

  4. ነገ

    Hnub tom ntej (nege)

  5. እንቁላል

    Hnub kem (enqulal)

  6. ሰኞ

    Hnub Monday (sengyo)

  7. ማክሰኞ

    Hnub Tuesday (mak'senyo)

  8. ረቡዕ

    Hnub Wednesday (rebu)

  9. አንድ

    Ib (and)

  10. ሁለት

    Ob (hulat)

  11. ሶስት

    Peb (sost)

  12. አስር

    Plaub (asir)

  13. መቶ

    Ib puas (meto)

  14. ግማሽ

    Ib nrab (gimash)

  15. በርካታ

    Ntxiv (berkata)

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