Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Iban phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Iban translation (Iban) — 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 Iban.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Selamat(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
Terima kasih(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Selamat pagi(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Selamat petang(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Selamat malam(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Selamat malam(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Jumpa lagi(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Selamat tinggal(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Siapa nama kamu?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Nama saya John(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Apa khabar?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Senang berjumpa dengan kamu(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Adakah kamu boleh bercakap bahasa Inggeris?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Aku tidak pandai bercakap Hindi.(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
Aku tidak faham.(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Sila bercakap perlahan.(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Bolehkah kamu cakap lagi?(Ebakewot degmo yinageru)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Di mana tandas?(Yemewal bet yet new?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Macam mana aku nak pergi ke pusat bandar?(Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Pusing kiri.(Gira qeyiru)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Pusing kanan.(Qeny qeyiru)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Pergi terus.(Qet' yihidu)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
Berapa tambangnya?(Wagaw sint new?)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
Satu tiket, sila.(And tiket ebakewot)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
Adakah ia jauh dari sini?(Kezih wede ruq new?)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
Aku tersesat.(Ine wede dirq nenyi)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
Di mana aku boleh beli kad SIM?(Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
Ya(awon)
አይደለም
Tidak(aydelem)
ምንም አይደለም
Mungkin(minim aydelem)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Aku setuju(eqif nenya)
አልከለኝ
Aku tidak setuju(alkelenya)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
Itu kedengaran baik(yih t'iru new)
ምን ይመለከታል?
Apa pendapatmu?(min yimelaketal?)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
Boleh kah kamu bantu aku?(ebakih endemin astewayi?)