Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Icelandic phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Icelandic translation (Icelandic) — 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 Icelandic.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Icelandic-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Halló(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
Takk(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Góðan daginn(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Gott kvöld(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Gott kvöld(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Góða nótt(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Sjáumst síðar(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Bless(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Hvað heitir þú?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Ég heiti John(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Hvernig hefur þú það?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Gaman að kynnast þér(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.