Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Ilocano phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Ilocano translation (Ilocano) — 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 Ilocano.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Kumusta(kumusta)
እናመሰግናለን
Agyamanak(agyamanak)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Naimbag a bigat(naimbag a bigat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Naimbag a malem(naimbag a malem)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Naimbag a rabii(naimbag a rabii)
ደህና ምሽት
Naimbag a rabii(naimbag a rabii)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Kitaen tayon(kitaen tayon)
ደህና ሁን
Pakada(pakada)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Ania ti nagan mo?(ania ti nagan mo)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Ti nagan ko ket John(ti nagan ko ket John)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Kumusta ka?(kumusta ka)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Naragsakak nga makilala ka(naragsakak nga makilala ka)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Agsasaoka ti English?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Saanak a nasayaat ti agsasaon ti Hindi.(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
Saanak a maawatan.(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Maidawat, agsasaoka nga nalaka.(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Mabalinmo kadi nga ibaga manen?(Ebakewot degmo yinageru)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Ayanna ti banyo?(Yemewal bet yet new?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Kasanoak a makapanka iti sentro ti ciudad?(Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)