Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Irish phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Irish translation (Irish) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Dia dhuit(dee-ah gwitch)
እናመሰግናለን
Go raibh maith agat(guh rev mah agat)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Dia dhuit ar maidin(dee-ah gwitch air mah-din)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Dia dhuit ar an tráthnóna(dee-ah gwitch air on trawn-oh-na)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Dia dhuit ar an oíche(dee-ah gwitch air on ee-ha)
ደህና ምሽት
Oíche mhaith(ee-ha wah)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Feicfidh mé tú níos déanaí(fek-hee may too nees day-nee)
ደህና ሁን
Slán(slawn)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Cad is ainm duit?(kad is an-im gwitch)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
John is ainm dom(John is an-im dum)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Conas atá tú?(kun-as a-taw too)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Tá áthas orm bualadh leat(taw aw-has orm bool-ah lat)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
An labhraíonn tú Béarla?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Ní labhraím Hindis go maith(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
Ní thuigim(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Léigh go mall, le do thoil(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
An féidir leat é sin a rá arís?(Ebakewot degmo yinageru)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Cá bhfuil an seomra folctha?(Yemewal bet yet new?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Conas a théim go lár na cathrach?(Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Cas ar chlé(Gira qeyiru)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Cas ar dheis(Qeny qeyiru)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Téigh díreach(Qet' yihidu)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
Cén méid atá ar an táille?(Wagaw sint new?)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
Ticéad amháin, le do thoil(And tiket ebakewot)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
An bhfuil sé i bhfad ó anseo?(Kezih wede ruq new?)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
Táim caillte(Ine wede dirq nenyi)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
Cá háit ar féidir liom cárta SIM a cheannach?(Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
Tá(Tah)
አይደለም
Níl(Neel)
ምንም አይደለም
B'fhéidir(Fay-deer)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Aontaím(An-tee-im)
አልከለኝ
Ní aontaím(Nee an-tee-im)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
Téann sé go maith(Tay-awn shay guh mah)
ምን ይመለከታል?
Cad a cheapann tú?(Kad a khan-tuh)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
An féidir leat cabhrú liom?(An fay-dur lat kaw-roo ly-um)