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Common Amharic (አማርኛ) to Kalaallisut phrases

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

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

Tip: pick five Kalaallisut phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.

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Greetings and pleasantries

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

  1. ሰላም

    Aluu (Selam)

  2. እናመሰግናለን

    Qujanaq (Enamesegenalew)

  3. ደህና መልካም ጡዋት

    Ullut qupp. imaarlutit (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. ደህና መልካም ከረባ

    Ullut qupp. imaarlutit (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. ደህና መልካም እለት

    Ullut qupp. imaarlutit (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. ደህና ምሽት

    Ullut qupp. imaarlutit (Dehna mishiht)

  7. በኋላ እንገናኝ

    Tassunga tulluusimavunga (Behwala engegnay)

  8. ደህና ሁን

    Tassunga (Dehna hun)

  9. ስምህ ምንድነው?

    Ilinniaritsi qanoq atit? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. ስሜ ጆን ነው

    Atikuuvoq John (Sime Jon new)

  11. እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?

    Qanoq ippit? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ

    Tassunga uanga angusinnaavunga (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?

    Ilinniaritsi qallunaatuut? (iliniaritsi qallanaat?)

  2. ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም

    Hindi-pit maani allaat (hindi-pit maani allaat)

  3. አልተረዳኩም

    Naluara (naluara)

  4. እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ

    Tassuma siullermik oqalukkiartorneq (tassuma siullermik oqalukkiartorneq)

  5. እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ

    Taanna ilisarit? (taanna ilisarit?)

  6. የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?

    Qarsoq kikkulluunniit? (qarsoq kikkulluunniit?)

  7. ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?

    Kangerlussuaq-kut kangerlussuup tungaanut qanoq ingerlaqqissinnaavunga? (kangerlussuaq-kut kangerlussuup tungaanut)

  8. ግራ ቀይሩ

    Silaannaq (silaannaq)

  9. ቀኝ ቀይሩ

    Timmisartoq (timmisartoq)

  10. ቀጥ ይሂዱ

    Ilaqutariit (ilaqutariit)

  11. ዋጋው ስንት ነው?

    Kissavik qanoq? (kissavik qanoq?)

  12. አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት

    Ataaseq tikit, qaaqqi (ataaseq tikit, qaaqqi)

  13. ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?

    Tassunga qangali? (tassunga qangali?)

  14. እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ

    Naluara (naluara)

  15. የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?

    SIM-kortip qanoq pissarsiarisinnaavara? (sim-kortip qanoq pissarsiarisinnaavara?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. አዎን

    Aap (aap)

  2. አይደለም

    Ila (ila)

  3. ምንም አይደለም

    Piginnaasat (piginnaasat)

  4. እቅፍ ነኝ

    Sukumi (sukumi)

  5. አልከለኝ

    Sukumiinnaq (sukumiinnaq)

  6. ይህ ጥሩ ነው

    Tassuma pingaaruteqarpa (tassuma)

  7. ምን ይመለከታል?

    Qanoq isumaqarpit? (qanoq)

  8. እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?

    Ilannguarit? (ilannguarit)

  9. እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ

    Ilannguarit (ilannguarit)

  10. እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ

    Tassunga tigua (tassunga)

  11. እቅፍ ነኝ

    Uanga asanninneq (uanga)

  12. ችግኝ የለም

    Ila, ilisarit (ila)

  13. እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ

    Takkulaarit (takkulaarit)

  14. ደስ ይበል

    Tassunga ukioq (tassunga)

  15. ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን

    Suli akunnittaraluaruit (suli)

Directions and getting around

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

  1. የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?

    Qasigiaqanngilaq? (Yebabul tabiya yet new?)

  2. የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?

    Busstoppi kikkulluunniit? (Yebas qomo yet new?)

  3. የት መድረክ ነው?

    Qasigiaq kikkulluunniit? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?

    Kissakkut ingerlaqqippoq? (Meqeyer min se'at new?)

  5. ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?

    Taanna ilutigalugu? (Yih tikikilena menged new?)

  6. እዚህ ይቅር ነው

    Tassunga niaqorpoq (Ezih yikir new)

  7. እዚህ ይልቅ ነው

    Tassunga niaqorpoq (Ezih yilek new)

  8. በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?

    Kujallermi takusinnaavakkit? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ

    Ilinniaritsi, taava? (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?

    Kissakkut sivisussuseq? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?

    Qanoq akissagaa? (qanoq akissagaa)

  2. ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው

    Taanna qaffasissuuvoq (taanna qaffasissuuvoq)

  3. አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?

    Ilaat akitsunnguamik pissavutit? (ilaats akitsunnguamik pissavutit)

  4. በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?

    Kardimik akilissaguit? (kardimik akilissaguit)

  5. ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ

    Manniit marluk toqqarfigissavakka (manniit marluk toqqarfigissavakka)

  6. ታት እባክህ

    Akileraarut, please (akileraarut, please)

  7. አገልግሎት ይወካል?

    Obsit ilanngullugit? (obsit ilanngullugit)

  8. እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ

    Vegetarian-iuvunga (vegetarian-iuvunga)

  9. በጣም ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ አይፈልግም

    Sukkatsoq atorsinnaanngilara, please (sukkatsoq atorsinnaanngilara)

  10. ይህ ደስ ይበል

    Tassami neriugassaavoq (tassami neriugassaavoq)

  11. መነዝር እባክህ?

    Menu-qaanga? (menu-qaanga)

  12. የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ

    Sukkatsoq imaq, please (sukkatsoq imaq)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

    Suliat allattariaq (suliat allattariaq)

  2. አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

    Ambulance allattariaq (ambulance allattariaq)

  3. ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

    Doktorimik pisariaqartiga (doktorimik pisariaqartiga)

  4. እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

    Sukorsimavunga (sukorsimavunga)

  5. እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

    Pikkorissumik allaatiga (pikkorissumik allaatiga)

  6. ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

    Sumiippit najugassarsiorfiit? (sumiippit najugassarsiorfiit)

  7. እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

    Tamassa nikinga (tamassa nikinga)

  8. ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

    Paspoortimik nikerpunga (paspoortimik nikerpunga)

  9. ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

    Hotelimi allattariaq? (hotelimi allattariaq)

  10. እግዚአብሔር!

    Naluara!

Work and business

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

  1. ወደ እኔ መገናኘት ደስ ይበልህ

    Tassunga nuannaarpunga (tassunga nuannaartoq)

  2. እንደ ምን ቀጥለን ምንጭ እንደምን እንደምን ቀጥለን

    Tassunga ataatsimiinnerup pilersaarusiorneqarnera (tassunga ataatsimiinnerup pilersaarusiorneqarnera)

  3. ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ?

    Qanoq akunnera iluaqutaasinnaava? (qanoq akunnit)

  4. ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ

    Oqaatsit ullumikkut nassiuppa (oqaatsit ullumikkut)

  5. እንደ ምን እንደምን እንደምን እንደምን አለኝ?

    Ullup akunnerani oqaloqateqarsinnaavunga? (ullup akunnerani)

  6. እቅፍ የተያያዘ ፋይል እባክህ ይመልከቱ

    Tassunga allagartaq ilanngullugu takusinnaavat (tassunga allagartaq)

  7. ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን

    Qujanaq piffissaqit (qujanaq piffissaqit)

  8. ከአንተ ጋር ሥራ ማድረግ እቀጥል

    Tassunga suleqatigiinnissaq qilanaara (tassunga suleqatigiinnissaq)

  9. ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል?

    Oqaatiga qanoq paasitinniarpat? (oqaatiga paasitinniarpat)

  10. ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ

    Tassunga uagut qinerpa (tassunga qinerpa)

  11. መደበኛ የሚያስቀርበው ዕለት እንኳን ይህ ዕለት ነው

    Piffissaq naammassineq ulloq sisamanngorneq (piffissaq naammassineq)

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. የምን ሰዓት ነው?

    Kissarit? (kisa-rit)

  2. ሶስት ሰዓት ነው

    Tamatumani pingasunngorpoq (tamatumani pingasunngorpoq)

  3. ዛሬ

    Ulloq (ulloq)

  4. ነገ

    Ullumi (ullumi)

  5. እንቁላል

    Ullumi qaammat (ullumi qaammat)

  6. ሰኞ

    Ataasinngorneq (ataasinngorneq)

  7. ማክሰኞ

    Marlunngorneq (marlunngorneq)

  8. ረቡዕ

    Pingasunngorneq (pingasunngorneq)

  9. አንድ

    Ataaseq (ataaseq)

  10. ሁለት

    Marluk (marluk)

  11. ሶስት

    Pingasunnguaq (pingasunnguaq)

  12. አስር

    Qullik (qullik)

  13. መቶ

    Mioo (mioo)

  14. ግማሽ

    Kitsik (kitsik)

  15. በርካታ

    Kujallik (kuja-llik)

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