Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Kiga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Kiga translation (Kiga) — 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 Kiga.
Tip: pick five Kiga 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.
ሰላም
Okwagala(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
Webale(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Osiibye bulungi(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Osiibye bulungi(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Osiibye bulungi(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Osiibye bulungi(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Tugenda okukutana(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Nkwagala(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Erinnya lyo ani?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Erinnya lyange nze John(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Oli otya?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Nneebwanga okukuyita(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.(Hindi dehna alnagerem)