Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Kinyarwanda phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Kinyarwanda translation (Kinyarwanda) — 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 Kinyarwanda.
Tip: when a Kinyarwanda phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Amharic wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Muraho(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
Urakoze(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Bwakire bwiza(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Nimugoroba mwiza(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Mwaramutse mwiza(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Ijoro ryiza(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Tuzabonana nyuma(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Murabeho(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Witwa nde?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Nitwa John(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Umeze ute?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Nishimiye kukumenya(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Uravuga Icyongereza?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Sinavuga Hindi neza(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
Sinumva(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Nyabuneka vuga buhoro(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Wabivuga ukundi?(Ebakewot degmo yinageru)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Aho ubwiherero buri he?(Yemewal bet yet new?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Nagenda nte ku mugi?(Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)