Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Kituba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Kituba translation (Kituba) — 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 Kituba.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Mbote(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
Matondo(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Mbote na ntanga(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Mbote na moke(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Mbote na nsuka(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Malamu na lola(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Tala moke(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Kende malamu(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Nani na yo?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Nani na ngai John(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Oyo olingi?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Nionso na yo(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Oyo azali koloba Lingala?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Nani nazali koloba Hindi malamu te(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
Nani nazali koyeba te(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Soki, koloba na mbala moke(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)