Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Krio phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Krio translation (Krio) — 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 Krio.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Hello(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
Tenki(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Gud mɔnin(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Gud aftanun(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Gud ivnin(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Gud nait(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Si yu leta(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Bai(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Wetɛn na yu neym?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Ma neym na John(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Ow yu de?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Naes fo mit yu(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Yu sabi English?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
A no sabi Hindi well.(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
A no sabi.(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Plis, tok slow.(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Yu fit tok dat again?(Ebakewot degmo yinageru)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Weh na di toilet?(Yemewal bet yet new?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Ow A go fit reach di city center?(Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Turn left.(Gira qeyiru)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Turn right.(Qeny qeyiru)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Go straight.(Qet' yihidu)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
Ow much na di fare?(Wagaw sint new?)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
One ticket, plis.(And tiket ebakewot)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
E far from ya?(Kezih wede ruq new?)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
A don lost.(Ine wede dirq nenyi)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
Weh A go fit buy SIM card?(Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
Yes(awon)
አይደለም
No(aydelem)
ምንም አይደለም
Maybe(minim aydelem)
እቅፍ ነኝ
A mi agree(eqif nenya)
አልከለኝ
A no agree(alkelenya)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
Dat na fine(yih t'iru new)
ምን ይመለከታል?
Wet in you tink?(min yimelaketal?)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
You fit help me?(ebakih endemin astewayi?)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
A need help(ene erdata ifelgalehu)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
Wait small(ebakih t'kit gize koy)
እቅፍ ነኝ
A sorry(eqif nenya)
ችግኝ የለም
No problem(chigign yelem)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
Congratulations(enkwan wede derese)
ደስ ይበል
Happy birthday(des yibel)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
Get safe trip(dehna guzo endemin ayhun)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?
Weh na di train station?(Yebabul tabiya yet new?)
የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?
Weh na di bus stop?(Yebas qomo yet new?)
የት መድረክ ነው?
Which platform na im?(Yet midrek new?)
መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?
Wetin time e go lef?(Meqeyer min se'at new?)
ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?
Dis na di right way?(Yih tikikilena menged new?)
እዚህ ይቅር ነው
E dey near here(Ezih yikir new)
እዚህ ይልቅ ነው
E far from here(Ezih yilek new)
በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?
Yu fit show me pan di map?(Be karta masayit yichalal?)
እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ
Stop here, pliz(Eqif ezih ebakih)
ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?
How long e go tek?(Min gize yewesdal?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?
How much dis cost?(yih endet yinnor?)
ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው
Dat too expensive.(yih bet'am wid new)
አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?
You get anytin wey cheaper?(and yemik'enes neger ale?)
በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?
I fit pay by card?(bek'ard meq'fel echilalehu?)
ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ
I wan table for two.(lehulat sewoch teret'peza efelgalhu)
ታት እባክህ
Di bill, please.(tat ebakih)
አገልግሎት ይወካል?
Service dey include?(agelglot yiwek'al?)
እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ
I na vegetarian.(ene irgit neny)
በጣም ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ አይፈልግም
No spicy food, please.(bet'am kezk'aza migib ayfelegm)
ይህ ደስ ይበል
Dis dey sweet.(yih des yibel)
መነዝር እባክህ?
I fit get di menu?(menazir ebakih?)
የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ
A glass of water, please.(yewha teremus ebakih)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ
Call di police
አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ
Call ambulance
ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ
A need doctor
እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ
A dey feel sick
እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም
A get allergy for peanuts
ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?
Weh di nearest hospital de?
እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው
E dey pain here
ፓስፖርት አጣሁ
A don lose mi passport
ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?
You fit call mi hotel?
እግዚአብሔር!
Help!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
ወደ እኔ መገናኘት ደስ ይበልህ
Na nice for meet you(wede ene megenanyet des yibelih)
እንደ ምን ቀጥለን ምንጭ እንደምን እንደምን ቀጥለን
Make we plan wan meeting(ende men qetelena menq enden)
ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ?
Wetin time go work for you?(min gize yiseraleh)
ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ
A go send di report tiday(zare reportun ilakelih)
እንደ ምን እንደምን እንደምን እንደምን አለኝ?
We go fit talk tomorrow?(ende men endemen alen)
እቅፍ የተያያዘ ፋይል እባክህ ይመልከቱ
Abeg find di file wey attach(eqif yeteyayaze file ebakih yimelketu)
ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን
Tenki for your time(legizeh enamesegenalen)
ከአንተ ጋር ሥራ ማድረግ እቀጥል
A dey look forward for work with you(keante gar sera madreg eqetel)
ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል?
You fit clarify dat point?(ya neger magnyet yichalal)
ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ
Make I get back to you(wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)
መደበኛ የሚያስቀርበው ዕለት እንኳን ይህ ዕለት ነው
Di deadline na Friday(medebegna yemiyasqerbew elet enkwan yih elet new)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.