Common Amharic (አማርኛ) to Limburgish phrases

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

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

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Greetings and pleasantries

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

  1. ሰላም

    Hallo (Selam)

  2. እናመሰግናለን

    Dank je (Enamesegenalew)

  3. ደህና መልካም ጡዋት

    Goeie môrge (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. ደህና መልካም ከረባ

    Goeie middag (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. ደህና መልካም እለት

    Goeie avend (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. ደህና ምሽት

    Goeie nacht (Dehna mishiht)

  7. በኋላ እንገናኝ

    Tot ziens (Behwala engegnay)

  8. ደህና ሁን

    Vaarwel (Dehna hun)

  9. ስምህ ምንድነው?

    Wat is dien naam? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. ስሜ ጆን ነው

    Mijn naam is John (Sime Jon new)

  11. እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?

    Hoe is 't? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ

    Fijn je te ontmoeten (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?

    Spreek je Engels? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም

    Ich spreek nie goed Hindi. (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. አልተረዳኩም

    Ich verstoon het nie. (Alteradakum)

  4. እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ

    Spreek asjeblieft langzaam. (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ

    Kunt ge dat nog een keer zegge? (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?

    Wo is de toilet? (Yemewal bet yet new?)

  7. ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?

    Hoe kom ich in het centrum? (Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)

  8. ግራ ቀይሩ

    Sla linksaf. (Gira qeyiru)

  9. ቀኝ ቀይሩ

    Sla rechtsaf. (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. ቀጥ ይሂዱ

    Ga rechtdoor. (Qet' yihidu)

  11. ዋጋው ስንት ነው?

    Hoeveel kost de rit? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት

    Ene ticket, asjeblieft. (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?

    Is het ver van hier? (Kezih wede ruq new?)

  14. እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ

    Ich ben verdwaald. (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?

    Wo kan ich een SIM-kaart kopen? (Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. አዎን

    Ja (awon)

  2. አይደለም

    Neen (aydelem)

  3. ምንም አይደለም

    Misschien (minim aydelem)

  4. እቅፍ ነኝ

    Ich het het eens (eqif nenya)

  5. አልከለኝ

    Ich het het nie eens (alkelenya)

  6. ይህ ጥሩ ነው

    Dat klinkt goed (yih t'iru new)

  7. ምን ይመለከታል?

    Wat denkste? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?

    Kunns de mie helppe? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ

    Ich heb hulp nodig (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ

    Wacht een moment (ebakih t'kit gize koy)

  11. እቅፍ ነኝ

    Ich ben sorry (eqif nenya)

  12. ችግኝ የለም

    Gein probleem (chigign yelem)

  13. እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ

    Gefeliciteerd (enkwan wede derese)

  14. ደስ ይበል

    Gelukkige verjaardag (des yibel)

  15. ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን

    Veer neet veilig reis (dehna guzo endemin ayhun)

Directions and getting around

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

  1. የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?

    Wo is de treinstation? (Yebabul tabiya yet new?)

  2. የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?

    Wo is de busstop? (Yebas qomo yet new?)

  3. የት መድረክ ነው?

    Wèch platform is 't? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?

    Wèltijd vertrekt 't? (Meqeyer min se'at new?)

  5. ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?

    Is dit de goeie weg? (Yih tikikilena menged new?)

  6. እዚህ ይቅር ነው

    Het is hier in de buurt. (Ezih yikir new)

  7. እዚህ ይልቅ ነው

    Het is ver van hier. (Ezih yilek new)

  8. በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?

    Kan je 't op de kaart wèze? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ

    Stop hier, asjeblieft. (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?

    Hoe lang duurt 't? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?

    Veur hoeveel is dit? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው

    Dat is te duur (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?

    Haw je iets goedkopers? (and yemik'enes neger ale?)

  4. በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?

    Kan ik met de kaart betalen? (bek'ard meq'fel echilalehu?)

  5. ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ

    Ik wil graag een tafel veur twee (lehulat sewoch teret'peza efelgalhu)

  6. ታት እባክህ

    De rekening, graag (tat ebakih)

  7. አገልግሎት ይወካል?

    Is de service inbegrepen? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ

    Ik ben vegetariër (ene irgit neny)

  9. በጣም ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ አይፈልግም

    Geen pikante etens, graag (bet'am kezk'aza migib ayfelegm)

  10. ይህ ደስ ይበል

    Dit is heerlijk (yih des yibel)

  11. መነዝር እባክህ?

    Kan ik de menukaart krijgen? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ

    Een glas water, graag (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

    Bel de politie

  2. አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

    Bel een ambulance

  3. ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

    Ich heb een dokter nodig

  4. እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

    Ich voel mich slecht

  5. እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

    Ich ben allergisch voor pinda's

  6. ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

    Wo is het dichtstbijzijnde ziekenhuis?

  7. እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

    Het doet hier pijn

  8. ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

    Ich heb mijn paspoort verloren

  9. ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

    Kun je mijn hotel bellen?

  10. እግዚአብሔር!

    Help!

Work and business

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

  1. ወደ እኔ መገናኘት ደስ ይበልህ

    Leuk om u te ontmoeten (wede ene megenanyet des yibelih)

  2. እንደ ምን ቀጥለን ምንጭ እንደምን እንደምን ቀጥለን

    Laten we een vergadering plannen (ende men qetelena menq enden)

  3. ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ?

    Welk tijdstip past u? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ

    Ik zal het rapport vandaag sturen (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. እንደ ምን እንደምን እንደምን እንደምን አለኝ?

    Kunnen we morgen praten? (ende men endemen alen)

  6. እቅፍ የተያያዘ ፋይል እባክህ ይመልከቱ

    Bijgevoegd vindt u het bestand (eqif yeteyayaze file ebakih yimelketu)

  7. ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን

    Dank u voor uw tijd (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. ከአንተ ጋር ሥራ ማድረግ እቀጥል

    Ik kijk ernaar uit om met u te werken (keante gar sera madreg eqetel)

  9. ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል?

    Kunt u dat punt verduidelijken? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ

    Laat me u terugbellen (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. መደበኛ የሚያስቀርበው ዕለት እንኳን ይህ ዕለት ነው

    De deadline is vrijdag (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.

  1. የምን ሰዓት ነው?

    Wat is 't voor tied? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. ሶስት ሰዓት ነው

    Het is drie uur (sost se'at new)

  3. ዛሬ

    Vandaog (zare)

  4. ነገ

    Morre (nege)

  5. እንቁላል

    Vörige daag (enqulal)

  6. ሰኞ

    Maandag (sengyo)

  7. ማክሰኞ

    Dinsdag (mak'senyo)

  8. ረቡዕ

    Woensdag (rebu)

  9. አንድ

    Eén (and)

  10. ሁለት

    Twee (hulat)

  11. ሶስት

    Drie (sost)

  12. አስር

    Tien (asir)

  13. መቶ

    Honderd (meto)

  14. ግማሽ

    Half (gimash)

  15. በርካታ

    Mèr (berkata)