Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Luo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Luo translation (Luo) — 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 Luo.
Tip: pick five Luo 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
Naki(Naki)
እናመሰግናለን
Asante(Asante)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Naki chuo(Naki chuo)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Naki ng'ato(Naki ng'ato)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Naki owadgi(Naki owadgi)
ደህና ምሽት
Naki buya(Naki buya)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Ting' kendo(Ting' kendo)
ደህና ሁን
Naki(Naki)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Ine ng'ama in?(Ine ng'ama in?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Inyalo John(Inyalo John)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Okwere?(Okwere?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Naki konyo(Naki konyo)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Naki konyo English?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Naki konyo Hindi mako.(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
Nyingi.(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Tende konyo chalo.(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Naki konyo to?(Ebakewot degmo yinageru)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Ith gi toilet?(Yemewal bet yet new?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Ning'eyo konyo city center?(Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Konyo chike.(Gira qeyiru)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Konyo duto.(Qeny qeyiru)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Yie chalo.(Qet' yihidu)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
Ning'eyo koro?(Wagaw sint new?)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
Ticket moko, ndalo.(And tiket ebakewot)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
Nia ng'ato kendo?(Kezih wede ruq new?)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
Nin gi chalo.(Ine wede dirq nenyi)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
Ith gi SIM card?(Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
Ee(awon)
አይደለም
Ayi(aydelem)
ምንም አይደለም
Kaka(minim aydelem)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Akwong'(eqif nenya)
አልከለኝ
Ayi Akwong'(alkelenya)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
Ong'eyo(yih t'iru new)
ምን ይመለከታል?
Ine owuon?(min yimelaketal?)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
Naki gi chalo?(ebakih endemin astewayi?)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
Nind gi chalo(ene erdata ifelgalehu)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
Chakre(ebakih t'kit gize koy)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Naki(eqif nenya)
ችግኝ የለም
Ayi koro(chigign yelem)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
Naki chalo(enkwan wede derese)
ደስ ይበል
Naki buo(des yibel)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
Naki chalo gi chalo(dehna guzo endemin ayhun)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?
Naki yieng' ma train?(Yebabul tabiya yet new?)
የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?
Naki yieng' ma bus?(Yebas qomo yet new?)
የት መድረክ ነው?
Naki platform ng'eyo?(Yet midrek new?)
መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?
Naki koro ng'ato?(Meqeyer min se'at new?)
ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?
Ning'eyo ni ng'ato?(Yih tikikilena menged new?)
እዚህ ይቅር ነው
Niko neno.(Ezih yikir new)
እዚህ ይልቅ ነው
Niko piny.(Ezih yilek new)
በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?
Okwong' ni on map?(Be karta masayit yichalal?)
እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ
Dhi here, please.(Eqif ezih ebakih)
ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?
Naki koro ng'ato?(Min gize yewesdal?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?
Nia ni?(yih endet yinnor?)
ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው
Owino ni gi chalo.(yih bet'am wid new)
አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?
I konyo kanyo?(and yemik'enes neger ale?)
በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?
Inyalo nind gi kad?(bek'ard meq'fel echilalehu?)
ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ
Nin gi chula mar duong'.(lehulat sewoch teret'peza efelgalhu)