Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Malayalam (മലയാളം) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Malayalam translation (മലയാളം) — 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 Malayalam.
Tip: pick five Malayalam 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
നമസ്കാരം(namaskaram)
እናመሰግናለን
നന്ദി(nandi)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
ശുഭോദയം(shubhodhayam)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
ശുഭ വൈകുന്നേരം(shubha vaikunneram)
ደህና መልካም እለት
ശുഭ സന്ധ്യ(shubha sandhya)
ደህና ምሽት
ശുഭ രാത്രി(shubha raathri)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
ശേഷം കാണാം(shesham kaanam)
ደህና ሁን
വിട(vida)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
നിന്റെ പേര് എന്താണ്?(ninte per enthanu?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
എന്റെ പേര് ജോൺ ആണ്(ente per John aanu)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
സുഖമാണോ?(sukhamaano?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
നിനക്കു കാണാൻ സന്തോഷം(ninakku kaanaan santhosham)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
നിങ്ങൾ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് സംസാരിക്കുമോ?(niṅṅaḷ iṅglīṣ saṁsārikkumō?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
ഞാൻ ഹിന്ദി നല്ല രീതിയിൽ സംസാരിക്കാറില്ല(ñān hindī nalla rīthiyil saṁsārikkāriḷḷa)