Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Maltese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Maltese translation (Maltese) — 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 Maltese.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Ħello(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
Grazzi(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Bongu(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Bongu filgħaxija(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Il-lejl it-tajba(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Il-lejl it-tajba(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Naraw x'imkien(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Addio(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
X'jismek?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Jien jisimni John(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Kif inti?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Nice li niltaqgħu(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Titkellem bl-Ingliż?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Ma nitkellimx sew il-Hindi.(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
Ma nifhimx.(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Jekk jogħġbok, itkellem bil-mod.(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Tista' tgħid dan mill-ġdid?(Ebakewot degmo yinageru)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Fejn hi l-banju?(Yemewal bet yet new?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Kif nista' naslu ċ-ċentru tal-belt?(Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Iċċaqlaq lemin.(Gira qeyiru)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Iċċaqlaq xellug.(Qeny qeyiru)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Mur dritt.(Qet' yihidu)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
Kemm hi l-prezz?(Wagaw sint new?)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
Biljetta waħda, jekk jogħġbok.(And tiket ebakewot)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
Huwa 'l bogħod minn hawn?(Kezih wede ruq new?)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
Jien mitluf.(Ine wede dirq nenyi)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
Fejn nista' nixtri SIM card?(Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
Iva(awon)
አይደለም
Le(aydelem)
ምንም አይደለም
Forse(minim aydelem)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Naqbel(eqif nenya)
አልከለኝ
Ma naqblux(alkelenya)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
Dak jismu tajjeb(yih t'iru new)
ምን ይመለከታል?
X'jidhrulek?(min yimelaketal?)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
Tista' tgħinni?(ebakih endemin astewayi?)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
Għandi bżonn għajnuna(ene erdata ifelgalehu)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
Staqsi ftit(ebakih t'kit gize koy)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Jien skużani(eqif nenya)
ችግኝ የለም
L-ebda problema(chigign yelem)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
Prosit(enkwan wede derese)
ደስ ይበል
Happy birthday(des yibel)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
Ikollok vjaġġ sikur(dehna guzo endemin ayhun)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?
Fejn hi l-istazzjon tal-ferrovija?(Yebabul tabiya yet new?)
የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?
Fejn hi l-ħanut tal-linja?(Yebas qomo yet new?)
የት መድረክ ነው?
Liema pjattaforma hi?(Yet midrek new?)
መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?
X'ħin titlaq?(Meqeyer min se'at new?)
ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?
Hija din it-triq it-tajba?(Yih tikikilena menged new?)
እዚህ ይቅር ነው
Hija viċin hawn.(Ezih yikir new)
እዚህ ይልቅ ነው
Hija 'l bogħod minn hawn.(Ezih yilek new)
በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?
Tista' turi lili fuq il-mappa?(Be karta masayit yichalal?)
እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ
Waqqaf hawn, jekk jogħġbok.(Eqif ezih ebakih)
ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?
Kemm tieħu?(Min gize yewesdal?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?
Kemm jiswa dan?(yih endet yinnor?)
ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው
Dak huwa wisq għali.(yih bet'am wid new)
አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?
Għandek xi ħaġa iktar irħisa?(and yemik'enes neger ale?)