Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Mam translation (Mam) — 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 Mam.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Xo'j(sho'j)
እናመሰግናለን
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
ደህና ምሽት
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
ደህና ሁን
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
¿K'ax k'utun English?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)