Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Manx phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Manx translation (Manx) — 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 Manx.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Fastyr mie(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
Gura mie eu(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Mie eu(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Fastyr mie(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Oie vie(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Oie ghooinney(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Gree gys y chee(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Slane(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Cre ta d'ennym?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Ta my ennym yn John(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Kys t'eh?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
አልተረዳኩም
Cha noddym ymmodee(Cha noddym ymmodee)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Where's y toalett?(Where's y toalett?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Goll er y thalloo(Goll er y thalloo)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
Cooish ta'n coshyn?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
Ticket ny hwoaie, please(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
Aye(awon)
አይደለም
Na(aydelem)
ምንም አይደለም
Possibly(minim aydelem)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Ta mee goll er yannoo(eqif nenya)
አልከለኝ
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo(alkelenya)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
Ta shoh goll er(yih t'iru new)
ምን ይመለከታል?
Cre ta'n chione?(min yimelaketal?)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?(ebakih endemin astewayi?)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
Ta mee cur my chenn(ene erdata ifelgalehu)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
Gow er ny hoilshey(ebakih t'kit gize koy)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Ta mee er yannoo(eqif nenya)
ችግኝ የለም
Cha nel broogh(chigign yelem)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
Foddee gura(enkwan wede derese)
ደስ ይበል
Laa breith shenney(des yibel)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
Gow er ny shickyr(dehna guzo endemin ayhun)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?(Kren aht tan ste-shin tren)
የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?(Kren aht tan stopp bus)
የት መድረክ ነው?
Cre ta'n platfoy?(Kre tan plat-foy)
መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?
Cooish dy vel eh goll?(Koo-ish dy vel eh gol)
ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?
Ta shoh yn aght reih?(Ta sho yn aht ray)
እዚህ ይቅር ነው
Ta eh ny chione hene(Ta eh nee kione hene)
እዚህ ይልቅ ነው
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene(Ta eh nee lhi-am ass hene)
በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?(Kre ta shiu gol rish y map)
እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ
Goll er-hene, please(Gol er-hene, pleeze)
ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?
Kys ta'n traa goll?(Kys tan tra gol)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.