Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Marshallese phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Marshallese translation (Marshallese) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Yokwe(yoh-kweh)
እናመሰግናለን
Komol tata(koh-mol tah-tah)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Yokwe in the morning(yoh-kweh in the morning)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Yokwe in the afternoon(yoh-kweh in the afternoon)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Yokwe in the evening(yoh-kweh in the evening)
ደህና ምሽት
Yokwe in the night(yoh-kweh in the night)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Aolep in(ah-oh-lep in)
ደህና ሁን
Aolep(ah-oh-lep)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Ejjab in name?(eh-jahb in name)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Ejjab in John(eh-jahb in John)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Iakwe?(ee-ah-kweh)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Ejjab in an(eh-jahb in an)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Ijo im jab in English?(Ijo im jab in English?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Ej jab in Hindi bwe enaj(Ej jab in Hindi bwe enaj)
አልተረዳኩም
Ej jab in jorren(Ej jab in jorren)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Jab in jorren bwe enaj(Jab in jorren bwe enaj)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Ejjab in jorren an?(Ejjab in jorren an?)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Ejjab in wōt ian?(Ejjab in wōt ian?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Ejjab in jorren eok wōt?(Ejjab in jorren eok wōt?)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Jab in jorren jān(Jab in jorren jān)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Jab in jorren jān(Jab in jorren jān)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Jab in jorren wōt(Jab in jorren wōt)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
Ejjab in jorren eok?(Ejjab in jorren eok?)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
Jab in ticket, please(Jab in ticket, please)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
Ejjab in jorren eok?(Ejjab in jorren eok?)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
Ej jab in jorren(Ej jab in jorren)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
Ejjab in wōt in SIM card?(Ejjab in wōt in SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
Ejjab(awon)
አይደለም
Aolep(aydelem)
ምንም አይደለም
Ejjab im aolep(minim aydelem)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Ejjab im an(eqif nenya)
አልከለኝ
Aolep im an(alkelenya)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
Ejjab in aolep(yih t'iru new)
ምን ይመለከታል?
Nin in ke ejjake?(min yimelaketal?)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
Ien ke eja in?(ebakih endemin astewayi?)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
Enaaj ejjake(ene erdata ifelgalehu)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
Jab in(ebakih t'kit gize koy)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Ejjab in jorren(eqif nenya)
ችግኝ የለም
Aolep in jorren(chigign yelem)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
Bwij in jorren(enkwan wede derese)
ደስ ይበል
Yokwe in jorren(des yibel)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
Jab in ad jorren(dehna guzo endemin ayhun)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?
Enaaj im jab in train?(enaaj im jab in train)
የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?
Enaaj im jab in bus?(enaaj im jab in bus)
የት መድረክ ነው?
Iakwe im jab in platform?(iakwe im jab in platform)
መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?
Nin in kijen?(nin in kijen)
ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?
Enaaj in jiban?(enaaj in jiban)
እዚህ ይቅር ነው
Enaaj jikin in?(enaaj jikin in)
እዚህ ይልቅ ነው
Enaaj jikin in jikin?(enaaj jikin in jikin)
በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?
Enaaj im jab in map?(enaaj im jab in map)
እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ
Jab in jikin, please(jab in jikin, please)
ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?
Enaaj im jab in jikin?(enaaj im jab in jikin)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?
Enaaj im jab?(yih endet yinnor?)
ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው
Ej juon im jab.(yih bet'am wid new)
አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?
Enaaj im jab aolep?(and yemik'enes neger ale?)
በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?
Enaaj im jipan eñ?(bek'ard meq'fel echilalehu?)
ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ
Enaaj im jipan table roñ.(lehulat sewoch teret'peza efelgalhu)
ታት እባክህ
Enaaj im jipan bill.(tat ebakih)
አገልግሎት ይወካል?
Enaaj im jab service?(agelglot yiwek'al?)
እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ
Ej im vegetarian.(ene irgit neny)
በጣም ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ አይፈልግም
Enaaj im jab spicy food.(bet'am kezk'aza migib ayfelegm)
ይህ ደስ ይበል
Ej ej jab.(yih des yibel)
መነዝር እባክህ?
Enaaj im jipan menu?(menazir ebakih?)
የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ
Enaaj im jipan glass wōt.(yewha teremus ebakih)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ
Kōmmani ian jān(kōmmani ian jān)
አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ
Kōmmani ian ambulance(kōmmani ian ambulance)
ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ
Ej jekōn doctor(ej jekōn doctor)
እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ
Ej jekūn(ej jekūn)
እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም
Ej jekūn jab in jekōn(ej jekūn jab in jekōn)
ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?
Ejjab jān hospital in jān?(ejjab jān hospital in jān?)
እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው
Ej jekūn in(ej jekūn in)
ፓስፖርት አጣሁ
Ej jekūn passport(ej jekūn passport)
ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?
Ijjab kōmmani ian hotel in?(ijjab kōmmani ian hotel in?)
እግዚአብሔር!
Jab!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
ወደ እኔ መገናኘት ደስ ይበልህ
Ij jorren in(I am glad to meet you)
እንደ ምን ቀጥለን ምንጭ እንደምን እንደምን ቀጥለን
Kij in jorren eok(Let's arrange a meeting)
ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ?
Ejjab in jorren?(What time is good for you?)
ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ
Ej jekar in report an(I will send the report today)
እንደ ምን እንደምን እንደምን እንደምን አለኝ?
Ejjab in jorren ak jorren?(Can we talk tomorrow?)
እቅፍ የተያያዘ ፋይል እባክህ ይመልከቱ
Jab in jorren eok file an(Please see the attached file)
ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን
Komol tata in jorren(Thank you for your time)
ከአንተ ጋር ሥራ ማድረግ እቀጥል
Ij jorren in jab in jorren(I look forward to working with you)
ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል?
Ejjab in jorren eok?(Can you clarify that point?)
ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ
Kij in jorren eok(Let me return to you)
መደበኛ የሚያስቀርበው ዕለት እንኳን ይህ ዕለት ነው
Ejjab in jorren Friday(The deadline is Friday)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.