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Common Amharic (አማርኛ) to Ndau phrases

100 practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Ndau phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Ndau phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Ndau translation (Ndau) — 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 Ndau.

Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Ndau-speaking trip in a few weeks.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. ሰላም

    Mhoro (Selam)

  2. እናመሰግናለን

    Ndatenda (Enamesegenalew)

  3. ደህና መልካም ጡዋት

    Mangwanani akanaka (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. ደህና መልካም ከረባ

    Masikati akanaka (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. ደህና መልካም እለት

    Manheru akanaka (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. ደህና ምሽት

    Usiku hwakanaka (Dehna mishiht)

  7. በኋላ እንገናኝ

    Tichasangana zvakare (Behwala engegnay)

  8. ደህና ሁን

    Sara zvakanaka (Dehna hun)

  9. ስምህ ምንድነው?

    Zita rako ndiani? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. ስሜ ጆን ነው

    Zita rangu ndiJohn (Sime Jon new)

  11. እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?

    Uri sei? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ

    Ndinofara kukuziva (Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?

    Unotaura Chirungu here? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም

    Handitauri Hindi zvakanaka. (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. አልተረዳኩም

    Handinzwisise. (Alteradakum)

  4. እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ

    Ndapota taura zvishoma. (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ

    Ungazvitaura zvakare here? (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?

    Chimbuzi chiri kupi? (Yemewal bet yet new?)

  7. ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?

    Ndingasvika sei ku nzvimbo yeguta? (Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)

  8. ግራ ቀይሩ

    Pinda kuruboshwe. (Gira qeyiru)

  9. ቀኝ ቀይሩ

    Pinda kurudyi. (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. ቀጥ ይሂዱ

    Enda mberi. (Qet' yihidu)

  11. ዋጋው ስንት ነው?

    Mari yefare ingani? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት

    Tiketi imwe, ndapota. (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?

    Iko kure kubva pano? (Kezih wede ruq new?)

  14. እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ

    Ndakakanganiswa. (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?

    Ndingatenga kupi SIM card? (Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. አዎን

    Ehe (awon)

  2. አይደለም

    Aih (aydelem)

  3. ምንም አይደለም

    Pangani (minim aydelem)

  4. እቅፍ ነኝ

    Ndakubvumirana (eqif nenya)

  5. አልከለኝ

    Handibvumirani (alkelenya)

  6. ይህ ጥሩ ነው

    Izvi zvinonzwika zvakanaka (yih t'iru new)

  7. ምን ይመለከታል?

    Unofungei? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?

    Ungandibatsira here? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ

    Ndiri kuda rubatsiro (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ

    Mirira nguva shoma (ebakih t'kit gize koy)

  11. እቅፍ ነኝ

    Ndineurombo (eqif nenya)

  12. ችግኝ የለም

    Hapana dambudziko (chigign yelem)

  13. እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ

    Makorokoto (enkwan wede derese)

  14. ደስ ይበል

    Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa (des yibel)

  15. ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን

    Iva nerwendo rwakanaka (dehna guzo endemin ayhun)

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?

    Kupi kwete chiteshi chenjere? (kupi kwete chiteshi chenjere)

  2. የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?

    Kupi kwete chiteshi chebhazi? (kupi kwete chiteshi chebhazi)

  3. የት መድረክ ነው?

    Ndeipi chikuva? (ndeipi chikuva)

  4. መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?

    Ndeipi nguva inobva? (ndeipi nguva inobva)

  5. ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?

    Iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama? (iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama)

  6. እዚህ ይቅር ነው

    Iri pedyo pano (iri pedyo pano)

  7. እዚህ ይልቅ ነው

    Iri kure neapo (iri kure neapo)

  8. በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?

    Unogona kundiratidza pamepu? (unogona kundiratidza pamepu)

  9. እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ

    Mira pano, ndapota (mira pano, ndapota)

  10. ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?

    Zvinotora nguva yakareba sei? (zvinotora nguva yakareba sei)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?

    Zvinodhura sei? (zvinodhura sei)

  2. ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው

    Izvozvo zvinodhura zvikuru (izvozvo zvinodhura zvikuru)

  3. አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?

    Une chimwe chiri pamutengo wakaderera here? (une chimwe chiri pamutengo wakaderera here)

  4. በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?

    Ndingabhadhara nekadhi here? (ndingabhadhara nekadhi here)

  5. ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ

    Ndinoda tafura yevasere (ndinoda tafura yevasere)

  6. ታት እባክህ

    Chikwereti, ndapota (chikwereti, ndapota)

  7. አገልግሎት ይወካል?

    Sevhisi yakabatanidzwa here? (sevhisi yakabatanidzwa here)

  8. እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ

    Ndiri vegetarian (ndiri vegetarian)

  9. በጣም ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ አይፈልግም

    Hapana chikafu chinopisa, ndapota (hapana chikafu chinopisa, ndapota)

  10. ይህ ደስ ይበል

    Izvi zvinonaka (izvi zvinonaka)

  11. መነዝር እባክህ?

    Ndingawana menyu here? (ndingawana menyu here)

  12. የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ

    Girazi remvura, ndapota (girazi remvura, ndapota)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

    Dai foni mapurisa

  2. አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

    Dai foni amburensi

  3. ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

    Ndinoda chiremba

  4. እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

    Ndiri kurwara

  5. እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

    Ndine chiremera kumapudzi

  6. ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

    Hospitali iri kupi pedyo?

  7. እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

    Zvinorwadza pano

  8. ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

    Ndakarasa pasipoti yangu

  9. ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

    Unogona here kufoniya hotera yangu?

  10. እግዚአብሔር!

    Rubatsiro!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. ወደ እኔ መገናኘት ደስ ይበልህ

    Ndinofara kukusangana (wede ene megenanyet des yibelih)

  2. እንደ ምን ቀጥለን ምንጭ እንደምን እንደምን ቀጥለን

    Ngatironge musangano (ende men qetelena menq enden)

  3. ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ?

    Ndeipi nguva inokufambira? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ

    Ndichatumira mushumo nhasi (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. እንደ ምን እንደምን እንደምን እንደምን አለኝ?

    Tingataure mangwana here? (ende men endemen alen)

  6. እቅፍ የተያያዘ ፋይል እባክህ ይመልከቱ

    Ndapota tsvaga faira rakabatanidzwa (eqif yeteyayaze file ebakih yimelketu)

  7. ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን

    Ndatenda nenguva yako (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. ከአንተ ጋር ሥራ ማድረግ እቀጥል

    Ndiri kutarisira kushanda newe (keante gar sera madreg eqetel)

  9. ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል?

    Ungajekesa iyo pfungwa here? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ

    Regai ndidzoke kwamuri (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. መደበኛ የሚያስቀርበው ዕለት እንኳን ይህ ዕለት ነው

    Nguva yekupedzisira iChishanu (medebegna yemiyasqerbew elet enkwan yih elet new)

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. የምን ሰዓት ነው?

    Ndeipi nguva? (ndeipi nguva)

  2. ሶስት ሰዓት ነው

    Iri paawa nhatu (iri paawa nhatu)

  3. ዛሬ

    Nhasi (nhasi)

  4. ነገ

    Mangwana (mangwana)

  5. እንቁላል

    Nezuro (nezuro)

  6. ሰኞ

    Muvhuro (muvhuro)

  7. ማክሰኞ

    Chipiri (chipiri)

  8. ረቡዕ

    Chitatu (chitatu)

  9. አንድ

    Imwe (imwe)

  10. ሁለት

    Piri (piri)

  11. ሶስት

    Nhatu (nhatu)

  12. አስር

    Gumi (gumi)

  13. መቶ

    Zana (zana)

  14. ግማሽ

    Hafu (hafu)

  15. በርካታ

    Zvimwe (zvimwe)

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