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Common Amharic (አማርኛ) to Ndebele South phrases

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

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

Tip: when a Ndebele South phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Amharic wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.

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Greetings and pleasantries

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

  1. ሰላም

    Sawubona (Selam)

  2. እናመሰግናለን

    Ngiyabonga (Enamesegenalew)

  3. ደህና መልካም ጡዋት

    Ubusuku obuhle (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. ደህና መልካም ከረባ

    Imini emnandi (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. ደህና መልካም እለት

    Ubusuku obuhle (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. ደህና ምሽት

    Lalani kahle (Dehna mishiht)

  7. በኋላ እንገናኝ

    Sizobonana (Behwala engegnay)

  8. ደህና ሁን

    Hamba kahle (Dehna hun)

  9. ስምህ ምንድነው?

    Ubani igama lakho? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. ስሜ ጆን ነው

    Igama lami ngingu John (Sime Jon new)

  11. እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?

    Unjani? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ

    Kuhle ukukwazi (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?

    Ukhuluma isiNgisi? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም

    Angikhulumi isiHindi kahle (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. አልተረዳኩም

    Angiqondi (Alteradakum)

  4. እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ

    Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ

    Ungakuphinda lokho? (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?

    Iphi indlu yokugezela? (Yemewal bet yet new?)

  7. ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?

    Ngiyawufinyelela kanjani emaphakathi? (Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)

  8. ግራ ቀይሩ

    Jikela kwesobunxele (Gira qeyiru)

  9. ቀኝ ቀይሩ

    Jikela kwesokudla (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. ቀጥ ይሂዱ

    Hamba phambili (Qet' yihidu)

  11. ዋጋው ስንት ነው?

    Ingabe imali yokuhamba ingakanani? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት

    Ithikithi elilodwa, ngiyacela (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?

    Ingabe kukude lapha? (Kezih wede ruq new?)

  14. እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ

    Ngilahlekile (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?

    Ngiphi lapho ngingathenga khona ikhadikhadi le-SIM? (Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. አዎን

    Yebo (awon)

  2. አይደለም

    Cha (aydelem)

  3. ምንም አይደለም

    Mhlawumbe (minim aydelem)

  4. እቅፍ ነኝ

    Ngiyavuma (eqif nenya)

  5. አልከለኝ

    Angivumi (alkelenya)

  6. ይህ ጥሩ ነው

    Lokho kuhle (yih t'iru new)

  7. ምን ይመለከታል?

    Ucabanga ukuthini? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?

    Ungangisiza? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ

    Ngidinga usizo (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ

    Linda umzuzu (ebakih t'kit gize koy)

  11. እቅፍ ነኝ

    Ngiyaxolisa (eqif nenya)

  12. ችግኝ የለም

    Akukho inkinga (chigign yelem)

  13. እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ

    Halala (enkwan wede derese)

  14. ደስ ይበል

    Jabulela usuku lokuzalwa (des yibel)

  15. ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን

    Ube nohambo oluphumelelayo (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?

    Kuphi isiteshi sesitimela? (ku-pi i-si-te-shi se-si-ti-me-la)

  2. የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?

    Kuphi indawo yokuma kwe-bhasi? (ku-pi in-da-wo yo-ku-ma kwe-ba-si)

  3. የት መድረክ ነው?

    Iphi iphothifoliyo? (i-pi i-pho-thi-fo-li-yo)

  4. መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?

    Ithini isikhathi sokuhamba? (i-thi-ni i-si-kha-ti so-ku-ham-ba)

  5. ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?

    Inguquko efanele le? (in-gu-qu-ko e-fa-ne-le le)

  6. እዚህ ይቅር ነው

    Ikhaya lapha (i-kha-ya la-pha)

  7. እዚህ ይልቅ ነው

    Kude lapha (ku-de la-pha)

  8. በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?

    Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni? (un-ga-ngik-hom-bi-sa em-ma-phwe-ni)

  9. እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ

    Misa lapha, ngiyacela (mi-sa la-pha, ngi-ya-ce-la)

  10. ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?

    Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani? (ku-tha-tha i-si-kha-ti e-sing-a-ka-na-ni)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?

    Kubiza malini lokhu? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው

    Lokhu kubiza kakhulu. (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?

    Unayo into ethengiswa kancane? (and yemik'enes neger ale?)

  4. በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?

    Ngingakhokha ngekhadi? (bek'ard meq'fel echilalehu?)

  5. ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ

    Ngithanda itafula labantu ababili. (lehulat sewoch teret'peza efelgalhu)

  6. ታት እባክህ

    Ibhili, ngiyacela. (tat ebakih)

  7. አገልግሎት ይወካል?

    Inkonzo ifakiwe? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ

    Ngiyisiv vegetarian. (ene irgit neny)

  9. በጣም ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ አይፈልግም

    Akukho ukudla okushisayo, ngiyacela. (bet'am kezk'aza migib ayfelegm)

  10. ይህ ደስ ይበል

    Lokhu kuhle. (yih des yibel)

  11. መነዝር እባክህ?

    Ngingathola imenyu? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ

    Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela. (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

    Shayela amaphoyisa

  2. አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

    Shayela i-ambulensi

  3. ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

    Ngidinga udokotela

  4. እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

    Ngizizwa ngigula

  5. እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

    Ngine-allergy kumakhukhu

  6. ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

    Iphi i-hospital eseduze?

  7. እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

    Kubuhlungu lapha

  8. ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

    Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami

  9. ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

    Ungangishayela ihhotela lami?

  10. እግዚአብሔር!

    Usizo!

Work and business

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

  1. ወደ እኔ መገናኘት ደስ ይበልህ

    Ngiyajabula ukukwazi (wede ene megenanyet des yibelih)

  2. እንደ ምን ቀጥለን ምንጭ እንደምን እንደምን ቀጥለን

    Masihlele umhlangano (ende men qetelena menq enden)

  3. ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ?

    Yisiphi isikhathi esikufanele? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ

    Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. እንደ ምን እንደምን እንደምን እንደምን አለኝ?

    Singakhuluma kusasa? (ende men endemen alen)

  6. እቅፍ የተያያዘ ፋይል እባክህ ይመልከቱ

    Sicela uthole ifayela elixhunyiwe (eqif yeteyayaze file ebakih yimelketu)

  7. ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን

    Ngiyabonga ngalesi sikhathi (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. ከአንተ ጋር ሥራ ማድረግ እቀጥል

    Ngilindele ukusebenza nawe (keante gar sera madreg eqetel)

  9. ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል?

    Ungacacisa le ndaba? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ

    Ngizobuyela kuwe (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. መደበኛ የሚያስቀርበው ዕለት እንኳን ይህ ዕለት ነው

    Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu (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?

    Kuyini isikhathi? (kuyini isikhati)

  2. ሶስት ሰዓት ነው

    Kuyisithathu (kuyisithathu)

  3. ዛሬ

    Namuhla (zare)

  4. ነገ

    Kusasa (nege)

  5. እንቁላል

    Izolo (enqulal)

  6. ሰኞ

    uMsombuluko (sengyo)

  7. ማክሰኞ

    uLwesibili (mak'senyo)

  8. ረቡዕ

    uLwesithathu (rebu)

  9. አንድ

    Kunye (and)

  10. ሁለት

    Kubili (hulat)

  11. ሶስት

    Kuthathu (sost)

  12. አስር

    Ishumi (asir)

  13. መቶ

    Ishumi leminyaka (meto)

  14. ግማሽ

    Iphakathi (gimash)

  15. በርካታ

    Okuningi (berkata)

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