Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Nuer phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Nuer translation (Nuer) — 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
Nhiar(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
Nyaak(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Nhiar gɔ̈ɔ̈r(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Nhiar aŋɔ̈r(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Nhiar aŋɔ̈r(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Nhiar kɔ̈c(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Aŋɔ̈r kɛ̈n(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Kɛ̈n(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Cɛ̈l aŋɔ̈r kɛ̈n?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Cɛ̈l aŋɔ̈r John(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Cɛ̈l kɛ̈n?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Kɛ̈l aŋɔ̈r kɛ̈n(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Nyaac ke nyin English?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Nyaac ma nyin Hindi ke nyin.(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
Nyaac ma nyin.(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Yin ke nyin kɛl.(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Yin ke nyin kɛl a thok?(Ebakewot degmo yinageru)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Yin thok a kɛl?(Yemewal bet yet new?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Nyaac ke nyin a city center?(Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Yin ke nyin a laar.(Gira qeyiru)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Yin ke nyin a jɛŋ.(Qeny qeyiru)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Yin ke nyin a thok.(Qet' yihidu)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
Yin ke nyin a kɛl?(Wagaw sint new?)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
Yin ke nyin a ticket.(And tiket ebakewot)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
Yin ke nyin a thok?(Kezih wede ruq new?)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
Nyaac ke nyin.(Ine wede dirq nenyi)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
Yin thok a kɛl a SIM card?(Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
Aye(awon)
አይደለም
Naa(aydelem)
ምንም አይደለም
Nyaak(minim aydelem)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Nyeek a kech(eqif nenya)
አልከለኝ
Nyeek a kech naa(alkelenya)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
Iye kech kɛl(yih t'iru new)
ምን ይመለከታል?
Nyaak a kech?(min yimelaketal?)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
Nyaak a kech a jɔɔr?(ebakih endemin astewayi?)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
Nyeek a jɔɔr kɛl(ene erdata ifelgalehu)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
Kɛl a jɔɔr(ebakih t'kit gize koy)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Nyeek a kech(eqif nenya)
ችግኝ የለም
Naa a kech kɛl(chigign yelem)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
Aye kɛl(enkwan wede derese)
ደስ ይበል
Aye kɛl a wɛr(des yibel)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
Kɛl a jɔɔr a jɛɛr(dehna guzo endemin ayhun)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?
Känyë kɛ́l wɛ́l?(Känyë kɛl wel)
የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?
Känyë kɛ́l bɔ́l?(Känyë kɛl bol)
የት መድረክ ነው?
Kɛ́l bɛ́t kɛ́t?(Kel bet ket)
መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?
Kɛ́l wɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́t?(Kel wel it ket)
ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?
Kɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́l wɛ́l?(Kel it kel wel)
እዚህ ይቅር ነው
Kɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́l kɛ́l?(Kel it kel kel)
እዚህ ይልቅ ነው
Kɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́l jɔ́l?(Kel it kel jol)
በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?
Kɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́l pɛ́t kɛ́t?(Kel it kel pet ket)
እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ
Kɛ́l jɛ́l kɛ́l, pɛ́l?(Kel jel kel pel)
ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?
Kɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́l jɔ́l kɛ́t?(Kel it kel jol ket)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?
Nyaak cɛl?(nyaak chel)
ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው
Kɛl yic kɛc(kel yich kech)
አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?
Yin kɛl nyin cɛl?(yin kel nyin chel)
በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?
Nyaak tɛr kɛl kɛc?(nyaak ter kel kech)
ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ
Nyaak cɛl kɛl tɛbɛl kɛl nyin(nyaak chel kel tebel kel nyin)
ታት እባክህ
Nyaak cɛl kɛl bɛl(nyaak chel kel bel)
አገልግሎት ይወካል?
Yin kɛl cɛl kɛl tɛr?(yin kel chel kel ter)
እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ
Nyaak cɛl wɛr(nyaak chel wer)
በጣም ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ አይፈልግም
Nyaak cɛl kɛl wɛr kɛc(nyaak chel kel wer kech)
ይህ ደስ ይበል
Kɛl cɛl kɛl nyin(kel chel kel nyin)
መነዝር እባክህ?
Nyaak cɛl kɛl mɛn?(nyaak chel kel men)
የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ
Nyaak cɛl kɛl gɛl wɛt(nyaak chel kel gel wet)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ
Cïl wïr(cil wir)
አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ
Cïl an ambulance(cil an ambulance)
ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ
Aŋ thïr a doctor(ang thir a doctor)
እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ
Aŋ kɔc(ang koc)
እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም
Aŋ kɔc a pïyït(ang koc a piyit)
ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?
Cït kɛ̈n hospital?(cit ken hospital)
እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው
Cïk bɛ̈t(cik bet)
ፓስፖርት አጣሁ
Aŋ kɛ̈n passport(ang ken passport)
ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?
Aŋ kɛ̈n cïl my hotel?(ang ken cil my hotel)
እግዚአብሔር!
Kɛ̈n!(ken)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
ወደ እኔ መገናኘት ደስ ይበልህ
Nyeu ke nyin(nyin = meet)
እንደ ምን ቀጥለን ምንጭ እንደምን እንደምን ቀጥለን
Nyeu ke jɔɔr ke nyin(ende men qetelena menq enden)
ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ?
Kɛ kɛth jɔɔr a ke?(min gize yiseraleh)
ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ
Nyeu ke kɛc report kɛ jɔɔl(zare reportun ilakelih)