Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Romani phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Romani translation (Romani) — 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
Sastimos(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
Dikhes(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Sar san o drom(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Sar san o drom(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Sar san o večer(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Sar san o noć(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Sikav tuke na jekh(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Sastipen(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
So t'avel tiri navn?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Mande t'avel John(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Soske tuke?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Rromale tuke(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Aš tuke anglis thaj?(ash tooke anglis thaj)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro(na thajav Hindi sar o baro)
አልተረዳኩም
Na sam tuke(na sam tooke)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Sikav tuke buti(sikav tooke buti)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Suk tuke so khanav avri?(suk tooke so khanav avri)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Kade si o toalet?(kade si o toalet)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Sako me džanav katar o centar?(sako me jhanav katar o centar)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Džanav levo(jhanav levo)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Džanav pravo(jhanav pravo)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Džanav buti(jhanav buti)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
Sako si o tarifo?(sako si o tarifo)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
Eka tiketa, please(eka tiketa, please)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
Si o baro katar here?(si o baro katar here)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
Me si na džanav(me si na jhanav)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?(kade me jhanav kupi o SIM kardo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
Ja(awon)
አይደለም
Na(aydelem)
ምንም አይደለም
Možda(minim aydelem)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Sukalav(eqif nenya)
አልከለኝ
Nesukalav(alkelenya)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
To so boro(yih t'iru new)
ምን ይመለከታል?
So te phendav?(min yimelaketal?)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
Sako te mikerav?(ebakih endemin astewayi?)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
Me mangav miker(ene erdata ifelgalehu)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
Phirav kher(ebakih t'kit gize koy)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Me som te bachtal(eqif nenya)
ችግኝ የለም
Na problem(chigign yelem)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
Sukalav tuke(enkwan wede derese)
ደስ ይበል
Sukal tuke kher(des yibel)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
Sakona safar kher(dehna guzo endemin ayhun)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?
Kasa jekh train station?(Yebabul tabiya yet new?)
የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?
Kasa jekh bus stop?(Yebas qomo yet new?)
የት መድረክ ነው?
Kasa platform?(Yet midrek new?)
መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?
So kalo khera?(Meqeyer min se'at new?)
ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?
So si jekh pravas?(Yih tikikilena menged new?)
እዚህ ይቅር ነው
So si buchi tu?(Ezih yikir new)
እዚህ ይልቅ ነው
So si dikh le tu?(Ezih yilek new)
በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?
Tu kheres me le mapa?(Be karta masayit yichalal?)
እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ
Sti le tu, please.(Eqif ezih ebakih)
ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?
Kado kheras?(Min gize yewesdal?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?
Sako kheres thaj?(sako kheres thaj)
ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው
Taj e bori drago(taj e bori drago)
አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?
Aso tuke katar chede?(aso tuke katar chede)
በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?
Sakava kade kerdan?(sakava kade kerdan)
ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ
Mande sar o buchi for duj(mande sar o buchi for duj)
ታት እባክህ
O bil, please(o bil, please)
አገልግሎት ይወካል?
Sar o servis included?(sar o servis included)
እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ
Mande so vegetarian(mande so vegetarian)
በጣም ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ አይፈልግም
Na spicy khana, please(na spicy khana, please)
ይህ ደስ ይበል
Taj e delikates(taj e delikates)
መነዝር እባክህ?
Sakava kade o menu?(sakava kade o menu)
የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ
O buchi thaj, please(o buchi thaj, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ
Zhanav te policija
አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ
Zhanav te ambulanca
ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ
Mane kaj doctoro
እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ
Mane si mala
እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም
Mane si alergik te kikiriki
ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?
Kade si najbliža bolnica?
እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው
Sikav tut here
ፓስፖርት አጣሁ
Mane si zhalav my passport
ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?
Sukare te zhanav my hotel?
እግዚአብሔር!
Pomoć!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
ወደ እኔ መገናኘት ደስ ይበልህ
Sastipen te kerel tuke(wede ene megenanyet des yibelih)
እንደ ምን ቀጥለን ምንጭ እንደምን እንደምን ቀጥለን
Aven te kerdan o kher(ende men qetelena menq enden)
ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ?
So kher o vremi te tuke?(min gize yiseraleh)
ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ
Me phenen o raport thaj dikh(zare reportun ilakelih)
እንደ ምን እንደምን እንደምን እንደምን አለኝ?
Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?(ende men endemen alen)
እቅፍ የተያያዘ ፋይል እባክህ ይመልከቱ
Phral te jekh file kerdik(eqif yeteyayaze file ebakih yimelketu)
ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን
Sastim te for o vremi tuke(legizeh enamesegenalen)
ከአንተ ጋር ሥራ ማድረግ እቀጥል
Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke(keante gar sera madreg eqetel)
ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል?
Kade te jekh kher o pun?(ya neger magnyet yichalal)
ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ
Aven me kerdan nazar tuke(wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)
መደበኛ የሚያስቀርበው ዕለት እንኳን ይህ ዕለት ነው
O deadline si o Vrihda(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.