Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Somali phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Somali translation (Somali) — 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 Somali.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Salaan(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
Mahadsanid(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Subax wanaagsan(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Duhur wanaagsan(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Habeen wanaagsan(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Habeen wanaagsan(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Ilaa dambe(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Nabad gelyo(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Magacaa maxay tahay?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Magacaygu waa John(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Sidee tahay?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Aad ayaan ugu faraxsanahay in aan ku arko(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Ma ku hadashaa Ingiriisi?(Ma ku hadashaa Ingiriisi?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Hindi si fiican uma hadlo(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
Ma fahmin(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Fadlan si tartiib ah u hadal(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Ma ku celin kartaa?(Ebakewot degmo yinageru)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Musqusha xaggee buu yaalaa?(Yemewal bet yet new?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Sideen ku gaari karaa xarunta magaalada?(Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Bidix u leexo(Gira qeyiru)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Midig u leexo(Qeny qeyiru)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Toos u soco(Qet' yihidu)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
Immisa ayey tahay lacagta?(Wagaw sint new?)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
Hal tigidh, fadlan(And tiket ebakewot)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
Ma fog tahay halkan?(Kezih wede ruq new?)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
Waan lumay(Ine wede dirq nenyi)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
Xaggee ka iibsan karaa kaarka SIM?(Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
Haa(awon)
አይደለም
Maya(aydelem)
ምንም አይደለም
Malaha(minim aydelem)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Waan ku raacsanahay(eqif nenya)
አልከለኝ
Waan ku raacsaneyn(alkelenya)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
Taasi waa wax fiican(yih t'iru new)
ምን ይመለከታል?
Maxaad u malaynaysaa?(min yimelaketal?)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
Ma i caawin kartaa?(ebakih endemin astewayi?)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
Waxaan u baahanahay caawimaad(ene erdata ifelgalehu)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
Sug daqiiqad(ebakih t'kit gize koy)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Waan ka xumahay(eqif nenya)
ችግኝ የለም
Dhib malahan(chigign yelem)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
Hambalyo(enkwan wede derese)
ደስ ይበል
Dhalasho wacan(des yibel)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
Safar wanaagsan(dehna guzo endemin ayhun)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.