Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Susu phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Susu translation (Susu) — 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 Susu.
Tip: pick five Susu phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
N'ko(n'ko)
እናመሰግናለን
A dɔɔ(a doo)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
N'ko fɔ(n'ko fo)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
N'ko kɛ(n'ko ke)
ደህና መልካም እለት
N'ko sɔ(n'ko so)
ደህና ምሽት
N'ko tɔ(n'ko to)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
N'ko jɛ(n'ko je)
ደህና ሁን
N'ko fɔlɔ(n'ko foloo)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
I bɛ n'ko?(i be n'ko)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
N'ko yɛ John(n'ko ye John)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
I bɛ fɔ?(i be fo)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
N'ko tɔɔ fɔ(n'ko too fo)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Nye na fɔlɔ English?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Nye na fɔlɔ Hindi kɛlɛ.(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
Nye na bɔ fɔ.(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Bɔ fɔ kɛlɛ.(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Nye na bɔ fɔ kɛ?(Ebakewot degmo yinageru)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Bɔ fɔ nɛ bɔrɔ?(Yemewal bet yet new?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Nye na bɔ fɔ kɛ nɛn?(Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)