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Common Amharic (አማርኛ) to Swati phrases

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

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

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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

    Siyaphila (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. ደህና መልካም ከረባ

    Siyaphila (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. ደህና መልካም እለት

    Siyaphila (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 nguJohn (Sime Jon new)

  11. እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?

    Unjani? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ

    Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe (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 ngesiNgisi? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም

    Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi. (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. አልተረዳኩም

    Angiqondi. (Alteradakum)

  4. እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ

    Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane. (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ

    Ungakuphindze lokho? (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?

    Iphi indlu yangasese? (Yemewal bet yet new?)

  7. ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?

    Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini? (Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)

  8. ግራ ቀይሩ

    Phendukela kwesobunxele. (Gira qeyiru)

  9. ቀኝ ቀይሩ

    Phendukela kwesokudla. (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. ቀጥ ይሂዱ

    Hamba phambili. (Qet' yihidu)

  11. ዋጋው ስንት ነው?

    Kubiza malini? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት

    Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela. (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?

    Kude lapha? (Kezih wede ruq new?)

  14. እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ

    Ngilahlekile. (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?

    Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi 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

    Ngiyaphikisa (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 nkinga (chigign yelem)

  13. እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ

    Siyabonga (enkwan wede derese)

  14. ደስ ይበል

    Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa (des yibel)

  15. ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን

    Uhambe kahle (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 sebhasi? (ku-pee ee-see-tay-shee seh-bah-see)

  2. የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?

    Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi? (ku-pee oom-pah-kah-tsee weh-bah-see)

  3. የት መድረክ ነው?

    Iyiphi i-platform? (ee-yee-pee ee-platform)

  4. መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?

    Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba? (ngah-see-pee ee-see-kah-thee ee-yah-hah-mba)

  5. ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?

    Ngabe le yindlela efanele? (ngah-beh leh een-dleh-lah eh-fah-neh-leh)

  6. እዚህ ይቅር ነው

    Kusondela lapha (koo-son-deh-lah lah-pah)

  7. እዚህ ይልቅ ነው

    Kude lapha (koo-deh lah-pah)

  8. በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?

    Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni? (oon-gah-nee-khom-bee-sah em-mah-poh-nee)

  9. እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ

    Misa lapha, ngiyacela (mee-sah lah-pah, ngee-yah-cheh-lah)

  10. ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?

    Kuthathe isikhathi esingaki? (koo-thah-teh ee-see-kah-thee eh-sing-ah-kee)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?

    Kubiza malini le? (ku-biza ma-li-ni le)

  2. ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው

    Lokhu kubiza kakhulu (lo-khu ku-bi-za ka-khulu)

  3. አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?

    Unayo yini leyo ephansi? (u-na-yo yi-ni le-yo e-phan-si)

  4. በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?

    Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi? (ngi-ya-kwa-zi u-ku-kho-kha nge-kha-di)

  5. ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ

    Ngithanda itafula lababili (ngi-than-da i-ta-fu-la la-ba-bi-li)

  6. ታት እባክህ

    Ibhili, ngiyacela (i-bhi-li ngi-ya-ce-la)

  7. አገልግሎት ይወካል?

    Inkonzo ibhajetwe? (in-kon-zo i-bha-je-twe)

  8. እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ

    Ngiyi-vegetarian (ngi-yi-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)

  9. በጣም ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ አይፈልግም

    Akukho ukudla okushisayo, ngiyacela (a-ku-kho u-ku-dla o-ku-shi-sa-yo ngi-ya-ce-la)

  10. ይህ ደስ ይበል

    Lokhu kuhle (lo-khu ku-hle)

  11. መነዝር እባክህ?

    Ngicela imenyu? (ngi-ce-la i-me-nu)

  12. የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ

    Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela (in-gi-la-zi ya-man-zi ngi-ya-ce-la)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

    Biza emaphoyisa

  2. አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

    Biza i-ambulance

  3. ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

    Ngidinga udokotela

  4. እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

    Ngizizwa ngigula

  5. እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

    Ngiyavuma emantongomane

  6. ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

    Kuphi esibhedlela esiseduze?

  7. እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

    Kukhala lapha

  8. ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

    Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami

  9. ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

    Ungabiza ihhotela yami?

  10. እግዚአብሔር!

    Siza!

Work and business

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

  1. ወደ እኔ መገናኘት ደስ ይበልህ

    Kuhle kukuhlangana nawe (wede ene megenanyet des yibelih)

  2. እንደ ምን ቀጥለን ምንጭ እንደምን እንደምን ቀጥለን

    Masihlele umhlangano (ende men qetelena menq enden)

  3. ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ?

    Yini 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 elihlanganisiwe (eqif yeteyayaze file ebakih yimelketu)

  7. ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን

    Ngiyabonga ngesikhathi sakho (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?

    Kukhona isikhathi esingakanani? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. ሶስት ሰዓት ነው

    Kukhona ematfuba lamatsatfu. (sost se'at new)

  3. ዛሬ

    Namuhla (zare)

  4. ነገ

    Kusasa (nege)

  5. እንቁላል

    Izolo (enqulal)

  6. ሰኞ

    Msombuluko (sengyo)

  7. ማክሰኞ

    Lwesibili (mak'senyo)

  8. ረቡዕ

    Lwesithathu (rebu)

  9. አንድ

    Kunye (and)

  10. ሁለት

    Kubili (hulat)

  11. ሶስት

    Kumatfuba (sost)

  12. አስር

    Lishumi (asir)

  13. መቶ

    Kukhulu (meto)

  14. ግማሽ

    Hhafu (gimash)

  15. በርካታ

    Kanye (berkata)

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