Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Tok Pisin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Tok Pisin translation (Tok Pisin) — 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 Tok Pisin.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Halo(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
Tenkyu(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Gutpela moning(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Gutpela apinun(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Gutpela nait(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Gutpela nait(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Lukim yu bihain(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Gudbai(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Wanem nem bilong yu?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Mi nem em John(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Yu stap gut?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Gutpela long mitim yu(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Yu tok Pisin?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Mi no tok Hindi gut.(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
Mi no save.(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Plis, tok liklik.(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Yu ken tokim gen?(Ebakewot degmo yinageru)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Wea toilet?(Yemewal bet yet new?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?(Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Taim yu go, tanim left.(Gira qeyiru)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Taim yu go, tanim raet.(Qeny qeyiru)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Go stret.(Qet' yihidu)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?(Wagaw sint new?)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
Wan tiket, plis.(And tiket ebakewot)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
Em i long long wanem?(Kezih wede ruq new?)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
Mi lus.(Ine wede dirq nenyi)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?(Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
Yes(awon)
አይደለም
No(aydelem)
ምንም አይደለም
Baibe(minim aydelem)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Mi agri(eqif nenya)
አልከለኝ
Mi no agri(alkelenya)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
Em i gut(yih t'iru new)
ምን ይመለከታል?
Yu ting wanem?(min yimelaketal?)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
Yu inap helpim mi?(ebakih endemin astewayi?)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
Mi nidim help(ene erdata ifelgalehu)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
Wai liklik(ebakih t'kit gize koy)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Mi sori(eqif nenya)
ችግኝ የለም
No problem(chigign yelem)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
Tenkyu(enkwan wede derese)
ደስ ይበል
Hapi baisde(des yibel)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
Lukaut long trip(dehna guzo endemin ayhun)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?
Wea em train stesen?(Yebabul tabiya yet new?)
የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?
Wea em bus stop?(Yebas qomo yet new?)
የት መድረክ ነው?
Wea em platform?(Yet midrek new?)
መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?
Wanem taim em i likim?(Meqeyer min se'at new?)
ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?
Dispela em stret rot?(Yih tikikilena menged new?)
እዚህ ይቅር ነው
Em i klostu hia(Ezih yikir new)
እዚህ ይልቅ ነው
Em i longwe long hia(Ezih yilek new)
በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?
Yu inap soim mi long map?(Be karta masayit yichalal?)
እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ
Stap hia, plis(Eqif ezih ebakih)
ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?
Hao long em i tek?(Min gize yewesdal?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?
Hamamas dispela i kost?(hamamas = how much)
ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው
Dispela i tu mipela(mipela = expensive)
አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?(nap = cheaper)
በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?
Inap mi peim long kad?(peim = pay)
ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela(lehulat sewoch teret'peza efelgalhu)
ታት እባክህ
Bil, plis(tat ebakih)
አገልግሎት ይወካል?
Service i stap insait?(stap = included)
እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ
Mi vegetarian(ene irgit neny)
በጣም ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ አይፈልግም
No spicy kaikai, plis(bet'am kezk'aza migib ayfelegm)
ይህ ደስ ይበል
Dispela i naispela(yih des yibel)
መነዝር እባክህ?
Inap mi kisim menu?(menazir ebakih?)
የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis(yewha teremus ebakih)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ
Kolim polis
አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ
Kolim ambulans
ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ
Mi nidim dokta
እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ
Mi sik
እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም
Mi gat alergi long pinat
ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?
Wea hospital i klostu?
እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው
I penim hia
ፓስፖርት አጣሁ
Mi lusim paspot
ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
እግዚአብሔር!
Help!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
ወደ እኔ መገናኘት ደስ ይበልህ
Nais long mitim yu(wede ene megenanyet des yibelih)
እንደ ምን ቀጥለን ምንጭ እንደምን እንደምን ቀጥለን
Makim wanpela miting(ende men qetelena menq enden)
ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ?
Wanem taim i gut long yu?(min gize yiseraleh)
ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ
Mi bai sendim report tude(zare reportun ilakelih)
እንደ ምን እንደምን እንደምን እንደምን አለኝ?
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?(ende men endemen alen)
እቅፍ የተያያዘ ፋይል እባክህ ይመልከቱ
Plis lukim fael i atach(eqif yeteyayaze file ebakih yimelketu)
ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን
Tenkyu long yu taim(legizeh enamesegenalen)
ከአንተ ጋር ሥራ ማድረግ እቀጥል
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu(keante gar sera madreg eqetel)