Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Tswana phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Tswana translation (Tswana) — 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 Tswana.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Dumela(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
Ke a leboga(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Dumelang(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Dumela mo afternoon(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Dumela mo evening(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Borai(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Tsamaya sentle(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Tsamaya sentle(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
O na le leina mang?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Leina la me ke John(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
O kae?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Ke itumetse go kopana le wena(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
A o bua Seisemane?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
Ke sitwa go tlhaloganya(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Tsweetswee bua ka bonako(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
A o ka bo o bua seo gape?(Ebakewot degmo yinageru)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Borai bo kae?(Yemewal bet yet new?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Ke tshela jang go ya borai jwa motse?(Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Fetola go ya ka letlhako le letona(Gira qeyiru)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Fetola go ya ka letlhako le lebaganeng(Qeny qeyiru)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Tswelela ka fao(Qet' yihidu)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
Gaeletsi e bokae?(Wagaw sint new?)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
Tikit e le nngwe, tsweetswee(And tiket ebakewot)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
A ke kgole go tswa fano?(Kezih wede ruq new?)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
Ke a latlhela(Ine wede dirq nenyi)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
Borai ke ka fao ke ka rekang SIM card?(Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
Ee(awon)
አይደለም
Nnyaa(aydelem)
ምንም አይደለም
Mafoko(minim aydelem)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Ke a dumela(eqif nenya)
አልከለኝ
Ke sitwa go dumela(alkelenya)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
Seo se utlwisa molemo(yih t'iru new)
ምን ይመለከታል?
O akanya eng?(min yimelaketal?)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
O ka nthusa?(ebakih endemin astewayi?)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
Ke tlhoka thuso(ene erdata ifelgalehu)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
Emisa motsotso(ebakih t'kit gize koy)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Ke maswabi(eqif nenya)
ችግኝ የለም
Ga go na bothata(chigign yelem)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
A re amogele(enkwan wede derese)
ደስ ይበል
Tlhogomelo e e monate(des yibel)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
O seka wa tsamaea ka bolokegong(dehna guzo endemin ayhun)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?
Ke kae borai jwa terene?(ke kae borai jwa terene)
የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?
Ke kae borai jwa boso?(ke kae borai jwa boso)
የት መድረክ ነው?
Ke phetogo efe?(ke phetogo efe)
መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?
Nako efe e tlogang?(nako efe e tlogang)
ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?
A ke tsela e e siameng?(a ke tsela e e siameng)
እዚህ ይቅር ነው
E kgaogang fa(e kgaogang fa)
እዚህ ይልቅ ነው
E le kgakala le fa(e le kgakala le fa)
በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?
O ka nthusa go bontsha mo mape?(o ka nthusa go bontsha mo mape)
እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(emisa fa, tsweetswee)
ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?
E tsaya nako e kae?(e tsaya nako e kae)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?
Ke bokae?(ke bo kae?)
ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው
Seo ke se expensive(se ke se expensive)
አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?
A o na le sengwe se se cheap?(a o na le sengwe se se cheap?)
በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?
Na nka lefa ka khadi?(na nka lefa ka khadi?)
ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ
Ke kopa tafole ya babedi(ke kopa tafole ya babedi)
ታት እባክህ
Bille, tsweetswee(bille, tsweetswee)
አገልግሎት ይወካል?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tshebeletso e akaretswe?)
እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ
Ke movegetarian(ke mo vegetarian)
በጣም ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ አይፈልግም
A re na le dijo tse di spicy, tsweetswee(a re na le dijo tse di spicy, tsweetswee)
ይህ ደስ ይበል
Se ke se monate(se ke se monate)
መነዝር እባክህ?
Na nka nna le menu?(na nka nna le menu?)
የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ
Glasi ya metsi, tsweetswee(glasi ya metsi, tsweetswee)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ
Bua le mapolesa
አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ
Bua le ambulance
ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ
Ke tlhoka ngaka
እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ
Ke ikutlwa ke sitwa
እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?
Hospitale e kgethegileng e kae?
እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው
Go botlhoko fa
ፓስፖርት አጣሁ
Ke sitwa passport ya me
ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?
O ka bua le hotele ya me?
እግዚአብሔር!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
ወደ እኔ መገናኘት ደስ ይበልህ
Ke itumetse go kopana le wena(wede ene megenanyet des yibelih)
እንደ ምን ቀጥለን ምንጭ እንደምን እንደምን ቀጥለን
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano(ende men qetelena menq enden)
ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ?
Nako efe e go thusang?(min gize yiseraleh)
ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ
Ke tla romela reporteng gompieno(zare reportun ilakelih)
እንደ ምን እንደምን እንደምን እንደምን አለኝ?
A re ka bua ka borai?(ende men endemen alen)
እቅፍ የተያያዘ ፋይል እባክህ ይመልከቱ
Tsweetswee, etse fa faele e amanang(eqif yeteyayaze file ebakih yimelketu)
ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago(legizeh enamesegenalen)
ከአንተ ጋር ሥራ ማድረግ እቀጥል
Ke itumelela go dira le wena(keante gar sera madreg eqetel)
ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል?
A o ka tlhalosa ntlha eo?(ya neger magnyet yichalal)
ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ
A ke boele go wena(wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)
መደበኛ የሚያስቀርበው ዕለት እንኳን ይህ ዕለት ነው
Nako ya go fela ke Labohlano(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.