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Common Amharic (አማርኛ) to Tumbuka phrases

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

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

Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Tumbuka-speaking trip in a few weeks.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. ሰላም

    Moni (Selam)

  2. እናመሰግናለን

    Zikomo (Enamesegenalew)

  3. ደህና መልካም ጡዋት

    Muli bwanji (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. ደህና መልካም ከረባ

    Muli bwanji (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. ደህና መልካም እለት

    Muli bwanji (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. ደህና ምሽት

    Usiku wabwino (Dehna mishiht)

  7. በኋላ እንገናኝ

    Tiwonana (Behwala engegnay)

  8. ደህና ሁን

    Tsalani bwino (Dehna hun)

  9. ስምህ ምንድነው?

    Dzina lanu ndi ndani? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. ስሜ ጆን ነው

    Dzina langa ndi John (Sime Jon new)

  11. እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?

    Muli bwanji? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ

    Ndine wokondwa kukumana nanu (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?

    Muli ndi Chingerezi? (muli ndi chingerezi)

  2. ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም

    Sikuyankhula Hindi bwino (sikuyankhula hindi bwino)

  3. አልተረዳኩም

    Sindikumva (sindikumva)

  4. እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ

    Chonde yankhulani pang'ono (chonde yankhulani pang'ono)

  5. እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ

    Mungandiyankhulepo? (mungandiyankhulepo)

  6. የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?

    Kuti ndi kuti? (kuti ndi kuti)

  7. ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?

    Ndingafike bwanji ku msewu waukulu? (ndingafike bwanji ku msewu waukulu)

  8. ግራ ቀይሩ

    Pita kumanzere (pita kumanzere)

  9. ቀኝ ቀይሩ

    Pita kumanja (pita kumanja)

  10. ቀጥ ይሂዱ

    Pita mwendo (pita mwendo)

  11. ዋጋው ስንት ነው?

    Ndi ndalama zingati? (ndi ndalama zingati)

  12. አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት

    Tiketi imodzi, chonde (tiketi imodzi, chonde)

  13. ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?

    Ndi mtunda wautali kuchokera pano? (ndi mtunda wautali kuchokera pano)

  14. እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ

    Ndakhalapo (ndakhalapo)

  15. የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?

    Ndingatengere kuti kuti SIM card? (ndingatengere kuti kuti sim card)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. አዎን

    Iye (awon)

  2. አይደለም

    Ayi (aydelem)

  3. ምንም አይደለም

    Pang'ono (minim aydelem)

  4. እቅፍ ነኝ

    Ndikugwirizana (eqif nenya)

  5. አልከለኝ

    Sindikugwirizana (alkelenya)

  6. ይህ ጥሩ ነው

    Ichi chimaoneka bwino (yih t'iru new)

  7. ምን ይመለከታል?

    Muli ndi chiyani choti mumaganize? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?

    Mungandithandize? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ

    Ndikufuna thandizo (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ

    Dikirani pang’ono (ebakih t'kit gize koy)

  11. እቅፍ ነኝ

    Ndikupemphera (eqif nenya)

  12. ችግኝ የለም

    Palibe vutoli (chigign yelem)

  13. እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ

    Zikomo (enkwan wede derese)

  14. ደስ ይበል

    Tsiku lobadwa labwino (des yibel)

  15. ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን

    Pita bwino pa ulendo (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?

    Kukakhala kuti chiteshi cha njinga? (Yebabul tabiya yet new?)

  2. የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?

    Kukakhala kuti malo otchinga basi? (Yebas qomo yet new?)

  3. የት መድረክ ነው?

    Ndi chigawo chiti? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?

    Nanga nthawi itangopita? (Meqeyer min se'at new?)

  5. ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?

    Kodi iyi ndi njira yoyenera? (Yih tikikilena menged new?)

  6. እዚህ ይቅር ነው

    Iyi ndi pafupi apa (Ezih yikir new)

  7. እዚህ ይልቅ ነው

    Iyi ndi kutali ndi apa (Ezih yilek new)

  8. በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?

    Mungandionetse pa chithunzi? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ

    Chimitsa apa, chonde (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?

    Zimatenga nthawi yaitali bwanji? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?

    Iyi ikuguliradi chingwe? (iyi ikuguliradi chingwe)

  2. ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው

    Iyi ndi mtengo wopusa (iyi ndi mtengo wopusa)

  3. አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?

    Muli ndi chinthu chochepa mtengo? (muli ndi chinthu chochepa mtengo)

  4. በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?

    Ningathe kulipira ndi khadi? (ningathe kulipira ndi khadi)

  5. ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ

    Ndikufuna tebulo la anthu awiri (ndikufuna tebulo la anthu awiri)

  6. ታት እባክህ

    Chikalata, chonde (chikalata, chonde)

  7. አገልግሎት ይወካል?

    Ntchito ikuphatikizidwa? (ntchito ikuphatikizidwa)

  8. እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ

    Ndine wopanda nyama (ndine wopanda nyama)

  9. በጣም ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ አይፈልግም

    Chonde, osati chakudya chothira (chonde, osati chakudya chothira)

  10. ይህ ደስ ይበል

    Iyi ndi yokoma (iyi ndi yokoma)

  11. መነዝር እባክህ?

    Ningathe kupeza menyu? (ningathe kupeza menyu)

  12. የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ

    Galasi ya madzi, chonde (galasi ya madzi, chonde)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

    Fufuzani polisi

  2. አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

    Fufuzani ambulansi

  3. ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

    Ndikufuna dokotala

  4. እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

    Ndikuwona bwino

  5. እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

    Ndine wosowa ma groundnuts

  6. ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

    Kuti ndi chiyani chachikondi?

  7. እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

    Kuli kuuma apa

  8. ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

    Ndasowa pasipoti yangu

  9. ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

    Mungafufuze hotelo yanga?

  10. እግዚአብሔር!

    Thandizani!

Work and business

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

  1. ወደ እኔ መገናኘት ደስ ይበልህ

    Ndalumba kukumana nanu (wede ene megenanyet des yibelih)

  2. እንደ ምን ቀጥለን ምንጭ እንደምን እንደምን ቀጥለን

    Tiyeni tiwoneke pa nthawi (ende men qetelena menq enden)

  3. ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ?

    Nthawi yiti ikukugwirirani ntchito? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ

    Ndidzatumiza lipoti lero (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. እንደ ምን እንደምን እንደምን እንደምን አለኝ?

    Tingathe kulankhula mawa? (ende men endemen alen)

  6. እቅፍ የተያያዘ ፋይል እባክህ ይመልከቱ

    Chonde onani fayilo yolembedwa (eqif yeteyayaze file ebakih yimelketu)

  7. ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን

    Zikomo chifukwa cha nthawi yanu (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. ከአንተ ጋር ሥራ ማድረግ እቀጥል

    Ndikuyembekezera kugwira ntchito nanu (keante gar sera madreg eqetel)

  9. ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል?

    Mungathe kuthetsa mfundo imeneyi? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ

    Nditenge nthawi ndikubwerereni (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. መደበኛ የሚያስቀርበው ዕለት እንኳን ይህ ዕለት ነው

    Nthawi yomaliza ndi Lachisanu (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?

    Ndi chiyani nthawi? (Ndi chiyani nthawi?)

  2. ሶስት ሰዓት ነው

    Ndi saa tatu (sost se'at new)

  3. ዛሬ

    Lero (zare)

  4. ነገ

    Maŵa (nege)

  5. እንቁላል

    Kale (enqulal)

  6. ሰኞ

    Lolemba (sengyo)

  7. ማክሰኞ

    Lachiwiri (mak'senyo)

  8. ረቡዕ

    Lachitatu (rebu)

  9. አንድ

    Mmodzi (and)

  10. ሁለት

    Awiri (hulat)

  11. ሶስት

    Atatu (sost)

  12. አስር

    Kumi (asir)

  13. መቶ

    Zana (meto)

  14. ግማሽ

    Pachikhalidwe (gimash)

  15. በርካታ

    Zambiri (berkata)

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