Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Twi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Twi translation (Twi) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Akwabaa(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
Medase(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Mema wo akye(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Mema wo aha(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Mema wo adwo(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Da yie(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Yɛbɛhyia bio(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Nante yie(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Wo din de sɛn?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Me din de John(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Wo ho te sɛn?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Ɛyɛ me anigye sɛ mehyia wo(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Wopɛ sɛ woka Borɔfo?(Wo pe se wo ka Borɔfo?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Mente Hindi pa(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
Mente ase(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Mepa wo kyɛw, kasa kakra(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Wobɛtumi akasa bio?(Ebakewot degmo yinageru)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Ɛhe na ɔdan no wɔ?(Yemewal bet yet new?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Ɛyɛ dɛn na mɛkɔ kurom mu?(Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Bɔ nifa(Gira qeyiru)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Bɔ benkum(Qeny qeyiru)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Kɔ mmerɛ mu(Qet' yihidu)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
Sɛnea na sika no yɛ?(Wagaw sint new?)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
Kɔtɔkɔ baako, mepa wo kyɛw(And tiket ebakewot)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
Ɛyɛ ɔkwan tenten fi ha?(Kezih wede ruq new?)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
Meda hɔ a, mintumi mfa(Ine wede dirq nenyi)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
Ɛhe na mɛtumi atɔ SIM card?(Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
አዎን
Aane(awon)
አይደለም
Daabi(aydelem)
ምንም አይደለም
Ebeye yie(minim aydelem)
እቅፍ ነኝ
M'ani agye(eqif nenya)
አልከለኝ
M'ani nsi(alkelenya)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
Ɛyɛ fɛ(yih t'iru new)
ምን ይመለከታል?
Dɛn na wopɛ?(min yimelaketal?)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
Wobɛtumi aboa me?(ebakih endemin astewayi?)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
Mepɛ aboa(ene erdata ifelgalehu)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
Tena hɔ kakra(ebakih t'kit gize koy)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Mepa wo kyɛw(eqif nenya)
ችግኝ የለም
Nkwasea nni hɔ(chigign yelem)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
Meda wo akye(enkwan wede derese)
ደስ ይበል
Awoda pa(des yibel)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
Bɔkɔ a yɛn nyansa(dehna guzo endemin ayhun)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?
Ɛhe na ɔkoɔtɔ no da?(Ehe na okoto no da?)
የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?
Ɛhe na ɔkwan no da?(Ehe na okwan no da?)
የት መድረክ ነው?
Ɛhe na ɔkwan no da?(Ehe na okwan no da?)
መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?
Dɛn na ɛbɛkɔ?(Den na ebekɔ?)
ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?
Ɛyɛ ɔkwan pa anaa?(Eyɛ okwan pa anaa?)
እዚህ ይቅር ነው
Ɛyɛ bɛn ha(Eyɛ ben ha)
እዚህ ይልቅ ነው
Ɛyɛ mmerɛ ha(Eyɛ mmerɛ ha)
በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?
Wobɛtumi akyerɛ me wɔ mpa mu?(Wobɛtumi akyerɛ me wɔ mpa mu?)
እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ
Sɔ ha, me pa wo kyɛw(Sɔ ha, me pa wo kyɛw)
ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?
Ɛyɛ dɛn na ɛbɛyɛ?(Ɛyɛ dɛn na ɛbɛyɛ?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?
Ɛyɛ sɛn?(Eye sen?)
ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው
Ɛyɛ dɔɔso(Eye dooso)
አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?
Wopɛ biribi a ɛyɛ mmerɛ?(Wope biribi a eye mmere?)
በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?
Mɛtumi akyɛ kaad no?(Metumi akye kaad no?)
ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ
Mepɛ meyɛ abɔnten mmienu(Mepɛ abɔnten mmienu)
ታት እባክህ
Sika no, mepa wo kyɛw(Sika no, mepɔ wo kyɛw)
አገልግሎት ይወካል?
Ɛyɛ ɔsom a wɔakɔka ho?(Eye osom a wɔakɔka ho?)
እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ
Meyɛ ɔkɔmfoɔ(Meyɛ okomfo)
በጣም ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ አይፈልግም
Mepa wo kyɛw, nsɛm a ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ nni hɔ(Mepa wo kyɛw, nsɛm a eye kɔkɔɔ nni hɔ)
ይህ ደስ ይበል
Ɛyɛ anigye(Eye anigye)
መነዝር እባክህ?
Mɛtumi anya menu no?(Metumi anya menu no?)
የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ
Mepa wo kyɛw, nsuo bi(Mepa wo kyɛw, nsuo bi)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ
Frɛ ɔpolice(Freh opolisi)
አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ
Frɛ ambulance(Freh ambulance)
ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ
Mepɛ dɔkita(Mepe dokita)
እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ
Meda ho yare(Medaho yare)
እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም
Medi nkuto ho yare(Medi nkuto ho yare)
ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?
Ɛhe na ɔyareɛ foforɔ no wɔ?(Ehe na oyare foforo no wo?)
እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው
Ɛyɛ me ya ha(Eyɛ me ya ha)
ፓስፖርት አጣሁ
Mɛhwere me passport(Mehwere me passport)
ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?
Wobɛtumi afrɛ me hotel?(Wobɛtumi afre me hotel?)
እግዚአብሔር!
Boa me!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
ወደ እኔ መገናኘት ደስ ይበልህ
Me ho yɛ fɛ sɛ me ne wo bɛhyia(wede ene megenanyet des yibelih)
እንደ ምን ቀጥለን ምንጭ እንደምን እንደምን ቀጥለን
Ma yɛnhyɛ nhyiamu da(ende men qetelena menq enden)
ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ?
Dɛn na ɛyɛ ɔberɛ a ɛyɛ wo dea?(min gize yiseraleh)
ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ
Mɛsoma abatoɔ no nnɛ(zare reportun ilakelih)
እንደ ምን እንደምን እንደምን እንደምን አለኝ?
Ɛbɛyɛ a yɛbɛkasa ɔkyena?(ende men endemen alen)
እቅፍ የተያያዘ ፋይል እባክህ ይመልከቱ
Mesrɛ, hwɛ fael no a ɛda ho(eqif yeteyayaze file ebakih yimelketu)
ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን
Medase sɛ wopɛ bere no(legizeh enamesegenalen)
ከአንተ ጋር ሥራ ማድረግ እቀጥል
Mepɛ sɛ me ne wo yɛ adwuma(keante gar sera madreg eqetel)
ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል?
Wobɛtumi akyerɛkyerɛ saa nsɛm no?(ya neger magnyet yichalal)
ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ
Ma menkɔ na mɛsan aba(wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)
መደበኛ የሚያስቀርበው ዕለት እንኳን ይህ ዕለት ነው
Nhyɛda no yɛ Ɛbenada(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.