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Common Amharic (አማርኛ) to Xhosa phrases

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

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

Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Xhosa-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

    Molo (Selam)

  2. እናመሰግናለን

    Enkosi (Enamesegenalew)

  3. ደህና መልካም ጡዋት

    Ubusuku obuhle (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. ደህና መልካም ከረባ

    Ubusuku obuhle (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. ደህና መልካም እለት

    Ubusuku obuhle (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. ደህና ምሽት

    Lala ngoxolo (Dehna mishiht)

  7. በኋላ እንገናኝ

    Ndiza kubonana kamva (Behwala engegnay)

  8. ደህና ሁን

    Hamba kakuhle (Dehna hun)

  9. ስምህ ምንድነው?

    Ngubani igama lakho? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. ስሜ ጆን ነው

    Igama lam nguJohn (Sime Jon new)

  11. እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?

    Unjani? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ

    Kuhle ukukwazi (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?

    Uthetha isiNgesi? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም

    Andithethi isiHindi kakuhle (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. አልተረዳኩም

    Andiqondi (Alteradakum)

  4. እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ

    Nceda thethe kancinci (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ

    Ungakuphinda lokho? (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?

    Iphi ibhafu? (Yemewal bet yet new?)

  7. ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?

    Ndingafika njani kwi mveliso ye dolophu? (Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)

  8. ግራ ቀይሩ

    Jolisa kwesokunxele (Gira qeyiru)

  9. ቀኝ ቀይሩ

    Jolisa kwesokudla (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. ቀጥ ይሂዱ

    Hamba ngqo (Qet' yihidu)

  11. ዋጋው ስንት ነው?

    Iholo ingakanani? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት

    Ithikithi elinye, nceda (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?

    Ingakanani ukusuka apha? (Kezih wede ruq new?)

  14. እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ

    Ndilahlekile (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?

    Nphi endinokuthenga khona iSIM card? (Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. አዎን

    Ewe (awon)

  2. አይደለም

    Hayi (aydelem)

  3. ምንም አይደለም

    Mhlawumbi (minim aydelem)

  4. እቅፍ ነኝ

    Ndiyavuma (eqif nenya)

  5. አልከለኝ

    Andivumi (alkelenya)

  6. ይህ ጥሩ ነው

    Okuhle (yih t'iru new)

  7. ምን ይመለከታል?

    Ucinga ntoni? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?

    Ungandinceda? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ

    Ndidinga uncedo (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ

    Linda umzuzu (ebakih t'kit gize koy)

  11. እቅፍ ነኝ

    Ndicela uxolo (eqif nenya)

  12. ችግኝ የለም

    Akukho ngxaki (chigign yelem)

  13. እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ

    Wamkelekile (enkwan wede derese)

  14. ደስ ይበል

    Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa (des yibel)

  15. ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን

    Uhambo olukhuselekileyo (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?

    Uphi umphakathi wemithwalo? (uphi umphakathi wemithwalo)

  2. የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?

    Uphi umphakathi weebhasi? (uphi umphakathi weebhasi)

  3. የት መድረክ ነው?

    Yeyiphi iphondo? (yeyiphi iphondo)

  4. መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?

    Ihamba ngexesha elingakanani? (ihamba ngexesha elingakanani)

  5. ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?

    Ngaba le yindlela efanelekileyo? (ngaba le yindlela efanelekileyo)

  6. እዚህ ይቅር ነው

    Ikho kufutshane apha (Ezih yikir new)

  7. እዚህ ይልቅ ነው

    Ikude apha (Ezih yilek new)

  8. በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?

    Ungandibonisa kwiimeko? (ungandibonisa kwiimeko)

  9. እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ

    Misa apha, nceda (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?

    Ithatha ixesha elingakanani? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?

    Ithini le mali? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው

    Le mali ibiza kakhulu. (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?

    Unayo into engabizi? (and yemik'enes neger ale?)

  4. በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?

    Ndingakhokha ngekhadi? (bek'ard meq'fel echilalehu?)

  5. ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ

    Ndicela itafula lempahla ezimbini. (lehulat sewoch teret'peza efelgalhu)

  6. ታት እባክህ

    Ibhili, nceda. (tat ebakih)

  7. አገልግሎት ይወካል?

    Ingaba inkonzo ibandakanyekile? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ

    Ndiyavegetarian. (ene irgit neny)

  9. በጣም ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ አይፈልግም

    Akukho ukutya okunobhotolo, nceda. (bet'am kezk'aza migib ayfelegm)

  10. ይህ ደስ ይበል

    Oku kumnandi. (yih des yibel)

  11. መነዝር እባክህ?

    Ndingafumana imenyu? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ

    Ingxube ye water, nceda. (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

    Biza uphondo

  2. አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

    Biza i-ambulensi

  3. ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

    Ndifuna ugqirha

  4. እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

    Ndiziva ndingalunganga

  5. እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

    Ndine-allergy kwi-peanuts

  6. ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

    Uphi umphakathi oseduze?

  7. እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

    Kubuhlungu apha

  8. ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

    Ndilahlekelwe yi passport yam

  9. ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

    Ungabiza ihotele yam?

  10. እግዚአብሔር!

    Uncedo!

Work and business

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

  1. ወደ እኔ መገናኘት ደስ ይበልህ

    Kuhle ukukwazi (wede ene megenanyet des yibelih)

  2. እንደ ምን ቀጥለን ምንጭ እንደምን እንደምን ቀጥለን

    Masihlele umhlangano (ende men qetelena menq enden)

  3. ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ?

    Yiphi ixesha elikufaneleyo? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ

    Ndiza kuthumela ingxelo namhlanje (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. እንደ ምን እንደምን እንደምን እንደምን አለኝ?

    Singathetha ngomso? (ende men endemen alen)

  6. እቅፍ የተያያዘ ፋይል እባክህ ይመልከቱ

    Nceda ufumane ifayile ehlanganisiweyo (eqif yeteyayaze file ebakih yimelketu)

  7. ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን

    Enkosi ngexesha lakho (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. ከአንተ ጋር ሥራ ማድረግ እቀጥል

    Ndijonge phambili ekusebenzeni nawe (keante gar sera madreg eqetel)

  9. ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል?

    Ungacacisa le ndawo? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ

    Mna ndiza kubuyela kuwe (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. መደበኛ የሚያስቀርበው ዕለት እንኳን ይህ ዕለት ነው

    Umhla wokugqibela 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?

    Yintoni ixesha? (Yin-toh-nee ikh-leh-zah?)

  2. ሶስት ሰዓት ነው

    Iiyure ezintathu (Ee-yoo-reh e-zin-tah-thu)

  3. ዛሬ

    Namhlanje (Nam-hlan-je)

  4. ነገ

    Manga (Man-gah)

  5. እንቁላል

    Izolo (Ee-zoh-loh)

  6. ሰኞ

    Mvulo (M-vu-lo)

  7. ማክሰኞ

    Lwesibini (Lwe-si-bi-nee)

  8. ረቡዕ

    Lwesithathu (Lwe-si-tha-thu)

  9. አንድ

    Ene (Eh-neh)

  10. ሁለት

    Mbini (M-bee-nee)

  11. ሶስት

    Thathu (Thah-thu)

  12. አስር

    Ishumi (Ee-shoo-mee)

  13. መቶ

    Ishumi elinye (Ee-shoo-mee eh-leen-yeh)

  14. ግማሽ

    Umgama (Um-gah-mah)

  15. በርካታ

    Ngaphezulu (Ngah-peh-zulu)

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