Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Zapotec phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Zapotec translation (Zapotec) — 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 Zapotec.
Tip: read the Zapotec line out loud three times, then cover the Amharic side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Díí(di'i)
እናመሰግናለን
Güi(güi)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Bëëna(bëëna)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Bëëna xhí(bëëna xhi)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Bëëna xhí(bëëna xhi)
ደህና ምሽት
Bëëna dzaa(bëëna dzaa)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Dáa xhí(daa xhi)
ደህና ሁን
Díí xhí(di'i xhi)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
¿Náá xhí nè?(naa xhi ne)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Náá nè John(naa ne John)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
¿Náá xhí?(naa xhi)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Náá nè xhí(naa ne xhi)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
¿Ndi xquidxi inglés?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Ndi xquidxi hindi nisa(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
Ndi xquidxi nisa(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Ndi xquidxi xhíí xquidxi(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)