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100 practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Zulu phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.
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Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Zulu phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Zulu translation (Zulu) — 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 Zulu.
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Table of contents
Greetings and pleasantries Useful phrases for travellers Everyday conversation Directions and getting around Shopping and dining Emergencies and health Work and business Time, days and numbers
Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
እናመሰግናለን
Ngiyabonga
(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Sawubona
(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Good afternoon
(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Ubusuku obuhle
(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Lala kahle
(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Sizobonana
(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Hamba kahle
(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Ubani igama lakho?
(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Igama lami nginguJohn
(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Unjani?
(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Ukhuluma isiNgisi?
(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Angikhulumi kahle isiHindi.
(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
Angiqondi.
(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Ungakuphinda lokho?
(Ebakewot degmo yinageru)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
(Yemewal bet yet new?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emaphandleni?
(Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)
ግራ ቀይሩ
Jika kwesobunxele.
(Gira qeyiru)
ቀኝ ቀይሩ
Jika kwesokudla.
(Qeny qeyiru)
ቀጥ ይሂዱ
Hamba phambili.
(Qet' yihidu)
ዋጋው ስንት ነው?
Inani lokuhamba lingakanani?
(Wagaw sint new?)
አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት
Ithikithi elilodwa, ngiyacela.
(And tiket ebakewot)
ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው?
Ingabe kude lapha?
(Kezih wede ruq new?)
እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ
Ngilahlekile.
(Ine wede dirq nenyi)
የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ?
Ngaphi engingathenga khona i-SIM card?
(Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
ምንም አይደለም
Mhlawumbe
(minim aydelem)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Ngiyavuma
(eqif nenya)
አልከለኝ
Angivumi
(alkelenya)
ይህ ጥሩ ነው
Lokho kuzwakala kahle
(yih t'iru new)
ምን ይመለከታል?
Ucabanga ukuthini?
(min yimelaketal?)
እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ?
Ungangisiza?
(ebakih endemin astewayi?)
እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ
Ngidinga usizo
(ene erdata ifelgalehu)
እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ
Linda umzuzu
(ebakih t'kit gize koy)
እቅፍ ነኝ
Ngiyaxolisa
(eqif nenya)
ችግኝ የለም
Akukho nkinga
(chigign yelem)
እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ
Halala
(enkwan wede derese)
ደስ ይበል
Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa
(des yibel)
ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን
Uhambo olunempilo
(dehna guzo endemin ayhun)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው?
Iphi isitishi sesitimela?
(iphi isitishi sesitimela)
የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው?
Iphi indawo yokuma kwebhasi?
(iphi indawo yokuma kwebhasi)
የት መድረክ ነው?
Iphi ipulatifomu?
(iphi ipulatifomu)
መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው?
Ithini isikhathi sokuhamba?
(ithini isikhathi sokuhamba)
ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው?
Ingabe le yindlela efanele?
(ingabe le yindlela efanele)
እዚህ ይቅር ነው
Ikhaya lapha eduze
(ikhaya lapha eduze)
እዚህ ይልቅ ነው
Ikude lapha
(ikude lapha)
በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል?
Ungangikhombisa emmaphini?
(ungangikhombisa emmaphini)
እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
(misa lapha, ngiyacela)
ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል?
Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani?
(kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani)
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
ይህ እንዴት ይኖር?
Kubiza malini lokhu?
(yih endet yinnor?)
ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው
Lokho kubiza kakhulu.
(yih bet'am wid new)
አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ?
Unayo yini ethengiswa ngentengo ephansi?
(and yemik'enes neger ale?)
በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ?
Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?
(bek'ard meq'fel echilalehu?)
ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ
Ngifuna itafula labantu ababili.
(lehulat sewoch teret'peza efelgalhu)
ታት እባክህ
Ibhili, ngiyacela.
(tat ebakih)
አገልግሎት ይወካል?
Inkonzo ifakiwe?
(agelglot yiwek'al?)
እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ
Ngiyisithuthuthu.
(ene irgit neny)
በጣም ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ አይፈልግም
Ngicela ukudla okungashisayo.
(bet'am kezk'aza migib ayfelegm)
ይህ ደስ ይበል
Lokhu kuhle.
(yih des yibel)
መነዝር እባክህ?
Ngicela imenyu?
(menazir ebakih?)
የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ
Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela.
(yewha teremus ebakih)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ
Shayela amaphoyisa
አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ
Shayela i-ambulensi
ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ
Ngidinga udokotela
እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ
Ngizizwa ngigula
እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም
Ngine-allergy kumantongomane
ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?
Iphi isibhedlela esiseduze?
እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው
Kubuhlungu lapha
ፓስፖርት አጣሁ
Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami
ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?
Ungashayela ihhotela lami?
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
ወደ እኔ መገናኘት ደስ ይበልህ
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
(wede ene megenanyet des yibelih)
እንደ ምን ቀጥለን ምንጭ እንደምን እንደምን ቀጥለን
Masihlele umhlangano
(ende men qetelena menq enden)
ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ?
Yisiphi isikhathi esikufanele?
(min gize yiseraleh)
ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ
Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla
(zare reportun ilakelih)
እንደ ምን እንደምን እንደምን እንደምን አለኝ?
Singakhuluma kusasa?
(ende men endemen alen)
እቅፍ የተያያዘ ፋይል እባክህ ይመልከቱ
Sicela uthole ifayela elixhunywe
(eqif yeteyayaze file ebakih yimelketu)
ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን
Ngiyabonga ngalesi sikhathi
(legizeh enamesegenalen)
ከአንተ ጋር ሥራ ማድረግ እቀጥል
Ngibheke phambili ekusebenzeni nawe
(keante gar sera madreg eqetel)
ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል?
Ungacacisa leyo ndaba?
(ya neger magnyet yichalal)
ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ
Ngizobuyela kuwe
(wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)
መደበኛ የሚያስቀርበው ዕለት እንኳን ይህ ዕለት ነው
Usuku lokugcina 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.
የምን ሰዓት ነው?
Kuyini isikhathi?
(ku-yee-nee ee-sih-khah-teh?)
ሶስት ሰዓት ነው
Kuyisithathu
(koo-yee-see-thah-thu)
ዛሬ
Namuhla
(nah-moo-hlah)
ሰኞ
uMsombuluko
(oom-sohm-boo-loo-koh)
ማክሰኞ
uMsombuluko
(oom-sohm-boo-loo-koh)
ረቡዕ
uLwesithathu
(ool-weh-see-thah-thu)
ሶስት
Kuthathu
(koo-thah-thu)
መቶ
Ishumi elinhlanu
(ee-shoo-mee eh-leen-hlah-noo)
ግማሽ
Iphinifa
(ee-pee-nee-fah)
በርካታ
Okuningi
(oh-koo-neen-gee)
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