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Common Bemba to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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

Tip: read the Amharic line out loud three times, then cover the Bemba 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.

  1. Shani

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Natotela

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Muli shani

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Muli shani

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Muli shani

    ደህና መልካም እለት (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. Shalenipo bwino

    ደህና ምሽት (Dehna mishiht)

  7. Tukakutana

    በኋላ እንገናኝ (Behwala engegnay)

  8. Twalumba

    ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun)

  9. Iwe ulishani?

    ስምህ ምንድነው? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. Ndefwaya John

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. Uli bwanji?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. Nashitasha kukumona

    እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ (Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. Ndefwaya kumfwa

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Nimwandi ulukanda buteko

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. Ningaloleleko?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Ili kuti ikalamba?

    የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው? (Yemewal bet yet new?)

  7. Ningalileka shani ku city center?

    ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ? (Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)

  8. Fumya kumwendo

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Fumya kumwendo

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Enda pamo

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. Kuli shani ifyabukata?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. Ticket imwe, nomba

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. Kuli lishilu ukulya?

    ከዚህ ወደ ሩቅ ነው? (Kezih wede ruq new?)

  14. Ndi lost

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?

    የሲም ካርድ የት ማግኘት እችላለሁ? (Yesim kard yet magnet echilalehu?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Eya

    አዎን (awon)

  2. Awe

    አይደለም (aydelem)

  3. Panga

    ምንም አይደለም (minim aydelem)

  4. Ndi bwino

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  5. Ndi bwino na

    አልከለኝ (alkelenya)

  6. Ilyo lishibukile

    ይህ ጥሩ ነው (yih t'iru new)

  7. Uchite shani?

    ምን ይመለከታል? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. Ushakufwa?

    እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. Ndefwaya ifyakufwa

    እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. Leka ifi

    እባክህ ጥቂት ጊዜ ቆይ (ebakih t'kit gize koy)

  11. Nshakufwa

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  12. Takwaba shani

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. Nshakufwa bwino

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Nashala bwino mu mwaka

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. Ube na mulimo wabwino

    ደህና ጉዞ እንደምን አይሁን (dehna guzo endemin ayhun)

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?

    የባቡር ጣቢያ የት ነው? (Yebabul tabiya yet new?)

  2. Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?

    የባስ ቆሞ የት ነው? (Yebas qomo yet new?)

  3. Ninshi ni platform iyi?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. Ninshi ikalamba?

    መቀየር ምን ሰዓት ነው? (Meqeyer min se'at new?)

  5. Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?

    ይህ ትክክለኛ መንገድ ነው? (Yih tikikilena menged new?)

  6. Ili pamo na pano.

    እዚህ ይቅር ነው (Ezih yikir new)

  7. Ili lishilu na pano.

    እዚህ ይልቅ ነው (Ezih yilek new)

  8. Ushibukishe pa mape?

    በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. Leka pano, chonde.

    እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. Kuli shani?

    ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Ili shani?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. Ili lya kuli

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. Muli na chimo chibulu?

    አንድ የሚቀነስ ነገር አለ? (and yemik'enes neger ale?)

  4. Ningakupanga na kadi?

    በካርድ መክፈል እችላለሁ? (bek'ard meq'fel echilalehu?)

  5. Ningakonda itabo lyakupanga abali babili

    ለሁለት ሰዎች ጠረጴዛ እፈልጋለሁ (lehulat sewoch teret'peza efelgalhu)

  6. Icilanga, tapali

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Ubufyashi bwakupanga?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. Ndi mvegetarian

    እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ (ene irgit neny)

  9. Nshikala na fya spicy, tapali

    በጣም ቀዝቃዛ ምግብ አይፈልግም (bet'am kezk'aza migib ayfelegm)

  10. Ili lya bwino

    ይህ ደስ ይበል (yih des yibel)

  11. Ningakonda ifyalo?

    መነዝር እባክህ? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. Icupa ca mvula, tapali

    የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Tuma abashitisha

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

  2. Tuma ambulance

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

  3. Nshikala na doctor

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

  4. Nshikala bwino

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

  5. Ndi na allergy ku nsalu

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

  6. Ili kuti hospital ya pafupi?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

  7. Kuli ububi pano

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

  8. Nashitile passport yangu

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

  9. Nawe tuma hotel yangu?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

  10. Chikondi!

    እግዚአብሔር!

Work and business

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

  1. Nashamukeni

    ወደ እኔ መገናኘት ደስ ይበልህ (wede ene megenanyet des yibelih)

  2. Tulefwaya ukusanga

    እንደ ምን ቀጥለን ምንጭ እንደምን እንደምን ቀጥለን (ende men qetelena menq enden)

  3. Ninshi ifikala bwino kwa iwe?

    ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. Nizakutuma ifishina lelo

    ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. Twafwaya ukusambilila lero?

    እንደ ምን እንደምን እንደምን እንደምን አለኝ? (ende men endemen alen)

  6. Nomba fwebo file iliko

    እቅፍ የተያያዘ ፋይል እባክህ ይመልከቱ (eqif yeteyayaze file ebakih yimelketu)

  7. Natotela pa nshita

    ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. Nifwaya ukushanda na iwe

    ከአንተ ጋር ሥራ ማድረግ እቀጥል (keante gar sera madreg eqetel)

  9. Wakosa ukufumya icikomo?

    ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. Nizakukumbusha

    ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. Ishina lyakupela ni Lwapula

    መደበኛ የሚያስቀርበው ዕለት እንኳን ይህ ዕለት ነው (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. Ninshi ilya shani?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. Kuli nomba itatu.

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. Lelo.

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Mwaume.

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Kale.

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. Lwandi.

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. Lwakabamba.

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. Lwapili.

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Imwe.

    አንድ (and)

  10. Ibili.

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Itatu.

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Icumi.

    አስር (asir)

  13. Cikumi.

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Pafya.

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Ilyo.

    በርካታ (berkata)

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