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Common Chuukese to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Mwar a ngeni

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Kinisou

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Mwar a pwe

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Mwar a pwe fiti

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Mwar a pwe nien

    ደህና መልካም እለት (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. Mwar a pwe en

    ደህና ምሽት (Dehna mishiht)

  7. Chok ngeni

    በኋላ እንገናኝ (Behwala engegnay)

  8. Soun

    ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun)

  9. Nukuchuk a ngeni?

    ስምህ ምንድነው? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. A ngeni John

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. Nukuchuk a ngeni?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. Kinisou a ngeni

    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. Mwe pwe esei English?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. Ngeni pwe esei Hindi mehn.

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. Ngeni pwe fenen.

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Pwe esei mehn.

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. Mwe pwe esei an?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Where pwe an bathroom?

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

  7. Mwe pwe fenen an city center?

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

  8. Pwe fefen.

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Pwe fefen.

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Pwe fenen.

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. Ewe pwe an fare?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. Mwe pwe an ticket.

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. Ewe pwe far from here?

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

  14. Ngeni pwe lost.

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Where pwe an buy 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. O

    አዎን (awon)

  2. A

    አይደለም (aydelem)

  3. Mwe

    ምንም አይደለም (minim aydelem)

  4. Ngeni an

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  5. Ngeni aen

    አልከለኝ (alkelenya)

  6. Ewe pwe

    ይህ ጥሩ ነው (yih t'iru new)

  7. Mwe e pwe?

    ምን ይመለከታል? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. Mwe e pwe pwe?

    እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. Ngeni pwe pwe

    እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. Mwe pwe in

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

  11. Ngeni a pwe

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  12. A pwe a

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. Kinisou

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Fahk a pwe

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. Pwe pwe ewe

    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. Where is the train station?

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

  2. Where is the bus stop?

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

  3. Mweir mehnuk?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. Ewe mwak mehnuk?

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

  5. Ewe mwak epe?

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

  6. Ewe mwak epe?

    እዚህ ይቅር ነው (Ezih yikir new)

  7. Ewe mwak epe?

    እዚህ ይልቅ ነው (Ezih yilek new)

  8. Ewe mwak epe?

    በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. Stop here, please

    እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. Ewe mwak epe?

    ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Ehu an pwe ese?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. Ewe pwe ese pwe ehu.

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. Ika pwe ehu an pwe ese?

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

  4. Ika pwe pwe ese pwe kar?

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

  5. Ika pwe pwe ese pwe table pwe rait.

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

  6. Pwe bill, pwe.

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Ewe pwe ese pwe service?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. I am vegetarian.

    እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ (ene irgit neny)

  9. Ewe pwe ese pwe spicy food.

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

  10. Ewe pwe mas.

    ይህ ደስ ይበል (yih des yibel)

  11. Ika pwe pwe ese pwe menu?

    መነዝር እባክህ? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. Pwe glass pwe water, pwe.

    የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Kasei an police

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

  2. Kasei an ambulance

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

  3. Ngeni an doktor

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

  4. Ngeni an fefin

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

  5. Ngeni an alerjiki to peanuts

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

  6. Where an hospital pwe fefin?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

  7. Ewe fefin an

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

  8. Ngeni an lost passport

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

  9. Ewe kasei an hotel ngeni?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

  10. Chok!

    እግዚአብሔር!

Work and business

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

  1. Mwanin a pwe

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

  2. Mwe pwe fenen a meeting

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

  3. Mwe pwe fenen an time?

    ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. Mwanin a pwe send an report non an

    ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. Mwe pwe fenen an tomorrow?

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

  6. Pwe fenen an file non a

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

  7. Kinisou pwe an time

    ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. Mwanin a pwe fenen an work non a

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

  9. Mwe pwe fenen an point non a?

    ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. Mwe pwe fenen an back non a

    ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. An deadline es Friday

    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. Mwor a en?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. Emon a toton

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. Nukuno

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Nukuno a kisin

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Nukuno a kisin

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. Nukuno a enin

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. Nukuno a raar

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. Nukuno a pwe

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Chon

    አንድ (and)

  10. Ruk

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Toton

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Nek

    አስር (asir)

  13. Chon a raan

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Mwor

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Mwor a

    በርካታ (berkata)

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