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Common Dutch (Nederlands) to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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Looking for practical Dutch (Nederlands) to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Dutch 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: when a Amharic phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Dutch wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.

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Greetings and pleasantries

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

  1. Hallo

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Dank je

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Goedemorgen

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Goedemiddag

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Goedenavond

    ደህና መልካም እለት (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. Goedenacht

    ደህና ምሽት (Dehna mishiht)

  7. Tot later

    በኋላ እንገናኝ (Behwala engegnay)

  8. Tot ziens

    ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun)

  9. Wat is jouw naam?

    ስምህ ምንድነው? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. Mijn naam is John

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. Hoe gaat het?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. Leuk je te ontmoeten

    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. Spreekt u Engels?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. Ik spreek niet goed Hindi.

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. Ik begrijp het niet.

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Spreek alstublieft langzaam.

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. Kunt u dat nog eens zeggen?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Waar is de badkamer?

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

  7. Hoe kom ik bij het stadscentrum?

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

  8. Sla linksaf.

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Sla rechtsaf.

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Ga rechtdoor.

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. Hoeveel kost het?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. Één ticket, alstublieft.

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. Is het ver van hier?

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

  14. Ik ben verdwaald.

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Waar kan ik een SIM-kaart kopen?

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

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ja

    አዎን (awon)

  2. Nee

    አይደለም (aydelem)

  3. Misschien

    ምንም አይደለም (minim aydelem)

  4. Ik ben het eens

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  5. Ik ben het niet eens

    አልከለኝ (alkelenya)

  6. Dat klinkt goed

    ይህ ጥሩ ነው (yih t'iru new)

  7. Wat denk je?

    ምን ይመለከታል? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. Kun je me helpen?

    እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. Ik heb hulp nodig

    እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. Wacht even

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

  11. Het spijt me

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  12. Geen probleem

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. Gefeliciteerd

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. Goede reis

    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. Waar is het treinstation?

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

  2. Waar is de bushalte?

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

  3. Welke perron is het?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. Hoe laat vertrekt het?

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

  5. Is dit de juiste weg?

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

  6. Het is hier dichtbij.

    እዚህ ይቅር ነው (Ezih yikir new)

  7. Het is ver weg van hier.

    እዚህ ይልቅ ነው (Ezih yilek new)

  8. Kun je het me op de kaart laten zien?

    በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. Stop hier, alstublieft.

    እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. Hoe lang duurt het?

    ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Hoeveel kost dit?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. Dat is te duur.

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. Heeft u iets goedkopers?

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

  4. Kan ik met kaart betalen?

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

  5. Ik wil graag een tafel voor twee.

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

  6. De rekening, alstublieft.

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Is de service inbegrepen?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. Ik ben vegetariër.

    እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ (ene irgit neny)

  9. Geen pittig eten, alstublieft.

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

  10. Dit is heerlijk.

    ይህ ደስ ይበል (yih des yibel)

  11. Mag ik de menukaart hebben?

    መነዝር እባክህ? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. Een glas water, alstublieft.

    የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Bel de politie

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

  2. Bel een ambulance

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

  3. Ik heb een dokter nodig

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

  4. Ik voel me ziek

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

  5. Ik ben allergisch voor pinda's

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

  6. Waar is het dichtstbijzijnde ziekenhuis?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

  7. Het doet hier pijn

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

  8. Ik ben mijn paspoort kwijt

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

  9. Kun je mijn hotel bellen?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

  10. Help!

    እግዚአብሔር!

Work and business

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

  1. Leuk je te ontmoeten

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

  2. Laten we een vergadering plannen

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

  3. Welke tijd komt jou uit?

    ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. Ik zal het rapport vandaag sturen

    ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. Kunnen we morgen praten?

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

  6. Bijgevoegd vindt u het bestand

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

  7. Dank u voor uw tijd

    ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. Ik kijk ernaar uit om met u samen te werken

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

  9. Kunt u dat punt verduidelijken?

    ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. Ik kom bij u terug

    ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. De deadline is vrijdag

    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. Hoe laat is het?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. Het is drie uur.

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. Vandaag

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Morgen

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Gisteren

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. Maandag

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. Dinsdag

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. Woensdag

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Een

    አንድ (and)

  10. Twee

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Drie

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Tien

    አስር (asir)

  13. Honderd

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Half

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Meer

    በርካታ (berkata)

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