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Common Hmong to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Ua tsaug

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Zoo siab sawv ntxov

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Zoo siab tav su

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Zoo siab tsaus ntuj

    ደህና መልካም እለት (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. Nplooj siab hmo

    ደህና ምሽት (Dehna mishiht)

  7. Pom dua

    በኋላ እንገናኝ (Behwala engegnay)

  8. Kuv mus lawm

    ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun)

  9. Koj lub npe hu li cas?

    ስምህ ምንድነው? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. Kuv lub npe hu John

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. Koj nyob li cas?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. Zoo siab tau ntsib koj

    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. Koj puas tham lus Askiv?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. Kuv tsis tham Hindi zoo.

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. Kuv tsis to taub.

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Thov tham maj mam.

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. Koj puas hais dua?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Chav dej nyob qhov twg?

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

  7. Kuv yuav mus rau lub nroog li cas?

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

  8. Tso taw mus sab laug.

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Tso taw mus sab xis.

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Mus ncaj.

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. Nqe se yuav yog pes tsawg?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. Ib daim ntawv ticket, thov.

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. Nws deb li cas ntawm no?

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

  14. Kuv poob.

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Kuv yuav mus yuav SIM card qhov twg?

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

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Yog

    አዎን (awon)

  2. Tsis yog

    አይደለም (aydelem)

  3. Tej zaum

    ምንም አይደለም (minim aydelem)

  4. Kuv pom zoo

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  5. Kuv tsis pom zoo

    አልከለኝ (alkelenya)

  6. Qhov ntawd zoo

    ይህ ጥሩ ነው (yih t'iru new)

  7. Koj xav li cas?

    ምን ይመለከታል? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. Koj puas tuaj yeem pab kuv?

    እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. Kuv xav tau kev pab

    እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. Thov tos ib pliag

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

  11. Kuv thov txim

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  12. Tsis muaj teeb meem

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. Zoo siab

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Zoo siab hnub yug

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. Thov mus safely

    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. Qhov twg yog chaw nres tsheb?

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

  2. Qhov twg yog chaw nres bus?

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

  3. Qhov twg yog lub platform?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. Tej zaum nws mus thaum twg?

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

  5. Yog qhov no txoj kev zoo?

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

  6. Nws nyob ze ntawm no.

    እዚህ ይቅር ነው (Ezih yikir new)

  7. Nws nyob deb ntawm no.

    እዚህ ይልቅ ነው (Ezih yilek new)

  8. Koj puas qhia kuv ntawm daim ntawv qhia?

    በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. Thov nres ntawm no.

    እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. Nws yuav siv sijhawm ntev npaum li cas?

    ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Nqe pes tsawg?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. Qhov ntawd pheej yig dhau

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. Koj puas muaj tej yam pheej yig dua?

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

  4. Koj puas kam kuv them nyiaj los ntawm daim npav?

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

  5. Kuv xav tau lub rooj rau ob tug.

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

  6. Daim nqi, thov.

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Koj puas suav nrog kev pab?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. Kuv yog neeg zaub.

    እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ (ene irgit neny)

  9. Tsis muaj zaub mov qab zib, thov.

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

  10. Qhov no qab zib.

    ይህ ደስ ይበል (yih des yibel)

  11. Kuv puas tau txais daim ntawv qhia zaub?

    መነዝር እባክህ? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. Ib khob dej, thov.

    የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Hu rau tub ceev xwm

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

  2. Hu rau tsheb thauj neeg

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

  3. Kuv xav tau tus kws kho mob

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

  4. Kuv xav tsis zoo

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

  5. Kuv muaj kab mob rau txiv av

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

  6. Qhov twg yog tsev kho mob ze tshaj?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

  7. Nws mob ntawm no

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

  8. Kuv poob kuv daim ntawv hla tebchaws

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

  9. Koj puas hu rau kuv lub tsev so?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

  10. Pab!

    እግዚአብሔር!

Work and business

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

  1. Zoo siab ntsib koj

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

  2. Cia peb npaj ib rooj sab laj

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

  3. Thov qhia seb thaum twg haum rau koj?

    ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. Kuv yuav xa daim ntawv tshaj tawm hnub no

    ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. Koj puas kam tham hnub no?

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

  6. Thov pom cov ntaub ntawv txuas ntxiv

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

  7. Ua tsaug rau koj lub sijhawm

    ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. Kuv tos ntsoov yuav ua haujlwm nrog koj

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

  9. Koj puas tuaj yeem piav qhia qhov ntawd?

    ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. Cia kuv rov qab los rau koj

    ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. Lub sijhawm kawg yog hnub 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. Nug sijhawm twg lawm?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. Nws yog peb teev

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. Hnub no

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Hnub tom ntej

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Hnub kem

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. Hnub Monday

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. Hnub Tuesday

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. Hnub Wednesday

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Ib

    አንድ (and)

  10. Ob

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Peb

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Plaub

    አስር (asir)

  13. Ib puas

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Ib nrab

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Ntxiv

    በርካታ (berkata)

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