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Common Kiga to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Webale

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Osiibye bulungi

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Osiibye bulungi

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Osiibye bulungi

    ደህና መልካም እለት (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. Osiibye bulungi

    ደህና ምሽት (Dehna mishiht)

  7. Tugenda okukutana

    በኋላ እንገናኝ (Behwala engegnay)

  8. Nkwagala

    ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun)

  9. Erinnya lyo ani?

    ስምህ ምንድነው? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. Erinnya lyange nze John

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. Oli otya?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. Nneebwanga okukuyita

    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. Oli muwandiika kiingereza?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. Sikuganya.

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Ekitanda kiki?

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

  7. Nkwenda otya mu kiti?

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

  8. Genda ku kkono.

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Genda ku ddyo.

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Genda mu maaso.

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. Ekitundu kiki?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. Ekitanda emu, nyamba.

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?

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

  14. Ndi mu kwegendereza.

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Nkwenda kutuuka wa 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. Eee

    አዎን (awon)

  2. Oya

    አይደለም (aydelem)

  3. Wali

    ምንም አይደለም (minim aydelem)

  4. Ndiinze

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  5. Sindiinze

    አልከለኝ (alkelenya)

  6. Ekitanga kiza

    ይህ ጥሩ ነው (yih t'iru new)

  7. Oteka ki?

    ምን ይመለከታል? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. Okwetegera?

    እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. Nfuna okwetegera

    እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. Leka akaseke

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

  11. Ndi mwefwe

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  12. Tera kintu

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. Nkwagala

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Okwagala omwaka omukya

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. Okwetegera mu nsi

    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. Eri heza y'ekitabo?

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

  2. Eri heza y'ekibuga?

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

  3. Ekiyungiriro ki?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. Ekitonde ki?

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

  5. Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?

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

  6. Eri wansi wano

    እዚህ ይቅር ነው (Ezih yikir new)

  7. Eri kure wano

    እዚህ ይልቅ ነው (Ezih yilek new)

  8. Oyinza okundabira ku karita?

    በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. Mugume wano, nyabo

    እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. Ekitanga ki?

    ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Ekitanga ki?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. Ekitanga ky'ekikula

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. Oli n'ekintu ekirungi?

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

  4. Nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi?

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

  5. Nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri

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

  6. Ekitabo, nyabo

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Okwetegereza kuli mu?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. Ndi omukazi w'ebyokulya

    እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ (ene irgit neny)

  9. Tewali ebyokulya ebikalu

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

  10. Ekitanga ky'ekyokulya

    ይህ ደስ ይበል (yih des yibel)

  11. Nkwenda okufuna omukutu?

    መነዝር እባክህ? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. Ekitanda ky'amazi, nyabo

    የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Funa polisi

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

  2. Funa ambulance

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

  3. Nkeneye omuganga

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

  4. Ndi mu bubi

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

  5. Ndi na allergy ku nkuzi

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

  6. Ehe hospital ey'ekyenkya?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

  7. Bikunyumya wano

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

  8. Nfunye passport yange

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

  9. Okwesiga okufuna hotel yange?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

  10. Mbadde!

    እግዚአብሔር!

Work and business

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

  1. Nishimwe kuganira

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

  2. Tugende mu nama

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

  3. Ni ryari byakugendekera?

    ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. Nzohereza raporo uyu munsi

    ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. Twashobora kuganira ejo?

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

  6. Nyamuneka reba dosiye iri hamwe

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

  7. Urakoze ku mwanya wawe

    ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. Ntegereje gukorana nawe

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

  9. Wansobanurira icyo?

    ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. Nzakugarukaho

    ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. Igihe ntarengwa ni ku wa gatanu

    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. Ekitundu ki?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. Kiri musanvu

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. Lwaki

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Ekitundu ky'ekiro

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Ekitundu ky'ekiro

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. Mmande

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. Wakabaka

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. Wakabiri

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Emu

    አንድ (and)

  10. Ebi

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Ekitatu

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Ekitundu

    አስር (asir)

  13. Ekitanga

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Okwesiga

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Okwongera

    በርካታ (berkata)

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