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Common Kinyarwanda to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Urakoze

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Bwakire bwiza

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Nimugoroba mwiza

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Mwaramutse mwiza

    ደህና መልካም እለት (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. Ijoro ryiza

    ደህና ምሽት (Dehna mishiht)

  7. Tuzabonana nyuma

    በኋላ እንገናኝ (Behwala engegnay)

  8. Murabeho

    ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun)

  9. Witwa nde?

    ስምህ ምንድነው? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. Nitwa John

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. Umeze ute?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. Nishimiye kukumenya

    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. Uravuga Icyongereza?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. Sinavuga Hindi neza

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. Sinumva

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Nyabuneka vuga buhoro

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. Wabivuga ukundi?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Aho ubwiherero buri he?

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

  7. Nagenda nte ku mugi?

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

  8. Hindukira ibumoso

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Hindukira iburyo

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Genda imbere

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. Igiciro ni ikihe?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. Itike imwe, nyabuneka

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. Ni kure hano?

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

  14. Ndi mu kaga

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Nshobora kugura SIM card he?

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

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Yego

    አዎን (awon)

  2. Oya

    አይደለም (aydelem)

  3. Birashoboka

    ምንም አይደለም (minim aydelem)

  4. Ndemeranya

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  5. Sinemeranya

    አልከለኝ (alkelenya)

  6. Birumvikana neza

    ይህ ጥሩ ነው (yih t'iru new)

  7. Ubitekerezaho iki?

    ምን ይመለከታል? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. Urashobora kumfasha?

    እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. Nkeneye ubufasha

    እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. Tegereza gato

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

  11. Ndakwinginze

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  12. Nta kibazo

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. Ibyishimo

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Isabukuru nziza

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. Ugire urugendo rwiza

    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. Aho ikigo cy'igariyamoshi kiri?

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

  2. Aho ahagarara bisi?

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

  3. Ni iyihe platform?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. Igihe izava ryari?

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

  5. Ese iyi niyo nzira nziza?

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

  6. Iri hafi hano

    እዚህ ይቅር ነው (Ezih yikir new)

  7. Iri kure hano

    እዚህ ይልቅ ነው (Ezih yilek new)

  8. Ushobora kumfasha ku ikarita?

    በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. Hagarara hano, nyabuneka

    እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. Bifata igihe kingana iki?

    ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Iyi igura angahe?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. Ibyo ni ibihenze cyane.

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. Ufite ikintu cyoroheje?

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

  4. Nshobora kwishyura n'ikarita?

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

  5. Nashaka ameza y'abantu babiri.

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

  6. Ndagusabye, umwenda.

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Serivisi irimo?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. Ndi umunyvegetari.

    እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ (ene irgit neny)

  9. Ntimukanyuze ibiryo birimo umunyu.

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

  10. Ibi biraryoshye.

    ይህ ደስ ይበል (yih des yibel)

  11. Nshobora kubona urutonde rw'ibiryo?

    መነዝር እባክህ? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. Ndagusabye, igikombe cy'amazi.

    የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Hamagara polisi

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

  2. Hamagara ambulance

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

  3. Nkeneye umuganga

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

  4. Ndumva ndwaye

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

  5. Mfite allergie ku mbuto z'ihene

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

  6. Ihagararanye ry'ubuvuzi rihe?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

  7. Birambabaza hano

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

  8. Nabuze pasiporo yanjye

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

  9. Urashobora guhamagara hoteli yanjye?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

  10. Fasha!

    እግዚአብሔር!

Work and business

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

  1. Nishimiye guhura nawe

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

  2. Reka dushyireho inama

    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. Dushobora kuvugana ejo?

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

  6. Nyamuneka reba dosiye iri hano

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

  7. Urakoze ku gihe cyawe

    ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. Ntegereje gukorana nawe

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

  9. Wansobanurira icyo kibazo?

    ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. Nzakugarukira

    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. Ni saa ingahe?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. Ni saa tatu

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. Uyu munsi

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Ejo hazaza

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Ejo

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. Kuwa Mbere

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. Kuwa Kabiri

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. Kuwa Gatatu

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Kimwe

    አንድ (and)

  10. Kabiri

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Gatatu

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Cumi

    አስር (asir)

  13. Ijana

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Igice

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Byinshi

    በርካታ (berkata)

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