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Common Krio to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Tenki

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Gud mɔnin

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Gud aftanun

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Gud ivnin

    ደህና መልካም እለት (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. Gud nait

    ደህና ምሽት (Dehna mishiht)

  7. Si yu leta

    በኋላ እንገናኝ (Behwala engegnay)

  8. Bai

    ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun)

  9. Wetɛn na yu neym?

    ስምህ ምንድነው? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. Ma neym na John

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. Ow yu de?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. Naes fo mit yu

    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. Yu sabi English?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. A no sabi Hindi well.

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. A no sabi.

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Plis, tok slow.

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. Yu fit tok dat again?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Weh na di toilet?

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

  7. Ow A go fit reach di city center?

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

  8. Turn left.

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Turn right.

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Go straight.

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. Ow much na di fare?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. One ticket, plis.

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. E far from ya?

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

  14. A don lost.

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Weh A go fit 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. Yes

    አዎን (awon)

  2. No

    አይደለም (aydelem)

  3. Maybe

    ምንም አይደለም (minim aydelem)

  4. A mi agree

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  5. A no agree

    አልከለኝ (alkelenya)

  6. Dat na fine

    ይህ ጥሩ ነው (yih t'iru new)

  7. Wet in you tink?

    ምን ይመለከታል? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. You fit help me?

    እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. A need help

    እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. Wait small

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

  11. A sorry

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  12. No problem

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. Congratulations

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Happy birthday

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. Get safe trip

    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. Weh na di train station?

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

  2. Weh na di bus stop?

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

  3. Which platform na im?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. Wetin time e go lef?

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

  5. Dis na di right way?

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

  6. E dey near here

    እዚህ ይቅር ነው (Ezih yikir new)

  7. E far from here

    እዚህ ይልቅ ነው (Ezih yilek new)

  8. Yu fit show me pan di map?

    በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. Stop here, pliz

    እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. How long e go tek?

    ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. How much dis cost?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. Dat too expensive.

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. You get anytin wey cheaper?

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

  4. I fit pay by card?

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

  5. I wan table for two.

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

  6. Di bill, please.

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Service dey include?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. I na vegetarian.

    እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ (ene irgit neny)

  9. No spicy food, please.

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

  10. Dis dey sweet.

    ይህ ደስ ይበል (yih des yibel)

  11. I fit get di menu?

    መነዝር እባክህ? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. A glass of water, please.

    የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Call di police

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

  2. Call ambulance

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

  3. A need doctor

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

  4. A dey feel sick

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

  5. A get allergy for peanuts

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

  6. Weh di nearest hospital de?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

  7. E dey pain here

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

  8. A don lose mi passport

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

  9. You fit call mi hotel?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

  10. Help!

    እግዚአብሔር!

Work and business

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

  1. Na nice for meet you

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

  2. Make we plan wan meeting

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

  3. Wetin time go work for you?

    ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. A go send di report tiday

    ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. We go fit talk tomorrow?

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

  6. Abeg find di file wey attach

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

  7. Tenki for your time

    ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. A dey look forward for work with you

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

  9. You fit clarify dat point?

    ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. Make I get back to you

    ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. Di deadline na 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. Wetin na di taim?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. E na tri o'clock

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. Tudeh

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Tomo

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Yestideh

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. Mandeh

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. Tuzdeh

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. Wenesdeh

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Wan

    አንድ (and)

  10. Tu

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Tri

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Ten

    አስር (asir)

  13. Wan hunda

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Haf

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Mo

    በርካታ (berkata)

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