Looking for practical Latin to Afar phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin phrase first, then the Afar translation (Afar) — 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 Afar.
Tip: when a Afar phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Latin 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.
Salve
Nagaad(nagaad)
Gratias tibi
Galatooma(galatooma)
Bonum mane
Bariis(bariis)
Bonum postmeridianum
Galab(galab)
Bonum vesperum
Haal(haal)
Bona nox
Haalka habeen(haalka habeen)
Vide te postea
Ilaa mar kale(ilaa mar kale)
Vale
Nagaad(nagaad)
Quod est nomen tuum?
Maa magacaa?(maa magacaa)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
Magacaygu waa John(magacaygu waa John)
Quomodo es?
Iska waran?(iska waran)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
Aad baan ku faraxsanahay(aad baan ku faraxsanahay)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Loquerisne Anglice?
Inni ingiriisi maahaa?(Inni ingiriisi maahaa?)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
Hindi maahaa hinjiru(Hindi maahaa hinjiru)
Non intellego.
Ani hinfahmi(Ani hinfahmi)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Fadlan si maahaa siib(Fadlan si maahaa siib)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
Maahaa inna marra?(Maahaa inna marra?)
Ubi est latrina?
Maalin baadhu?(Maalin baadhu?)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
Akkam an magaalatti gahu?(Akkam an magaalatti gahu?)
Dextra verte.
Boodha kaaf(Boodha kaaf)
Sinistra verte.
Boodha mirga(Boodha mirga)
I ad rectum.
Si qodhi(Si qodhi)
Quot est merces?
Maalin abaal?(Maalin abaal?)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
Tiket tokkon, fadlan(Tiket tokkon, fadlan)
Estne longum a hic?
Maalin faga?(Maalin faga?)
Ego sum perditus.
Ani dhumtu(Ani dhumtu)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
Maalin SIM kaardhii gurgurta?(Maalin SIM kaardhii gurgurta?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ita
Eeyy(ee-yee)
Non
Maya(mah-yah)
Fortasse
Gara(gah-rah)
Consentio
Anigu waaq(ah-nee-goo wahk)
Non consentio
Anigu ma waaq(ah-nee-goo mah wahk)
Bene sonat
Tani waa'ee(tah-nee wah-ee)
Quid censes?
Ilaa ma waaq?(ee-lah mah wahk)
Potesne me adiuvare?
Ilaa naxar?(ee-lah nah-khar)
Auxilium mihi opus est
Naxar aniga(nah-khar ah-nee-gah)
Exspecta paulisper
Soo'aa(soo-ah)
Me paenitet
Waa'ee aniga(wah-ee ah-nee-gah)
Nullum problema
Maya dhib(mah-yah dheeb)
Felicitaciones
Hambalyo(ham-bahl-yo)
Felix natalis dies
Bariis gadhay(bah-rees gah-thai)
Felix iter habeas
Safar amni(sah-far am-nee)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
Eeyyoo taayka daab?(eyyoo taayka daab)
Ubi est statio bus?
Eeyyoo gaari daab?(eyyoo gaari daab)
Quae est suggestus?
Keenya kaafaa?(keenya kaafaa)
Quo tempore discedit?
Waqti maayti?(waqti maayti)
Estne haec via recta?
Maayta kaan?(maayta kaan)
Prope est hic
Ittaa hara(ittaa hara)
Longius est ab hoc
Ittaa faar(ittaa faar)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
Maafaa naafaa?(maafaa naafaa)
Siste hic, quaeso
Hara dhaaf, fadlan(hara dhaaf, fadlan)
Quot tempus capit?
Waqti mee?(waqti mee)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.