Common Limburgish to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Dank je

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Goeie môrge

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Goeie middag

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Goeie avend

    ደህና መልካም እለት (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. Goeie nacht

    ደህና ምሽት (Dehna mishiht)

  7. Tot ziens

    በኋላ እንገናኝ (Behwala engegnay)

  8. Vaarwel

    ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun)

  9. Wat is dien naam?

    ስምህ ምንድነው? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. Mijn naam is John

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. Hoe is 't?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. Fijn je te ontmoeten

    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. Spreek je Engels?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. Ich spreek nie goed Hindi.

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. Ich verstoon het nie.

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Spreek asjeblieft langzaam.

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. Kunt ge dat nog een keer zegge?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Wo is de toilet?

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

  7. Hoe kom ich in het centrum?

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

  8. Sla linksaf.

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Sla rechtsaf.

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Ga rechtdoor.

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. Hoeveel kost de rit?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. Ene ticket, asjeblieft.

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. Is het ver van hier?

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

  14. Ich ben verdwaald.

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Wo kan ich een SIM-kaart kopen?

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

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ja

    አዎን (awon)

  2. Neen

    አይደለም (aydelem)

  3. Misschien

    ምንም አይደለም (minim aydelem)

  4. Ich het het eens

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  5. Ich het het nie eens

    አልከለኝ (alkelenya)

  6. Dat klinkt goed

    ይህ ጥሩ ነው (yih t'iru new)

  7. Wat denkste?

    ምን ይመለከታል? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. Kunns de mie helppe?

    እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. Ich heb hulp nodig

    እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. Wacht een moment

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

  11. Ich ben sorry

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  12. Gein probleem

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. Gefeliciteerd

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Gelukkige verjaardag

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. Veer neet veilig reis

    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. Wo is de treinstation?

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

  2. Wo is de busstop?

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

  3. Wèch platform is 't?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. Wèltijd vertrekt 't?

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

  5. Is dit de goeie weg?

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

  6. Het is hier in de buurt.

    እዚህ ይቅር ነው (Ezih yikir new)

  7. Het is ver van hier.

    እዚህ ይልቅ ነው (Ezih yilek new)

  8. Kan je 't op de kaart wèze?

    በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. Stop hier, asjeblieft.

    እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. Hoe lang duurt 't?

    ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Veur hoeveel is dit?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. Dat is te duur

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. Haw je iets goedkopers?

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

  4. Kan ik met de kaart betalen?

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

  5. Ik wil graag een tafel veur twee

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

  6. De rekening, graag

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Is de service inbegrepen?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. Ik ben vegetariër

    እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ (ene irgit neny)

  9. Geen pikante etens, graag

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

  10. Dit is heerlijk

    ይህ ደስ ይበል (yih des yibel)

  11. Kan ik de menukaart krijgen?

    መነዝር እባክህ? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. Een glas water, graag

    የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Bel de politie

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

  2. Bel een ambulance

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

  3. Ich heb een dokter nodig

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

  4. Ich voel mich slecht

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

  5. Ich ben allergisch voor pinda's

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

  6. Wo is het dichtstbijzijnde ziekenhuis?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

  7. Het doet hier pijn

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

  8. Ich heb mijn paspoort verloren

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

  9. Kun je mijn hotel bellen?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

  10. Help!

    እግዚአብሔር!

Work and business

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

  1. Leuk om u te ontmoeten

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

  2. Laten we een vergadering plannen

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

  3. Welk tijdstip past u?

    ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. Ik zal het rapport vandaag sturen

    ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. Kunnen we morgen praten?

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

  6. Bijgevoegd vindt u het bestand

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

  7. Dank u voor uw tijd

    ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. Ik kijk ernaar uit om met u te werken

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

  9. Kunt u dat punt verduidelijken?

    ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. Laat me u terugbellen

    ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. De deadline is vrijdag

    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. Wat is 't voor tied?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. Het is drie uur

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. Vandaog

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Morre

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Vörige daag

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. Maandag

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. Dinsdag

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. Woensdag

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Eén

    አንድ (and)

  10. Twee

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Drie

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Tien

    አስር (asir)

  13. Honderd

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Half

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Mèr

    በርካታ (berkata)