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Common Luo to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Asante

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Naki chuo

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Naki ng'ato

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Naki owadgi

    ደህና መልካም እለት (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. Naki buya

    ደህና ምሽት (Dehna mishiht)

  7. Ting' kendo

    በኋላ እንገናኝ (Behwala engegnay)

  8. Naki

    ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun)

  9. Ine ng'ama in?

    ስምህ ምንድነው? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. Inyalo John

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. Okwere?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. Naki konyo

    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. Naki konyo English?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. Naki konyo Hindi mako.

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. Nyingi.

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Tende konyo chalo.

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. Naki konyo to?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Ith gi toilet?

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

  7. Ning'eyo konyo city center?

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

  8. Konyo chike.

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Konyo duto.

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Yie chalo.

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. Ning'eyo koro?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. Ticket moko, ndalo.

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. Nia ng'ato kendo?

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

  14. Nin gi chalo.

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Ith gi 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. Ee

    አዎን (awon)

  2. Ayi

    አይደለም (aydelem)

  3. Kaka

    ምንም አይደለም (minim aydelem)

  4. Akwong'

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  5. Ayi Akwong'

    አልከለኝ (alkelenya)

  6. Ong'eyo

    ይህ ጥሩ ነው (yih t'iru new)

  7. Ine owuon?

    ምን ይመለከታል? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. Naki gi chalo?

    እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. Nind gi chalo

    እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. Chakre

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

  11. Naki

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  12. Ayi koro

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. Naki chalo

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Naki buo

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. Naki chalo gi chalo

    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. Naki yieng' ma train?

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

  2. Naki yieng' ma bus?

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

  3. Naki platform ng'eyo?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. Naki koro ng'ato?

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

  5. Ning'eyo ni ng'ato?

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

  6. Niko neno.

    እዚህ ይቅር ነው (Ezih yikir new)

  7. Niko piny.

    እዚህ ይልቅ ነው (Ezih yilek new)

  8. Okwong' ni on map?

    በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. Dhi here, please.

    እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. Naki koro ng'ato?

    ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Nia ni?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. Owino ni gi chalo.

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. I konyo kanyo?

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

  4. Inyalo nind gi kad?

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

  5. Nin gi chula mar duong'.

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

  6. Chakruok, plis.

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Isango ni gi?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. Nin gi vegeterian.

    እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ (ene irgit neny)

  9. Naki chalo chalo, plis.

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

  10. Owino ni gi dho.

    ይህ ደስ ይበል (yih des yibel)

  11. Inyalo nind gi menu?

    መነዝር እባክህ? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. Gik konyo mar maji, plis.

    የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Nedhi polisi

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

  2. Nedhi ambulance

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

  3. Aneedo daktari

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

  4. Akwong' gi chalo

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

  5. An gi allergy kuom peanuts

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

  6. Naki hospital mar koro?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

  7. Okwong' mana

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

  8. Nying' my passport

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

  9. Inyalo nedhi hotel ang'wen?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

  10. Konyo!

    እግዚአብሔር!

Work and business

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

  1. Naki konyo

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

  2. Nying' konyo joma

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

  3. Naki konyo nigi?

    ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. Ng'ato nind gi report nyaka

    ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. Ning'eyo konyo nyaka?

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

  6. Chieng' ni file ni

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

  7. Asante gi chako

    ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. Nying' konyo gi nyaka

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

  9. Ning'eyo konyo ni?

    ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. Ning'eyo konyo nind gi

    ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. Dede ni 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. Naki ng'ato?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. Nye kendo ng'ato tati

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. Nia

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Nia ng'ato

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Nia kendo

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. Juma

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. Juma mar ariyo

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. Juma mar achiel

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Piny

    አንድ (and)

  10. Dhiang'

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Tati

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Polo

    አስር (asir)

  13. Piny ng'ato

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Nyang'

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Dhi

    በርካታ (berkata)

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