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Common Malagasy to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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Looking for practical Malagasy to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Malagasy 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Amharic-speaking trip in a few weeks.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Salama

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Misaotra

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Salama maraina

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Salama tolakandro

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Salama hariva

    ደህና መልካም እለት (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. Alina tsara

    ደህና ምሽት (Dehna mishiht)

  7. Hizara indray

    በኋላ እንገናኝ (Behwala engegnay)

  8. Veloma

    ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun)

  9. Inona no anaranao?

    ስምህ ምንድነው? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. Ny anarako dia John

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. Inona ny vaovao?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. Faly mihaona aminao

    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. Miteny anglisy ve ianao?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. Tsy mahay tsara Hindi aho

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. Tsy azoko

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Azafady, miteny moramora

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. Azonao averina ve izany?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Aiza ny trano fidiovana?

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

  7. Ahoana no ahatongavako any amin'ny foibe?

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

  8. Mivadika ankavia

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Mivadika ankavanana

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Mandehana mivantana

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. Ohatrinona ny saran-dalana?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. Tapakila iray, azafady

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. Lavitra ve izany avy eto?

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

  14. Very very

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Aiza no ahafahako mividy 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. Eny

    አዎን (awon)

  2. Tsia

    አይደለም (aydelem)

  3. Angamba

    ምንም አይደለም (minim aydelem)

  4. Manaiky aho

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  5. Tsy manaiky aho

    አልከለኝ (alkelenya)

  6. Tsara izany

    ይህ ጥሩ ነው (yih t'iru new)

  7. Inona ny hevitrao?

    ምን ይመለከታል? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. Afaka manampy ahy ve ianao?

    እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. Mila fanampiana aho

    እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. Miandrasa kely

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

  11. Miala tsiny aho

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  12. Tsy olana

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. Arahabaina

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Tratry ny tsingerintaona nahaterahana

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. Mandehana soa aman-tsara

    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. Aiza ny gara?

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

  2. Aiza ny fiantsonan'ny bus?

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

  3. Iza ny sehatra?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. Amin'ny firy no miala izy?

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

  5. Ity ve ny làlana marina?

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

  6. Eto akaiky izy.

    እዚህ ይቅር ነው (Ezih yikir new)

  7. Lavitra eto izy.

    እዚህ ይልቅ ነው (Ezih yilek new)

  8. Afaka mampiseho ahy ve ianao amin'ny sarintany?

    በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. Mijanona eto, azafady.

    እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. Mandra-pahoviana no maharitra?

    ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Ohatrinona ity?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. Maharitra be loatra izany

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. Manana zavatra mora ve ianao?

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

  4. Afaka mandoa amin'ny karatra ve aho?

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

  5. Te-hanana latabatra ho an'ny roa aho

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

  6. Ny faktiora, azafady

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Misy ny serivisy ve?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. Vegetariana aho

    እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ (ene irgit neny)

  9. Aza misy sakafo maharary, azafady

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

  10. Tsara be ity

    ይህ ደስ ይበል (yih des yibel)

  11. Afaka mahazo ny menu ve aho?

    መነዝር እባክህ? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. Rano iray vera, azafady

    የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Antsoy ny polisy

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

  2. Antsoy ny ambulance

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

  3. Mila dokotera aho

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

  4. Mahatsapa ho marary aho

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

  5. Misy allergie amin'ny voanjo aho

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

  6. Aiza ny hopitaly akaiky indrindra?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

  7. Maharary eto

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

  8. Very ny pasipaoroko

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

  9. Azonao atao ve ny miantso ny hotelyko?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

  10. Vonjeo!

    እግዚአብሔር!

Work and business

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

  1. Faly mihaona aminao

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

  2. Andao handamina fivoriana

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

  3. Inona ny ora mety aminao?

    ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. Halehoko ny tatitra anio

    ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. Afaka miresaka ve isika rahampitso?

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

  6. Azafady, jereo ny rakitra mifandray

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

  7. Misaotra anao noho ny fotoananao

    ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. Manantena ny hiara-hiasa aminao

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

  9. Azonao hazavaina ve io teboka io?

    ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. Avelao aho hiverina aminao

    ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. Ny daty farany dia ny zoma

    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. Inona ny ora?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. Telo ora

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. Anio

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Rahampitso

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Omaly

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. Alatsinainy

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. Talata

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. Alarobia

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Iray

    አንድ (and)

  10. Roa

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Telo

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Folo

    አስር (asir)

  13. Zato

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Ampahany

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Betsaka

    በርካታ (berkata)

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