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Common Maori to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Ngā mihi

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Ata mārie

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Pō mārie

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Pō nui

    ደህና መልካም እለት (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. Nō reira

    ደህና ምሽት (Dehna mishiht)

  7. Ka kite anō

    በኋላ እንገናኝ (Behwala engegnay)

  8. Haere rā

    ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun)

  9. Ko wai tō ingoa?

    ስምህ ምንድነው? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. Ko John tōku ingoa

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. Kei te pēhea koe?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. He pai ki te tūtaki i a koe

    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. Ka korero koe i te reo Ingarihi?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. Kaore au e korero pai i te reo Hīndi

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. Kaore au e mohio

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Tena koa korero āta

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. Ka taea e koe te korero ano?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Kei hea te wharepaku?

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

  7. Me pehea au e tae ki te pokapū o te tāone?

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

  8. Huri ki mauī

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Huri ki te taha matau

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Haere tika

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. E hia te utu?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. Kotahi te tikiti, please

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. Kei tawhiti mai i konei?

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

  14. Kua ngaro au

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Kei hea e taea ai e au te hoko kāri SIM?

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

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Āe

    አዎን (awon)

  2. Kāo

    አይደለም (aydelem)

  3. Tērā pea

    ምንም አይደለም (minim aydelem)

  4. Kei te whakaae au

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  5. Kāore au e whakaae

    አልከለኝ (alkelenya)

  6. He pai tēnā

    ይህ ጥሩ ነው (yih t'iru new)

  7. He aha tāu e whakaaro ana?

    ምን ይመለከታል? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. Ka taea e koe te awhina i au?

    እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. Kei te hiahia au i te awhina

    እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. Tēnā tūrua

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

  11. Aroha mai

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  12. Kāore he raru

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. Ngā mihi

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Hari huritau

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. Kia pai te haerenga

    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. Kei hea te teihana tereina?

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

  2. Kei hea te pooti?

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

  3. Ko wai te papa?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. He aha te wa e wehe ai?

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

  5. Kei te tika tēnei ara?

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

  6. Kei konei tata mai

    እዚህ ይቅር ነው (Ezih yikir new)

  7. Kei tawhiti mai i konei

    እዚህ ይልቅ ነው (Ezih yilek new)

  8. Ka taea e koe te whakaatu ki ahau i runga i te mapi?

    በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. Tū mai i konei, koa

    እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. E hia te wā e tango ana?

    ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. E hia te utu o tēnei?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. He tino utu tēnā

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. Kei a koe he mea iti ake?

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

  4. Ka taea e au te utu mā te kāri?

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

  5. E hiahia ana au ki te tepu mō te rua.

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

  6. Tēnā, te rīhi.

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Kei roto i te utu te ratonga?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. He veggie ahau.

    እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ (ene irgit neny)

  9. Kāore he kai pārearea, tēnā.

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

  10. He reka tēnei.

    ይህ ደስ ይበል (yih des yibel)

  11. Ka taea e au te rārangi kai?

    መነዝር እባክህ? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. Tēnā, he karaihe wai.

    የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Karanga ki te pirihimana

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

  2. Karanga ki te āwhina

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

  3. Kei te hiahia au i te rata

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

  4. Kei te pāngia au e te mate

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

  5. He pātea au ki ngā pāhiri

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

  6. Kei hea te hōhipera tata?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

  7. E mamae ana i konei

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

  8. I ngaro taku pasapo

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

  9. Ka taea e koe te karanga ki taku hōtera?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

  10. Tautoko!

    እግዚአብሔር!

Work and business

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

  1. Ka pai te kite i a koe

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

  2. Me whakarite tātou i tētahi hui

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

  3. He aha te wā e pai ana ki a koe?

    ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. Ka tukuna e au te pūrongo i tēnei rā

    ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. Ka taea e tātou te kōrero āpōpō?

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

  6. Tēnā tirohia te kōnae e piri ana

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

  7. Ngā mihi mo tō wā

    ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. Kei te titiro whakamua au ki te mahi ki a koe

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

  9. Ka taea e koe te whakamarama i taua kōrero?

    ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. Me hoki au ki a koe

    ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. Ko te mutunga wā ko te Paraire

    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. He aha te wā?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. E toru karaka

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. I tēnei rā

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Āpōpō

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Ināianei

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. Māhina

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. Tūrei

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. Rāapa

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Tahi

    አንድ (and)

  10. Rua

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Toru

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Tekau

    አስር (asir)

  13. Kotahi rau

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Hāwhe

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Tahi atu

    በርካታ (berkata)

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