Looking for practical Marshallese to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Marshallese 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: pick five Amharic phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Yokwe
ሰላም(Selam)
Komol tata
እናመሰግናለን(Enamesegenalew)
Yokwe in the morning
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
Yokwe in the afternoon
ደህና መልካም ከረባ(Dehna melkam kereba)
Yokwe in the evening
ደህና መልካም እለት(Dehna melkam elet)
Yokwe in the night
ደህና ምሽት(Dehna mishiht)
Aolep in
በኋላ እንገናኝ(Behwala engegnay)
Aolep
ደህና ሁን(Dehna hun)
Ejjab in name?
ስምህ ምንድነው?(Simeh mindnew?)
Ejjab in John
ስሜ ጆን ነው(Sime Jon new)
Iakwe?
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?(Endet neh/nesh?)
Ejjab in an
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.