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Common Ndau to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Ndatenda

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Mangwanani akanaka

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Masikati akanaka

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Manheru akanaka

    ደህና መልካም እለት (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. Usiku hwakanaka

    ደህና ምሽት (Dehna mishiht)

  7. Tichasangana zvakare

    በኋላ እንገናኝ (Behwala engegnay)

  8. Sara zvakanaka

    ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun)

  9. Zita rako ndiani?

    ስምህ ምንድነው? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. Zita rangu ndiJohn

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. Uri sei?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. Ndinofara kukuziva

    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. Unotaura Chirungu here?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. Handitauri Hindi zvakanaka.

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. Handinzwisise.

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Ndapota taura zvishoma.

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. Ungazvitaura zvakare here?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Chimbuzi chiri kupi?

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

  7. Ndingasvika sei ku nzvimbo yeguta?

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

  8. Pinda kuruboshwe.

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Pinda kurudyi.

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Enda mberi.

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. Mari yefare ingani?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. Tiketi imwe, ndapota.

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. Iko kure kubva pano?

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

  14. Ndakakanganiswa.

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Ndingatenga kupi 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. Ehe

    አዎን (awon)

  2. Aih

    አይደለም (aydelem)

  3. Pangani

    ምንም አይደለም (minim aydelem)

  4. Ndakubvumirana

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  5. Handibvumirani

    አልከለኝ (alkelenya)

  6. Izvi zvinonzwika zvakanaka

    ይህ ጥሩ ነው (yih t'iru new)

  7. Unofungei?

    ምን ይመለከታል? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. Ungandibatsira here?

    እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. Ndiri kuda rubatsiro

    እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. Mirira nguva shoma

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

  11. Ndineurombo

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  12. Hapana dambudziko

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. Makorokoto

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. Iva nerwendo rwakanaka

    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. Kupi kwete chiteshi chenjere?

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

  2. Kupi kwete chiteshi chebhazi?

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

  3. Ndeipi chikuva?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. Ndeipi nguva inobva?

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

  5. Iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama?

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

  6. Iri pedyo pano

    እዚህ ይቅር ነው (Ezih yikir new)

  7. Iri kure neapo

    እዚህ ይልቅ ነው (Ezih yilek new)

  8. Unogona kundiratidza pamepu?

    በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. Mira pano, ndapota

    እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. Zvinotora nguva yakareba sei?

    ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Zvinodhura sei?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. Izvozvo zvinodhura zvikuru

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. Une chimwe chiri pamutengo wakaderera here?

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

  4. Ndingabhadhara nekadhi here?

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

  5. Ndinoda tafura yevasere

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

  6. Chikwereti, ndapota

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Sevhisi yakabatanidzwa here?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. Ndiri vegetarian

    እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ (ene irgit neny)

  9. Hapana chikafu chinopisa, ndapota

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

  10. Izvi zvinonaka

    ይህ ደስ ይበል (yih des yibel)

  11. Ndingawana menyu here?

    መነዝር እባክህ? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. Girazi remvura, ndapota

    የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Dai foni mapurisa

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

  2. Dai foni amburensi

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

  3. Ndinoda chiremba

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

  4. Ndiri kurwara

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

  5. Ndine chiremera kumapudzi

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

  6. Hospitali iri kupi pedyo?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

  7. Zvinorwadza pano

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

  8. Ndakarasa pasipoti yangu

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

  9. Unogona here kufoniya hotera yangu?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

  10. Rubatsiro!

    እግዚአብሔር!

Work and business

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

  1. Ndinofara kukusangana

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

  2. Ngatironge musangano

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

  3. Ndeipi nguva inokufambira?

    ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. Ndichatumira mushumo nhasi

    ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. Tingataure mangwana here?

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

  6. Ndapota tsvaga faira rakabatanidzwa

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

  7. Ndatenda nenguva yako

    ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. Ndiri kutarisira kushanda newe

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

  9. Ungajekesa iyo pfungwa here?

    ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. Regai ndidzoke kwamuri

    ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. Nguva yekupedzisira iChishanu

    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. Ndeipi nguva?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. Iri paawa nhatu

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. Nhasi

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Mangwana

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Nezuro

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. Muvhuro

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. Chipiri

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. Chitatu

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Imwe

    አንድ (and)

  10. Piri

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Nhatu

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Gumi

    አስር (asir)

  13. Zana

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Hafu

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Zvimwe

    በርካታ (berkata)

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