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Common Ndebele South to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Ngiyabonga

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Ubusuku obuhle

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Imini emnandi

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Ubusuku obuhle

    ደህና መልካም እለት (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. Lalani kahle

    ደህና ምሽት (Dehna mishiht)

  7. Sizobonana

    በኋላ እንገናኝ (Behwala engegnay)

  8. Hamba kahle

    ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun)

  9. Ubani igama lakho?

    ስምህ ምንድነው? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. Igama lami ngingu John

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. Unjani?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. Kuhle ukukwazi

    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. Ukhuluma isiNgisi?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. Angikhulumi isiHindi kahle

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. Angiqondi

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. Ungakuphinda lokho?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Iphi indlu yokugezela?

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

  7. Ngiyawufinyelela kanjani emaphakathi?

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

  8. Jikela kwesobunxele

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Jikela kwesokudla

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Hamba phambili

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. Ingabe imali yokuhamba ingakanani?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. Ithikithi elilodwa, ngiyacela

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. Ingabe kukude lapha?

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

  14. Ngilahlekile

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Ngiphi lapho ngingathenga khona ikhadikhadi le-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. Yebo

    አዎን (awon)

  2. Cha

    አይደለም (aydelem)

  3. Mhlawumbe

    ምንም አይደለም (minim aydelem)

  4. Ngiyavuma

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  5. Angivumi

    አልከለኝ (alkelenya)

  6. Lokho kuhle

    ይህ ጥሩ ነው (yih t'iru new)

  7. Ucabanga ukuthini?

    ምን ይመለከታል? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. Ungangisiza?

    እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. Ngidinga usizo

    እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. Linda umzuzu

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

  11. Ngiyaxolisa

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  12. Akukho inkinga

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. Halala

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Jabulela usuku lokuzalwa

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. Ube nohambo oluphumelelayo

    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. Kuphi isiteshi sesitimela?

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

  2. Kuphi indawo yokuma kwe-bhasi?

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

  3. Iphi iphothifoliyo?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. Ithini isikhathi sokuhamba?

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

  5. Inguquko efanele le?

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

  6. Ikhaya lapha

    እዚህ ይቅር ነው (Ezih yikir new)

  7. Kude lapha

    እዚህ ይልቅ ነው (Ezih yilek new)

  8. Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?

    በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. Misa lapha, ngiyacela

    እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani?

    ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Kubiza malini lokhu?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. Lokhu kubiza kakhulu.

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. Unayo into ethengiswa kancane?

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

  4. Ngingakhokha ngekhadi?

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

  5. Ngithanda itafula labantu ababili.

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

  6. Ibhili, ngiyacela.

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Inkonzo ifakiwe?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. Ngiyisiv vegetarian.

    እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ (ene irgit neny)

  9. Akukho ukudla okushisayo, ngiyacela.

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

  10. Lokhu kuhle.

    ይህ ደስ ይበል (yih des yibel)

  11. Ngingathola imenyu?

    መነዝር እባክህ? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela.

    የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Shayela amaphoyisa

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

  2. Shayela i-ambulensi

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

  3. Ngidinga udokotela

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

  4. Ngizizwa ngigula

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

  5. Ngine-allergy kumakhukhu

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

  6. Iphi i-hospital eseduze?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

  7. Kubuhlungu lapha

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

  8. Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

  9. Ungangishayela ihhotela lami?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

  10. Usizo!

    እግዚአብሔር!

Work and business

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

  1. Ngiyajabula ukukwazi

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

  2. Masihlele umhlangano

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

  3. Yisiphi isikhathi esikufanele?

    ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla

    ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. Singakhuluma kusasa?

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

  6. Sicela uthole ifayela elixhunyiwe

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

  7. Ngiyabonga ngalesi sikhathi

    ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. Ngilindele ukusebenza nawe

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

  9. Ungacacisa le ndaba?

    ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. Ngizobuyela kuwe

    ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu

    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. Kuyini isikhathi?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. Kuyisithathu

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. Namuhla

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Kusasa

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Izolo

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. uMsombuluko

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. uLwesibili

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. uLwesithathu

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Kunye

    አንድ (and)

  10. Kubili

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Kuthathu

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Ishumi

    አስር (asir)

  13. Ishumi leminyaka

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Iphakathi

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Okuningi

    በርካታ (berkata)

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