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Common Nuer to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Nyaak

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Nhiar gɔ̈ɔ̈r

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Nhiar aŋɔ̈r

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Nhiar aŋɔ̈r

    ደህና መልካም እለት (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. Nhiar kɔ̈c

    ደህና ምሽት (Dehna mishiht)

  7. Aŋɔ̈r kɛ̈n

    በኋላ እንገናኝ (Behwala engegnay)

  8. Kɛ̈n

    ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun)

  9. Cɛ̈l aŋɔ̈r kɛ̈n?

    ስምህ ምንድነው? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. Cɛ̈l aŋɔ̈r John

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. Cɛ̈l kɛ̈n?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. Kɛ̈l aŋɔ̈r kɛ̈n

    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. Nyaac ke nyin English?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. Nyaac ma nyin Hindi ke nyin.

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. Nyaac ma nyin.

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Yin ke nyin kɛl.

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. Yin ke nyin kɛl a thok?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Yin thok a kɛl?

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

  7. Nyaac ke nyin a city center?

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

  8. Yin ke nyin a laar.

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Yin ke nyin a jɛŋ.

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Yin ke nyin a thok.

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. Yin ke nyin a kɛl?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. Yin ke nyin a ticket.

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. Yin ke nyin a thok?

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

  14. Nyaac ke nyin.

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Yin thok a kɛl a 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. Aye

    አዎን (awon)

  2. Naa

    አይደለም (aydelem)

  3. Nyaak

    ምንም አይደለም (minim aydelem)

  4. Nyeek a kech

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  5. Nyeek a kech naa

    አልከለኝ (alkelenya)

  6. Iye kech kɛl

    ይህ ጥሩ ነው (yih t'iru new)

  7. Nyaak a kech?

    ምን ይመለከታል? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. Nyaak a kech a jɔɔr?

    እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. Nyeek a jɔɔr kɛl

    እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. Kɛl a jɔɔr

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

  11. Nyeek a kech

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  12. Naa a kech kɛl

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. Aye kɛl

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Aye kɛl a wɛr

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. Kɛl a jɔɔr a jɛɛr

    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. Känyë kɛ́l wɛ́l?

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

  2. Känyë kɛ́l bɔ́l?

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

  3. Kɛ́l bɛ́t kɛ́t?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. Kɛ́l wɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́t?

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

  5. Kɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́l wɛ́l?

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

  6. Kɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́l kɛ́l?

    እዚህ ይቅር ነው (Ezih yikir new)

  7. Kɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́l jɔ́l?

    እዚህ ይልቅ ነው (Ezih yilek new)

  8. Kɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́l pɛ́t kɛ́t?

    በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. Kɛ́l jɛ́l kɛ́l, pɛ́l?

    እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. Kɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́l jɔ́l kɛ́t?

    ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Nyaak cɛl?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. Kɛl yic kɛc

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. Yin kɛl nyin cɛl?

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

  4. Nyaak tɛr kɛl kɛc?

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

  5. Nyaak cɛl kɛl tɛbɛl kɛl nyin

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

  6. Nyaak cɛl kɛl bɛl

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Yin kɛl cɛl kɛl tɛr?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. Nyaak cɛl wɛr

    እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ (ene irgit neny)

  9. Nyaak cɛl kɛl wɛr kɛc

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

  10. Kɛl cɛl kɛl nyin

    ይህ ደስ ይበል (yih des yibel)

  11. Nyaak cɛl kɛl mɛn?

    መነዝር እባክህ? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. Nyaak cɛl kɛl gɛl wɛt

    የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Cïl wïr

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ (cil wir)

  2. Cïl an ambulance

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ (cil an ambulance)

  3. Aŋ thïr a doctor

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ (ang thir a doctor)

  4. Aŋ kɔc

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ (ang koc)

  5. Aŋ kɔc a pïyït

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም (ang koc a piyit)

  6. Cït kɛ̈n hospital?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው? (cit ken hospital)

  7. Cïk bɛ̈t

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው (cik bet)

  8. Aŋ kɛ̈n passport

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ (ang ken passport)

  9. Aŋ kɛ̈n cïl my hotel?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ? (ang ken cil my hotel)

  10. Kɛ̈n!

    እግዚአብሔር! (ken)

Work and business

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

  1. Nyeu ke nyin

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

  2. Nyeu ke jɔɔr ke nyin

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

  3. Kɛ kɛth jɔɔr a ke?

    ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. Nyeu ke kɛc report kɛ jɔɔl

    ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. Nyeu ke jɔɔr kɛ bɛt?

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

  6. Nyeu kɛ jɔɔr file kɛ kɛth

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

  7. Nyeu kɛ jɔɔr a ke kɛth

    ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. Nyeu ke jɔɔr kɛ bɛt a ke

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

  9. A ke jɔɔr kɛ kɛth a?

    ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. Nyeu ke jɔɔr kɛ a ke

    ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. Kɛ deadline kɛ Friday

    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. Nii rɛ̈ŋa?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. Nii kɛ̈l lɔk thɛ̈n.

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. Nii rɛ̈ŋa

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Nii rɛ̈ŋa kɛ̈l

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Nii rɛ̈ŋa kɛ̈l lɔk

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. Dɛ̈n tɛ̈n

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. Dɛ̈n kɛ̈l

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. Dɛ̈n lɔk

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Kɛ̈l

    አንድ (and)

  10. Lɔk

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Thɛ̈n

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Jɛ̈n

    አስር (asir)

  13. Kɛ̈l jɛ̈n

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Nɛ̈ŋ

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Kɛ̈l lɔk

    በርካታ (berkata)

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