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Common Romani to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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Looking for practical Romani to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Romani 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: read the Amharic line out loud three times, then cover the Romani side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Sastimos

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Dikhes

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Sar san o drom

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Sar san o drom

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Sar san o večer

    ደህና መልካም እለት (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. Sar san o noć

    ደህና ምሽት (Dehna mishiht)

  7. Sikav tuke na jekh

    በኋላ እንገናኝ (Behwala engegnay)

  8. Sastipen

    ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun)

  9. So t'avel tiri navn?

    ስምህ ምንድነው? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. Mande t'avel John

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. Soske tuke?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. Rromale tuke

    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. Aš tuke anglis thaj?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. Na thajav Hindi sar o baro

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. Na sam tuke

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Sikav tuke buti

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. Suk tuke so khanav avri?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Kade si o toalet?

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

  7. Sako me džanav katar o centar?

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

  8. Džanav levo

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Džanav pravo

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Džanav buti

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. Sako si o tarifo?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. Eka tiketa, please

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. Si o baro katar here?

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

  14. Me si na džanav

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?

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

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ja

    አዎን (awon)

  2. Na

    አይደለም (aydelem)

  3. Možda

    ምንም አይደለም (minim aydelem)

  4. Sukalav

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  5. Nesukalav

    አልከለኝ (alkelenya)

  6. To so boro

    ይህ ጥሩ ነው (yih t'iru new)

  7. So te phendav?

    ምን ይመለከታል? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. Sako te mikerav?

    እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. Me mangav miker

    እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. Phirav kher

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

  11. Me som te bachtal

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  12. Na problem

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. Sukalav tuke

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Sukal tuke kher

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. Sakona safar kher

    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. Kasa jekh train station?

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

  2. Kasa jekh bus stop?

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

  3. Kasa platform?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. So kalo khera?

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

  5. So si jekh pravas?

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

  6. So si buchi tu?

    እዚህ ይቅር ነው (Ezih yikir new)

  7. So si dikh le tu?

    እዚህ ይልቅ ነው (Ezih yilek new)

  8. Tu kheres me le mapa?

    በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. Sti le tu, please.

    እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. Kado kheras?

    ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Sako kheres thaj?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. Taj e bori drago

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. Aso tuke katar chede?

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

  4. Sakava kade kerdan?

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

  5. Mande sar o buchi for duj

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

  6. O bil, please

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Sar o servis included?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. Mande so vegetarian

    እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ (ene irgit neny)

  9. Na spicy khana, please

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

  10. Taj e delikates

    ይህ ደስ ይበል (yih des yibel)

  11. Sakava kade o menu?

    መነዝር እባክህ? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. O buchi thaj, please

    የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Zhanav te policija

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

  2. Zhanav te ambulanca

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

  3. Mane kaj doctoro

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

  4. Mane si mala

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

  5. Mane si alergik te kikiriki

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

  6. Kade si najbliža bolnica?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

  7. Sikav tut here

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

  8. Mane si zhalav my passport

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

  9. Sukare te zhanav my hotel?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

  10. Pomoć!

    እግዚአብሔር!

Work and business

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

  1. Sastipen te kerel tuke

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

  2. Aven te kerdan o kher

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

  3. So kher o vremi te tuke?

    ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. Me phenen o raport thaj dikh

    ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?

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

  6. Phral te jekh file kerdik

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

  7. Sastim te for o vremi tuke

    ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke

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

  9. Kade te jekh kher o pun?

    ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. Aven me kerdan nazar tuke

    ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. O deadline si o Vrihda

    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. So kado si?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. Si trija o'clock

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. Soday

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Sutri

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Paskiri

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. Lunes

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. Martes

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. Miercoles

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Jekh

    አንድ (and)

  10. Duj

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Trija

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Dik

    አስር (asir)

  13. Jekh sato

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Pola

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Moro

    በርካታ (berkata)

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