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Common Sami North to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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Looking for practical Sami North to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sami North 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: when a Amharic phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Sami North wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.

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Greetings and pleasantries

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

  1. Bures

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Giitu

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Buorre eahket

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Buorre beaivi

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Buorre iđit

    ደህና መልካም እለት (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. Buorre natti

    ደህና ምሽት (Dehna mishiht)

  7. Bures boahtin

    በኋላ እንገናኝ (Behwala engegnay)

  8. Ráhkisvuohta

    ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun)

  9. Mii du namma lea?

    ስምህ ምንድነው? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. Mun namma lea John

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. Gii du lea?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. Bures boahtin

    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. Don leat englalaš?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. Mun in lea hindi gohčodaga

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. Mun in boahtte

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Váldde čáhkkáldat

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. Várra gohččat dán again?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Gii lea báhkkis?

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

  7. Mii lea muohta gávdno?

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

  8. Váldde oassal

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Váldde dehálaš

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Geahččat suohkan

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. Mii lea gávdno?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. Okta billeta, please

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. Lea dat láhka da?

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

  14. Mun lean bohtos

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Gii lea muohta SIM-kortta?

    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. Ii

    አይደለም (aydelem)

  3. Mii

    ምንም አይደለም (minim aydelem)

  4. Mun ođđa

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  5. Mun ii ođđa

    አልከለኝ (alkelenya)

  6. Dasa lea buorre

    ይህ ጥሩ ነው (yih t'iru new)

  7. Mii du váldde?

    ምን ይመለከታል? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. Sii mii geahččat mu?

    እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. Mun háliid geahččat

    እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. Váldde ieš

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

  11. Mun lea áibbas

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  12. Ii proplema

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. Báhkkus

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Buorre álbmotbeivvi

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. Váldde beaivvi buorre

    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. Mii lea raššabáikkit?

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

  2. Mii lea bussibaikkit?

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

  3. Mii platforma lea?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. Mii dihte lea?

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

  5. Lea dehálaš vejola?

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

  6. Dat lea njuolga

    እዚህ ይቅር ነው (Ezih yikir new)

  7. Dat lea muohta

    እዚህ ይልቅ ነው (Ezih yilek new)

  8. Sii máhcá muohta?

    በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. Dán, please

    እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. Mii lea áibbas?

    ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Mii lea gohčodit?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. Dát lea muhtun dearvvaš

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. Don leat geahččat muhtun?

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

  4. Sii mun sáhte ákkis?

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

  5. Mun háliidan duohken guovttos

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

  6. Bille, please

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Lea servihkka gohčodaga?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. Mun lean veahkki

    እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ (ene irgit neny)

  9. Ihkká muhtun mat

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

  10. Dát lea njuolggad

    ይህ ደስ ይበል (yih des yibel)

  11. Sii mun sáhte menuhit?

    መነዝር እባክህ? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. Vátta, please

    የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Soažžat poliija

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

  2. Soažžat ambulánsa

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

  3. Mii dušše doktara

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

  4. Mii lea vuordde

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

  5. Mii lean allergalaš maŋŋebárga

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

  6. Gii lea najdduhaš sávkkas?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

  7. Dát lea gárttá

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

  8. Mii lea váldde mu passu

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

  9. Sii sáhte soažžat mu hotellii?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

  10. Hjálp!

    እግዚአብሔር!

Work and business

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

  1. Buerie bisseha

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

  2. Mii dárbbašat dohkkehuvvan

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

  3. Mii čuovgga leat du?

    ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. Mun sendá reportta ihttin

    ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. Mii sáhte gohččat ovttas?

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

  6. Dárbbašat fálla geavahuvvan

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

  7. Giitu du máŋga

    ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. Mun geahččat dohkkehuvvan du

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

  9. Sáhte du geahččat dán áiggi?

    ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. Mii dárbbašat geahččat du

    ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. Dáhpáhusa lea friddjá

    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. Mii dát lea?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. Dát lea golbma

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. Dán álbmot

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Ráhkis

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Ipmil

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. Mánnodahka

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. Dálkkodahka

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. Miehtardahka

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Okta

    አንድ (and)

  10. Guokte

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Golbma

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Logi

    አስር (asir)

  13. Sihkkar

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Njaal

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Mearka

    በርካታ (berkata)

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