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Common Somali to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Mahadsanid

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Subax wanaagsan

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Duhur wanaagsan

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Habeen wanaagsan

    ደህና መልካም እለት (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. Habeen wanaagsan

    ደህና ምሽት (Dehna mishiht)

  7. Ilaa dambe

    በኋላ እንገናኝ (Behwala engegnay)

  8. Nabad gelyo

    ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun)

  9. Magacaa maxay tahay?

    ስምህ ምንድነው? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. Magacaygu waa John

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. Sidee tahay?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. Aad ayaan ugu faraxsanahay in aan ku arko

    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. Ma ku hadashaa Ingiriisi?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. Hindi si fiican uma hadlo

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. Ma fahmin

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Fadlan si tartiib ah u hadal

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. Ma ku celin kartaa?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Musqusha xaggee buu yaalaa?

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

  7. Sideen ku gaari karaa xarunta magaalada?

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

  8. Bidix u leexo

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Midig u leexo

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Toos u soco

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. Immisa ayey tahay lacagta?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. Hal tigidh, fadlan

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. Ma fog tahay halkan?

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

  14. Waan lumay

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Xaggee ka iibsan karaa kaarka 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. Haa

    አዎን (awon)

  2. Maya

    አይደለም (aydelem)

  3. Malaha

    ምንም አይደለም (minim aydelem)

  4. Waan ku raacsanahay

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  5. Waan ku raacsaneyn

    አልከለኝ (alkelenya)

  6. Taasi waa wax fiican

    ይህ ጥሩ ነው (yih t'iru new)

  7. Maxaad u malaynaysaa?

    ምን ይመለከታል? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. Ma i caawin kartaa?

    እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. Waxaan u baahanahay caawimaad

    እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. Sug daqiiqad

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

  11. Waan ka xumahay

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  12. Dhib malahan

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. Hambalyo

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Dhalasho wacan

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. Safar wanaagsan

    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. Xagee buu tareenka jooga?

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

  2. Xagee buu basaska jooga?

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

  3. Keenka sidee buu yahay?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. Goormee ayuu baxayaa?

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

  5. Ma tan saxda ah?

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

  6. Waa halkan u dhow

    እዚህ ይቅር ነው (Ezih yikir new)

  7. Waa halkan fog

    እዚህ ይልቅ ነው (Ezih yilek new)

  8. Ma ii muujin kartaa khariidada?

    በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. Halkan joog, fadlan

    እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. Immisa waqti ayey qaadaneysaa?

    ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Imisa ayuu ku kacayaa?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. Taasi waa qaali aad u badan.

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. Ma haysta wax ka jaban?

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

  4. Ma bixin karaa kaarka?

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

  5. Waxaan jeclaan lahaa miis laba qof ah.

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

  6. Fadlan, biilka.

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Ma ku jirtaa adeegga?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. Anigu waxaan ahay khudradeed.

    እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ (ene irgit neny)

  9. Fadlan, cunto aan xawaash lahayn.

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

  10. Tani waa macaan.

    ይህ ደስ ይበል (yih des yibel)

  11. Ma heli karaa menu?

    መነዝር እባክህ? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. Fadlan, koob biyo ah.

    የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Wac booliiska

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

  2. Wac ambalaas

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

  3. Waxaan u baahanahay dhakhtar

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

  4. Waxaan dareemayaa xanuun

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

  5. Waxaan leeyahay xasaasiyad lowska

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

  6. Isbitaalka ugu dhow xagee buu yaalaa?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

  7. Halkaan ayaa i xanuunaya

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

  8. Dukumeentigayga safarka ayaan lumiyay

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

  9. Ma wici kartaa hoteelkeyga?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

  10. Caawimaad!

    እግዚአብሔር!

Work and business

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

  1. Aad baan ugu faraxsanahay in aan ku arko

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

  2. Aan qorshayno kulan

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

  3. Waa maxay waqtiga ku habboon adiga?

    ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. Waxaan maanta soo diri doonaa warbixinta

    ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. Ma ka hadli karnaa berri?

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

  6. Fadlan eeg faylka ku lifaaqan

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

  7. Waad ku mahadsan tahay waqtigaaga

    ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. Waxaan rajeynayaa in aan kula shaqeeyo

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

  9. Ma faahfaahin kartaa dhibicdaas?

    ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. Aan ku soo laabto

    ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. Waqtiga kama dambaysta ah waa Jimcaha

    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. Waa imisa saac?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. Waa seddex saac

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. Maanta

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Berri

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Shalay

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. Isniin

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. Talaado

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. Arbaco

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Hal

    አንድ (and)

  10. Laba

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Seddex

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Toban

    አስር (asir)

  13. Boqol

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Nus

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Aynu

    በርካታ (berkata)

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