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Common Swati to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Ngiyabonga

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Siyaphila

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Siyaphila

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Siyaphila

    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 nguJohn

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. Unjani?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe

    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 ngesiNgisi?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. Angiqondi.

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. Ungakuphindze lokho?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Iphi indlu yangasese?

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

  7. Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?

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

  8. Phendukela kwesobunxele.

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Phendukela kwesokudla.

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Hamba phambili.

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. Kubiza malini?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. Kude lapha?

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

  14. Ngilahlekile.

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi 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. Ngiyaphikisa

    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 nkinga

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. Siyabonga

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. Uhambe kahle

    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 sebhasi?

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

  2. Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?

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

  3. Iyiphi i-platform?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?

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

  5. Ngabe le yindlela efanele?

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

  6. Kusondela 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. Kuthathe isikhathi esingaki?

    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 le?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. Lokhu kubiza kakhulu

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. Unayo yini leyo ephansi?

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

  4. Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?

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

  5. Ngithanda itafula lababili

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

  6. Ibhili, ngiyacela

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Inkonzo ibhajetwe?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. Ngiyi-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. Ngicela 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. Biza emaphoyisa

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

  2. Biza i-ambulance

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

  3. Ngidinga udokotela

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

  4. Ngizizwa ngigula

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

  5. Ngiyavuma emantongomane

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

  6. Kuphi esibhedlela esiseduze?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

  7. Kukhala lapha

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

  8. Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

  9. Ungabiza ihhotela yami?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

  10. Siza!

    እግዚአብሔር!

Work and business

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

  1. Kuhle kukuhlangana nawe

    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. Yini 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 elihlanganisiwe

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

  7. Ngiyabonga ngesikhathi sakho

    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. Kukhona isikhathi esingakanani?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. Kukhona ematfuba lamatsatfu.

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. Namuhla

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Kusasa

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Izolo

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. Msombuluko

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. Lwesibili

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. Lwesithathu

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Kunye

    አንድ (and)

  10. Kubili

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Kumatfuba

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Lishumi

    አስር (asir)

  13. Kukhulu

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Hhafu

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Kanye

    በርካታ (berkata)

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