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Common Tswana to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Ke a leboga

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Dumelang

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Dumela mo afternoon

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Dumela mo evening

    ደህና መልካም እለት (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. Borai

    ደህና ምሽት (Dehna mishiht)

  7. Tsamaya sentle

    በኋላ እንገናኝ (Behwala engegnay)

  8. Tsamaya sentle

    ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun)

  9. O na le leina mang?

    ስምህ ምንድነው? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. Leina la me ke John

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. O kae?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. Ke itumetse go kopana le wena

    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. A o bua Seisemane?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. Ke sitwa go tlhaloganya

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Tsweetswee bua ka bonako

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. A o ka bo o bua seo gape?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Borai bo kae?

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

  7. Ke tshela jang go ya borai jwa motse?

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

  8. Fetola go ya ka letlhako le letona

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Fetola go ya ka letlhako le lebaganeng

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Tswelela ka fao

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. Gaeletsi e bokae?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. Tikit e le nngwe, tsweetswee

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. A ke kgole go tswa fano?

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

  14. Ke a latlhela

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Borai ke ka fao ke ka rekang 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. Ee

    አዎን (awon)

  2. Nnyaa

    አይደለም (aydelem)

  3. Mafoko

    ምንም አይደለም (minim aydelem)

  4. Ke a dumela

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  5. Ke sitwa go dumela

    አልከለኝ (alkelenya)

  6. Seo se utlwisa molemo

    ይህ ጥሩ ነው (yih t'iru new)

  7. O akanya eng?

    ምን ይመለከታል? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. O ka nthusa?

    እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. Ke tlhoka thuso

    እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. Emisa motsotso

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

  11. Ke maswabi

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  12. Ga go na bothata

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. A re amogele

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Tlhogomelo e e monate

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. O seka wa tsamaea ka bolokegong

    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. Ke kae borai jwa terene?

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

  2. Ke kae borai jwa boso?

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

  3. Ke phetogo efe?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. Nako efe e tlogang?

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

  5. A ke tsela e e siameng?

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

  6. E kgaogang fa

    እዚህ ይቅር ነው (Ezih yikir new)

  7. E le kgakala le fa

    እዚህ ይልቅ ነው (Ezih yilek new)

  8. O ka nthusa go bontsha mo mape?

    በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. Emisa fa, tsweetswee

    እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. E tsaya nako e kae?

    ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Ke bokae?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. Seo ke se expensive

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. A o na le sengwe se se cheap?

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

  4. Na nka lefa ka khadi?

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

  5. Ke kopa tafole ya babedi

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

  6. Bille, tsweetswee

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. Ke movegetarian

    እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ (ene irgit neny)

  9. A re na le dijo tse di spicy, tsweetswee

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

  10. Se ke se monate

    ይህ ደስ ይበል (yih des yibel)

  11. Na nka nna le menu?

    መነዝር እባክህ? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. Glasi ya metsi, tsweetswee

    የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Bua le mapolesa

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

  2. Bua le ambulance

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

  3. Ke tlhoka ngaka

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

  4. Ke ikutlwa ke sitwa

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

  5. Ke na le allergy go peanuts

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

  6. Hospitale e kgethegileng e kae?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

  7. Go botlhoko fa

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

  8. Ke sitwa passport ya me

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

  9. O ka bua le hotele ya me?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

  10. Thusa!

    እግዚአብሔር!

Work and business

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

  1. Ke itumetse go kopana le wena

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

  2. A re beye ngwaga ya kopano

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

  3. Nako efe e go thusang?

    ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. Ke tla romela reporteng gompieno

    ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. A re ka bua ka borai?

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

  6. Tsweetswee, etse fa faele e amanang

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

  7. Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago

    ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. Ke itumelela go dira le wena

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

  9. A o ka tlhalosa ntlha eo?

    ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. A ke boele go wena

    ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. Nako ya go fela ke Labohlano

    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. Ke neng?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. Ke borai

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. Gompieno

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Borai

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Maabane

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. Mošupologo

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. Labobedi

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. Labone

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Ngwaga

    አንድ (and)

  10. Beke

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Borai

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Lesome

    አስር (asir)

  13. Bolekane

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Sephiri

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Go feta

    በርካታ (berkata)

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