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Common Tumbuka to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Zikomo

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Muli bwanji

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Muli bwanji

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Muli bwanji

    ደህና መልካም እለት (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. Usiku wabwino

    ደህና ምሽት (Dehna mishiht)

  7. Tiwonana

    በኋላ እንገናኝ (Behwala engegnay)

  8. Tsalani bwino

    ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun)

  9. Dzina lanu ndi ndani?

    ስምህ ምንድነው? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. Dzina langa ndi John

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. Muli bwanji?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. Ndine wokondwa kukumana nanu

    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. Muli ndi Chingerezi?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. Sikuyankhula Hindi bwino

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. Sindikumva

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Chonde yankhulani pang'ono

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. Mungandiyankhulepo?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Kuti ndi kuti?

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

  7. Ndingafike bwanji ku msewu waukulu?

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

  8. Pita kumanzere

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Pita kumanja

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Pita mwendo

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. Ndi ndalama zingati?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. Tiketi imodzi, chonde

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. Ndi mtunda wautali kuchokera pano?

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

  14. Ndakhalapo

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Ndingatengere kuti kuti 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. Iye

    አዎን (awon)

  2. Ayi

    አይደለም (aydelem)

  3. Pang'ono

    ምንም አይደለም (minim aydelem)

  4. Ndikugwirizana

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  5. Sindikugwirizana

    አልከለኝ (alkelenya)

  6. Ichi chimaoneka bwino

    ይህ ጥሩ ነው (yih t'iru new)

  7. Muli ndi chiyani choti mumaganize?

    ምን ይመለከታል? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. Mungandithandize?

    እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. Ndikufuna thandizo

    እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. Dikirani pang’ono

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

  11. Ndikupemphera

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  12. Palibe vutoli

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. Zikomo

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Tsiku lobadwa labwino

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. Pita bwino pa ulendo

    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. Kukakhala kuti chiteshi cha njinga?

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

  2. Kukakhala kuti malo otchinga basi?

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

  3. Ndi chigawo chiti?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. Nanga nthawi itangopita?

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

  5. Kodi iyi ndi njira yoyenera?

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

  6. Iyi ndi pafupi apa

    እዚህ ይቅር ነው (Ezih yikir new)

  7. Iyi ndi kutali ndi apa

    እዚህ ይልቅ ነው (Ezih yilek new)

  8. Mungandionetse pa chithunzi?

    በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. Chimitsa apa, chonde

    እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. Zimatenga nthawi yaitali bwanji?

    ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Iyi ikuguliradi chingwe?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. Iyi ndi mtengo wopusa

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. Muli ndi chinthu chochepa mtengo?

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

  4. Ningathe kulipira ndi khadi?

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

  5. Ndikufuna tebulo la anthu awiri

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

  6. Chikalata, chonde

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Ntchito ikuphatikizidwa?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. Ndine wopanda nyama

    እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ (ene irgit neny)

  9. Chonde, osati chakudya chothira

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

  10. Iyi ndi yokoma

    ይህ ደስ ይበል (yih des yibel)

  11. Ningathe kupeza menyu?

    መነዝር እባክህ? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. Galasi ya madzi, chonde

    የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Fufuzani polisi

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

  2. Fufuzani ambulansi

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

  3. Ndikufuna dokotala

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

  4. Ndikuwona bwino

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

  5. Ndine wosowa ma groundnuts

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

  6. Kuti ndi chiyani chachikondi?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

  7. Kuli kuuma apa

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

  8. Ndasowa pasipoti yangu

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

  9. Mungafufuze hotelo yanga?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

  10. Thandizani!

    እግዚአብሔር!

Work and business

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

  1. Ndalumba kukumana nanu

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

  2. Tiyeni tiwoneke pa nthawi

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

  3. Nthawi yiti ikukugwirirani ntchito?

    ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. Ndidzatumiza lipoti lero

    ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. Tingathe kulankhula mawa?

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

  6. Chonde onani fayilo yolembedwa

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

  7. Zikomo chifukwa cha nthawi yanu

    ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. Ndikuyembekezera kugwira ntchito nanu

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

  9. Mungathe kuthetsa mfundo imeneyi?

    ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. Nditenge nthawi ndikubwerereni

    ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. Nthawi yomaliza ndi Lachisanu

    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. Ndi chiyani nthawi?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. Ndi saa tatu

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. Lero

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Maŵa

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Kale

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. Lolemba

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. Lachiwiri

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. Lachitatu

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Mmodzi

    አንድ (and)

  10. Awiri

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Atatu

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Kumi

    አስር (asir)

  13. Zana

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Pachikhalidwe

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Zambiri

    በርካታ (berkata)

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