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Common Twi to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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

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Greetings and pleasantries

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

  1. Akwabaa

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Medase

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Mema wo akye

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Mema wo aha

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Mema wo adwo

    ደህና መልካም እለት (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. Da yie

    ደህና ምሽት (Dehna mishiht)

  7. Yɛbɛhyia bio

    በኋላ እንገናኝ (Behwala engegnay)

  8. Nante yie

    ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun)

  9. Wo din de sɛn?

    ስምህ ምንድነው? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. Me din de John

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. Wo ho te sɛn?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. Ɛyɛ me anigye sɛ mehyia wo

    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. Wopɛ sɛ woka Borɔfo?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. Mente Hindi pa

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. Mente ase

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Mepa wo kyɛw, kasa kakra

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. Wobɛtumi akasa bio?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Ɛhe na ɔdan no wɔ?

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

  7. Ɛyɛ dɛn na mɛkɔ kurom mu?

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

  8. Bɔ nifa

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Bɔ benkum

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Kɔ mmerɛ mu

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. Sɛnea na sika no yɛ?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. Kɔtɔkɔ baako, mepa wo kyɛw

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. Ɛyɛ ɔkwan tenten fi ha?

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

  14. Meda hɔ a, mintumi mfa

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Ɛhe na mɛtumi atɔ 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. Aane

    አዎን (awon)

  2. Daabi

    አይደለም (aydelem)

  3. Ebeye yie

    ምንም አይደለም (minim aydelem)

  4. M'ani agye

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  5. M'ani nsi

    አልከለኝ (alkelenya)

  6. Ɛyɛ fɛ

    ይህ ጥሩ ነው (yih t'iru new)

  7. Dɛn na wopɛ?

    ምን ይመለከታል? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. Wobɛtumi aboa me?

    እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. Mepɛ aboa

    እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. Tena hɔ kakra

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

  11. Mepa wo kyɛw

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  12. Nkwasea nni hɔ

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. Meda wo akye

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Awoda pa

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. Bɔkɔ a yɛn nyansa

    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. Ɛhe na ɔkoɔtɔ no da?

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

  2. Ɛhe na ɔkwan no da?

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

  3. Ɛhe na ɔkwan no da?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. Dɛn na ɛbɛkɔ?

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

  5. Ɛyɛ ɔkwan pa anaa?

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

  6. Ɛyɛ bɛn ha

    እዚህ ይቅር ነው (Ezih yikir new)

  7. Ɛyɛ mmerɛ ha

    እዚህ ይልቅ ነው (Ezih yilek new)

  8. Wobɛtumi akyerɛ me wɔ mpa mu?

    በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. Sɔ ha, me pa wo kyɛw

    እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. Ɛyɛ dɛn na ɛbɛyɛ?

    ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Ɛyɛ sɛn?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. Ɛyɛ dɔɔso

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. Wopɛ biribi a ɛyɛ mmerɛ?

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

  4. Mɛtumi akyɛ kaad no?

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

  5. Mepɛ meyɛ abɔnten mmienu

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

  6. Sika no, mepa wo kyɛw

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Ɛyɛ ɔsom a wɔakɔka ho?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. Meyɛ ɔkɔmfoɔ

    እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ (ene irgit neny)

  9. Mepa wo kyɛw, nsɛm a ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ nni hɔ

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

  10. Ɛyɛ anigye

    ይህ ደስ ይበል (yih des yibel)

  11. Mɛtumi anya menu no?

    መነዝር እባክህ? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. Mepa wo kyɛw, nsuo bi

    የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Frɛ ɔpolice

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ (Freh opolisi)

  2. Frɛ ambulance

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ (Freh ambulance)

  3. Mepɛ dɔkita

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ (Mepe dokita)

  4. Meda ho yare

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ (Medaho yare)

  5. Medi nkuto ho yare

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም (Medi nkuto ho yare)

  6. Ɛhe na ɔyareɛ foforɔ no wɔ?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው? (Ehe na oyare foforo no wo?)

  7. Ɛyɛ me ya ha

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው (Eyɛ me ya ha)

  8. Mɛhwere me passport

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ (Mehwere me passport)

  9. Wobɛtumi afrɛ me hotel?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ? (Wobɛtumi afre me hotel?)

  10. Boa me!

    እግዚአብሔር!

Work and business

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

  1. Me ho yɛ fɛ sɛ me ne wo bɛhyia

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

  2. Ma yɛnhyɛ nhyiamu da

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

  3. Dɛn na ɛyɛ ɔberɛ a ɛyɛ wo dea?

    ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. Mɛsoma abatoɔ no nnɛ

    ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. Ɛbɛyɛ a yɛbɛkasa ɔkyena?

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

  6. Mesrɛ, hwɛ fael no a ɛda ho

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

  7. Medase sɛ wopɛ bere no

    ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. Mepɛ sɛ me ne wo yɛ adwuma

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

  9. Wobɛtumi akyerɛkyerɛ saa nsɛm no?

    ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. Ma menkɔ na mɛsan aba

    ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. Nhyɛda no yɛ Ɛbenada

    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. Ɛyɛ dɛn na ɛda?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. Ɛyɛ mmerɛ mmiɛnsa

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. Ɛnnɛ

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Ɛkyɛ

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Anɔpa

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. Dwoada

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. Benada

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. Wukuada

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Baako

    አንድ (and)

  10. Mmienu

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Mmiɛnsa

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Dɔnhwere

    አስር (asir)

  13. Nkyɛntɛn

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Bɔkɔɔ

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Pɔtee

    በርካታ (berkata)

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