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Common Xhosa to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Enkosi

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Ubusuku obuhle

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Ubusuku obuhle

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Ubusuku obuhle

    ደህና መልካም እለት (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. Lala ngoxolo

    ደህና ምሽት (Dehna mishiht)

  7. Ndiza kubonana kamva

    በኋላ እንገናኝ (Behwala engegnay)

  8. Hamba kakuhle

    ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun)

  9. Ngubani igama lakho?

    ስምህ ምንድነው? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. Igama lam nguJohn

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. Unjani?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. Kuhle ukukwazi

    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. Uthetha isiNgesi?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. Andithethi isiHindi kakuhle

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. Andiqondi

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Nceda thethe kancinci

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. Ungakuphinda lokho?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Iphi ibhafu?

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

  7. Ndingafika njani kwi mveliso ye dolophu?

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

  8. Jolisa kwesokunxele

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Jolisa kwesokudla

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Hamba ngqo

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. Iholo ingakanani?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. Ithikithi elinye, nceda

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. Ingakanani ukusuka apha?

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

  14. Ndilahlekile

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Nphi endinokuthenga khona iSIM 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. Ewe

    አዎን (awon)

  2. Hayi

    አይደለም (aydelem)

  3. Mhlawumbi

    ምንም አይደለም (minim aydelem)

  4. Ndiyavuma

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  5. Andivumi

    አልከለኝ (alkelenya)

  6. Okuhle

    ይህ ጥሩ ነው (yih t'iru new)

  7. Ucinga ntoni?

    ምን ይመለከታል? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. Ungandinceda?

    እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. Ndidinga uncedo

    እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. Linda umzuzu

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

  11. Ndicela uxolo

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  12. Akukho ngxaki

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. Wamkelekile

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. Uhambo olukhuselekileyo

    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. Uphi umphakathi wemithwalo?

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

  2. Uphi umphakathi weebhasi?

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

  3. Yeyiphi iphondo?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. Ihamba ngexesha elingakanani?

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

  5. Ngaba le yindlela efanelekileyo?

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

  6. Ikho kufutshane apha

    እዚህ ይቅር ነው (Ezih yikir new)

  7. Ikude apha

    እዚህ ይልቅ ነው (Ezih yilek new)

  8. Ungandibonisa kwiimeko?

    በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. Misa apha, nceda

    እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. Ithatha ixesha elingakanani?

    ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Ithini le mali?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. Le mali ibiza kakhulu.

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. Unayo into engabizi?

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

  4. Ndingakhokha ngekhadi?

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

  5. Ndicela itafula lempahla ezimbini.

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

  6. Ibhili, nceda.

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Ingaba inkonzo ibandakanyekile?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. Ndiyavegetarian.

    እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ (ene irgit neny)

  9. Akukho ukutya okunobhotolo, nceda.

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

  10. Oku kumnandi.

    ይህ ደስ ይበል (yih des yibel)

  11. Ndingafumana imenyu?

    መነዝር እባክህ? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. Ingxube ye water, nceda.

    የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Biza uphondo

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

  2. Biza i-ambulensi

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

  3. Ndifuna ugqirha

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

  4. Ndiziva ndingalunganga

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

  5. Ndine-allergy kwi-peanuts

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

  6. Uphi umphakathi oseduze?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

  7. Kubuhlungu apha

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

  8. Ndilahlekelwe yi passport yam

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

  9. Ungabiza ihotele yam?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

  10. Uncedo!

    እግዚአብሔር!

Work and business

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

  1. Kuhle ukukwazi

    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. Yiphi ixesha elikufaneleyo?

    ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. Ndiza kuthumela ingxelo namhlanje

    ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. Singathetha ngomso?

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

  6. Nceda ufumane ifayile ehlanganisiweyo

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

  7. Enkosi ngexesha lakho

    ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. Ndijonge phambili ekusebenzeni nawe

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

  9. Ungacacisa le ndawo?

    ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. Mna ndiza kubuyela kuwe

    ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. Umhla wokugqibela 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. Yintoni ixesha?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. Iiyure ezintathu

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. Namhlanje

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Manga

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Izolo

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. Mvulo

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. Lwesibini

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. Lwesithathu

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Ene

    አንድ (and)

  10. Mbini

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Thathu

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Ishumi

    አስር (asir)

  13. Ishumi elinye

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Umgama

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Ngaphezulu

    በርካታ (berkata)

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