Looking for practical Yiddish to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Yiddish 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 Yiddish 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.
העלא
ሰላም(Selam)
א דאנק
እናመሰግናለን(Enamesegenalew)
גוט מארגן
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
גוט נאכמיטאָג
ደህና መልካም ከረባ(Dehna melkam kereba)
גוט ערב
ደህና መልካም እለት(Dehna melkam elet)
גוט נאכט
ደህና ምሽት(Dehna mishiht)
איך וועל זיך זען שפּעטער
በኋላ እንገናኝ(Behwala engegnay)
זײַ געזונט
ደህና ሁን(Dehna hun)
ווי הייסטו?
ስምህ ምንድነው?(Simeh mindnew?)
מיין נאָמען איז דזשאָן
ስሜ ጆን ነው(Sime Jon new)
ווי גייט עס אייך?
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?(Endet neh/nesh?)
נישט צו טרעפן אייך
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.