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Common Zulu to Amharic (አማርኛ) phrases

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

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

    ሰላም (Selam)

  2. Ngiyabonga

    እናመሰግናለን (Enamesegenalew)

  3. Sawubona

    ደህና መልካም ጡዋት (Dehna melkam t'uwat)

  4. Good afternoon

    ደህና መልካም ከረባ (Dehna melkam kereba)

  5. Ubusuku obuhle

    ደህና መልካም እለት (Dehna melkam elet)

  6. Lala kahle

    ደህና ምሽት (Dehna mishiht)

  7. Sizobonana

    በኋላ እንገናኝ (Behwala engegnay)

  8. Hamba kahle

    ደህና ሁን (Dehna hun)

  9. Ubani igama lakho?

    ስምህ ምንድነው? (Simeh mindnew?)

  10. Igama lami nginguJohn

    ስሜ ጆን ነው (Sime Jon new)

  11. Unjani?

    እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ? (Endet neh/nesh?)

  12. Ngiyajabula 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. Ukhuluma isiNgisi?

    እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ? (Engilizña tinageraleh?)

  2. Angikhulumi kahle isiHindi.

    ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም (Hindi dehna alnagerem)

  3. Angiqondi.

    አልተረዳኩም (Alteradakum)

  4. Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.

    እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ (Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)

  5. Ungakuphinda lokho?

    እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ (Ebakewot degmo yinageru)

  6. Iphi indlu yangasese?

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

  7. Ngiyawufika kanjani emaphandleni?

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

  8. Jika kwesobunxele.

    ግራ ቀይሩ (Gira qeyiru)

  9. Jika kwesokudla.

    ቀኝ ቀይሩ (Qeny qeyiru)

  10. Hamba phambili.

    ቀጥ ይሂዱ (Qet' yihidu)

  11. Inani lokuhamba lingakanani?

    ዋጋው ስንት ነው? (Wagaw sint new?)

  12. Ithikithi elilodwa, ngiyacela.

    አንድ ቲኬት እባኮት (And tiket ebakewot)

  13. Ingabe kude lapha?

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

  14. Ngilahlekile.

    እኔ ወደ ድርቅ ነኝ (Ine wede dirq nenyi)

  15. Ngaphi engingathenga khona i-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. Yebo

    አዎን (awon)

  2. Cha

    አይደለም (aydelem)

  3. Mhlawumbe

    ምንም አይደለም (minim aydelem)

  4. Ngiyavuma

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  5. Angivumi

    አልከለኝ (alkelenya)

  6. Lokho kuzwakala kahle

    ይህ ጥሩ ነው (yih t'iru new)

  7. Ucabanga ukuthini?

    ምን ይመለከታል? (min yimelaketal?)

  8. Ungangisiza?

    እባክህ እንደምን አስተዋይ? (ebakih endemin astewayi?)

  9. Ngidinga usizo

    እኔ እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ (ene erdata ifelgalehu)

  10. Linda umzuzu

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

  11. Ngiyaxolisa

    እቅፍ ነኝ (eqif nenya)

  12. Akukho nkinga

    ችግኝ የለም (chigign yelem)

  13. Halala

    እንኳን ወደ ደረሰ (enkwan wede derese)

  14. Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa

    ደስ ይበል (des yibel)

  15. Uhambo olunempilo

    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. Iphi isitishi sesitimela?

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

  2. Iphi indawo yokuma kwebhasi?

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

  3. Iphi ipulatifomu?

    የት መድረክ ነው? (Yet midrek new?)

  4. Ithini isikhathi sokuhamba?

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

  5. Ingabe le yindlela efanele?

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

  6. Ikhaya lapha eduze

    እዚህ ይቅር ነው (Ezih yikir new)

  7. Ikude lapha

    እዚህ ይልቅ ነው (Ezih yilek new)

  8. Ungangikhombisa emmaphini?

    በካርታ ማሳየት ይቻላል? (Be karta masayit yichalal?)

  9. Misa lapha, ngiyacela

    እቅፍ እዚህ እባክህ (Eqif ezih ebakih)

  10. Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani?

    ምን ጊዜ ይወስዳል? (Min gize yewesdal?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Kubiza malini lokhu?

    ይህ እንዴት ይኖር? (yih endet yinnor?)

  2. Lokho kubiza kakhulu.

    ይህ በጣም ውድ ነው (yih bet'am wid new)

  3. Unayo yini ethengiswa ngentengo ephansi?

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

  4. Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?

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

  5. Ngifuna itafula labantu ababili.

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

  6. Ibhili, ngiyacela.

    ታት እባክህ (tat ebakih)

  7. Inkonzo ifakiwe?

    አገልግሎት ይወካል? (agelglot yiwek'al?)

  8. Ngiyisithuthuthu.

    እኔ እርግጥ ነኝ (ene irgit neny)

  9. Ngicela ukudla okungashisayo.

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

  10. Lokhu kuhle.

    ይህ ደስ ይበል (yih des yibel)

  11. Ngicela imenyu?

    መነዝር እባክህ? (menazir ebakih?)

  12. Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela.

    የውሃ ጠርሙስ እባክህ (yewha teremus ebakih)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Shayela amaphoyisa

    ፖሊስ ይጠርቁ

  2. Shayela i-ambulensi

    አምቡላንስ ይጠርቁ

  3. Ngidinga udokotela

    ዶክተር እፈልጋለሁ

  4. Ngizizwa ngigula

    እኔ እንቅልፍ እባላለሁ

  5. Ngine-allergy kumantongomane

    እኔ ወተር ለማይ አለም

  6. Iphi isibhedlela esiseduze?

    ቅርብ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?

  7. Kubuhlungu lapha

    እዚህ ይቀንስ እንዴት ነው

  8. Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami

    ፓስፖርት አጣሁ

  9. Ungashayela ihhotela lami?

    ሆቴል ይጠርቁ?

  10. Usizo!

    እግዚአብሔር!

Work and business

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

  1. Ngiyajabula 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. Yisiphi isikhathi esikufanele?

    ምን ጊዜ ይሰራልህ? (min gize yiseraleh)

  4. Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla

    ዛሬ ሪፖርቱን እላክልህ (zare reportun ilakelih)

  5. Singakhuluma kusasa?

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

  6. Sicela uthole ifayela elixhunywe

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

  7. Ngiyabonga ngalesi sikhathi

    ለጊዜህ እናመሰግናለን (legizeh enamesegenalen)

  8. Ngibheke phambili ekusebenzeni nawe

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

  9. Ungacacisa leyo ndaba?

    ያ ነገር ማግኘት ይቻላል? (ya neger magnyet yichalal)

  10. Ngizobuyela kuwe

    ወደ እኔ መመለስ እፈልጋለሁ (wede ene memeles ifelgalehu)

  11. Usuku lokugcina 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. Kuyini isikhathi?

    የምን ሰዓት ነው? (yemin se'at new?)

  2. Kuyisithathu

    ሶስት ሰዓት ነው (sost se'at new)

  3. Namuhla

    ዛሬ (zare)

  4. Kusasa

    ነገ (nege)

  5. Izolo

    እንቁላል (enqulal)

  6. uMsombuluko

    ሰኞ (sengyo)

  7. uMsombuluko

    ማክሰኞ (mak'senyo)

  8. uLwesithathu

    ረቡዕ (rebu)

  9. Kunye

    አንድ (and)

  10. Kubili

    ሁለት (hulat)

  11. Kuthathu

    ሶስት (sost)

  12. Ishumi

    አስር (asir)

  13. Ishumi elinhlanu

    መቶ (meto)

  14. Iphinifa

    ግማሽ (gimash)

  15. Okuningi

    በርካታ (berkata)

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