Common Amharic Phrases

Everyday Amharic words and sentences with English meaning and pronunciation

About Amharic: Amharic is a Semitic language and one of Ethiopia's main languages. It is written in Ethiopic Fidel and is used widely in daily life, education, media, and government.
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👋 Amharic Greetings

EnglishAmharicPronunciation
Helloሰላምselam
Good morningእንደምን አደርክendemin aderk
Good eveningእንደምን አመሸህendemin amesheh
How are you?እንዴት ነህ?endet neh?
I am fineደህና ነኝdehna negn
Thank youአመሰግናለሁameseginalehu
Welcomeእንኳን ደህና መጣህenkwan dehna metah
Goodbyeደህና ሁንdehna hun
Yesአዎawo
Noአይayi

💬 Daily Use Phrases

EnglishAmharicPronunciation
What is your name?ስምህ ማን ነው?simih man new?
My name is ...ስሜ ... ነውsime ... new
I don't understandአልገባኝምalgebagnim
Please speak slowlyእባክህ በቀስታ ተናገርibakih beqesita tenager
How much is this?ይህ ስንት ነው?yih sint new?
Where is the bathroom?መጸዳጃ ቤት የት ነው?metsedaja bet yet new?
I need helpእርዳታ እፈልጋለሁirdata ifeligalehu
I love youእወድሃለሁewedihalehu

🔢 Amharic Numbers

NumberAmharicPronunciation
1አንድand
2ሁለትhulet
3ሶስትsost
4አራትarat
5አምስትamist
10አስርasir

🌈 Colors in Amharic

EnglishAmharicPronunciation
Redቀይqey
Blueሰማያዊsemayawi
Greenአረንጓዴarenguade
Yellowቢጫbicha
Whiteነጭnech
Blackጥቁርtiqur
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