| engl |
amh |
| a coffee please |
buna efelegalhu |
| Bless you |
Yimareh;-ish (m,f) |
| Excuse me |
Yikirta |
| good afternoon |
endemn walk |
| good evening |
endemn ameshe |
| good morning |
endemn aderk, adersh, aderachu (m, f, pl) |
| hello |
tenaistelle |
| hello (answer back) |
abro yistelin |
| How |
endemn |
| I don’t know |
inja |
| I don’t know |
alawkm |
| I don’t speak amharic |
amarigna alchillim |
| I want this |
Yihenin efelegalhu |
| it’s me (answer)! |
ene negne! |
| My name is Max |
Sime Max |
| no |
ay/ aydelim |
| Please |
Ibakh, -ish (m,f) |
| Thank you very much |
betam amaseginalhu |
| Thanks |
Amaseginalhu |
| thanks |
yanureh, yanurish (m, f) |
| The bill please |
hisab amtaligh, amichligh (m,f) |
| what do you want |
minde tasses |
| What is this? |
Minde new yihe? |
| where can I find a minibus |
minibus yet new magenjo |
| who is it? |
man new? |
| yes |
awo |
| everything’s fine? |
ulum selam new |
| are you married? |
agbtehal, agbteshal (m, f) |
| thanks |
egizer yistelin (amaseginalehugh) |
| i love you |
affekrahalu, affekrashalhu (m, f) |
| i like you |
ewedihalhu, ewedishalhu (m,f) |
| are you fine? |
dehnaneh/-esh (m,f) |
| Yes I’m fine |
awo dehna negne |
| how do you do |
endemin allachu |
| are you present? |
allachu? |
| that is a nice name |
konjo sim new |
| you are a little angel (to kids) |
anchi tinish meleak (f) |
| your house is beautiful |
baetish/baetih konjo new (f, m) |
