Amharic for travelers

Phrasebook

Amharic is Ethiopia's main working language, written in the Ge'ez script. Every page of the chronicle you find adds two new words and phrases here.

The basics

ሰላም

Selam

Hello / peace

እንደምን ነህ? / እንደምን ነሽ?

Endemin neh? / Endemin nesh?

How are you? (to a man / to a woman)

ደህና ነኝ

Dehna negn

I'm fine

አመሰግናለሁ

Amesegenallehu

Thank you

አዎ / አይ

Awo / Ay

Yes / No

እሺ

Ishi

OK / alright

ይቅርታ

Yikirta

Sorry / excuse me

ዋጋው ስንት ነው?

Wagaw sint new?

How much is it?

በቃ

Beka

Enough / that's it (useful when your plate keeps being refilled!)

ቻው

Chaw

Bye!