Last time I was in Ethiopia, all I could say was Selam, Ciao and Amsegenalehu. I decided to be a little more considerate and learn more Amharic this time. These are the phrases I learned. I’m pretty sure they are correct. If not, it’s close enough to probably get people to understand you. Just don’t put up your home up as collateral on wager that these words are exactly correct.
Also, Amharic has different letters. So, the words are written phonetically here. If you see Amharic words written differently with Roman letters, it’s just however the speaker sounds out the words. So, I wrote the word only phonetically. It probably will not match with how you will see it written other places. Example: I wrote “Eh-MY-ay” for mother. However, if you see it written down in other places, it will probably be written emaye.
All R sounds should be rolled. There are also other sounds that are not the same as in English. For instance, tenkahra or terths. The T sound is made by putting your tongue between your top and bottom front teeth and saying “T”. Don’t put the tongue behind your top teeth and say T like we do in English. (And make sure you still roll the R!) The K in Katell or Kai is a very hard K. It starts way back in your throat and sort of sound like you’re trying to get a hairball out. The best thing is to get someone to demonstrate the sound for you.
I tried to write phonetically, but I may have missed a few words. In general,
- AH is pronounced like AH
- A is short a.
- AY is long a.
- EE is long e.
- E (or EH) is short e
- I is long I
- IH is short i.
- O (or OH) is long o.
- OU is like in ouch.
- U (or OO) is ooo.
- G is a hard G.
- EW is eh followed by the consonant W sound (not oo).
- R is rolled R (like in Spanish)
- ñ is the Spanish N or like the French gn sound or ny (consonant Y) in English
- OE is kind of like the U sound in PUT (or the oo sound in HOOF if you pronounce it the Wisconsin way).
- SS just to emphasize the soft S sound. (Just because otherwise I might’ve read it with the hard S sound).
- Y as a vowel by itself will be the long I sound otherwise it is the consonant Y
- If a word ends with EHU (like Ewedehalehu), slur the eh and oo sounds together. They are not distinct syllables.
- There are different words/word endings sometimes depending if you are talking to a male, female, plural or formal (important person).I also found some vocabulary at the AAI website. I didn’t retype those words here.Get ready to Learn Amharic (my ferengi version of Amharic, anyway). If there are other words and/or phrases you’d like to add to my mini Amharic-English Dictionary/Phrase Page, add your request to the comments section. You can be anonymous if you wish.The right-hand column may have M, F or Pl listed. This indicates the version you should use based on who you are speaking to (not yourself).Words in blue were added most recently.Also, if you go to this entry, there is a file of words that are typically used in the photo albums sent to the children (mom, dad, brother, sister, dog, house, etc.). The downloadable/printable file has the words in English and Amharic. The Amharic is written phonetically with Roman letters and with Amharic letters so the non-English speaking staff at your child’s Ethiopian care center/orphanage will be able to talk to your child about the photos).
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
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| THE ESSENTIALS (in my opinion) | |||
| Ah-woh (or OW!) Also, you can do a little intake of breath while you lift your eyebrows to “nod” yes. | Yes | ||
| I-deh-LEHM (starts with long I sound) Also can say Iyyyy. | No | ||
| Shin-TEH-BAYT? | toilet? | ||
| Chigger yeh-LEM | No problem. | ||
| GO behz | Clever (or “Good Job!) Often said to a child who does something to please you or succeeds. | ||
| Seh-LAHM | Hello (Peace) – standard greeting | ||
| chou (like ouch) | Bye (just like in Italian) | ||
| AH-mah-say-guh-NAH-loh | Thank you. | ||
| WOO hah | Water | ||
| GREETINGS/PLEASANTRIES | |||
| Seh-LAHM | Hello (Peace) – standard greeting | ||
| Seh-LAHM neh way? | Are you in peace? (a greeting) |
M |
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| Seh-LAHM nesh way? | Are you in peace? (a greeting) |
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| in-DEM-min ah-DEHRK? | How did you spend the night? (greeting) |
M |
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| in-DEM-min ah-DERSH? | How did you spend the night? (greeting) |
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| in-DEM-min walsh? | How was the day? |
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| in-DEM-min wahlk? | How was the day? |
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| in-DEM-min neh? | How are you? |
M |
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| in-DEM-min nehsh? | How are you? |
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| in-DEM-min NAH-choo? | How are you? This is used for plural casual OR plural formal. |
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| in-DEM-min NOHT | How are you? This is formal singular. | ||
| Deh-na-NEHSH? | Are you fine? (greeting) |
F |
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| Deh-na-NEH? | Are you fine? (greeting) |
M |
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| Deh-na-NAH-choo? | Are you fine? (greeting) |
Pl |
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| Deh-na-ñAY | I’m fine. | ||
| DEH-na | Fine | ||
| If someone asks you How are you? (A sentence that starts with in-DEM-min) then answer Dehna. If they ask you Are you fine? (sentence starts with Dehna) then answer Dehna-ñay. | Formal should be used with old people (grandparent age), people in any job that requires a college degree, politicians, priests, ferengi, etc. However, the “formal people” may tell you to go ahead and use casual with them. | ||
| chou (like ouch) | Bye (just like in Italian) | ||
| NOHR-ee | You arrived! It is a greeting said when you enter a room. |
F |
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| NOHR | You arrived! |
M |
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| Bugs ear. | Response to someone saying Noor. “By God” This is actually a contraction/slur of Exabier. | ||
| SIH may ___ | My name is ___ | ||
| SIH meh mah no? | What is your name? |
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| SIH mesh mahn no? | What is your name? |
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| Hah geh REH-heh yeht NO? | Where do you come from? |
M |
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| Hah-geh REHSH yet no? | Where do you come from? |
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| In KWAHN deh-na meh TASH | Welcome |
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| In KWAHN deh-na meh TAH | Welcome |
M |
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| Yah-YAY-roo hoo-NAY-tah in-DEHT-nehwoo? | How is the weather? | ||
| AH-mah-say-guh-NAH-loh | Thank you. | ||
| ih BAH kesh | Please (to a female) | ||
| ih BAH keh | Please (to a male) | ||
| AHZ nah lehu | Sorry | ||
| YAH suh deh GEH | Blessing said for a child that sneezes. (or just a general blessing) |
M |
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| YAH suh deh GEHSH | Blessing said for a child that sneezes. |
F |
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| Yeh mah REH | Blessing for an adult that sneezes |
M |
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| Yeh mah RESH | Blessing for an adult that sneezes |
F |
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| AH-bit | Said after someone calls your name. Kinda like “yes?” or “What?” or (in my house) “Hunh?” | ||
| PEOPLE | |||
| Bahl OR bah-lay | Husband | ||
| Meest | Wife | ||
| Wehn-DIHM | Brother | ||
| uh-HEHT | Sister | ||
| GAH-shay | uncle (or a term for man whose name you don’t know) | ||
| Feh-REHN-jee | Non-black Foreigner | ||
| tih-KOOR | Black (used for a black foreigner) | ||
| AH-beh-shah | Ethiopian (and maybe or maybe not the Eritreans) | ||
| AHN chee | Hey You (don’t be surpised if you hear this yelled at you) |
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| AHN teh | Hey You! |
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| AH kist | aunt | ||
| ah GOHT | uncle | ||
| Shih- MAH-geh-LAY | Old man | ||
| Ah-roh-GEET (hard G) | Old woman | ||
| YEH nay LEEJ | my child | ||
| YEH nay WEHN deh LEEJ | my son | ||
| YEH nay SEHT LEEJ | my daughter | ||
| hih TSAHN LEEJ | baby | ||
| lee JOHCH | children | ||
| IN-nay | Me | ||
| eh reh deht | helper | ||
| Mah-no yeh-nay eh-reh-deht? | Who is my helper? | ||
| PLACES | |||
| BAYT | home | ||
| mehn yah TAH bayt | bedroom | ||
| shihn teh bayt | bathroom | ||
| KOO shihn uh | kitchen | ||
| SAH lohn | dining room | ||
| SAH lohn | living room | ||
| yeh-MAHK-ee-nah BAYT | garage (but if you say garage to an English speaker in ET, they will likely think you are referring to a auto repair place) | ||
| yeh-MAHK-ee-nah MUHN-gehd | driveway | ||
| basement | basement | ||
| tihn-nihsh meh-NAH-feh-SHAH | backyard/grassy area (small park) | ||
| postah sah-TEHN | mailbox | ||
| teh MEHR teh BAYT | school | ||
| yeh-meh-GIHB mahg-JEE-yah-BOH-tah | food store | ||
| yeh-lihbs mahg-JEE-yah-BOH-tah | clothing store | ||
| MAH deh yeh (try to make the consonant y sound the last sound, kind of drop of the last eh) | gas station | ||
| yeh-meh-GIHB BAYT | restaurant | ||
| library | library | ||
| sah-GOOR ahs-tah-kah-kY | hair salon/barber | ||
| yeh-SIH-RAH BOH-tah | work (job place) | ||
| meh-NAH-feh-SHAH | park | ||
| meh-WAHN-yah BOH-tah | swimming pool | ||
| BAYT-tah Christian | church | ||
| meh KRAHB | synagogue | ||
| mahs-GEEDT | mosque | ||
| pohs tah BAYT | post office | ||
| keh TAH meh | city | ||
| geh TEHR | countryside | ||
| yeh-ihn-seh-SAHT BAYT | barn | ||
| tehl-ihk yeh-EHR-shah BOH-tah | farm | ||
| MEHR cah doh | open market | ||
| hah-KEEM BAYT | hospital | ||
| SOOK | local shop (small, small) | ||
| FOOD/DRINK/EATING | |||
| Waht | Stew | ||
| DOH-roh | Chicken | ||
| SHEE-roh | Yellow peas | ||
| Yeh-meh-SIR | Lentils | ||
| SIH-guh | Beef | ||
| DAH-boh | Bread | ||
| Ah-NAH-nahs | Pineapple (Fanta Ananas soda is tasty) | ||
| LOH-mee | Lemon | ||
| BIR too kan | orange (color and fruit and name) | ||
| Lohz | Nuts | ||
| Oh choh LOH nee | Nuts | ||
| KEE tah | Flat crispy bread kinda like a pizza crust | ||
| WOO hah | Water | ||
| MAH her ber AH wee | Mixed platter (when you order a meal) | ||
| beh KOH loh | corn | ||
| bah KAY lah | beans | ||
| FAHN deh shah | popcorn (or a nickname for a smiley girl) | ||
| shy | tea | ||
| BOO nuh | coffee | ||
| BIH lah | EAT! |
M |
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| bee | EAT! |
F |
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| SHOO kah | fork | ||
| SOO kwahr | sugar | ||
| SIHND eh | Wheat | ||
| TAH-Fahch (try to emphasize syllables equally) | sweet (or delicious – doro wat can be tafach) | ||
| meh RAHB | hungry | ||
| eh REH boh hahl | Are you hungry? |
M |
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| eh REH boh shahl | Are you hungry? |
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| eh REH boh AH cheh hwahl | Are y’all hungry? |
Pl |
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| meh TEH maht | thirsty | ||
| TEH-geh-kuñ | I’m full. | ||
| koh loh | roasted barley (a snack) | ||
| meh sah | lunch | ||
| COLORS | |||
| BIR too kan | orange (color and fruit and a girl’s name) | ||
| KI. Long I sound, you really need to force the K sound from your throat. | Red | ||
| Seh-MY ah wee | Blue | ||
| BEECH ah | Yellow | ||
| Ah rahn GWAH day | Green | ||
| Nehch | White | ||
| boo NEE | Brown | ||
| ti KOOR | black | ||
| WAY ehn tehj | purple | ||
| ANIMALS | |||
| AH-zoh | Crocodile | ||
| AHN-behs-sah | Lion | ||
| Goo MAH ray | Hippo | ||
| lahm | cow* | ||
| beh RAY | beef (ox) | ||
| behg | sheep | ||
| fee YEHL | goat | ||
| fah RAHS | horse | ||
| ah HEE yah | donkey | ||
| behk LOH | mule | ||
| DOH roh | chicken | ||
| WOO shah | dog | ||
| dih MEHT | cat | ||
| WOEFF | bird* | ||
| CLOTHING | |||
| Koh FEE yah | cap | ||
| yeh shoo RAHB koh FEE yah | hat (sweater cap) | ||
| mah nehs sir | glasses | ||
| yeh tseHI mah nehs sir | sunglasses | ||
| yahn get libs | scarf | ||
| shirt | shirt (t-shirt style) | ||
| sheh mees | button up shirt | ||
| kah nah TEE rah | short sleeve shirt | ||
| shoo RAHB | sweater | ||
| yeh TOOTS mah see YAH zhah | bra (boob holder) | ||
| yehj gwahnt | gloves | ||
| moo TAHN tee | underwear (girl or boy) | ||
| goord KEH mees | skirt (half dress) | ||
| KEH mees | dress | ||
| moo loo KEH mees | long dress | ||
| soo ree | trousers | ||
| goord soo ree | shorts | ||
| jeans | jeans | ||
| kahl see | socks | ||
| NEH teh lah CHAH mah | flip flops | ||
| adidas / sneaker | athletic shoes | ||
| yeh SOOF CHAH mah | dress shoes | ||
| kahr ah vaht | tie | ||
| SOOF | suit | ||
| yeh bah hel LIBS | cultural clothes | ||
| yeh moh wah nyah LIBS | swimsuit | ||
| ye suh HAHT | wristwatch | ||
| kuh BAHT toh | belt | ||
| yeh leh leet LIBS | pajamas | ||
| yeh shint meh teh beh kee yah | diapers | ||
| jacket | jacket | ||
| mah lee yah | soccer jersey | ||
| yeh zeh nah LIBS | rain coat | ||
| KEES | |||
| zih NAHB | ring | ||
| yahn get | necklace | ||
| zip | zipper | ||
| yeh jeh BOHR sah | purse | ||
| yeh JOH ROH get | earrings | ||
| yeh KES LIBS | priest clothing | ||
| NUMBERS | |||
| Ahndt | 1 | ||
| HOO let | 2 | ||
| Sohst | 3 | ||
| AH-raht | 4 | ||
| AH-mist | 5 | ||
| SIH dist | 6 | ||
| SAH Baht | 7 | ||
| SIH mint | 8 | ||
| zeh TEHñ (make up some crazy sound between the short e and the long i sound. I can’t figure out how to write it.) | 9 | ||
| AH sir | 10 | ||
| AH sir ah ANDT | 11 | ||
| AH sir ah HOO leht | 12 | ||
| AH sir ah SOHST (keep going for the rest of the teen numbers) | 13 | ||
| HI ah | 20 | ||
| HI ah ahndt | 21 | ||
| HI ah HOO leht | 22 | ||
| Seh LAHSS sah | 30 | ||
| Seh LAHSS sah AHNDT | 31 | ||
| ahr BAH | 40 | ||
| HAHM sah | 50 | ||
| SIHL sah | 60 | ||
| SAH bah | 70 | ||
| sah MAH nee yah | 80 | ||
| zeh TEH nah | 90 | ||
| MEH toh | 100 | ||
| HOO leht MEH toh | 200 | ||
| ahnd eh SHEECH (the CH sound is like the CH in German Ich liebe dich.) | 1000 | ||
| HOO leht SHEECH | 2000 | ||
| SIMPLE COMMANDS | |||
| Tew | Stop it. (Like “don’t do that anymore”) |
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| Tay | Stop it. |
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| Nah | Come |
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| Nay | Come |
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| TOH-loh na! | Come quickly. | ||
| Tehn ya | Sleep! | ||
| Ah tin KAHñ | No touching me. (said to a male) |
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| Ah tin KEEñ | No touching me. |
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| Ah tin KOU | No touching him. male to male | ||
| In-eh-HEEDT | Let’s go. | ||
| HEED TEHN yah | Go to sleep! | ||
| heed | go! | ||
| wu TAH | get out! | ||
| Koom | stop (like stop walking) – there is some difference between when to use Koom and when to use tew, but I can’t understand it. |
M |
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| KOO-mee | stop |
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| mah RAHM ehd | Walk! |
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| teh RAHM ehd | Walk! |
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| teh RAHM eh JEE | Walk! |
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| SAH-meñ | Kiss me! (Use this at the orphanage!) | ||
| MEHM-taht | Kick! (casual kick) |
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| MIH-tah | Kick! (the same word is used for kick and hit. somehow you are just supposed to know which one you are referring to) |
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| MIH-chee | Kick! |
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| Kwahss MEHM-taht | Kick the ball! | ||
| MAY-ahz | Catch! |
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| YAHZ | catch |
M |
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| YAH-ZHJee | catch |
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| MEH-wehr-WEHR (don’t forget to roll all the Rs!) | Throw! |
Pl |
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| wehr WEHR | Throw! |
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| wehr WEHR-EE | Throw! |
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| mahn-keh-bah-LEHL | Roll! |
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| AHN-keh-bah-LEHL | Roll |
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| AHN-keh-bah-YEE | Roll |
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| meh-ROHT | Run! |
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| eh-ROOT | run! |
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| eh-ROO-chee | run! |
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| Beh LOOT | KICK! (power kick) |
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| BEH-la-ohw (slur the last 2 sounds together, put the w sound at the end) | KIck! (power kick) |
M |
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| beh LOO waht | KICK (power kick) |
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| Bell | Say (Sort of like Speak Up!) | ||
| zihm Bell | Don’t say (be quiet). | ||
| Sahk | Smile! | ||
| Ah-tuh SAHK | Don’t smile! | ||
| BIH lah | eat! | M | |
| BEE | eat! | F | |
| ENDEARMENTS | |||
| Lehb | Heart | ||
| YEH-nay hae-waht | my life (term of endearment) | ||
| Beh-teh-leh-ku Ewedehalehu | I love you big |
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| TAH-Fahch (try to emphasize syllables equally) | sweet (or delicious – doro wat can be tafach) | ||
| yeh-nay tahfach | My Sweet (term of endearment) | ||
| yeh-nay tseh-HI (long i) | My Sunshine | ||
| FAHN deh shah | popcorn (or a nickname for a smiley girl) | ||
| Meh CHEM Ahl rehs SAH shem | I never forget about you. |
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| Yeh-NAY woo-ehd | My treasure | ||
| Beh TAHM | Too much, a lot, very | ||
| AHN-chee yeh-NAY nehsh | You are mine |
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| AHN-teh yeh-NAY neh | You are mine |
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| AHN-chee NEHF-say nesh | You are my soul. |
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| AHN-tay NEHF-say neh | You are my soul. |
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| YEH-nay AHN-teh GOH-behz LEEJ-neh | You are a smart boy. | ||
| eh wed eh HA lehoo (slur the last part together) | I love you. |
M |
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| Eh wed eh SHAH lehu | I love you. |
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| ah FIHK er HAH lehu | I love you – ROMANTIC! (Don’t say to your kids.) |
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| ah FIHK er SHAH lehu | I love you – ROMANTIC! (Don’t say to your kids.) |
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| yeh-nay FIHK-er | My Love | ||
| yeh-nay MAHR | my Honey | ||
| wair -AYN-yah | Chatterbox (Ok, not really an endearment but it is a nickname.) | ||
| yeh-NAY nih-gist | My Queen | ||
| yeh-NAY nih-gooss | My King | ||
| OUTDOORS | |||
| tseh HI | sun | ||
| DAH mehn nah | cloud | ||
| koh KOHB | star | ||
| CHAH rah KAH | moon | ||
| seh MY | sky | ||
| sahr | grass | ||
| zahf | tree | ||
| ah behb bah | flower | ||
| ze nahb | rain | ||
| wehnz | river | ||
| HYK (long I) | lake | ||
| tah rah rah | mountain | ||
| ah fir | dirt | ||
| beh reh HAH | desert | ||
| mahn get | road | ||
| CHAH kah | forest | ||
| koot kwah toh | bush | ||
| yah til kilt boh tah | garden | ||
| beh reh doh | snow | ||
| HOLIDAYS/CELEBRATION | |||
| ah dees ah met | New Year’s | ||
| en koo tah tahsh | New Year’s | ||
| fah see kah | Christian – Easter | ||
| geh nah | Christian – Christmas | ||
| yeh lih deht kehn | Birthday | ||
| mehl kahm lih deht | Happy Birthday | ||
| tim kaht | Orthodox – baptism | ||
| may day | Liberation from Italians (May 23 – ET calendar) | ||
| gehn BOHT hI ah | first day of new governmental regime (ehadige)/ end of Dergue | ||
| mes kel | Orthodox cross was found Day | ||
| eid al adha | Muslim – Festival of the Sacrifice | ||
| eid al fitr | Muslim – end of Ramadan | ||
| ADJECTIVES/DESCRIPTIONS | |||
| Tin-nish | Small (a little) | ||
| Tell-ick | Big (a lot) | ||
| MEHT-foh | Bad | ||
| ehbdt-deh-SOU | Crazy (psychiatrically) Don’t use jokingly! | ||
| Tehr OO | Good | ||
| Tehr OO Beh-TAHM | Very good! | ||
| TOH-loh | Quick/ly | ||
| Mook | Hot | ||
| MAH zihn | sad | ||
| meh KOH taht | mad | ||
| dih KAHM | tired | ||
| HI lehn yah | wide awake (have strength) | ||
| I nah fahr | shy | ||
| KOO roo | proud | ||
| meht-FOH SHIT-tah | stinky (Bad smell) | ||
| MAH fer | embarrassed | ||
| KAHZ kah zah | cold (temperature) | ||
| Tehn-KAH-rah | Strong | ||
| Dess TEHN ya | Funny or Happy | ||
| DEHS tah | Happy or funny | ||
| Kuhss | Slowly (Patiently) | ||
| KOHN-joh | Beautiful | ||
| GO behz | Clever (or “Good Job!) | ||
| ah HOON | now! | ||
| BODY PARTS | |||
| tsah GOOR | hair | ||
| RAHS | head | ||
| I-n (long I) | Eye | ||
| Ah FENCH uh | Nose | ||
| CUHM for | Lips | ||
| ahf | Mouth | ||
| Terths | Teeth | ||
| Goonch | Cheek | ||
| JOH-roh | Ear | ||
| ahn GEHT | neck (front) | ||
| ehj | arm | ||
| meh DAHF | palm | ||
| yehj eh TAHT | fingers | ||
| Lehb | Heart | ||
| Hoed | Stomach | ||
| jahr BEH | back | ||
| KU lah | Circumcised penls (adult) | ||
| KEET | butt | ||
| eh GIHR | leg (includes leg and foot) | ||
| eh GROHCH | legs | ||
| yeh gihr TAHT | foot | ||
| TAH tohch | toes | ||
| Hoed ayn ah meh MEHñ | My stomach hurts. | ||
| _____ ayn ah meh MEHñ | My ______ hurts (is sick). | ||
| yeh TOOTS | b00bs | ||
| KOH dah | skin | ||
| ahn GOHL | brain | ||
| meh LAHSS | tongue | ||
| mahn JEH RAHT | neck (back side) | ||
| ahn JET | intestine | ||
| gool beht | knee | ||
| ehmss | girl privates | ||
MISCELLANEOUS |
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| ZAHR ay | Today | ||
| NEH geh | Tomorrow | ||
| teh LAHN teh nah | yesterday | ||
| Kan (short a) | Day | ||
| ah HOON | now | ||
| Kah -tell-OH | Next | ||
| Ehn-DEHG-uh-nah | Again | ||
| ChAH mer | More | ||
| BECK ah | Finished (enough) | ||
| eh REHF | Drop it/Leave it/It’s over (used when having a conversation that you want to be finished) | ||
| In NUH | And | ||
| Kayss | Orthodox priest | ||
| Soft | Toilet paper (even in English it is called “Soft”) | ||
| ah-MOHN-yahl | I feel sick. | ||
| BIHCH uh | Only | ||
| Yet? | Where? | ||
| If you are playing the Battleship: | |||
| AHL-tah meh TAHM | He was Missed. | ||
| Tem-meh-TWAH | He got Hit (actually Kick) | ||
| YAHN-tah-TEH-rah | Your turn | ||
| Tah-kah-TAH-tah-yaht | Watch her (if she is cheating!) | ||
| Tah-kah-TAH-tah-yewu | Watch him! | ||
| LIB-dahsh | F.U. (male to female) Apparently this can only be used in the mode of actual physical command for the specific action, (someone will F you, not a general “sod off”) |
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| Menalsh? | What did you say? |
F |
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| Menalk? | What did you say? |
M |
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| Chigger yeh-LEM | No problem. | ||
| Chigger AH-leh | There is a problem. | ||
| en DEHT | How? | ||
| AHL geh-BAHN yehm | I don’t understand | ||
| HOO loom | all | ||
| MAH-kee-nah | Car | ||
| gih deh GIH dah | Wall | ||
| teh MER teh bayt | school | ||
| OW toh boos | bus | ||
| dih BOOL bool | circle | ||
| ahr rah toom gohn eh kool yeh hoh nah (OR you can just say SQUARE) | square | ||
| sost mah EH zehn | triangle | ||
| guhn ZEHB | money | ||
| kwahss | ball (but everybody knows this refers to a soccer ball or toy ball – but not volleyball or tennis ball) | ||
| balloon | |||
| eh-GEHR Kwahss chah-WAH-tah | Soccer (directly translated it means Feet-Ball-Play) | ||
| WAY-yah Ah-beh-sha neh-gehr | Oh, the ways of the Abesha!! | ||
| WAY-yah Ferengi neh-gehr | Oh, the ways of the foreigners! | ||
| EH shee | OK (you’ll hear this a lot) | ||
| EHM bee | Not OK | ||
| LEH mehn tah lihk SAH leh (exhale a heavy H sound at the end) | Why are you crying? |
M |
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| LEH mehn tah lihk SHAH lesh | Why are you crying? |
F |
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| IN-nay ih-FEHL-ih-gah-loh… | I want… | ||
| mihn tih-FEHL-ih-gah-leh | What do you want? |
M |
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| mihn tih-FEHL-ih-gee-ah-lesh | What do you want? |
F |
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| MIHN ihm | Nothing. | ||
| GO behz | Clever (or “Good Job!) | ||
| eh-nih-GEH-nah-ñAH-lehn | We will meet. | ||
| MEHL-kahm GOO-zoh yeh-HOON-eh-lih | Have a good trip. |
M |
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| MEHL-kahm GOO-zoh yeh-HOON-eh-lesh | Have a good trip. |
F |
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| beh AH mah REEN yah | in Amharic | ||
| geh neht | heaven | ||
| SCHOOL | |||
| teh-MAIR-teh-BAYT | school | ||
| ahss TAH mah REE | teacher | ||
| keh fill | class | ||
| teh MAH ree | students | ||
| hee sahp | math | ||
| ehn glee zee ñAH | English | ||
| science | science | ||
| tah reek | history | ||
| ah mah reen yah | Amharic | ||
| hah bah rah TEH seb | geography | ||
| moo zeek ah | music | ||
| sport | sports/gym | ||
| eh rehft | break (recess) | ||
| keh fill gee zee | class period | ||
| black-board | chalkboard | ||
| chalk | chalk | ||
| meh seh hahf | text book | ||
| err sahss | pencil | ||
| eh skrih bee toh (sounds like Spanish to me!!) | pen | ||
| shahn tah | backpack | ||
| mahss-tah-wah-shah dehb-ter | notebook | ||
| yeh BAYT seh RAH | homework | ||
| yeh dehm beh libs | uniform | ||
| ah leh kah | monitor | ||
| gwah dehn yah | friend | ||
| gwah dehn yohch | friends | ||
| meh geh rehf | beating with a stick after making a mistake | ||
| QUESTION WORDS | |||
| Mah no? | Who is that? | ||
| Mah no goh-behz/tehn-kah-rah/kohn-joh?Start with Mah-no and fill in an adjective afterwards. | Who is clever/strong/beautiful? substitute whatever adjective you want after who is | ||
| Yeht no? | Where is it/he? (male or objects) | M | |
| Yeh TAH lah? | Where is it/he? (I can’t figure out the difference of when to use yet no or yet tahla. They seem to be interchangeable. If you want to ask about a person, start with his name or position first. e.g. | M | |
| Abaye yeht no? | Where is Dad? | M | |
| yeh-nay mah-KEE-nah yet no? | Where is my car? | ||
| Yeh TAH lehch? | Where is she? | F | |
| Mommy yeh-TAH-lehch? | Where is Mommy? | ||
| Yeht neh? | Where are you? (Like if you are talking to a person on a cell phone) | M | |
| Yeht nesh? | Where are you? | F | |
| mah chay | When? | ||
| leh mehn | Why? | ||
| sint no? | How much? | ||
| yeh-HAY min-deh-NO | What is this? | ||
| YAH min-deh-NO | What is that? | ||
Update 1/19/09: Here’s another good resource for learning Amharic online. http://ethiopia.limbo13.com/index.php/amharic/
Ethiopian Adoption Travelogue 
This was very good as I am trying to learn Amharic. Hope to see more. Thank you!
Tigist
Comment by tigist — October 30, 2006 @ 1:35 am |
Thankyou very much for this ,I will be travelling to Etiopiia and this will be very useful
Thanks
Comment by cheri — November 4, 2006 @ 9:38 am |
Awesome– great blog!!!
Mary, mom to many
Comment by Owlhaven — November 12, 2006 @ 9:05 pm |
Thanks, a lot, I’m Ethiopian raised in America, trying to learn more!
Comment by Tamara — December 8, 2006 @ 1:11 pm |
I am in the same position. This was very helpful!
Comment by dagem — April 13, 2016 @ 8:55 pm |
Thank you. I want to learn Amharic & this is a good starting
place.
Comment by Beno John — December 23, 2006 @ 12:27 am |
I loved the variety of phrases here. I work with many Ethiopians and one of them is going back to Ethiopia for a few months. Do you know how to day “Have a good trip?” or something close to “Bon voyage”?
Thanks!
-Josie
Comment by Josie — December 28, 2006 @ 6:29 pm |
“Melkam menged” and or you can say “melkam guzo”
Comment by shime — December 7, 2014 @ 12:33 pm |
Josie- I added it for you. See above.
Comment by sackrosanct — December 29, 2006 @ 11:20 am |
crown hotel is the best i know every body will love it it is every relaxable place and you will feel right at home
Comment by tarik — December 30, 2006 @ 1:21 pm |
I thank you every one trying to learn amharic and trying to teach amharic in this site. I am an ethiopian man living in a
ustralia-melbourne. A father of four daughters who are currently trying to learn amharic. This site helps a lot.
Egexiabher yestelen amesegenalu
When you have spare time to practice amharic and to taste Ethiopian food come to 205-207 nicholson st. footscray 3011 vic Australia HARAMBE Restaurant.
btam-teru-new qetlubet
Comment by Dershaye — January 10, 2007 @ 10:37 pm |
I’m starting to learn Amharic…my boyfriend is an Ethiopian…so I really want to know how to speak Amharic
Comment by taylor3688 — February 10, 2019 @ 12:37 pm |
i have fallen in love with a lady from Ethiopia and i really want to be able to speak her language. i think it is impolite not to so this is really good. although Ethiopian is spoken very fast. I am from northrn ireland and have a very hard acsent to understand. hopefully this will be overcome
Comment by jeff — February 22, 2007 @ 4:13 pm |
That’s extremely sweet!! i hope it works out!!!
Comment by Lulu Melke — February 2, 2012 @ 11:01 pm |
wow this is great since im hispanic and my boyfriend is ethiopian and now i can sort of speak to him..he is soo impressed!!
Comment by crystal — March 7, 2007 @ 1:49 pm |
This was pretty cool, I need it in a project I’m doing on Ethiopia.
Comment by M.J — March 29, 2007 @ 7:58 pm |
Hi. Looks great. Does “ee” sound like as in “Hee-haw” ? – or an extended short-e sound?
Comment by Karl — April 10, 2007 @ 4:08 pm |
thank you very much i really need to learn my country language
Comment by sammy — April 15, 2007 @ 10:00 am |
ee is the long E sound (like see or free)
Comment by sackrosanct — April 16, 2007 @ 10:01 pm |
Great information. Going to Ethiopia for the New Year (Millenium). I want to surprise my husband and his family with my knowlege of the language……….It will give me something to do on the flight as well. Thanks.
Comment by TMM — May 19, 2007 @ 7:51 pm |
This is profoundly helpful!!! I’m forwarding this link to several colleagues here at the college. We receive many international students from Ethiopia. A few phrases, particularly for the older applicants and/or parents will be very, very helpful.
More…More!!!
Comment by Soraya — May 27, 2007 @ 5:39 pm |
Peace, I would like to thank those who put the website together. I am ethiopian, but I have lived in the U.S mostly all my life and I feel some what disconnected from my culture because of my lack of language. So this has given me the opportunity to able to learn it and in a affordable way, “its hard to get things free now a days. Thank you Abyssinia(GODS helper)
Comment by Abyssinia — July 5, 2007 @ 9:28 pm |
We as a family are about to adopt 2 children from Ethiopia and we want to know atleast a little bit of Amharic so that we can communicate with them before they have had time to learn english. We got a CD-rom program that really helps, but it only says the words out loud. Your site has been really helpful in showing us the visual phonetics of the words so that we can slowly sound them out. Betam amasegenallo!
Comment by The McLain Family — July 6, 2007 @ 11:35 am |
This is a great quick reference. Thank you!
I see which are Female, Male, and Plural, but which are “Formal”?
Comment by Adam — July 11, 2007 @ 7:23 pm |
This is the best website for Amharic phrases. I’ve only been able to find about 5 other ones. “Amesegenalehu”
Comment by Chovexani — August 1, 2007 @ 9:33 pm |
I would love to learn more Amharic,this is extremely helpful my goal is to speak Amharic fluently.
Comment by Clair Rudison — August 8, 2007 @ 10:05 pm |
god bless you thank you so musch my friend i am abesha
Comment by sammy — August 10, 2007 @ 9:43 pm |
Man, I just printed this not long ago and now you’ve added more! Cranking up the printer again…. thanks for such a great list.
June
Comment by June — August 19, 2007 @ 6:45 pm |
Thanks for the new material! Awesome.
Comment by esperandoaiyasu — August 27, 2007 @ 8:54 pm |
i need more romantic phrases
Comment by keith — August 31, 2007 @ 6:21 pm |
YOU ROCK!!!! Your list is absolutely invaluable!! I have purchased a DVD and a book, and all they do is confuse me. I found a tutor to help me with Amharic pronunciation, and your list will BE our textbook. Thank you so much for sharing. : )
Comment by mamamia — September 10, 2007 @ 1:17 am |
Thanks a lot!! We are adopting siblings from Ethiopia and wanted to learn enough of their language to be able to communicate with them!
Thanks so much
Comment by Juli — September 14, 2007 @ 10:04 pm |
Hi,
I am heading to Sasiga Ethiopia on Friday. I have been studying abroad with Food for the Hungry since August. Spent most our time in Uganda and Rwanda but now i have a practicum in Ethiopia. I will be Teaching Engligh to 8th graders and I would really like to start learning Amharic. I copied your Amharic Phrases blog but I was wondering if you had anything else that would help me out.
This site has helped thanks.
Peace,
Katelyn
Comment by Katelyn Wolfe — October 15, 2007 @ 2:31 am |
The more you post, the more I memorize. It’s truly the most beautiful language on earth. It’s surprising how much I’ve learned in less that a year. Amesegenall’o. 🙂
Comment by Alisa — October 18, 2007 @ 3:23 am |
This is excellent!! Do you happen to know the word for “vegetarian”? That’s an important one for us and I can’t seem to find it online. Thanks again!!
Comment by jen — October 28, 2007 @ 8:15 pm |
yemaybela
Comment by brian — August 25, 2011 @ 3:51 pm |
It is “Atikilt bicha yemi’bela” or “Siga yema’ybela”
Comment by peniel — January 9, 2012 @ 5:43 am
I am trying to impress my dear friend and am looking to find as many words to write him a note, before he is leaving to Ethiopia in seven days to visit home he has been at in a long time. I wanted to write a lil’ poem and on this site I found the most words to put something simple, yet meaningful together. I thank you very much! I however realize, being a native German speaker that I am not sure to write it appropriately as all the words are phonetically written. I would luv’ to see it how you would write it alongside the phonetic writing. I am very thankful to have found this nonetheless.
Manu
Comment by Manu — December 5, 2007 @ 10:12 pm |
Wow-as soon as I was finished writing this, my very same friend called me……….
No words necessary- but that I got all flustered.
Manu
Comment by Manu — December 5, 2007 @ 10:43 pm |
Thank you for this wonderful glossary! We are planning to bring 2 siblings home from Ethiopia next year and have heard horror stories about the plane trip. Can you suggest any words or phrases to use if they panic or get upset? Like “you are safe” or “we are going home” or anything else you can think of? Thank you so much!
Comment by Jody — March 27, 2008 @ 1:45 pm |
This was fantastic. I have a friend who frequently refers to me as she gee tu (not sure how to spell the pronunciation) or che(long a) gee tu. Do you know the meaning?
Comment by Lynell — April 26, 2008 @ 9:08 pm |
Lynell-
Shigetu is an Oromia word meaning beautiful.
Comment by sackrosanct — May 9, 2008 @ 10:01 am |
oh my dat was helpful.. i was actually writting down da ones i can use.. iam mixed ethiopian and arabic but sum house my parents speak amharic. n i don’t iam more of the arabic side. anywyas iam trying say thanx alot.. iam leaning dat was helpful… dis was fo ma best friend who is of cuz habasha
Comment by nas — July 3, 2008 @ 12:35 am |
I found this website offering what seems like an excellent product to teach Amharic. Check out the demos on the website and see for yourself. I plan to get this.
http://www.amharic.com/
Comment by Robin — July 6, 2008 @ 9:32 pm |
Love this pag, im from Germany and there are alout of Habesha people back home .
put some sentences and ca-netting words, i see (and) ,but i just wont to know how to make a sentences
from the bigging.
this truly is the best web pag on Amharic out there .
ps. i love Habesha weman.
Comment by Ahmed — August 14, 2008 @ 8:51 am |
This is an AWESOME list……to many sites spell the word, but don’t really give you the pronunciation. Thank you so much for taking the time to make and post this list….it will be indispensible, I am sure.
Jenny
Comment by Jenny — October 9, 2008 @ 9:27 am |
how do you say choosen one?
Comment by sean — November 6, 2008 @ 2:33 pm |
AHND tem-er toh-WAHL (the last four syllables typed here are a contraction of a bunch of individual sounds that wouldn’t make sense if I typed them individually.)
Comment by sackrosanct — January 28, 2011 @ 11:35 pm |
It is “Yetemerete “~ to choosen one, if it is choose one – that is “And miret” or if it is “one person is choosen” AHND tem-er toh-wahl would work
Comment by peniel — January 9, 2012 @ 5:49 am
Tanx a lot,,, i wished my dear friend in ehtiopia, she was surprised to hear all these words,,
thank you,,
Comment by Santhosh — January 15, 2009 @ 12:35 pm |
hey i m from lebanon
since i was a kid the housekeeper (ethopian) talks with me amharic
that s how i m good in language
ps: in spelling the “h” is not always required! thank u
anche betchey biya dergelli
bye 😉
Comment by elie — March 20, 2009 @ 12:51 pm |
chosen one: (yeh-nay mer-chah) this actually means “my choice”
don’t be afraid: ah-tih-frah (male); ah-tih-free (female)
we are going to y/our new home: weh-deh ah-dee-soo bay-tah-chihn now-yeh-mehn-hay-doh
vegetarian: aht-kilt bih-cha yeh-mee-beh-lah (eats only vegetables) else you can ask for “fasting food” which is Vegan food that the Orthodox religion people eat on special days throughout the year (about 200+ days of the year) It is easy to find on menus.
fasting food: yeh-sohm meh-gib
Comment by sackrosanct — June 15, 2009 @ 8:09 pm |
Could anyone tell me how to write, “God Bless the Children” in Amheric? Thank you for your help…Patrick
Comment by Patrick — July 15, 2009 @ 9:42 pm |
Egiziabher Lijoch-hun yibark
Comment by peniel — January 9, 2012 @ 5:52 am |
You can check http://amharicsoftwares.com if want to learn how to write in Amharic.
Comment by alem — July 29, 2009 @ 7:52 am |
thank you for this info… and the link someone posted too… I’m going to Ethiopia very soon and I needed this to become a little familiar at least ! Wonderful. If you know anywhere i can go to get invovled in ceramics while in Ethiopia let me know thanks
Comment by Crystal — August 21, 2009 @ 2:33 pm |
thank you for this info… and the link someone posted too… I’m going to Ethiopia very soon and I needed this to become a little familiar at least ! Wonderful. If you know anywhere i can go to get invovled in ceramics while in Ethiopia let me know thanks
Comment by BALOCHI ZINADINI — August 29, 2009 @ 12:57 am |
Hi everyone I’m also a leaner,I just need a teacher I’m love Amharic.
Comment by Haile Egziebher Selasie — December 16, 2013 @ 5:25 pm |
can you please translate this for me ( wedashalaw butam emicignalaphoae) iam not sure about the spelling thanks your site is nice
Comment by judi — November 14, 2009 @ 1:19 pm |
I think what you’ve written is “I love you very much, thank you.” Said to a female.
Ewedeshahlo betam, ah-meh-say-geh-nah-lo.
I don’t know what the phoae at the end of the word is spelling. Is it ph like the f sound or like a soft p? Are the o a e separate sounds?
Comment by sackrosanct — November 16, 2009 @ 11:09 am |
Oh my, thank you sackrosanct! This site is very impressive. What perfect timing, for I travel to Ethiopia next week 🙂 Kudos on updating words that people have asked about, such as vegetarian and vegan!
Comment by Nathan — January 5, 2010 @ 7:56 pm |
Just a little note, saying old man and old woman as you listed above is pretty rude, so you wouldn’t say it to someone’s face. You have to be very respectful to older people; that’s what I was told when I was being raised.
And when saying my name is _____, you have to add a “no” at the end. So, Semayn Isabelle no.
And meh RAHB and meh TEH maht don’t necessarily mean I’m hungry or thirsty. I think they more closely translate to hunger or thirst. To say I’m hungry is “Rah bayn” and to say I’m thirsty is “Tem mine”
Oh and pink is rose, so you can add that if you like.
Comment by Isabelle — January 10, 2010 @ 1:12 pm |
Very helpful and incredibly accurate! Are you Ethiopian or Eritrean??
Comment by Selome — April 12, 2014 @ 9:25 pm |
im ethiopian and i was raised in america and dis iz veri helpful thanks
Comment by wubit — March 5, 2010 @ 3:26 pm |
Hi. I’m trying to learn some simple Amharic greetings but am very confused as I found many versions of the greetings from different sites.
Hello: salem (peace), tenayistillin/ teanaste’lle’n (literally, may health be with you, can be used for hello/goodbye), tadiyass (informal)
Please: e’bake’h (male) e’bake’sh (female), another spells it as i’bakih (male) i’bakish (female), and i’bakkiwo/ i’bakwon (with respect)
Thank you: found 3 different spellings amesege’nallo, amasagnalahu, ameseginalehugn
Goodbye: teanaste’lle’n (hello/goodbye), ciao (casual)
Comment by Cathryn — May 18, 2010 @ 3:30 am |
they use different letters in Amharic. therefore, the translations you read are based on the linguistic/phonetic translation.
for amesegenallo and amasagnalahu they are the same word. some of the sounds are kind of a slur between a short e and a long a. for the end of the word, the ahu is pronounced quickly as (basically) one syllable. so “ahu” basically gets contracted verbally to “o”. those two mean “I thank you.”
ameseginalehugn/ameseginalen means “we thank you” (think of the lehugn contracted to l’en)
Comment by sackrosanct — January 28, 2011 @ 11:31 pm |
hi ? whatz the meaning of atibaliki in english
Comment by maitele — June 25, 2010 @ 2:08 am |
don’t be rude
Comment by peniel — January 9, 2012 @ 5:55 am |
awesome,i have lent a lot from this website,i say it again thanx to the founder keep it up.
Comment by mytel — June 29, 2010 @ 12:45 am |
just printed stuff and now I’m off!!!!
Comment by rebekah — August 19, 2010 @ 8:54 am |
Very enjoyable. I too, need to learn more. Thank you. Jim of Alexandria, VA USA
Comment by James Larsen — August 22, 2010 @ 11:17 am |
woow this is very god words so thank you for all who was prebaired these wors amahsagannalahu
Comment by bashka — October 2, 2010 @ 6:27 am |
thank u very much for the efforts, betam usefull information
Comment by Osman — October 18, 2010 @ 8:35 am |
Greetings!
I love your blog, some great things on here, I’ll definitely study your Amharic phrases and vocab before I go back to Ethiopia next time! I just wanted to tell you about another AWEsome organization that’s also planting trees in Ethiopia, hiring the nationals to do the work, and truly changing lands and lives. Eden Reforestation Projects (edenprojects.org) is planting over 1 MILLION trees per MONTH in Ethiopia and Madagascar. The more places we can post the link on the web the more land and lives can be changed. Would you please post the web link with your other links? THANKS and keep up the good work!
Comment by Nolan — October 28, 2010 @ 10:37 pm |
Looking at how to say
Praise the Lord
in Amharic
anyone know?
Comment by christine — November 3, 2010 @ 10:06 pm |
exabier yemesgen roughly translates to Thanks for God.
Comment by sackrosanct — January 28, 2011 @ 11:24 pm |
its more of a question than a comment, I am ethiopian ancestry but do not know much amharic, I was talking to a lovely lady the other day and when I was leaving she said “broohk ma’lti” does anyone know what that means
Comment by Ras Lion — November 3, 2010 @ 11:32 pm |
biruk is a bit like “blessed.” don’t know the ma’lti.
Comment by sackrosanct — January 28, 2011 @ 11:23 pm |
that is not amharic —- that is tigrigna and it means “blessed thing ” i guess but it is not amharic.
Comment by peniel — January 9, 2012 @ 5:59 am
Broohk is Blessed and ma’lti is day, it means Blessed day, And its Tigrigna Not amharic
Comment by semere — October 21, 2012 @ 11:14 am |
Hello, and thanks for this site and translation help. I appreciate the wealth of information here.
How would a person say “have a happy, safe, and prosperous new year” to a woman in Amharic?
Will someone please be kind enough to translate and write phonetically also.
Comment by Uni — December 30, 2010 @ 6:40 pm |
Addissu Amet,Ye-tena,Ye-selam ena Ye-Biltsigina Endihonili-sh Emeg-nale-hu. አዲሱ አመት የሰላም የጤና እና የብልጽግና እንዲሆንልሽ እመኝልሻለሁ
“i wish you health ,peace and prosperity for the new year” this is what we say
Comment by peniel — January 9, 2012 @ 6:11 am |
God bless you is Zaviere barkesh (to a female) Zaviere barke (to a male) Zaviere Barko to an older person (shows great respect).
Comment by Julie — December 31, 2010 @ 12:19 pm |
Just adopted a son from Ethiopia (sidama) region he (3 years old) speaks a little Amharic and Sidamo … He keeps repeating somthing that sounds like ah-tah-fah-bello when we r outside. I have no clue what this is. Can u help? Thanks
Comment by Brian — January 5, 2011 @ 4:09 pm |
If you’re going to take a child from his native land, should at least learn some of the language before adopting!
Comment by id — August 21, 2013 @ 3:57 pm |
Just reading through this and that is an awful thing to say. Breaks my heart that you have the nerve to say it. Blessings to those who have chosen to adopt and I hope that you, id, have had a change of heart in the past year and a half.
Comment by c — January 29, 2015 @ 10:56 am
Ok figured it out, lol it’s a song on his CD and I misspelled it. a-ta-li-fim-bilo thanks anyway
Comment by Brian — January 5, 2011 @ 5:20 pm |
he refused to let me (or him) pass – “a-ta-li-fim-bilo”
Comment by penny — September 13, 2012 @ 11:47 am |
My dear friends just brought home their precious Ethiopian prince s couple weeks ago. And sweet Jadon keeps saying something that sounds like EL LA MA TOE SA. Phonetically that’s how it sounds. He says it all the time at no particular time. So no one can quite figure out what he’s saying or means??!! Any thoughts??
Pamelaferguson1979@Gmail.com
Many thanks!!
Comment by Pamela — January 27, 2011 @ 11:15 pm |
don’t know. maybe it starts with alem. is his first language Amharic or a different language?
Comment by sackrosanct — January 28, 2011 @ 11:21 pm |
this is a good way . I would be thankfull if ireceived more material on my email.
Comment by shilaibi — February 18, 2011 @ 8:05 am |
Ethiopia, my 2nd nation. i love the culture.
Comment by Selam — May 12, 2011 @ 7:00 am |
whats ur first nation?
Comment by aswomeethiopian — January 31, 2012 @ 7:02 pm |
Hello I’m trying to figure out the correct spelling for Queen of queens. Also for Empress Lioness-I please help me. It would be greatly appreciated
Comment by Heidi — May 19, 2011 @ 1:30 pm |
i am am an “americanized” ethiopian child with ethiopian (amarhic speaking) imagant parants. When i was more younger, my parents did not bother to teach me the language. i only knew ‘dene egzabier mesken’ until i was in 2 grade. i only knew how to count to 10 (aser) in amaringya. my parents still dont teach me. my 25 year old sister knows so much. when i went to ethiopia when i was 8, i learned alot compared to what i used to know, but still not enough. i turn to websiters for help. but i usualy cant get any proggress because i am not allowed to do down load any thing, or buy any thing. my sunday school has an amharic teaching class, but i only pass because i understand feidels. and apparently nothing else.maybe thanks to this people will stop shaking their heads at me when i enter an ethiopian populated place with shame and disgust. no more of my mom saying secret stuff about me when i am sitting right next to her. maybe i can talk to my family and they will be proud. maybe my ethiopian friends will stop looking at me like i am stupid. or i will be able to make secret codes in amharic. it seems so fun to be bi lingual. if only i could expierience it. thanks to you i can!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by girlinblue#101 — May 21, 2011 @ 1:02 pm |
oh and ps. if any of you would like to comment on what i siad above this comment, feel free. i would like to here peoples suggestions o n what i should do
Comment by girlinblue#101 — May 21, 2011 @ 1:04 pm |
this didnt help me at all it suck i dont need the pronouncing part i just need the spelling dont get me wrong theres tons of info but it wasnt helpful
Comment by snoop — May 22, 2011 @ 12:19 pm |
hey, sorry i didnt type lately, but if your not going to pronounce right dont ruin the language. ethiopia is wonderful and your only going to look like a fool. and, “snoop” learn some thing. americian people make fun of forien accents.- oh and get a new name “snoop” because that name isnt even creative- just unintellegent. others, dont let dogs like this dude ruin you persistance to come here and learn.
Comment by girlinblue#101 — June 3, 2011 @ 1:53 pm |
Hi This is a great list -thank you so much, Now I wil print it and learn and learn!!
Do you know what this means please?
biye neber leka anchi nesh
Thanks x
Comment by Lin — June 9, 2011 @ 4:49 pm |
well, neber means like a wild cat, a nd anchi means you, for a girl, so it is probobly talking about something realted to that.
Comment by girlinblue#101 — June 18, 2011 @ 6:46 pm |
Not really dear !!!! Neb’ir is wild cat but Neber is for past tens it is like “was” it means “I said so,it is you” biye neber ==== i said so
leka is like aha or it doesn’t have equivalent in English when u are aware of somthing u say “leka” and Anchi ==== you for female and Neshi is “It is ” for female so together Anchi Neshi ==== it is you ….. this is when it is translated literaly. all in all it is said to mean that some one said somtn before about what you did and they were right…….. i said so ,it is you
Comment by peniel — January 9, 2012 @ 6:24 am |
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Comment by girlinblue#101 — June 18, 2011 @ 6:49 pm |
Hi! m married to ethiopian nd hav 2 kids, your blog hs bn vry helpful coz nw im able to use words in amharic also with ma children which is reali kewl
Comment by Lee-anne — August 14, 2011 @ 12:30 am |
Thanks girlinblue! Lin
Comment by Lin — August 23, 2011 @ 5:02 pm |
Thank you!! this is gonna help me a lot!
Comment by Yonathan — September 6, 2011 @ 12:56 am |
why, your welcome!!! so i would like to say thax so much for all of you gyz for learning amharic pluuuuus, peace!! 😀
BE PROUD OF HERITAGE—- AND DONT LET ANY ONE JUDGE YOU
YOU ARE AWESOME—-and so am i !!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by girlinblue#101 — September 18, 2011 @ 5:45 pm |
This is so helpful. I am dating an Ethiopian guy right now and the even tho English is our common language which we use, knowing a little bit of Amharic is helping our relationship with getting to know each other more! Thanks for the phrases they are extremely helpful! You’ve done a great job!
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Comment by Abdi Ahmed — January 7, 2012 @ 12:21 pm |
this is very helpful! im going to ethiopia during the summer ( if god is willing) and scince i dont know Amaryenyah i will study this! Is there usally wifi at homes in Ethiopia?
Comment by kidest — January 31, 2012 @ 6:57 pm |
tikoor is not used towards people. it means the colour. and habesha is a term ethiopians-eritreans use to refer to eachother. non-habeshas don’t use it.
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Comment by Sanu.K.S — May 29, 2012 @ 11:44 am |
trying to find out what ah man yay stands for. ANybody out there have an idea ???
Comment by sheila cuttell — May 29, 2012 @ 2:25 pm |
emaye means mother. maybe that’s what she’s saying.
Comment by sackrosanct — June 18, 2012 @ 10:18 am |
I should fill in the blanks here. Have a little 5yr old that has only been here for a short period of time and whenever she doesn’t want to eat or go to bed or something like that she just keeps repeating Ah man yay, ah man yay. Can’t seem to find anything on this.
Comment by sheila cuttell — May 29, 2012 @ 2:30 pm |
hi,how do i ask a girl out for a coffee in amharic,,or is it something i should refrain from,,,,thanks,,dmg
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Comment by Vicky baudh — June 11, 2012 @ 9:36 am |
Hi there,
I have an Ethiopian boyfriend. He speaks amarbic and Ive always wanted to say something flirty to him in his language. Can you help me out here? Words would be helpful if you know.
Thank you
Benazir
Comment by Benazir — July 8, 2012 @ 10:59 pm |
Just ask your boyfriend. Why would you ask another man to teach you that? Doesn’t make sense.
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I wanted to know the same thing. I just want to say something that tells him I care about him and his culture.
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Comment by Emt Conduit — July 22, 2013 @ 1:21 pm |
Aren’t Eritreans “Habesha” too, lol
Comment by Henok — August 7, 2013 @ 8:13 pm |
As far as i know Eritreans are habesha too. Where do you live? I am in Los Angeles
Comment by John Black aka Yohannes Tiqur — January 18, 2015 @ 6:37 am |
Amazing. Will help me very much when I am teaching out in addis! 🙂
Comment by Katie — August 19, 2013 @ 8:10 am |
Ethiopians don’t use the wordTekoor for black foreigners, but they do use Forenj for non black tourists
Comment by id — August 21, 2013 @ 3:54 pm |
Actually, we do use Tiqoor for black foreigners, either African Americans or Africans who are not from East and North Africa. In fact, we also use Tiqoor to describe a person with a very dark complexion, regardless of his/her origin (even Habesha).
Comment by Tenagari — November 15, 2014 @ 1:37 am |
You don’t always roll the R either. Mostly not.
Comment by id — August 21, 2013 @ 4:01 pm |
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Comment by Dama — September 7, 2013 @ 2:28 pm |
That is very nice but you just made few mistakes.
Crazy is Ehbid, Very good is Betaam Ti rOO, Husband is Baal not Bahl.Bahl is Culture and I’m full is TEH gebkuny,
Comment by Kedir — October 7, 2013 @ 10:03 am |
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Comment by dj Liam — September 11, 2021 @ 6:21 am |
Hello everyone i was hoping if someone knew how to ask a girl out in Amharic something like “I was wondering if you wanted to go out sometime” any help you can give me would be appreciated. I’ve only known her for a few months , but I want to impress her when I ask her out.
Comment by Justin — November 18, 2013 @ 1:04 pm |
Awesome! though the way you are writing the words in Amharic is kinda confusing!! I mean instead of saying: (Eh-bah-kish) you can just say ibakesh!
its easy to get both word and sound! and there are a lot of missing words would love to read them here, like:
Airplan
Airport
Just kidding!
Important – ergent:
Hold on – wait Plz:
Take this:
Dangerous:
Teach me:
____________
Thank you so much
Comment by Mitch — January 5, 2014 @ 1:16 am |
I agree, I just need the correct spelling with the letter sound and pronunciation.
Comment by Tahvahryn — May 26, 2014 @ 11:50 am |
awroplan
awroplan marefiyaw
ye kelede no
important-im not sure
anday qoy/ te qoyenyaleh – male, te qoyenyalish- female (the “te” is adding will you wait for me)
te yazenyaleh – male, te yazenyalish- female
met-fo
astemereen
Comment by mesret alemu — June 15, 2014 @ 12:13 am |
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Comment by Guna — January 7, 2014 @ 11:18 pm |
Used some of these words at work on a 1year old recently moved to America from Ethiopia. Although i may not have pronounced it correctly she made faces and it stirred a beautiful emotional response!!!! I’m convinced she was reminded of home.
Comment by Cindy — March 24, 2014 @ 11:19 am |
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Comment by BRAD — April 7, 2014 @ 6:52 pm |
Can you post the correct spelling of the words and/ or phrases please?
Comment by Tahvahryn — May 26, 2014 @ 11:47 am |
There are no correct for Amharic words using English letters. What you have read above is of course the phonetic sound of the Amharic word. I have a lot of Ethiopian friends in Los Angeles and they do text each other and write on Facebook all the time using English letters but there is no formal or correct way to spell Amharic sounding words into English. Here are some examples though of my my Ethiopian friends spell Amharic words using the English alphabet:
endemin nesh…how are you (f)
Endemin nuh…how are you (m)
Dehna nay… I am fine
Chigger yellum…no problem
Egziabeher Yemesgen…God is great
Melkam Addis Amet…Happy New Year
Melkam Fassica…Happy Easter
Awo…yes
Aye…no
Dehna nesh?…are you fine? (F)
Dehna nay?…are you fine? (M)
Mano simish? What is your name? (F)
Mano simuh? What is you name? (M)
I hope this helps you. 🙂
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#136: Kumar, tinageraleh means “you speak.” If said in the tone of a question, it’s “do you speak…?”
Also, “ring” is qelebet. Zinab means “rain.” I think when you asked how to say “ring,” the person though you were asking how to say “rain.”
Comment by Tenagari — November 15, 2014 @ 1:00 am |
One more thing, the difference between Tew and Koom: you would say “Tew!” when you want someone to stop doing something (immediately) in general. (Say, if someone is kicking you and you want him to stop, you would say “Tew!” “Koom” is used when you want someone to stop walking/running OR to command someone to stand up from a sitting position. So Koom can also mean “stand up!”
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How can I say ( i’m thinking about you)
( I’m alone if your not with me )
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(for a she)
silanchi eyasebku new
bichayen ehonalehu ategebe kelelesh
(for a he)
silante eyasebku new
bichayen ehonalehu ategebe keleleh
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