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English
Hello, how are you?
Translation
ሰላም፣ እንዴት ነህ?
Daily greeting and well wishes
English
I need a taxi to the airport.
Translation
እትከሻ አስተናጋጅ ወደ አየር ማረፊያ እፈልጋለሁ።
Transportation request
English
What is the time now?
Translation
አሁን ስንት ሰዓት ነው?
Asking for the current time
English
Please send me the report by tomorrow.
Translation
እባኮትን ረፖርት እስከ ነገ ይላኩልኝ።
Work-related request
English
Can I have a glass of water?
Translation
ውሃ የሞላ ጠርሙስ ልታገኝ እችላለሁ?
Request for water
English
Where is the nearest hospital?
Translation
ቅርቡ ሆስፒታል የት ነው?
Asking for directions
| Amharic | Transliteration | English | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| ሰላም | selam | Hello/Peace | General greeting |
| እንዴት ነህ? | endet neh? | How are you? (m) | Casual greeting |
| እንዴት ነሽ? | endet nesh? | How are you? (f) | Casual greeting |
| አመሰግናለሁ | ameseginalehu | Thank you | Expressing gratitude |
| አይዞህ | ayzoh | It's okay (m) | Comfort/encouragement |
| ይቅርታ | yiqirta | Sorry/Excuse me | Apologizing |
| ደህና ሁን | dehna hun | Goodbye | Parting (m) |
| ቸር ነህ | cher neh | You're kind | Compliment |
Amharic is Ethiopia's official language, spoken by over 30 million people. It uses the Ge'ez script (ፊደል), an ancient writing system with 33 base characters. These essential phrases help you communicate in everyday situations.
The Ge'ez script is an abugida where each character represents a consonant-vowel combination. There are 7 vowel forms for each consonant base. Understanding the first order (ä) helps you recognize the pattern for all 231+ characters.
| Character | Sound | First Order | Example Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| ሀ | h | hä | ሀገር (hager) = country |
| ለ | l | lä | ልጅ (lij) = child |
| መ | m | mä | መጽሐፍ (mets'haf) = book |
| ሰ | s | sä | ሰላም (selam) = peace |
| ቀ | q | qä | ቀን (qen) = day |
| በ | b | bä | ቤት (bet) = house |
| ነ | n | nä | ነገር (neger) = thing |
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