The Amharic course
Learn Amharic ten words at a time
አማርኛ
Ten games of ten words: the hundred most useful Amharic words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
Amharic challenge
Do you know the essentials? 25 quick questions from across the course. Score high and you are ready for the trip.
Amharic · Lesson 1 of 10
Greetings and politeness
Hello, thanks, please: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- ሰላምse-LAM
- Hello
- ሃይHI
- Hi
- እንደምን አደሩin-de-MIN a-DE-ru
- Good morning
- መልካም እንቅልፍmel-KAM in-KILF
- Good night
- በጣም አመሰግናለሁbe-TAM a-me-seg-NA-le-hu
- Thank you very much
- አመሰግናለሁa-me-seg-NA-le-hu
- Thanks
- እንኳን ደስ አለዎትin-KWAN des a-LE-wot
- You're welcome
- እባክዎi-BAK-wo
- Please
- ይቅርታyi-KIR-ta
- Excuse me
- ቸር ይስጥልኝCHER yis-TIL-iny
- Goodbye
Amharic · Lesson 2 of 10
Order anything by pointing
One beer please, one of these please, the bill: survive any menu.
- አንድ ሙስጥ, እባክዎand MUST, i-BAK-wo
- One beer, please
- ከዚህ አንድ, እባክዎke-ZIH and, i-BAK-wo
- One of these, please
- አንድ ቡና, እባክዎand BU-na, i-BAK-wo
- One coffee, please
- ሁለት, እባክዎhu-LET, i-BAK-wo
- Two, please
- አንድ ተጨማሪ, እባክዎand te-cha-MA-ri, i-BAK-wo
- One more, please
- ይህ ስንት ነው?yih SINT new
- How much is it?
- ሂሳብ, እባክዎhi-SAB, i-BAK-wo
- The bill, please
- ይችላሉ...?yi-CHAL-alu...
- May I...?
- ለጤናችን!leh-teh-NAH-chin
- Cheers!
- ይማርህyi-MAR-ih
- Bless you
Amharic · Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials
The tiny words that carry half of every conversation.
- አዎa-WO
- Yes
- አይa-YI
- No
- 괜찮음GO-na-shot
- Okay
- ምንም ችግር የለምMIN-nim CHIG-ir YE-lem
- Sure, no problem
- አላውቅምa-LA-wik-im
- I don't know
- ሰዓቤ አልገባኝምse-A-be al-GE-ba-nym
- I don't understand
- ইংሪዝኛ ይናገራሉ ወይ?in-GRIZ-nya yi-NA-ge-ra-lu way
- Do you speak English?
- ትንሽTI-nish
- A little
- ወይ, ሥራ ነውway, SRA new
- Of course
- ሁሉም ደስ ነውHU-lum des new
- Everything is fine
Amharic · Lesson 4 of 10
Numbers and money
Counting, prices, paying by card or cash.
- አንድand
- One
- ሁለትhu-LET
- Two
- ሶስትSOST
- Three
- አራትA-rat
- Four
- አሥርA-sir
- Ten
- ሃምሳHA-msa
- Fifty
- ሚያMYA
- One hundred
- ብርBIR
- Birr
- ካርድ በKARD be
- By card
- ገንዘብgen-ZEB
- In cash
Amharic · Lesson 5 of 10
At the supermarket
Bread, milk, a bag, nothing else thanks: the checkout routine.
- ዳቦDA-bo
- Bread
- ወተትWA-tet
- Milk
- ሊብLIB
- Cheese
- ውሃWU-ha
- Water
- ከረጢት?ke-RA-tit
- A bag?
- አላችሁ...?a-LA-chu...
- Do you have...?
- የት ነው...?yet new...
- Where is...?
- ይህyih
- This one
- ሌላ ምንም የለምLE-la MIN-nim YE-lem
- Nothing else
- ደስ ይሎትdes yi-LOT
- Have a nice day
Amharic · Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, a compliment to the kitchen.
- ሁለት ሰዎችን ጠረጴዛhu-LET SA-och-in TA-re-PA-za
- A table for two
- ሜኑ, እባክዎME-nu, i-BAK-wo
- The menu, please
- አንድ ኖ, እባክዎand NO, i-BAK-wo
- One espresso
- አንድ ብርጭቅ ወይን, እባክዎand BIR-chik way-IN, i-BAK-wo
- A glass of wine
- ሙስጥ, እባክዎMUST, i-BAK-wo
- Draft beer
- ወታ ላይ ኢንጀራ, እባክዎWA-ta LAI in-JE-ra, i-BAK-wo
- Injera with wat
- ሙሉ ነበርMU-lu NE-ber
- It's delicious
- ያለ...ya-LE...
- Without...
- ወደ ቤትwe-DE BET
- To take away
- ለውጡ ራስህ ይዞ ውጣle-WIT ras-HI YI-zo WU-ta
- Keep the change
Amharic · Lesson 7 of 10
Small talk and neighbors
How are you, nice day, see you soon: superficial and proud of it.
- እንደምን አደሩ?in-de-MIN a-DE-ru
- How are you? (polite)
- እንደምን ነህ?in-de-MIN neh
- How are you? (casual)
- ደስ ነኝdes nen
- I'm fine
- እና አንተ?a-NA AN-te
- And you?
- አዲስ ምን አለ?A-dis MIN a-LE
- What's new?
- ሚዞ ጊዜ ቁንጅ ነዉ?MI-zo GI-ze KUN-jI NEW
- Nice weather, huh?
- በቅርቡbe-KIR-bu
- See you soon
- መልካም ምሕረት ይሁንmel-KAM MI-her-et yi-HUN
- Have a nice evening
- ቤተሰቦች ሳልምBE-te-SE-botch SA-lim
- Say hi to the family
- ሁሉም ወሳኝ ይሆንHU-lum we-SA-ny yi-HON
- All the best
Amharic · Lesson 8 of 10
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- ሽንት ቤት የት ነው?SHINT BET yet new
- Where is the toilet?
- ግራGRA
- Left
- ቀኝKEN
- Right
- ቀጥታke-TA-ta
- Straight ahead
- እዚህI-ZIH
- Here
- እዚያI-ZI-ya
- There
- ባスBAS
- Bus
- ሚኒስቴርmi-NIS-ter
- Train station
- አንድ ቲኬት, እባክዎand TI-KET, i-BAK-wo
- One ticket, please
- እዚህ ቁም, እባክዎI-ZIH KUM, i-BAK-wo
- Stop here, please
Amharic · Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days
Today, tomorrow, later, the weekend.
- ዛሬZA-re
- Today
- ነገNE-ge
- Tomorrow
- ትናንትTI-nant
- Yesterday
- አሁንa-HUN
- Now
- ቆሞKO-mo
- Later
- ሰዓቱ ስንት ነው?se-A-tu SINT new
- What time is it?
- ሰኞse-NO
- Monday
- ቅዳሜKI-da-ME
- Saturday
- እሁድi-HUD
- Sunday
- ሳምንቱ ሙሉ ውይይትSAM-ni-tu MU-lu WU-yit
- The weekend
Amharic · Lesson 10 of 10
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- አሳፍር!a-SAF-ir
- Help!
- ሐኪም ጠርቅHA-kim TARK
- Call a doctor
- ፖሊስPO-lis
- Police
- ወጋ ሃብትWA-ga HA-bit
- Pharmacy
- ሮሞ ሕዳግRO-mo HI-dag
- Hospital
- ጠፍቸውTAF-chu
- I'm lost
- ደነገርኩde-ne-GER-ku
- I don't feel well
- ስልኬSIL-KE
- My phone
- ተዘርፈte-ZER-fe
- It was stolen
- ወደ ፈጣን ፈልግwe-DE FE-tan FEL-ig
- It's urgent