04 - Formal Greetings

ሰላም
Sälam!

Hi / Hello
(Lit. means peace)

ጤና ይስጥልኝ
T'ena yəst'ələgn

Hi / Hello
(Lit. means "may God give you health")
Very formal

እንዴት ነህ?
əndet näh?

How are you? (‍👨)

እንዴት ነሽ?
əndet näsh?

How are you? (‍🙎‍♀️)

ደህና ነህ?
Dähna näh?

Are you well? (‍👨)

ደህና ነሽ?
Dähna näsh?

Are you well? (‍🙎‍♀️)

እንዴት ኖት
əndet not?

How are you? (Polite form with elders 👵)

ደህና ኖት
Dähna note?

Are you well? (Polite form with elders 👵)

እንዴት ናቹ
əndet nachu?

How are you? (to a group 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧)

ደህና ነኝ
Dähna nägn

I'm fine!

ነኝ
nägn

I am

ነህ
näh

You are / are you (‍👨)

ነሽ
näsh

You are (‍🙎‍♀️)

ኖት
not

You are (to an elderly 👵)

ናቹ
nachu

You are (plural 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧)

እንዴት
əndet

How?

ደህና
Dähna

Fine