Amharic

Selam

Hello (lit. Peace)

Chow

Bye

Gobez

Clever

Shin-teh BAYT

Bathroom

Shin-teh BAYT yet now?

Where is the bathroom?

Endemeneh?

Endemenesh?

How are you? (m/f)

Dehina

Fine.

Endemenwalk

Endemenwalsh

Good afternoon (m/f)

Awo

Yes

eye-duh-lem

OR

eye

no

ishi

ok

buna

coffee

ebakih

ebakish

please (m/f)

amesegenalo

Thank you

igzer yestiligne

Thank you

Tena yestiligne

Hello

Yiha men denow?

What is this?

and

one

hulet

two

sost

three

arat

four

amest

five

sedest

six

sebat

seven (the Sabbath is the seventh day)

sement

eight

zeuTeuny

nine

asser

ten

yirketa

sorry/excuse me

aznalo

sorry

semeh man no?

semesh man no?

What is your name? (m/f)

Seme... no

My name is...

Inglizenya/Amarenya techelaleh/techelalesh?

Do you(m/f) speak English/Amharic?

Amarenya alchellem

I don't speak Amharic

Ow, tennish tennish echelallo

Yes, I speak a little

Ferengi

foreigner

Habesha

Ethiopian person

Egzer

God

Meusehaf kedus

Bible

Beteu Krestiyan

Church (lit. Christian house)

... efeullegallo

I want...

Rabeuny

I'm hungry

Konjo megeb no

This food is delicious

KONjo

beautiful

Alecha/beurbeure yihunelleny

I want it mild/hot

injera

Ethiopian flat bread

Beurbeure

Ethiopian spice (very hot)

weut

stew

Yeu iteyopiya megeb enweuddalleun

We love Ethiopian cuisine

arengwade

green

biCHa

yellow

Qey

red

birkutan

orange

semayawi

blue

weyntej

purple

Nay/Naw

Come (m/f)

Bekaw

Enough/stop

Hahgeh reh/resh heh yet no?

Where do you come from? m/f

Inkwahn dehna me tah/tash

Welcome (m/f)

ahbet

response to someone calling your name

huh/what/yeah

Ahnteh!

Ahnchee!

Hey you! (m/f)

kehmees

dress

goord kehmees

skirt

sooree

pants (trousers)

goord sooree

shorts

adidas/sneaker

athletic shoes

soft

toilet paper

chalk

chalk

blackboard

chalkboard

musika

music

sport

sports/gym

doro

chicken

wusha

dog

demeut

cat

jib

hyena

boonee

brown

nech

white

tikoor

black

mihtah/mihchee

kick (m/f)

yahz/yahzhee

catch (m/f)

irat

dinner

manalk/manalsh?

What did you say? (m/f)

Melkam ledet!!

Happy Birthday!!

metfo

bad

teru

good

very

betam

betam teru

very good

temhert bet

school

asteumari

teacher

temari

student

kefill

class