WELCOME

Question 1

Welcome

Answer 1

( M) እንኳን ደህና መጣህ። (M)
(ənkwan dähna mäṭṭah)

(F) እንኳን ደህና መጣሽ። (ənkwan dähna mäṭṭaš)

Question 2

Hello

Answer 2

ጤና ይስጥልኝ (form)

Question 3

How are you?

Answer 3

(እንደምን) እንዴት ንህ(M)
(እንደምን) እንዴት ነሽ (F)
(እንደምን) እንዴት ናችሁ (pl)

Question 4

I’m fine

Answer 4

ደህና ነኝ። (dähna näň)

Question 5

Long time no see

Answer 5

ረጂም ጊዜ ከተለያየን። (räǧǧim gize kätäläyayän)

Question 6

What’s your name ?

Answer 6

ስምህ ማን ነው፧ (səməh man näw?) ＞m
ስምሽ ማን ነው፧ (səməš man näw?) ＞f
የእርስዎ ስም ማን ነው፧ (yärswo səm man näw?)form

Question 7

My name is

Answer 7

ስሜ … ነው። (səme … näw)

Question 8

Where are you from ?

Answer 8

አገርህ የት ነው

Question 9

I’m from

Answer 9

እኔ ከ … ነኝ። (əne kä … näň) ከ … ነኝ። (kä … näň)

Question 10

Pleased to meet you

Answer 10

ስለተገናኝን ደስ ብሎኛል (səlätägänañęn däs bəloňňall)

Question 11

Good morning (-> 3pm)

Answer 11

Dehna walou

Question 12

Good afternoon

Answer 12

እንደምን ዋልክ? (i’ndemin walik?) - m

እንደምን ዋልሽ? (i’ndemin walish?) - f

እንደምን ዋላችሁ (pl)

አንደምን ዋሉ (i’ndemin walu) - frm

Question 13

Good evening

Answer 13

(M) አንደምን አመሸህ

(F) አንደምን አመሸሸ

(Pl) አንደምን አመሻችሁ

አንደምን አመሹ? (əndämən amäššu?) frm [how did you spend the evening?

Question 14

Good night

Answer 14

ደህና እደር (dähna där)＞m ደህና እደሪ (dähna däri)＞f ደህና እደሩ (dähna däru) frm/pl

Question 15

Good bye

Answer 15

ደህና ሁን (dähna hun) - m ደህና ሁኚ (dähna hunyi) - f ደህና ሁኑ (dähna hunu) - pl

Question 16

Have a nice day

Answer 16

መልካም ቀን። (mälkam qän)
መልካም ቀን ይሁንልህ። (mälkam qän yəhunəlləh) m መልካም ቀን ይሁንልሽ።(mälkam qän yəhunəlləš)f
መልካም ቀን ይሁንላችሁ። (mälkam qän yəhunəllaččhu) - pl

Question 17

Do you understand

Answer 17

ገባሀ? (Gäbah?) >m

ገባሸ? (Gäbaš?) >f

Question 18

I understand

Answer 18

ገባኝ (gäbbaň) - it entered me

Question 19

I don’t know

Answer 19

አልገባኝም (algäbbaňem) - it didn’t enter me

Question 20

Please speak more slowly

Answer 20

እባክህ ቀስ ብለህ ተናገር። (əbakəh qässə bəlläh tänagär) >m እባክሽ ቀስ ብለሽ ተናገሪ። (əbakəš qässə bəlläš tänagäri) >f እባክዎ ቀስ ብለው ይናገሩ። (ebakwo qäs beläw yenagäru) - frm

Question 21

Please say that again

Answer 21

እባክዎ ያሉትን ይድገሙልኝ። (ebakwo yaluten yedegämulleñ) - frm

Question 22

Do you speak Amharic ?

Answer 22

አማርኛ ትችላለህ? (amariňňa təčəlalläh) >m አማርኛ ትችያለሽ? (amariňňa təčiyalläš) >f አማርኛ ትችላላችሁ? (amariňňa təčəlallaččhu) pl

Question 23

How do you say…in Amharic?

Answer 23

… በአማርኛ ምን ይባላል?)

… bä’amareñña men yebbalal

Question 24

Excuse me

Answer 24

ይቅርታ (yəqərta) - forgivness

Question 25

Please

Answer 25

እባክህ (əbakəh) - m
እባክሽ (əbakəš) - f
እባክዎን (əbakown) - frm - I beg of you

Question 26

Sorry

Answer 26

አዝናለሁ (azənallähw)- I am sorrowful

Question 27

Reply to thank you

Answer 27

ምንም አይደለም (mənəm aydälläm) - it is nothing ችግር የለም (čəggər yälläm) - there is no problem

Question 28

Et toi (m)?
Et toi (f)?
Et vous ?

Answer 28

(m) አንተስ

(F) አንቺስ

Question 29

Take care

Answer 29

(M) ተጠንቀቅ
(F) ተጠንቀቂ
(Pl) ተጠንቀቁ