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English
Word |
Amharic
|
Pronunciation/
Phonetic |
| Hello |
Selam |
Se-la-m |
| Bye/So long |
Ciao |
Chi-o |
| Thank you |
Ameseginalehu |
Ame-segi-na-lew |
| Coffee |
Buna |
Boo-na |
| Breakfast |
Qurse |
Qoo-r-s |
| Dinner |
Erat |
I-ra-t |
| Food |
Megib |
M-gi-b |
| Restaurant |
Megib Bet |
M-gi-b Be-t |
| Beer |
Birra |
Bi-ra |
| Yes |
Awo |
Ah-wo |
| No |
Aye |
Eye |
| Excuse me |
Yikerta |
Yi-ke-r-ta |
| Good bye |
Dehna Hun (male)
Dehna Hungi (female)
Dehna Hunu (plural) |
Deh-na Hu-n, Hu-ng-i, Hu-nu |
| I |
Iné |
En-é |
| We |
Inga |
E-ng-a |
| |
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English
Phrases |
Amharic
|
Pronunciation/
Phonetic |
| How are you? |
(male) Dehna Neh? |
Deh-na Ne-h |
| |
(female) Dehna Nehs? |
Deh-na Ne-sh |
| |
(plural) Dehna Nachu? |
Deh-na Na-ch-oo |
| I'm fine |
Dehna Negn |
Deh-na Ne-gn |
| I would like to see the menu please |
Menu, bakish (female) & Menu, bakih (male) |
Menu e-ba-ki-sh (female) or Menu e-ba-kih |
| I would like to order now |
le mazez tezegajiyalehu |
le ma-ze-z t-ze-ga-ji-ya-le-hoo |
| Could I have the bill, please |
Hisab bakish (female), Hisab bakih |
Hi-sa-b ba-ki-sh (female) or Hi-sa-b ba-kih (male) |
Numbers
|
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten
Eleven
Twelve
Thirteen, etc.
Twenty
Twenty-one, etc.
Thirty
Thirty-one, etc.
Forty
Fifty
One hundred
One thousand |
And
Hulet
Sost
Arat
Amist
Sidist
Sebat
Semmint
Zetegn
Asser
Asra-and
Asra-hulet
Asra-sost, etc.
Haya
Haya-and, etc.
Selasa
Selasa-and, etc.
Arba
Amsa
And meto
And shi |
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Words related to restaurants
- Official language: Amharic
- Hello = Selam
- Bye = Ciao
- Thank You = Ame-segi-na-lew
- Coffee = Bu-na
- Breakfast = Q-urse
- Lunch = Mi-sa
- Dinner = E-rat
- Good = Tiru
- Food = Me-gib
- Restaurant = Me-gib Bet
Days of the week
|
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday |
Ihud
Segno
Maksegno
Erob
Hamus
Arb
Kidame |
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