Curious about what language they speak in Ethiopia? Have no fear, WanderingTrader is here to teach how you everything you need to know. Along with Hebrew, Amharic is one of the oldest written languages in the world. Whenever I travel to a country I always try to at least learn all of the basic expressions to make sure that the local hustlers don’t try to rip me off. I found a long time ago that when you say something in their language they will back off a lot faster than when you just look like a tourist.
How Do You Say That In Amharic?
- Hello- Salam
- Goodbye – Ironically I use the Spanish Ciao and everyone understands
- How are you – Salamnu
- For a Girl – Salamnesh or Endem-nesh
- For a Man- Salamnu
- I am good: Indem-ne-nay
- Thank you – Amah-Sigah-Nalu
- Please, Your Welcome – Manalk
- Yes: Ah-Ow
- No: I
- Okay: Eeshee
- My brother: When-dem-neh
- Oh My God!: Weigh-Neh
- How Much (Does it Cost) – Seenta-No
- Whats your name (male) – Sigh-meh-mah-no
- Whats your name (female) - SIH-mesh-mah-no?
- Pretty – Conjo
- You Are Beautiful – Betam Conjo
- My Beauty – Ene Conjo
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Good lesson, but just one point….ciao is not Spanish, it’s Italian.
Ciao is Italian.. Chao is Spanish.. pronounced the same way
Got Ethiopians saying papi, oyeeee
you are going to have a great time just be sure to not let the taxi drivers hustle you! lol
What does eeneh eewoudeshalloh mean?
eeneh would be my but the second word I dont know Gina.. sorry I couldn’t be of much help
Gina it means ” I like you” its Bieng told to a girl.
Gina Aweddashalehu means I love you. enae eewoudeshalloh is a wierd spelling but yup that’s what it means lol
If a guy said this to you say Aweddahallehu (Ah-wud-da-ha-leooh) back. Its how you say I love you to men or boys.
Lol thanks Abe
How do you say “no problem”.?( Like after someone says thank you.)
Samrawit I never actually learned that since okay works just fine anywhere around the world
How to say “hello world” in Amharic, it’s for class.
You say Salam
just got an Ethiopian friend and language is a bit of a problem, so I’m trying to learn basic words to communicate with him. This actually helps
ere bakesh alekerebeshem eshii please what hat does that mean in english
Sorry Eddie I don’t know that much Amharic!
Eddie, it’s not a complete sentence so won’t make sense but literal meaning is ‘you haven’t got closer, ok’ addressed to a female. The way it’s said suggests the addressee thought they got too close to something (or were actually not close enough to something and being advised to get closer).
I know the basic things in amharic but im just checking, whats ‘happy easter?