Char: 0
Words: 0
500 / 500
Char: 0
Words: 0
 

Getting Started with Amharic

If you're looking to learn and communicate in Amharic quickly, these commonly translated phrases can be helpful. They include conversation starters, greetings, and polite expressions.

Hello. / Hi.
ሀሎ. / ሃይ.
(halo. / hayi.)
How are you?
ስላም?
(silami?)
I am fine. And you?
ደህና ነኝ. አንተስ?
(dehina nenyi. anitesi?)
What is your name?
ስምህ ማን ነው
(simihi mani newi)
My name is Abdul.
አብዱል እባላለሁ።
(abiduli ibalalehu.)
I am pleased to meet you.
በማግኘቴ ደስተኛ ነኝ።
(bemaginyete desitenya nenyi.)
Thank you.
አመሰግናለሁ.
(ameseginalehu.)
You are welcome.
ምንም አይደል.
(minimi ayideli.)
Please.
አባክሽን.
(abakishini.)
Excuse me. / Sorry.
ይቀርታ. / አዝናለሁ.
(yik’erita. / azinalehu.)
Yes. / No.
አዎ. / አይ.
(awo. / ayi.)
Good morning.
ምልካም እድል.
(milikami idili.)
Good afternoon.
እንደምን አረፈድክ.
(inidemini arefediki.)
Good night.
ደህና እደር.
(dehina ideri.)
See you later.
ደህና ሁን.
(dehina huni.)
Goodbye.
በህና ሁን.
(behina huni.)
Today is a nice day, isn`t it?
ዛሬ ጥሩ ቀን ነው አይደል?
(zare t’iru k’eni newi ayideli?)
Where are you from?
አገርህ የት ነው
(agerihi yeti newi)
I am from Ethiopia.
እኔ ከኢትዮጵያ ነኝ።
(ine ke’itiyop’iya nenyi.)
Do you live here?
እዚህ ነው የሚኖሩት?
(izihi newi yeminoruti?)
Do you like it here?
እዚህ ይወዳሉ?
(izihi yiwedalu?)
Yes, I like it here.
አዎ እዚህ ወድጄዋለሁ።
(awo izihi wedijewalehu.)
How long are you here for?
እስከመቼ ነው እዚህ ያሉት?
(isikemeche newi izihi yaluti?)
I am here for three days / weeks.
ለሦስት ቀናት / ሳምንታት እዚህ ነኝ።
(lesositi k’enati / saminitati izihi nenyi.)
Where are you going?
ወዴት እየሄድክ ነው?
(wedeti iyehediki newi?)
I am going to shopping.
ገበያ ልሄድ ነው።
(gebeya lihedi newi.)
How old are you?
ስንት አመት ነው?
(siniti ameti newi?)
I am 23 years old.
23 ዓመቴ ነው።
(23 ‘amete newi.)
What is your occupation?
ሥራህ ምንድን ነው?
(sirahi minidini newi?)
I am an Electrician.
እኔ የኤሌክትሪክ ሠራተኛ ነኝ።
(ine ye’elekitiriki seratenya nenyi.)
I am a student.
ተማሪ ነኝ.
(temari nenyi.)
I am retired.
ጡረታ ወጥቻለሁ።
(t’ureta wet’ichalehu.)

About Our Translator Software


Amharic (አማርኛv) is the national language of Ethiopia. It is spoken by over 22 million people as their first language and additional 7 million people as their second language

For those whose first language is not Amharic, typing and translating from English to Amharic can be challenging. Many websites and agencies provide online and offline translation and interpreting services, but these services can be expensive, and free options often offer poor or unreliable translations.

While it makes sense to hire professionals for translating specialized subjects and official documents, there is no need to pay for translating commonly used words and phrases. For this purpose, our online software can be used.

Our translation software provides high-quality translation results for free, as it uses Google’s powerful translation API to instantly translate sentences between English and Amharic. You can use our tool to translate up to 500 characters per request—and the good news is, you can make unlimited requests.

Though the translation result may not always be 100% accurate, it can be quite accurate with a few modifications. We have also integrated Google’s Input Tool, which allows you to easily edit or modify the translated Amharic text. Additionally, our software is continuously evolving, and we hope it will soon produce near-perfect translations.

Our tool also allows you to download or copy the translated text, making it easy to share on social media or use in word processing software (such as Microsoft Word) for further formatting.

If you have suggestions for improving our English to Amharic translation, please let us know on our Facebook page.

Finally, we would appreciate it if you would like and share our page with your friends and family.

Key Features of Our Translation Software


  •   Easy and Instant Translation:

    You can easily translate English words, sentences and phrases into corresponding Amharic.

    For example:

    Typing "Amharic is the second most spoken Semitic language after Arabic language." will be converted into "አማርኛ ከአረብኛ ቀጥሎ በብዛት የሚነገር ሴማዊ ቋንቋ ነው።"

    You can also use this software as a dictionary to convert English to Amharic.

    For example:

    Beautiful meaning in Amharic will be "ቆንጆ (K'onijo)"
    Brave meaning in Amharic will be "ጎበዝ (Gobezi)"
  •   Multi-Platform Support:
    Our translator is supported on all major platforms, including desktop computers, Apple iPhones, and Android devices from Samsung, Xiaomi, Redmi, and many others.
  •   High Accuracy Rate:
    Since our English to Amharic translation software uses the Google API, it is more accurate than other websites that use their own or other APIs, such as Yandex or Baidu.
  •   Multi-Language Translation:
    Use our website to translate between Amharic and many other languages, including:

    English To SwahiliSwahili to HindiHindi to SwahiliEnglish To AmharicAmharic To EnglishHindi To AmharicAmharic To Hindi

  •   FREE and Unlimited Translation:
    Like our online Amharic typing tool, this new translation tool is 100% free and allows unlimited requests. We have, however, placed a few restrictions to prevent bots from making excessive translation requests.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Transliteration and Translation?

Transliteration is a process of transferring similar-sounding words from one language to another. To give you an example, typing “simihi mani yibalali?“ will be transliterated into “ስምህ ማን ይባላል?“.

Whereas, translation is a process of converting the written word from one language to another. For E.g. converting text written from English to Amharic.

How does English to Amharic translation works?

Our online translation software uses either Google, Microsoft, or Yandex to translate word, sentence, and phrase from English to Amharic.

Whenever you enter words, sentences, or phrases in English and click on the “Translate” button, our software sends a request to Google, Microsoft, or Yandex for translation.

Their backend system uses some of the cutting edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, Web APIs, Big Data, etc to perform high-quality translations, and send back the response in Amharic.

All this process just takes a split second.

Can I download this translation software?

At a moment you can only use our Amharic translator online.

However, you can download and install Google Translation Chrome extension tool on your Google Chrome browser.

With this, you can either translate the entire page you are browsing by clicking the translation icon on the browser toolbar. Or, you can also highlight and right-click the section of the text, and click on the “Translate” icon to get the translation result in a language you have chosen from the dropdown menu.

Why is the translation not accurate?

Our Amharic translation software uses automated machine-language technology provided by Google or Microsoft. As humans are not involved, in some cases it will miss the context and cultural nuances of the language.

Having said so, our translator is useful for those who need help framing the sentence and get a general idea of what the sentence, or phrase is conveying the message. With little modification, you can get near to perfect translation. We have also embedded Amharic transliteration, with a help of which you can easily edit, modify or add Amharic text.

Furthermore, the Google and Microsoft Translation API is evolving every day and as time goes by the translation result is going to be pretty accurate.

Is it FREE?

Yes. Our translator is 100% free.

However, we have few restrictions in place to ensure that robots or automated software are not abusing our service.

At any time you can translate up to a maximum of 500 characters per request. But you can make unlimited requests provided that you don’t misuse our software.

How can I translate Amharic text on image or picture?

You can use third-party services, such as Yandex to translate words or sentences embedded in images or graphics.

Alternatively, if you are using a smartphone, you can download the Google Translate app that allows you to translate a picture. For this, you need to give Google Translate access to your camera. Once this is done, you can open the Google Translate app and tap on the Camera icon to translate any text on the picture.


Translate Amharic words, sentences and phrases into English for FREE.
Translate Arabic words, sentences and phrases into English for FREE.
Translate English words, sentences and phrases into Arabic for FREE.
Translate English words, sentences and phrases into Tigrinya for FREE.
Ethiopian Currency Exchange Rates
Currency Unit Ethiopian (Birr.)
U. S Dollar 1 Dollar ($) 124.4869 Birr
UK Pound 1 Pound (£) 158.8228 Birr
Euro 1 Euro 131.0781 Birr
Saudi Riyal 1 S. Riyal 33.1382 Birr
Bahrain Dinar 1 Dinar 330.1663 Birr
Qatari Riyal 1 Q. Riyal 34.0967 Birr
Type in English, Get In Amharic. E.g. Typing inideti nehi? becomes እንዴት ነህ?.
Tigrinya Transliteration. E.g. Typing Dehando hadirkum becomes ደሓንዶ ሓዲርኩም.