Language/Amharic/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings

🤗 Amharic Greetings for Everyday Life

Hi Amharic learners! 😃

Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Amharic?

Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.

If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Amharic, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.

Let’s get started! 🤗

Greetings

English	Amharic
teanastëllën: general greeting	ጤና ይስጥልኝ
tadiyaas: informal greeting	ታዲያስ
selam: informal greeting	ሰላም
indemin adderu: morning greeting (respectful)	አንደምን፡አደሩ
indemin adderk: morning greeting, spoken to a man	እንደምን፡አደርክ
indemin addersh: morning greeting, spoken to a woman	እንደምን፡አደርሽ
indet adderk: morning greeting, spoken to a man	እንዴት፡አደርክ?
indet addersh: morning greeting, spoken to a woman	እንዴት፡አደርሽ?
indemin walu: afternoon greeting (respectful)	አንደምን፡ዋሉ?
indemin walk: afternoon greeting, spoken to a man	እንደምን፡
indemin walsh: afternoon greeting, spoken to a woman	እንደምን፡ዋልሸ?
indet walk: afternoon greeting, spoken to a man	እንዴት፡ዋልክ?
indet walsh: afternoon greeting, spoken to a woman	እንዴት፡ዋልሸ?
indemin ameshu: evening greeting (respectful)	አንደምን፡አመሹ
indemin amesheh: evening greeting, spoken to a man	አንደምን፡አመሸህ?
indemin ameshesh: evening greeting, spoken to a woman	አንደምን፡አመሸሸ?
indet amesheh: evening greeting, spoken to a man	እንዴት፡አመሸህ?
indet ameshesh: evening greeting, spoken to a woman	እንዴት፡አመሸሸ?
indemin alleh: how are you? spoken to a man	እንደምን፡አለህ፧
indemin allesh: how are you? spoken to a woman	እንደምን፡አለሸ፧
indemin allachihu: how are you? spoken to a group	እንደምን፡አላችሁ፧
dehna nenye: reply to እንደምን አለህ፧, እንደምን አለሸ፧, and እንደምን አላችሁ፧	ደህና፡ነኝ
ameseginalehugn: thank you	አመሰግናለሁ
betam ameseginalehugn: thank you very much	ጣም አመሰግናለሁኝ
dehina neh: how are you? spoken to a man	ደህና፡?
dehina nesh: how are you? spoken to a woman	ደህና፡ነሸ?
dehina newot: how are you? spoken to a group	ደህና፡?
indemin neh: how are you? informal, spoken to a man	እንደምን፡ነህ?
indemin nesh: how are you? informal, spoken to a woman	እንደምን፡ነሸ?
indet neh: how are you?, informal	እንዴት፡ነህ?
inkuan dehna metah: welcome greeting spoken to a man	እንኳን፡ደህና፡መጣህ
inkuan dehna metash: welcome greeting spoken to a woman	እንኳን፡ደህና፡መጣሸ
inkuan dehna metachu: welcome greeting spoken to a group of people	እንኳን፡ደህና፡መጡ

Sources

Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Amharic lesson. 👍

Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨

• More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/

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