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π€ Amharic Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Amharic learners! π
Do you want to learn how to say βHelloβ in Amharic?
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If youβre planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Amharic, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Letβs get started! π€
Greetings
| English | Amharic |
|---|---|
| teanastΓ«llΓ«n: general greeting | α€α αα΅α₯αα |
| tadiyaas: informal greeting | α³α²α«α΅ |
| selam: informal greeting | α°αα |
| indemin adderu: morning greeting (respectful) | α αα°ααα‘α α°α© |
| indemin adderk: morning greeting, spoken to a man | α₯αα°ααα‘α α°αα |
| indemin addersh: morning greeting, spoken to a woman | α₯αα°ααα‘α α°αα½ |
| indet adderk: morning greeting, spoken to a man | α₯αα΄α΅α‘α α°αα? |
| indet addersh: morning greeting, spoken to a woman | α₯αα΄α΅α‘α α°αα½? |
| indemin walu: afternoon greeting (respectful) | α αα°ααα‘αα? |
| indemin walk: afternoon greeting, spoken to a man | α₯αα°ααα‘ |
| indemin walsh: afternoon greeting, spoken to a woman | α₯αα°ααα‘αααΈ? |
| indet walk: afternoon greeting, spoken to a man | α₯αα΄α΅α‘ααα? |
| indet walsh: afternoon greeting, spoken to a woman | α₯αα΄α΅α‘αααΈ? |
| indemin ameshu: evening greeting (respectful) | α αα°ααα‘α ααΉ |
| indemin amesheh: evening greeting, spoken to a man | α αα°ααα‘α ααΈα ? |
| indemin ameshesh: evening greeting, spoken to a woman | α αα°ααα‘α ααΈαΈ? |
| indet amesheh: evening greeting, spoken to a man | α₯αα΄α΅α‘α ααΈα ? |
| indet ameshesh: evening greeting, spoken to a woman | α₯αα΄α΅α‘α ααΈαΈ? |
| indemin alleh: how are you? spoken to a man | α₯αα°ααα‘α αα α§ |
| indemin allesh: how are you? spoken to a woman | α₯αα°ααα‘α ααΈα§ |
| indemin allachihu: how are you? spoken to a group | α₯αα°ααα‘α αα½αα§ |
| dehna nenye: reply to α₯αα°αα α αα α§, α₯αα°αα α ααΈα§, and α₯αα°αα α αα½αα§ | α°α αα‘αα |
| ameseginalehugn: thank you | α αα°αααα |
| betam ameseginalehugn: thank you very much | α£α α αα°ααααα |
| dehina neh: how are you? spoken to a man | α°α αα‘? |
| dehina nesh: how are you? spoken to a woman | α°α αα‘ααΈ? |
| dehina newot: how are you? spoken to a group | α°α αα‘? |
| indemin neh: how are you? informal, spoken to a man | α₯αα°ααα‘αα ? |
| indemin nesh: how are you? informal, spoken to a woman | α₯αα°ααα‘ααΈ? |
| indet neh: how are you?, informal | α₯αα΄α΅α‘αα ? |
| inkuan dehna metah: welcome greeting spoken to a man | α₯αα³αα‘α°α αα‘αα£α |
| inkuan dehna metash: welcome greeting spoken to a woman | α₯αα³αα‘α°α αα‘αα£αΈ |
| inkuan dehna metachu: welcome greeting spoken to a group of people | α₯αα³αα‘α°α αα‘αα‘ |
Sources
Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Amharic lesson. π
Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. β¨
- More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/