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Afar and Amharic are both written in Ge'ez, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.
Both Afar and Amharic belong to the Afro-Asiatic language family. Related languages tend to share vocabulary roots and comparable sentence structure, which generally makes machine translation between them more reliable — though false friends, words that look alike but mean different things, are also more common between relatives.
Both languages follow subject-object-verb (SOV) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.
Afar: Approximately 1.5 million speakers across Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Eritrea. Amharic: Approximately 33.7 million native speakers, with an additional 25.1 million second-language speakers.
Everyday phrases translated from Afar to Amharic — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Afar | Amharic |
|---|---|
| Nagaale | ሰላም |
| Maacisseeni | እንደምን አደሩ |
| Nagasseeni | ደህና ከሰአት |
| Meqe bara | መልካም ምሽት |
| Meqe bara | መልካም ምሽት |
| Wadaaqata | ቸር እንሰንብት |
| Sarra koo ableyyo | በኋላ እንገናኝ |
| Beera koo ableyyo | ነገ እንገናኝ |
| Unkaq muquk temeetem | እንኳን ደህና መጣህ |
| Mannah tantooh? | እንዴት ነህ? |
| Anu nagay an, gadda gey | ደህና ነኝ አመሰግናለሁ |
| Meqe ayro koh takkay | መልካም ቀን ይሁንላችሁ |
| Afar | Amharic |
|---|---|
| Ku maganak | እባካችሁ |
| Gadda gey | አመሰግናለሁ |
| Kulsa le gadda gey | በጣም አመሰግናለሁ |
| Unkaq muquk temeetem | እንኳን ደህና መጣህ |
| Yeey | አዎ |
| Bale | አይ |
| Qafu yoh ab | ይቅርታ አድርግልኝ |
| Anu rookitah | አዝናለሁ |
| Taqabi mali | ችግር የለም። |
| Asmatah | እርግጥ ነው። |
| Unkaq | እንኳን ደስ አላችሁ |
| Meqe saami | መልካም እድል |
| Afar | Amharic |
|---|---|
| Ku migaq iyyaay? | ስምህ ማን ነው? |
| Kot ongoorowem ruffa yoo hayta | ስለተዋወቅን ደስ ብሎኛል። |
| Atu ankek temeeteeh? | ከየት ነህ? |
| Karmà kok magideey? | ስንት አመት ነው፧ |
| Anu barteena kinniyo. | ተማሪ ነኝ |
| Anu akkel qiddi ayro an | በበዓል ቀን ነው ያለሁት |
| Anu akkel taamah kah anim | እዚህ የመጣሁት ለስራ ነው። |
| Taham yi kataysa | ይሄ ጓደኛዬ ነው። |
| Afar | Amharic |
|---|---|
| Tiya | አንድ |
| Nammaya | ሁለት |
| Sidoc | ሶስት |
| Fereey | አራት |
| Konooy | አምስት |
| Lecea | ስድስት |
| Malciini | ሰባት |
| Bacaar | ስምንት |
| Sagaala | ዘጠኝ |
| Tabna | አስር |
| Inki bool | መቶ |
| Inki alfi | አንድ ሺህ |
| Afar | Amharic |
|---|---|
| Asaaku | ዛሬ |
| Beera | ነገ |
| Kimal | ትናንት |
| Tawak | አሁን |
| Sarra | በኋላ |
| Ma saaqatay? | ስንት ሰዓት ነው? |
| Saaku | ጠዋት ላይ |
| Carri bar | ምሽት ላይ |
| Itleeni | ሰኞ |
| Jumqatah | አርብ |
| Ciggiila ayyam | በሚቀጥለው ሳምንት |
| Inki saaqata | አንድ ሰዓት |
| Afar | Amharic |
|---|---|
| Kaqalso qari ankel yaniih? | መታጠቢያ ቤቱ የት ነው? |
| Baabur cadiid guddaqta ankel taniih? | የባቡር ጣቢያው የት ነው? |
| Tayyaara booxa ankel taniih? | አየር ማረፊያው የት ነው? |
| Anu wokke mannal gexaah? | እንዴት እዛ ልደርስ እችላለሁ? |
| Gural makkim | ወደ ግራ ይታጠፉ |
| Migdi gabuuk makkim | ወደ ቀኝ ይታጠፉ |
| Massah fooca fan gex | በቀጥታ ወደ ፊት ይሂዱ |
| Xayih yan | ቅርብ ነው። |
| Ah xer | ሩቅ ነው። |
| Anu weeh | ጠፍቻለሁ |
| Anu taksi faxa | ታክሲ እፈልጋለሁ |
| Anu cilaale ankel xaamam duudaah? | ትኬት የት መግዛት እችላለሁ? |
| Cilaale magideey? | ቲኬቱ ስንት ነው? |
| Gexoh amaana lee? | በእግር መሄድ ደህና ነው? |
| Afar | Amharic |
|---|---|
| Anu satqiteh an | ርቦኛል |
| Anu bakaariteh | ተጠምቶኛል። |
| Lee, kumaganah | ውሃ እባክህ |
| Namma numuh korsi, kumaganah | እባካችሁ ጠረጴዛ ለሁለት |
| Ku maganak, oyti rorsa | እባክዎን ምናሌው |
| Atu maca tascasseeh? | ምን ትመክራለህ? |
| Anu tah faxah | ይህን እፈልጋለሁ |
| Taham salfale | ጣፋጭ ነው |
| Cisab, kumaganak | ሂሳቡ እባካችሁ |
| Anu cado makma | ስጋ አልበላም። |
| Anu maaqo xaggimtam liyo | የምግብ አለርጂ አለብኝ |
| Buna | ቡና |
| Shaahi | ሻይ |
| Gaqammo | ዳቦ |
| Afar | Amharic |
|---|---|
| Taham magide tayyaaqeeh? | ይህ ምን ያህል ያስከፍላል? |
| Kaxxam gaalik tan | በጣም ውድ ነው |
| Atu koltâ karditte oggoltaa? | ክሬዲት ካርዶችን ትቀበላለህ? |
| Anu dubuk wagtah an | እየተመለከትኩ ነው። |
| Anu tet beeyyo | እወስደዋለሁ |
| Fak | ክፈት |
| Alfimeh | ተዘግቷል። |
| Culmeena | መግቢያ |
| Mawqa | ውጣ |
| Qadaaga ankel taniih? | ገበያው የት ነው? |
| Afar | Amharic |
|---|---|
| Cato | እገዛ |
| Daylaabeh seeca | ዶክተር ይደውሉ |
| Poliisih hayis | ለፖሊስ ይደውሉ |
| Anu cato faxa | እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ |
| Anu biyaakitah | ታምሜአለሁ። |
| Hospitaal ankel yaniih? | ሆስፒታሉ የት ነው? |
| Farmasi ankel yaniih? | ፋርማሲው የት ነው? |
| Akkel biyaaka | እዚህ ያማል |
| Anu daylaabe faxa | ሐኪም እፈልጋለሁ |
| Xayikkel hospitaal maay yan? | በአቅራቢያው ሆስፒታል አለ? |
| Afar | Amharic |
|---|---|
| Atu Engeloh Afat Yabta? | እንግሊዘኛ ትናገራለህ፧ |
| Anu edde maradiyyo | አልገባኝም። |
| Anu edde radah | ይገባኛል። |
| Ku maganak caatih yab | እባኮትን ቀስ ብለው ይናገሩ |
| Ku maganak woh qagis | እባኮትን ይድገሙት |
| Ku maganak uktub tet | እባክዎን ይፃፉ |
| Ah maca yaanamaay? | ይህ ምን ማለት ነው? |
| Atu tah mannal intaah? | ይህን እንዴት ትላለህ? |
| Anu baritah an | እየተማርኩ ነው። |
| Anu dagoom yaabah | ትንሽ እናገራለሁ |
| Atu yoo cattam duuddaa? | ልትረዳኝ ትችላለህ? |
| Anu maaxiga | አላውቅም |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Primarily spoken in Ethiopia, where it is the official working language of the government. Also spoken by Ethiopian diaspora communities worldwide.
Uses the Ge'ez script, an abugida where each character represents a consonant-vowel combination.
Amharic is known for ejective consonants, produced with a burst of air. Vowels are integral to the Ge'ez script and modify the base consonant symbols.
Amharic follows a Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) word order. Nouns have gender, number, and definiteness, and verbs are highly inflected for person, gender, and tense.
Includes loanwords from Arabic, English, Italian, and other Ethiopian languages, reflecting the country's diverse history.
Part of the Afro-Asiatic language family, specifically the Ethio-Semitic branch.
Uses the Ge'ez script, which consists of 33 base characters, each with seven variations depending on the vowel sound.
Derived from the ancient Ge'ez script, which has been in use in Ethiopia since at least the 5th century CE.
Approximately 33.7 million native speakers, with an additional 25.1 million second-language speakers.
Afar is primarily spoken in the Horn of Africa, specifically in Djibouti, Eritrea, and the Afar Region of Ethiopia.
Uses the Latin alphabet officially. Historically, it has also been written using the Ge'ez script and Arabic script. The Latin-based orthography includes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, Q, R, S, T, U, W, X, Y.
Afar is a Cushitic language with a contrast between short and long vowels. It has ejective and pharyngeal consonants, which are characteristic of many Cushitic languages. Stress tends to fall on the final syllable.
Follows a Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) word order. Nouns show case marking and number. Verbs are conjugated based on tense, aspect, mood, and person. Gender (masculine/feminine) is grammatical and affects agreement.
Includes loanwords from Arabic, Somali, and Amharic, as well as some from Italian and French due to colonial history.
Part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family.
Uses the Latin script officially. Arabic and Ge'ez scripts have been used historically or informally.
The Latin-based orthography was standardized in the 1970s. Before that, Arabic and Ge'ez scripts were used in religious and informal contexts.
Approximately 1.5 million speakers across Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Eritrea.
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