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How Afar and Amharic compare

Shared writing system

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.

Related languages

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 โ€” though false friends, words that look alike but mean different things, are also more common between relatives.

Matching sentence structure

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.

Speakers

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.

Common Afar phrases in Amharic

Everyday phrases translated from Afar to Amharic โ€” useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

Nagaale
แˆฐแˆ‹แˆ
Maacisseeni
แŠฅแŠ•แ‹ฐแˆแŠ• แŠ แ‹ฐแˆฉ
Nagasseeni
แ‹ฐแˆ…แŠ“ แŠจแˆฐแŠ แ‰ต
Meqe bara
แˆ˜แˆแŠซแˆ แˆแˆฝแ‰ต
Meqe bara
แˆ˜แˆแŠซแˆ แˆแˆฝแ‰ต
Wadaaqata
แ‰ธแˆญ แŠฅแŠ•แˆฐแŠ•แ‰ฅแ‰ต
Sarra koo ableyyo
แ‰ แŠ‹แˆ‹ แŠฅแŠ•แŒˆแŠ“แŠ
Beera koo ableyyo
แАแŒˆ แŠฅแŠ•แŒˆแŠ“แŠ
Unkaq muquk temeetem
แŠฅแŠ•แŠณแŠ• แ‹ฐแˆ…แŠ“ แˆ˜แŒฃแˆ…
Mannah tantooh?
แŠฅแŠ•แ‹ดแ‰ต แАแˆ…?
Anu nagay an, gadda gey
แ‹ฐแˆ…แŠ“ แАแŠ แŠ แˆ˜แˆฐแŒแŠ“แˆˆแˆ
Meqe ayro koh takkay
แˆ˜แˆแŠซแˆ แ‰€แŠ• แ‹ญแˆแŠ•แˆ‹แ‰ฝแˆ

Courtesy

Ku maganak
แŠฅแ‰ฃแŠซแ‰ฝแˆ
Gadda gey
แŠ แˆ˜แˆฐแŒแŠ“แˆˆแˆ
Kulsa le gadda gey
แ‰ แŒฃแˆ แŠ แˆ˜แˆฐแŒแŠ“แˆˆแˆ
Unkaq muquk temeetem
แŠฅแŠ•แŠณแŠ• แ‹ฐแˆ…แŠ“ แˆ˜แŒฃแˆ…
Yeey
แŠ แ‹Ž
Bale
แŠ แ‹ญ
Qafu yoh ab
แ‹ญแ‰…แˆญแ‰ณ แŠ แ‹ตแˆญแŒแˆแŠ
Anu rookitah
แŠ แ‹แŠ“แˆˆแˆ
Taqabi mali
แ‰ฝแŒแˆญ แ‹จแˆˆแˆแข
Asmatah
แŠฅแˆญแŒแŒฅ แАแ‹แข
Unkaq
แŠฅแŠ•แŠณแŠ• แ‹ฐแˆต แŠ แˆ‹แ‰ฝแˆ
Meqe saami
แˆ˜แˆแŠซแˆ แŠฅแ‹ตแˆ

Introductions

Ku migaq iyyaay?
แˆตแˆแˆ… แˆ›แŠ• แАแ‹?
Kot ongoorowem ruffa yoo hayta
แˆตแˆˆแ‰ฐแ‹‹แ‹ˆแ‰…แŠ• แ‹ฐแˆต แ‰ฅแˆŽแŠ›แˆแข
Atu ankek temeeteeh?
แŠจแ‹จแ‰ต แАแˆ…?
Karmร  kok magideey?
แˆตแŠ•แ‰ต แŠ แˆ˜แ‰ต แАแ‹แง
Anu barteena kinniyo.
แ‰ฐแˆ›แˆช แАแŠ
Anu akkel qiddi ayro an
แ‰ แ‰ แ‹“แˆ แ‰€แŠ• แАแ‹ แ‹ซแˆˆแˆแ‰ต
Anu akkel taamah kah anim
แŠฅแ‹šแˆ… แ‹จแˆ˜แŒฃแˆแ‰ต แˆˆแˆตแˆซ แАแ‹แข
Taham yi kataysa
แ‹ญแˆ„ แŒ“แ‹ฐแŠ›แ‹ฌ แАแ‹แข

Numbers

Tiya
แŠ แŠ•แ‹ต
Nammaya
แˆแˆˆแ‰ต
Sidoc
แˆถแˆตแ‰ต
Fereey
แŠ แˆซแ‰ต
Konooy
แŠ แˆแˆตแ‰ต
Lecea
แˆตแ‹ตแˆตแ‰ต
Malciini
แˆฐแ‰ฃแ‰ต
Bacaar
แˆตแˆแŠ•แ‰ต
Sagaala
แ‹˜แŒ แŠ
Tabna
แŠ แˆตแˆญ
Inki bool
แˆ˜แ‰ถ
Inki alfi
แŠ แŠ•แ‹ต แˆบแˆ…

Time and dates

Asaaku
แ‹›แˆฌ
Beera
แАแŒˆ
Kimal
แ‰ตแŠ“แŠ•แ‰ต
Tawak
แŠ แˆแŠ•
Sarra
แ‰ แŠ‹แˆ‹
Ma saaqatay?
แˆตแŠ•แ‰ต แˆฐแ‹“แ‰ต แАแ‹?
Saaku
แŒ แ‹‹แ‰ต แˆ‹แ‹ญ
Carri bar
แˆแˆฝแ‰ต แˆ‹แ‹ญ
Itleeni
แˆฐแŠž
Jumqatah
แŠ แˆญแ‰ฅ
Ciggiila ayyam
แ‰ แˆšแ‰€แŒฅแˆˆแ‹ แˆณแˆแŠ•แ‰ต
Inki saaqata
แŠ แŠ•แ‹ต แˆฐแ‹“แ‰ต

Directions and travel

Kaqalso qari ankel yaniih?
แˆ˜แ‰ณแŒ แ‰ขแ‹ซ แ‰คแ‰ฑ แ‹จแ‰ต แАแ‹?
Baabur cadiid guddaqta ankel taniih?
แ‹จแ‰ฃแ‰กแˆญ แŒฃแ‰ขแ‹ซแ‹ แ‹จแ‰ต แАแ‹?
Tayyaara booxa ankel taniih?
แŠ แ‹จแˆญ แˆ›แˆจแŠแ‹ซแ‹ แ‹จแ‰ต แАแ‹?
Anu wokke mannal gexaah?
แŠฅแŠ•แ‹ดแ‰ต แŠฅแ‹› แˆแ‹ฐแˆญแˆต แŠฅแ‰ฝแˆ‹แˆˆแˆ?
Gural makkim
แ‹ˆแ‹ฐ แŒแˆซ แ‹ญแ‰ณแŒ แ‰
Migdi gabuuk makkim
แ‹ˆแ‹ฐ แ‰€แŠ แ‹ญแ‰ณแŒ แ‰
Massah fooca fan gex
แ‰ แ‰€แŒฅแ‰ณ แ‹ˆแ‹ฐ แŠแ‰ต แ‹ญแˆ‚แ‹ฑ
Xayih yan
แ‰…แˆญแ‰ฅ แАแ‹แข
Ah xer
แˆฉแ‰… แАแ‹แข
Anu weeh
แŒ แแ‰ปแˆˆแˆ
Anu taksi faxa
แ‰ณแŠญแˆฒ แŠฅแˆแˆแŒ‹แˆˆแˆ
Anu cilaale ankel xaamam duudaah?
แ‰ตแŠฌแ‰ต แ‹จแ‰ต แˆ˜แŒแ‹›แ‰ต แŠฅแ‰ฝแˆ‹แˆˆแˆ?
Cilaale magideey?
แ‰ฒแŠฌแ‰ฑ แˆตแŠ•แ‰ต แАแ‹?
Gexoh amaana lee?
แ‰ แŠฅแŒแˆญ แˆ˜แˆ„แ‹ต แ‹ฐแˆ…แŠ“ แАแ‹?

Food and restaurants

Anu satqiteh an
แˆญแ‰ฆแŠ›แˆ
Anu bakaariteh
แ‰ฐแŒ แˆแ‰ถแŠ›แˆแข
Lee, kumaganah
แ‹แˆƒ แŠฅแ‰ฃแŠญแˆ…
Namma numuh korsi, kumaganah
แŠฅแ‰ฃแŠซแ‰ฝแˆ แŒ แˆจแŒดแ‹› แˆˆแˆแˆˆแ‰ต
Ku maganak, oyti rorsa
แŠฅแ‰ฃแŠญแ‹ŽแŠ• แˆแŠ“แˆŒแ‹
Atu maca tascasseeh?
แˆแŠ• แ‰ตแˆ˜แŠญแˆซแˆˆแˆ…?
Anu tah faxah
แ‹ญแˆ…แŠ• แŠฅแˆแˆแŒ‹แˆˆแˆ
Taham salfale
แŒฃแ‹แŒญ แАแ‹
Cisab, kumaganak
แˆ‚แˆณแ‰ก แŠฅแ‰ฃแŠซแ‰ฝแˆ
Anu cado makma
แˆตแŒ‹ แŠ แˆแ‰ แˆ‹แˆแข
Anu maaqo xaggimtam liyo
แ‹จแˆแŒแ‰ฅ แŠ แˆˆแˆญแŒ‚ แŠ แˆˆแ‰ฅแŠ
Buna
แ‰กแŠ“
Shaahi
แˆปแ‹ญ
Gaqammo
แ‹ณแ‰ฆ

Shopping and money

Taham magide tayyaaqeeh?
แ‹ญแˆ… แˆแŠ• แ‹ซแˆ…แˆ แ‹ซแˆตแŠจแแˆ‹แˆ?
Kaxxam gaalik tan
แ‰ แŒฃแˆ แ‹แ‹ต แАแ‹
Atu koltรข karditte oggoltaa?
แŠญแˆฌแ‹ฒแ‰ต แŠซแˆญแ‹ถแ‰ฝแŠ• แ‰ตแ‰€แ‰ แˆ‹แˆˆแˆ…?
Anu dubuk wagtah an
แŠฅแ‹จแ‰ฐแˆ˜แˆˆแŠจแ‰ตแŠฉ แАแ‹แข
Anu tet beeyyo
แŠฅแ‹ˆแˆตแ‹ฐแ‹‹แˆˆแˆ
Fak
แŠญแˆแ‰ต
Alfimeh
แ‰ฐแ‹˜แŒแ‰ทแˆแข
Culmeena
แˆ˜แŒแ‰ขแ‹ซ
Mawqa
แ‹แŒฃ
Qadaaga ankel taniih?
แŒˆแ‰ แ‹ซแ‹ แ‹จแ‰ต แАแ‹?

Emergency and health

Cato
แŠฅแŒˆแ‹›
Daylaabeh seeca
แ‹ถแŠญแ‰ฐแˆญ แ‹ญแ‹ฐแ‹แˆ‰
Poliisih hayis
แˆˆแ–แˆŠแˆต แ‹ญแ‹ฐแ‹แˆ‰
Anu cato faxa
แŠฅแˆญแ‹ณแ‰ณ แŠฅแˆแˆแŒ‹แˆˆแˆ
Anu biyaakitah
แ‰ณแˆแˆœแŠ แˆˆแˆแข
Hospitaal ankel yaniih?
แˆ†แˆตแ’แ‰ณแˆ‰ แ‹จแ‰ต แАแ‹?
Farmasi ankel yaniih?
แ‹แˆญแˆ›แˆฒแ‹ แ‹จแ‰ต แАแ‹?
Akkel biyaaka
แŠฅแ‹šแˆ… แ‹ซแˆ›แˆ
Anu daylaabe faxa
แˆแŠชแˆ แŠฅแˆแˆแŒ‹แˆˆแˆ
Xayikkel hospitaal maay yan?
แ‰ แŠ แ‰…แˆซแ‰ขแ‹ซแ‹ แˆ†แˆตแ’แ‰ณแˆ แŠ แˆˆ?

Getting help with language

Atu Engeloh Afat Yabta?
แŠฅแŠ•แŒแˆŠแ‹˜แŠ› แ‰ตแŠ“แŒˆแˆซแˆˆแˆ…แง
Anu edde maradiyyo
แŠ แˆแŒˆแ‰ฃแŠแˆแข
Anu edde radah
แ‹ญแŒˆแ‰ฃแŠ›แˆแข
Ku maganak caatih yab
แŠฅแ‰ฃแŠฎแ‰ตแŠ• แ‰€แˆต แ‰ฅแˆˆแ‹ แ‹ญแŠ“แŒˆแˆฉ
Ku maganak woh qagis
แŠฅแ‰ฃแŠฎแ‰ตแŠ• แ‹ญแ‹ตแŒˆแˆ™แ‰ต
Ku maganak uktub tet
แŠฅแ‰ฃแŠญแ‹ŽแŠ• แ‹ญแƒแ‰
Ah maca yaanamaay?
แ‹ญแˆ… แˆแŠ• แˆ›แˆˆแ‰ต แАแ‹?
Atu tah mannal intaah?
แ‹ญแˆ…แŠ• แŠฅแŠ•แ‹ดแ‰ต แ‰ตแˆ‹แˆˆแˆ…?
Anu baritah an
แŠฅแ‹จแ‰ฐแˆ›แˆญแŠฉ แАแ‹แข
Anu dagoom yaabah
แ‰ตแŠ•แˆฝ แŠฅแŠ“แŒˆแˆซแˆˆแˆ
Atu yoo cattam duuddaa?
แˆแ‰ตแˆจแ‹ณแŠ แ‰ตแ‰ฝแˆ‹แˆˆแˆ…?
Anu maaxiga
แŠ แˆ‹แ‹แ‰…แˆ

Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.

About Amharic Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in Ethiopia, where it is the official working language of the government. Also spoken by Ethiopian diaspora communities worldwide.

Alphabet

Uses the Ge'ez script, an abugida where each character represents a consonant-vowel combination.

Vowels

รค (as in 'bat')u (as in 'put')i (as in 'bit')a (as in 'father')e (as in 'bed')ษ™ (as in 'ago')o (as in 'go')

Consonants

แˆ€ (ha)แˆˆ (la)แˆ˜ (ma)แˆ  (ล›a)แˆจ (ra)แˆฐ (sa)แˆธ (sha)แ‰€ (qa)แ‰  (ba)แ‰ฐ (ta)แ‰ธ (cha)แŠ€ (hha)แА (na)แŠ˜ (nya)แŠ  (a)แŠจ (ka)แŠธ (kxa)แ‹ˆ (wa)แ‹˜ (za)แ‹  (ลพa)แ‹จ (ya)แ‹ฐ (da)แŒ€ (ja)แŒˆ (ga)แŒ  (แนญa)แŒจ (ฤโ€™a)แŒฐ (pฬฃa)แŒธ (แนฃa)แ€ (แนฃโ€™a)แˆ (fa)แ (pa)

Phonetics

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.

Grammar and Syntax

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.

Loanwords

Includes loanwords from Arabic, English, Italian, and other Ethiopian languages, reflecting the country's diverse history.

Language Family

Part of the Afro-Asiatic language family, specifically the Ethio-Semitic branch.

Writing Systems

Uses the Ge'ez script, which consists of 33 base characters, each with seven variations depending on the vowel sound.

Writing System History

Derived from the ancient Ge'ez script, which has been in use in Ethiopia since at least the 5th century CE.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 33.7 million native speakers, with an additional 25.1 million second-language speakers.

About Afar Language

Geographical Distribution

Afar is primarily spoken in the Horn of Africa, specifically in Djibouti, Eritrea, and the Afar Region of Ethiopia.

Alphabet

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.

Vowels

A, E, I, O, UEach vowel can be short or long (length is phonemic and can change meaning). Long vowels are often written doubled (e.g., 'aa', 'ii').

Consonants

B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, Q, R, S, T, W, X, YNotably includes the glottal and uvular consonant Q, and X pronounced like a voiceless pharyngeal fricative [ฤง].

Phonetics

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.

Grammar and Syntax

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.

Loanwords

Includes loanwords from Arabic, Somali, and Amharic, as well as some from Italian and French due to colonial history.

Language Family

Part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family.

Writing Systems

Uses the Latin script officially. Arabic and Ge'ez scripts have been used historically or informally.

Writing System History

The Latin-based orthography was standardized in the 1970s. Before that, Arabic and Ge'ez scripts were used in religious and informal contexts.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 1.5 million speakers across Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Eritrea.

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