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Amharic and Afar 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 Amharic and Afar 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.
Amharic: Approximately 33.7 million native speakers, with an additional 25.1 million second-language speakers. Afar: Approximately 1.5 million speakers across Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Eritrea.
Everyday phrases translated from Amharic to Afar — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Amharic | Afar |
|---|---|
| ሰላም | Nagaale |
| እንደምን አደሩ | Maacisseeni |
| ደህና ከሰአት | Nagasseeni |
| መልካም ምሽት | Meqe bara |
| መልካም ምሽት | Meqe bara |
| ቸር እንሰንብት | Wadaaqata |
| በኋላ እንገናኝ | Sarra koo ableyyo |
| ነገ እንገናኝ | Beera koo ableyyo |
| እንኳን ደህና መጣህ | Unkaq muquk temeetem |
| እንዴት ነህ? | Mannah tantooh? |
| ደህና ነኝ አመሰግናለሁ | Anu nagay an, gadda gey |
| መልካም ቀን ይሁንላችሁ | Meqe ayro koh takkay |
| Amharic | Afar |
|---|---|
| እባካችሁ | Ku maganak |
| አመሰግናለሁ | Gadda gey |
| በጣም አመሰግናለሁ | Kulsa le gadda gey |
| እንኳን ደህና መጣህ | Unkaq muquk temeetem |
| አዎ | Yeey |
| አይ | Bale |
| ይቅርታ አድርግልኝ | Qafu yoh ab |
| አዝናለሁ | Anu rookitah |
| ችግር የለም። | Taqabi mali |
| እርግጥ ነው። | Asmatah |
| እንኳን ደስ አላችሁ | Unkaq |
| መልካም እድል | Meqe saami |
| Amharic | Afar |
|---|---|
| ስምህ ማን ነው? | Ku migaq iyyaay? |
| ስለተዋወቅን ደስ ብሎኛል። | Kot ongoorowem ruffa yoo hayta |
| ከየት ነህ? | Atu ankek temeeteeh? |
| ስንት አመት ነው፧ | Karmà kok magideey? |
| ተማሪ ነኝ | Anu barteena kinniyo. |
| በበዓል ቀን ነው ያለሁት | Anu akkel qiddi ayro an |
| እዚህ የመጣሁት ለስራ ነው። | Anu akkel taamah kah anim |
| ይሄ ጓደኛዬ ነው። | Taham yi kataysa |
| Amharic | Afar |
|---|---|
| አንድ | Tiya |
| ሁለት | Nammaya |
| ሶስት | Sidoc |
| አራት | Fereey |
| አምስት | Konooy |
| ስድስት | Lecea |
| ሰባት | Malciini |
| ስምንት | Bacaar |
| ዘጠኝ | Sagaala |
| አስር | Tabna |
| መቶ | Inki bool |
| አንድ ሺህ | Inki alfi |
| Amharic | Afar |
|---|---|
| ዛሬ | Asaaku |
| ነገ | Beera |
| ትናንት | Kimal |
| አሁን | Tawak |
| በኋላ | Sarra |
| ስንት ሰዓት ነው? | Ma saaqatay? |
| ጠዋት ላይ | Saaku |
| ምሽት ላይ | Carri bar |
| ሰኞ | Itleeni |
| አርብ | Jumqatah |
| በሚቀጥለው ሳምንት | Ciggiila ayyam |
| አንድ ሰዓት | Inki saaqata |
| Amharic | Afar |
|---|---|
| መታጠቢያ ቤቱ የት ነው? | Kaqalso qari ankel yaniih? |
| የባቡር ጣቢያው የት ነው? | Baabur cadiid guddaqta ankel taniih? |
| አየር ማረፊያው የት ነው? | Tayyaara booxa ankel taniih? |
| እንዴት እዛ ልደርስ እችላለሁ? | Anu wokke mannal gexaah? |
| ወደ ግራ ይታጠፉ | Gural makkim |
| ወደ ቀኝ ይታጠፉ | Migdi gabuuk makkim |
| በቀጥታ ወደ ፊት ይሂዱ | Massah fooca fan gex |
| ቅርብ ነው። | Xayih yan |
| ሩቅ ነው። | Ah xer |
| ጠፍቻለሁ | Anu weeh |
| ታክሲ እፈልጋለሁ | Anu taksi faxa |
| ትኬት የት መግዛት እችላለሁ? | Anu cilaale ankel xaamam duudaah? |
| ቲኬቱ ስንት ነው? | Cilaale magideey? |
| በእግር መሄድ ደህና ነው? | Gexoh amaana lee? |
| Amharic | Afar |
|---|---|
| ርቦኛል | Anu satqiteh an |
| ተጠምቶኛል። | Anu bakaariteh |
| ውሃ እባክህ | Lee, kumaganah |
| እባካችሁ ጠረጴዛ ለሁለት | Namma numuh korsi, kumaganah |
| እባክዎን ምናሌው | Ku maganak, oyti rorsa |
| ምን ትመክራለህ? | Atu maca tascasseeh? |
| ይህን እፈልጋለሁ | Anu tah faxah |
| ጣፋጭ ነው | Taham salfale |
| ሂሳቡ እባካችሁ | Cisab, kumaganak |
| ስጋ አልበላም። | Anu cado makma |
| የምግብ አለርጂ አለብኝ | Anu maaqo xaggimtam liyo |
| ቡና | Buna |
| ሻይ | Shaahi |
| ዳቦ | Gaqammo |
| Amharic | Afar |
|---|---|
| ይህ ምን ያህል ያስከፍላል? | Taham magide tayyaaqeeh? |
| በጣም ውድ ነው | Kaxxam gaalik tan |
| ክሬዲት ካርዶችን ትቀበላለህ? | Atu koltâ karditte oggoltaa? |
| እየተመለከትኩ ነው። | Anu dubuk wagtah an |
| እወስደዋለሁ | Anu tet beeyyo |
| ክፈት | Fak |
| ተዘግቷል። | Alfimeh |
| መግቢያ | Culmeena |
| ውጣ | Mawqa |
| ገበያው የት ነው? | Qadaaga ankel taniih? |
| Amharic | Afar |
|---|---|
| እገዛ | Cato |
| ዶክተር ይደውሉ | Daylaabeh seeca |
| ለፖሊስ ይደውሉ | Poliisih hayis |
| እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ | Anu cato faxa |
| ታምሜአለሁ። | Anu biyaakitah |
| ሆስፒታሉ የት ነው? | Hospitaal ankel yaniih? |
| ፋርማሲው የት ነው? | Farmasi ankel yaniih? |
| እዚህ ያማል | Akkel biyaaka |
| ሐኪም እፈልጋለሁ | Anu daylaabe faxa |
| በአቅራቢያው ሆስፒታል አለ? | Xayikkel hospitaal maay yan? |
| Amharic | Afar |
|---|---|
| እንግሊዘኛ ትናገራለህ፧ | Atu Engeloh Afat Yabta? |
| አልገባኝም። | Anu edde maradiyyo |
| ይገባኛል። | Anu edde radah |
| እባኮትን ቀስ ብለው ይናገሩ | Ku maganak caatih yab |
| እባኮትን ይድገሙት | Ku maganak woh qagis |
| እባክዎን ይፃፉ | Ku maganak uktub tet |
| ይህ ምን ማለት ነው? | Ah maca yaanamaay? |
| ይህን እንዴት ትላለህ? | Atu tah mannal intaah? |
| እየተማርኩ ነው። | Anu baritah an |
| ትንሽ እናገራለሁ | Anu dagoom yaabah |
| ልትረዳኝ ትችላለህ? | Atu yoo cattam duuddaa? |
| አላውቅም | Anu maaxiga |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
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.
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.
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