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How English and Amharic compare

Different writing systems

English uses Latin while Amharic uses Ge'ez. Because the two do not share an alphabet, translated output cannot be sounded out from the original spelling โ€” copy the result directly rather than trying to transcribe it.

Unrelated language families

English belongs to the Indo-European family while Amharic belongs to the Afro-Asiatic family. With no shared ancestry there are few cognates to fall back on, so idioms and fixed expressions rarely map word-for-word. Short, literal sentences translate more accurately than figurative ones.

Sentence structure changes

English follows subject-verb-object (SVO) order while Amharic follows subject-object-verb (SOV). The translator has to rebuild each sentence rather than substitute words in place, so the output will not line up word-for-word with your input. Splitting long sentences improves accuracy.

Speakers

English: Approximately 1.5 billion people speak English to varying degrees of proficiency, with around 360 million native speakers. Amharic: Approximately 33.7 million native speakers, with an additional 25.1 million second-language speakers.

Common English phrases in Amharic

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

Greetings

Hello
แˆฐแˆ‹แˆ
Good morning
แŠฅแŠ•แ‹ฐแˆแŠ• แŠ แ‹ฐแˆฉ
Good afternoon
แ‹ฐแˆ…แŠ“ แŠจแˆฐแŠ แ‰ต
Good evening
แˆ˜แˆแŠซแˆ แˆแˆฝแ‰ต
Good night
แˆ˜แˆแŠซแˆ แˆแˆฝแ‰ต
Goodbye
แ‰ธแˆญ แŠฅแŠ•แˆฐแŠ•แ‰ฅแ‰ต
See you later
แ‰ แŠ‹แˆ‹ แŠฅแŠ•แŒˆแŠ“แŠ
See you tomorrow
แАแŒˆ แŠฅแŠ•แŒˆแŠ“แŠ
Welcome
แŠฅแŠ•แŠณแŠ• แ‹ฐแˆ…แŠ“ แˆ˜แŒฃแˆ…
How are you?
แŠฅแŠ•แ‹ดแ‰ต แАแˆ…?
I am fine, thank you
แ‹ฐแˆ…แŠ“ แАแŠ แŠ แˆ˜แˆฐแŒแŠ“แˆˆแˆ
Have a good day
แˆ˜แˆแŠซแˆ แ‰€แŠ• แ‹ญแˆแŠ•แˆ‹แ‰ฝแˆ

Courtesy

Please
แŠฅแ‰ฃแŠซแ‰ฝแˆ
Thank you
แŠ แˆ˜แˆฐแŒแŠ“แˆˆแˆ
Thank you very much
แ‰ แŒฃแˆ แŠ แˆ˜แˆฐแŒแŠ“แˆˆแˆ
You are welcome
แŠฅแŠ•แŠณแŠ• แ‹ฐแˆ…แŠ“ แˆ˜แŒฃแˆ…
Yes
แŠ แ‹Ž
No
แŠ แ‹ญ
Excuse me
แ‹ญแ‰…แˆญแ‰ณ แŠ แ‹ตแˆญแŒแˆแŠ
I am sorry
แŠ แ‹แŠ“แˆˆแˆ
No problem
แ‰ฝแŒแˆญ แ‹จแˆˆแˆแข
Of course
แŠฅแˆญแŒแŒฅ แАแ‹แข
Congratulations
แŠฅแŠ•แŠณแŠ• แ‹ฐแˆต แŠ แˆ‹แ‰ฝแˆ
Good luck
แˆ˜แˆแŠซแˆ แŠฅแ‹ตแˆ

Introductions

What is your name?
แˆตแˆแˆ… แˆ›แŠ• แАแ‹?
Nice to meet you
แˆตแˆˆแ‰ฐแ‹‹แ‹ˆแ‰…แŠ• แ‹ฐแˆต แ‰ฅแˆŽแŠ›แˆแข
Where are you from?
แŠจแ‹จแ‰ต แАแˆ…?
How old are you?
แˆตแŠ•แ‰ต แŠ แˆ˜แ‰ต แАแ‹แง
I am a student
แ‰ฐแˆ›แˆช แАแŠ
I am here on holiday
แ‰ แ‰ แ‹“แˆ แ‰€แŠ• แАแ‹ แ‹ซแˆˆแˆแ‰ต
I am here for work
แŠฅแ‹šแˆ… แ‹จแˆ˜แŒฃแˆแ‰ต แˆˆแˆตแˆซ แАแ‹แข
This is my friend
แ‹ญแˆ„ แŒ“แ‹ฐแŠ›แ‹ฌ แАแ‹แข

Numbers

One
แŠ แŠ•แ‹ต
Two
แˆแˆˆแ‰ต
Three
แˆถแˆตแ‰ต
Four
แŠ แˆซแ‰ต
Five
แŠ แˆแˆตแ‰ต
Six
แˆตแ‹ตแˆตแ‰ต
Seven
แˆฐแ‰ฃแ‰ต
Eight
แˆตแˆแŠ•แ‰ต
Nine
แ‹˜แŒ แŠ
Ten
แŠ แˆตแˆญ
One hundred
แˆ˜แ‰ถ
One thousand
แŠ แŠ•แ‹ต แˆบแˆ…

Time and dates

Today
แ‹›แˆฌ
Tomorrow
แАแŒˆ
Yesterday
แ‰ตแŠ“แŠ•แ‰ต
Now
แŠ แˆแŠ•
Later
แ‰ แŠ‹แˆ‹
What time is it?
แˆตแŠ•แ‰ต แˆฐแ‹“แ‰ต แАแ‹?
In the morning
แŒ แ‹‹แ‰ต แˆ‹แ‹ญ
In the evening
แˆแˆฝแ‰ต แˆ‹แ‹ญ
Monday
แˆฐแŠž
Friday
แŠ แˆญแ‰ฅ
Next week
แ‰ แˆšแ‰€แŒฅแˆˆแ‹ แˆณแˆแŠ•แ‰ต
One hour
แŠ แŠ•แ‹ต แˆฐแ‹“แ‰ต

Directions and travel

Where is the bathroom?
แˆ˜แ‰ณแŒ แ‰ขแ‹ซ แ‰คแ‰ฑ แ‹จแ‰ต แАแ‹?
Where is the train station?
แ‹จแ‰ฃแ‰กแˆญ แŒฃแ‰ขแ‹ซแ‹ แ‹จแ‰ต แАแ‹?
Where is the airport?
แŠ แ‹จแˆญ แˆ›แˆจแŠแ‹ซแ‹ แ‹จแ‰ต แАแ‹?
How do I get there?
แŠฅแŠ•แ‹ดแ‰ต แŠฅแ‹› แˆแ‹ฐแˆญแˆต แŠฅแ‰ฝแˆ‹แˆˆแˆ?
Turn left
แ‹ˆแ‹ฐ แŒแˆซ แ‹ญแ‰ณแŒ แ‰
Turn right
แ‹ˆแ‹ฐ แ‰€แŠ แ‹ญแ‰ณแŒ แ‰
Go straight ahead
แ‰ แ‰€แŒฅแ‰ณ แ‹ˆแ‹ฐ แŠแ‰ต แ‹ญแˆ‚แ‹ฑ
It is near
แ‰…แˆญแ‰ฅ แАแ‹แข
It is far
แˆฉแ‰… แАแ‹แข
I am lost
แŒ แแ‰ปแˆˆแˆ
I need a taxi
แ‰ณแŠญแˆฒ แŠฅแˆแˆแŒ‹แˆˆแˆ
Where can I buy a ticket?
แ‰ตแŠฌแ‰ต แ‹จแ‰ต แˆ˜แŒแ‹›แ‰ต แŠฅแ‰ฝแˆ‹แˆˆแˆ?
How much is the ticket?
แ‰ฒแŠฌแ‰ฑ แˆตแŠ•แ‰ต แАแ‹?
Is it safe to walk?
แ‰ แŠฅแŒแˆญ แˆ˜แˆ„แ‹ต แ‹ฐแˆ…แŠ“ แАแ‹?

Food and restaurants

I am hungry
แˆญแ‰ฆแŠ›แˆ
I am thirsty
แ‰ฐแŒ แˆแ‰ถแŠ›แˆแข
Water, please
แ‹แˆƒ แŠฅแ‰ฃแŠญแˆ…
A table for two, please
แŠฅแ‰ฃแŠซแ‰ฝแˆ แŒ แˆจแŒดแ‹› แˆˆแˆแˆˆแ‰ต
The menu, please
แŠฅแ‰ฃแŠญแ‹ŽแŠ• แˆแŠ“แˆŒแ‹
What do you recommend?
แˆแŠ• แ‰ตแˆ˜แŠญแˆซแˆˆแˆ…?
I would like this
แ‹ญแˆ…แŠ• แŠฅแˆแˆแŒ‹แˆˆแˆ
It is delicious
แŒฃแ‹แŒญ แАแ‹
The bill, please
แˆ‚แˆณแ‰ก แŠฅแ‰ฃแŠซแ‰ฝแˆ
I do not eat meat
แˆตแŒ‹ แŠ แˆแ‰ แˆ‹แˆแข
I have a food allergy
แ‹จแˆแŒแ‰ฅ แŠ แˆˆแˆญแŒ‚ แŠ แˆˆแ‰ฅแŠ
Coffee
แ‰กแŠ“
Tea
แˆปแ‹ญ
Bread
แ‹ณแ‰ฆ

Shopping and money

How much does this cost?
แ‹ญแˆ… แˆแŠ• แ‹ซแˆ…แˆ แ‹ซแˆตแŠจแแˆ‹แˆ?
It is too expensive
แ‰ แŒฃแˆ แ‹แ‹ต แАแ‹
Do you accept credit cards?
แŠญแˆฌแ‹ฒแ‰ต แŠซแˆญแ‹ถแ‰ฝแŠ• แ‰ตแ‰€แ‰ แˆ‹แˆˆแˆ…?
I am just looking
แŠฅแ‹จแ‰ฐแˆ˜แˆˆแŠจแ‰ตแŠฉ แАแ‹แข
I will take it
แŠฅแ‹ˆแˆตแ‹ฐแ‹‹แˆˆแˆ
Open
แŠญแˆแ‰ต
Closed
แ‰ฐแ‹˜แŒแ‰ทแˆแข
Entrance
แˆ˜แŒแ‰ขแ‹ซ
Exit
แ‹แŒฃ
Where is the market?
แŒˆแ‰ แ‹ซแ‹ แ‹จแ‰ต แАแ‹?

Emergency and health

Help
แŠฅแŒˆแ‹›
Call a doctor
แ‹ถแŠญแ‰ฐแˆญ แ‹ญแ‹ฐแ‹แˆ‰
Call the police
แˆˆแ–แˆŠแˆต แ‹ญแ‹ฐแ‹แˆ‰
I need help
แŠฅแˆญแ‹ณแ‰ณ แŠฅแˆแˆแŒ‹แˆˆแˆ
I am sick
แ‰ณแˆแˆœแŠ แˆˆแˆแข
Where is the hospital?
แˆ†แˆตแ’แ‰ณแˆ‰ แ‹จแ‰ต แАแ‹?
Where is the pharmacy?
แ‹แˆญแˆ›แˆฒแ‹ แ‹จแ‰ต แАแ‹?
It hurts here
แŠฅแ‹šแˆ… แ‹ซแˆ›แˆ
I need a doctor
แˆแŠชแˆ แŠฅแˆแˆแŒ‹แˆˆแˆ
Is there a hospital nearby?
แ‰ แŠ แ‰…แˆซแ‰ขแ‹ซแ‹ แˆ†แˆตแ’แ‰ณแˆ แŠ แˆˆ?

Getting help with language

Do you speak English?
แŠฅแŠ•แŒแˆŠแ‹˜แŠ› แ‰ตแŠ“แŒˆแˆซแˆˆแˆ…แง
I do not understand
แŠ แˆแŒˆแ‰ฃแŠแˆแข
I understand
แ‹ญแŒˆแ‰ฃแŠ›แˆแข
Please speak slowly
แŠฅแ‰ฃแŠฎแ‰ตแŠ• แ‰€แˆต แ‰ฅแˆˆแ‹ แ‹ญแŠ“แŒˆแˆฉ
Please repeat that
แŠฅแ‰ฃแŠฎแ‰ตแŠ• แ‹ญแ‹ตแŒˆแˆ™แ‰ต
Please write it down
แŠฅแ‰ฃแŠญแ‹ŽแŠ• แ‹ญแƒแ‰
What does this mean?
แ‹ญแˆ… แˆแŠ• แˆ›แˆˆแ‰ต แАแ‹?
How do you say this?
แ‹ญแˆ…แŠ• แŠฅแŠ•แ‹ดแ‰ต แ‰ตแˆ‹แˆˆแˆ…?
I am learning
แŠฅแ‹จแ‰ฐแˆ›แˆญแŠฉ แАแ‹แข
I speak a little
แ‰ตแŠ•แˆฝ แŠฅแŠ“แŒˆแˆซแˆˆแˆ
Can you help me?
แˆแ‰ตแˆจแ‹ณแŠ แ‰ตแ‰ฝแˆ‹แˆˆแˆ…?
I do not know
แŠ แˆ‹แ‹แ‰…แˆ

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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 English Language

Geographical Distribution

English is a global language, spoken as a first language in countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It is also widely used as a second language worldwide.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin alphabet. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Vowels

aeiousometimes y

Consonants

bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz

Phonetics

Features a complex phonetic system with significant variations in accent and pronunciation across different regions. Includes around 44 phonemes in Received Pronunciation and diphthongs and triphthongs.

Grammar and Syntax

Typically follows a subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Known for its relatively flexible syntax and extensive use of auxiliary verbs.

Loanwords

English vocabulary includes a vast number of loanwords from Latin, French, Norse, and many other languages, reflecting its historical development and adaptability.

Language Family

Part of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family.

Writing Systems

Currently uses the Latin script, with a history of using other scripts such as Old English runes and the Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Writing System History

The Latin script was adopted during the medieval period, replacing the earlier runic alphabets used by Anglo-Saxon settlers.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 1.5 billion people speak English to varying degrees of proficiency, with around 360 million native speakers.

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