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Somali uses the Arabic script while Amharic uses the Ge'ez script. Somali reads right-to-left while Amharic reads left-to-right, so the direction of the text flips during translation. Because the two do not share an alphabet, translated output cannot be sounded out from the original spelling — copy the result directly rather than trying to transcribe it.
Both Somali 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 in the sentence, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.
Somali: Approximately 16-21 million speakers worldwide, distributed across Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, and diaspora communities. Amharic: Approximately 33.7 million native speakers, with an additional 25.1 million second-language speakers.
Everyday phrases translated from Somali to Amharic — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Somali | Amharic |
|---|---|
| Hello | ሰላም |
| Subax wanaagsan | እንደምን አደሩ |
| Galab wanaagsan | ደህና ከሰአት |
| Habeen wanaagsan | መልካም ምሽት |
| Habeen wanaagsan | መልካም ምሽት |
| Nabad gelyo | ቸር እንሰንብት |
| Is arag danbe | በኋላ እንገናኝ |
| Beri ayaan is aragnaa | ነገ እንገናኝ |
| Soo dhawoow | እንኳን ደህና መጣህ |
| Sidee tahay | እንዴት ነህ? |
| Waan fiicanahay, mahadsanid | ደህና ነኝ አመሰግናለሁ |
| Maalin wanaagsan | መልካም ቀን ይሁንላችሁ |
| Somali | Amharic |
|---|---|
| Fadlan | እባካችሁ |
| Mahadsanid | አመሰግናለሁ |
| Aad baad u mahadsantahay | በጣም አመሰግናለሁ |
| Waa lagu soo dhawaynayaa | እንኳን ደህና መጣህ |
| Haa | አዎ |
| Maya | አይ |
| Raali noqo | ይቅርታ አድርግልኝ |
| Waan ka xumahay | አዝናለሁ |
| Dhib malahan | ችግር የለም። |
| Dabcan | እርግጥ ነው። |
| Hambalyo | እንኳን ደስ አላችሁ |
| Nasiib wacan | መልካም እድል |
| Somali | Amharic |
|---|---|
| Magacaa | ስምህ ማን ነው? |
| Waan ku faraxsanahay inaan kula kulmo | ስለተዋወቅን ደስ ብሎኛል። |
| Xagee ka timid | ከየት ነህ? |
| Meeqa sano ayaad jirtaa | ስንት አመት ነው፧ |
| Waxaan ahay arday | ተማሪ ነኝ |
| Waxaan halkan ku joogaa fasax | በበዓል ቀን ነው ያለሁት |
| Waxaan halkaan u joogaa shaqo | እዚህ የመጣሁት ለስራ ነው። |
| Kani waa saaxiibkay | ይሄ ጓደኛዬ ነው። |
| Somali | Amharic |
|---|---|
| Mid | አንድ |
| Laba | ሁለት |
| Saddex | ሶስት |
| Afar | አራት |
| Shan | አምስት |
| Lix | ስድስት |
| Toddoba | ሰባት |
| Sideed | ስምንት |
| Sagaal | ዘጠኝ |
| Toban | አስር |
| Boqol | መቶ |
| Kun | አንድ ሺህ |
| Somali | Amharic |
|---|---|
| Maanta | ዛሬ |
| Berrito | ነገ |
| Shalay | ትናንት |
| Hadda | አሁን |
| Ka dib | በኋላ |
| Waa imisa saac? | ስንት ሰዓት ነው? |
| Subaxdii | ጠዋት ላይ |
| Fiidkii | ምሽት ላይ |
| Isniin | ሰኞ |
| Jimcaha | አርብ |
| Todobaadka soo socda | በሚቀጥለው ሳምንት |
| Hal saac | አንድ ሰዓት |
| Somali | Amharic |
|---|---|
| Aaway musqusha? | መታጠቢያ ቤቱ የት ነው? |
| Aaway saldhiga tareenka? | የባቡር ጣቢያው የት ነው? |
| Aaway madaarkii? | አየር ማረፊያው የት ነው? |
| Sideen ku gaadhaa? | እንዴት እዛ ልደርስ እችላለሁ? |
| Bidix u leexo | ወደ ግራ ይታጠፉ |
| Midig u leexo | ወደ ቀኝ ይታጠፉ |
| Si toos ah u soco | በቀጥታ ወደ ፊት ይሂዱ |
| Way dhowdahay | ቅርብ ነው። |
| Way fogtahay | ሩቅ ነው። |
| Waan lumay | ጠፍቻለሁ |
| Waxaan u baahanahay tagsi | ታክሲ እፈልጋለሁ |
| Halkeen ka iibsan karaa tigidh? | ትኬት የት መግዛት እችላለሁ? |
| Waa imisa tigidhku? | ቲኬቱ ስንት ነው? |
| Ammaan ma tahay in la socdo? | በእግር መሄድ ደህና ነው? |
| Somali | Amharic |
|---|---|
| Waan gaajoonayaa | ርቦኛል |
| Waan harranahay | ተጠምቶኛል። |
| Biyo, fadlan | ውሃ እባክህ |
| Miis laba ah, fadlan | እባካችሁ ጠረጴዛ ለሁለት |
| Liiska cuntada, fadlan | እባክዎን ምናሌው |
| Maxaad ku talinaysaa? | ምን ትመክራለህ? |
| Waxaan jeclaan lahaa tan | ይህን እፈልጋለሁ |
| Waa macaan | ጣፋጭ ነው |
| Biilka, fadlan | ሂሳቡ እባካችሁ |
| Hilib ma cuno | ስጋ አልበላም። |
| Waxa aan leeyahay xasaasiyad cunto | የምግብ አለርጂ አለብኝ |
| Kafee | ቡና |
| Shaaha | ሻይ |
| Rooti | ዳቦ |
| Somali | Amharic |
|---|---|
| Immisa ayay ku kacaysaa? | ይህ ምን ያህል ያስከፍላል? |
| Aad bay qaali u tahay | በጣም ውድ ነው |
| Miyaad aqbashaa kaararka deynta? | ክሬዲት ካርዶችን ትቀበላለህ? |
| Kaliya waan eegayaa | እየተመለከትኩ ነው። |
| Waan qaadan doonaa | እወስደዋለሁ |
| Furan | ክፈት |
| Xiran | ተዘግቷል። |
| Gelitaanka | መግቢያ |
| Ka bax | ውጣ |
| Aaway suuqii? | ገበያው የት ነው? |
| Somali | Amharic |
|---|---|
| Caawin | እገዛ |
| Wac dhakhtar | ዶክተር ይደውሉ |
| Wac booliiska | ለፖሊስ ይደውሉ |
| Waxaan u baahanahay caawimaad | እርዳታ እፈልጋለሁ |
| Waan xanuunsanahay | ታምሜአለሁ። |
| Aaway isbitaalkii? | ሆስፒታሉ የት ነው? |
| Aaway farmashiyihii? | ፋርማሲው የት ነው? |
| Halkan way ku xanuunaysaa | እዚህ ያማል |
| Waxaan u baahanahay dhakhtar | ሐኪም እፈልጋለሁ |
| Isbitaal u dhow ma jiraa? | በአቅራቢያው ሆስፒታል አለ? |
| Somali | Amharic |
|---|---|
| Ma ku hadashaa Ingiriis? | እንግሊዘኛ ትናገራለህ፧ |
| Ma fahmin | አልገባኝም። |
| Waan fahmay | ይገባኛል። |
| Fadlan si tartiib ah u hadal | እባኮትን ቀስ ብለው ይናገሩ |
| Fadlan ku celi taas | እባኮትን ይድገሙት |
| Fadlan qor | እባክዎን ይፃፉ |
| Maxay tani ka dhigan tahay? | ይህ ምን ማለት ነው? |
| Sideed u tidhaahdaa tan? | ይህን እንዴት ትላለህ? |
| Waan baranayaa | እየተማርኩ ነው። |
| Wax yar baan hadlayaa | ትንሽ እናገራለሁ |
| Ma i caawin kartaa? | ልትረዳኝ ትችላለህ? |
| Ma garanayo | 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.
Primarily spoken in Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia (Ogaden region), Kenya (northeastern provinces), and Somali diaspora worldwide.
Uses Latin alphabet with 21 letters: A, B, C, D, DH, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, KH, L, M, N, O, Q, R, S, SH, T, U, W, X, Y
Features distinctive pharyngeal consonants, uvular stops, and tone system with high, low, and falling tones affecting grammatical meaning.
Subject-object-verb (SOV) word order. Complex verbal morphology with focus marking system and extensive use of auxiliary verbs.
Contains loanwords from Arabic, Italian, English, and various contact languages due to trade and colonial history.
Part of the Afro-Asiatic family, specifically the Cushitic branch, related to Oromo and other Horn of Africa languages.
Uses Latin script officially since 1972, historically also used Arabic script and indigenous Osmanya script.
Multiple scripts used historically, Latin script adopted as official in 1972, though Arabic script still used for religious purposes.
Approximately 16-21 million speakers worldwide, distributed across Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, and diaspora communities.
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