🗣️ Practice tip: Read each dialogue aloud several times. Cover the English column and try to understand from the Amharic and romanization only.
1. Meeting Someone New
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ሰላም! ስምህ ማን ነው?
Selam! Simih man new?
Hello! What is your name?
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ሰላም! ስሜ አብርሃም ነው። ስምህ?
Selam! Sime Abraham new. Simih?
Hello! My name is Abraham. And yours?
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ስሜ ዳዊት ነው። ከየት ነህ?
Sime Dawit new. Keyet neh?
My name is David. Where are you from?
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ከአዲስ አበባ ነኝ። አንተ?
Ke Addis Ababa negn. Ante?
I am from Addis Ababa. And you?
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ከሐረር ነኝ። ደስ ብሎኛል ስለተዋወቅን!
Ke Harar negn. Des bilognyal silete-waweqn!
I'm from Harar. Nice to meet you!
2. At a Restaurant
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ሰላም! ምን ምግብ አለ?
Selam! Min migib ale?
Hello! What food do you have?
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እንጀራ፣ ዶሮ ወጥ፣ ጥብስ፣ ሽሮ አለ።
Injera, doro wet, tibis, shiro ale.
We have injera, chicken stew, grilled meat, and shiro.
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ዶሮ ወጥ ልሁን፣ እባክህ። ስንት ነው?
Doro wet lihun, ibakeh. Sint new?
I'll have the chicken stew, please. How much is it?
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አምሳ ብር ነው።
Amsa bir new.
It is 50 birr.
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ጥሩ። ቡና ደግሞ።
Tiru. Buna degmo.
Good. Coffee too, please.
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አሁን ይመጣል።
Ahun yimetal.
It will come now. (right away)
3. Asking for Directions
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ይቅርታ፣ ሆቴሉ የት ነው?
Yiqirta, hotelu yet new?
Excuse me, where is the hotel?
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ቀጥ ብለህ ሂድ፣ ከዚያ በቀኝ ዞር።
Qet bileh hid, keziya beqegn zor.
Go straight, then turn right.
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ርቀቱ ስንት ነው?
Riqetu sint new?
How far is it?
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ሁለት ኪሎ ሜትር ነው። ቅርብ ነው።
Hulet kilo metir new. Qirb new.
It is two kilometers. It's close.
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አመሰግናለሁ!
Amesegnalehu!
Thank you!
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ምንም አይደለም!
Minem ayidelem!
No problem! You're welcome!
4. At the Market
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ይሄ ስንት ነው?
Yihe sint new?
How much is this?
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ሁለት መቶ ብር ነው።
Hulet meto bir new.
It is 200 birr.
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ዋጋ ይቀነስልኝ? ውድ ነው።
Waga yiqenesligni? Wud new.
Can you lower the price? It is expensive.
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አንድ መቶ ሰማኒያ ብር።
And meto semaniya bir.
One hundred and eighty birr.
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ጥሩ። ይሁን። አመሰግናለሁ!
Tiru. Yihun. Amesegnalehu!
Good. Done. Thank you!
5. Talking About Family
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ቤተሰቤ ትልቅ ነው። ሶስት ልጆች አሉኝ።
Betesebe tilik new. Sost lijoch alugn.
My family is big. I have three children.
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ጥሩ ነው! ስንት ወንድ ስንት ሴት?
Tiru new! Sint wend, sint set?
That's great! How many boys, how many girls?
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ሁለት ወንድ ልጅ፣ አንድ ሴት ልጅ አለ።
Hulet wend lij, and set lij ale.
Two boys and one girl.
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ደስ ብሎኛል! ቤተሰቤን ወዳለሁ።
Des bilognyal! Beteseben wedalehu.
That pleases me! I love my family.
6. Feeling Unwell
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ደህና ነህ? ደስ ያላለህ ይመስላል።
Dehna neh? Des yalaleleh yimisal.
Are you OK? You don't look well.
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ታምሜያለሁ። ሆዴ ያምኛል።
Tamimeyalehu. Hode yamignyal.
I am sick. My stomach hurts.
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ዶክተር ፈልጋለህ?
Doctor felgaleh?
Do you need a doctor?
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አዎ፣ ሆስፒታሉ የት ነው?
Awo, hospitalu yet new?
Yes, where is the hospital?
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ቀጥ ብለህ ሂድ። ቅርብ ነው። ጤናህ ይሁን!
Qet bileh hid. Qirb new. Tenanah yihun!
Go straight. It's close. Get well soon!