Unit 3 · conversation
Essential Greetings & Situational Dialogues
Practice real conversations for meetings, coffee shops, and markets.
Estimated Study Time 1–2 days · ~1 hr
የዕለት ሰላምታዎች እና ጨዋ አነጋገሮች (Essential Greetings)
በኢትዮጵያ ባህል ሰላምታ ትልቅ ክብር እና ፍቅር የሚገለጽበት መንገድ ነው።
Daily
ሰላም
Sälam
Hello / Peace
Daily
ጤና ይስጥልኝ
Ṭena yəsṭəlləññ
Greetings (formal / polite) · May He give you health
Daily
እንደምን ነህ?
Əndämən näh?
How are you? (to a man)
Daily
እንደምን ነሽ?
Əndämən näš?
How are you? (to a woman)
Daily
እንደምን ናችሁ?
Əndämən naččəhu?
How are you? (plural / group)
Daily
እንደምን ኖት?
Əndämən not?
How are you? (polite / elder)
Daily
ደህና ነኝ፣ እግዚአብሔር ይመስገን።
Dähna näññ, Əgziabəher yəmmäsgän.
I am well, praise God.
Time
እንደምን አደርክ?
Əndämən addärk?
Good morning (to a man) · How did you spend the night?
Time
እንደምን አደርሽ?
Əndämən addärš?
Good morning (to a woman)
Time
እንደምን አደራችሁ?
Əndämən addäraččəhu?
Good morning (plural)
Time
እንደምን ዋልክ?
Əndämən walk?
Good afternoon (to a man) · How did you spend your day?
Time
እንደምን ዋልሽ?
Əndämən walš?
Good afternoon (to a woman)
Time
እንደምን አመሸህ?
Əndämən amäššäh?
Good evening (to a man)
Time
እንደምን አመሸሽ?
Əndämən amäššäš?
Good evening (to a woman)
Polite
እባክህ
Əbakəh
Please (to a man)
Polite
እባክሽ
Əbakəš
Please (to a woman)
Polite
እባካችሁ
Əbakaččəhu
Please (to a group / polite)
Polite
አመሰግናለሁ
Amäsäggənallähu
Thank you
Polite
በጣም አመሰግናለሁ
Bäṭam amäsäggənallähu
Thank you very much
Polite
ምንም አይደለም
Mənəm aydälläm
You are welcome · It is nothing
Polite
ይቅርታ
Yəqʼərta
Excuse me / Sorry
Polite
እንኳን ደህና መጣህ!
Ənkwan dähna mäṭṭah!
Welcome! (to a man)
Polite
እንኳን ደህና መጣሽ!
Ənkwan dähna mäṭṭaš!
Welcome! (to a woman)
Farewell
ደህና ሁን
Dähna hun
Goodbye (to a man)
Farewell
ደህና ሁኚ
Dähna huñi
Goodbye (to a woman)
Farewell
ደህና ሁኑ
Dähna hunu
Goodbye (plural / formal)
Farewell
ደህና እደር
Dähna ədär
Good night (to a man)
Farewell
ደህና እደሪ
Dähna ədäri
Good night (to a woman)
Real-Life Situations
Interactive Situational Dialogues (የዕለት ውይይቶች)
Listen to authentic exchanges and follow along with English translations.