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ብሩኽ መዓልቲ! ከመይ አለኻ፧
bǝruḵ maʿālǝti! kamay ālaḵā፧
Hi! How are you?

ጽቡቕ ኣለኹ!
ṣǝbuq̲ ālaḵu!
I'm fine!

ክሳብ ክንድዚ ጽቡቕ ኣይስምዓንን ኣሎ!
kǝsāb kǝnǝdǝzi ṣǝbuq̲ āyǝsǝmǝʿānǝn ālo!
I'm not so fine!

ከመይ ሓዲርኩም!
kamay ḥādirǝkum!
Good morning!

ከመይ ኣምሽዮም!
kamay āmǝšǝyom!
Good evening!

ልዋም ለይቲ!
lǝwām layǝti!
Good night!

ሰላም ኩን! ቻው!
salām kun! čāw!
Goodbye! Bye!

ሰባት ካበይ እዮም ዝመጹ?
sabāt kābay ǝyom zǝmaṣu?
Where do the people come from?

ኣነ ካብ ኣፍሪቃ እየ ዝመጻእኩ።
āna kāb āfǝriqā ǝya zǝmaṣāʾǝku.
I'm from Africa.

ኣነ ካብ USA እየ።
āna kāb USA ǝya.
I'm from the USA.

ፓስፖርተይ ጠፊኡ ገንዘበይ ድማ ጠፊኡ።
pāsǝporǝtay ṭafiʾu ganǝzabay dǝmā ṭafiʾu.
My passport is gone and my money is gone.

ኣየ ይቕሬታ!
āya yǝq̲ǝretā!
Oh, I'm sorry!

ፈረንሳ እየ ዝዛረብ።
faranǝsā ǝya zǝzārab.
I speak French.

ፈረንሳ ብዙሕ ጽቡቕ ኣይዛረብን እየ።
faranǝsā bǝzuḥ ṣǝbuq̲ āyǝzārabǝn ǝya.
I can't speak French very well.

ክርድኣካ ኣይክእልን እየ!
kǝrǝdǝʾākā āyǝkǝʾǝlǝn ǝya!
I can't understand you!

በጃኻ ቀስ ኢልካ ክትዛረብ ትኽእል ዲኻ?
baǧāḵā qas ilǝkā kǝtǝzārab tǝḵǝʾǝl diḵā?
Can you please speak slowly?

በጃኻ ከምኡ ክትደግሞ ትኽእል ዲኻ?
baǧāḵā kamǝʾu kǝtǝdagǝmo tǝḵǝʾǝl diḵā?
Can you please repeat that?

በጃኻ ነዚ ክትጽሕፎ ትኽእል ዲኻ?
baǧāḵā nazi kǝtǝṣǝḥǝfo tǝḵǝʾǝl diḵā?
Can you please write that down?

መን እዩ ንሱ? እንታይ ይገብር ኣሎ?
man ǝyu nǝsu? ǝnǝtāy yǝgabǝr ālo?
Who is that? What does he do?

ኣነ ኣይፈልጦን እየ።
āna āyǝfalǝṭon ǝya.
I don't know.

ሽምካ መን እዩ፧
šǝmǝkā man ǝyu፧
What's your name?

ናተይ ሽመይ …
nātay šǝmay …
My name is...

የቅንየለይ!
yaqǝnǝyalay!
Thank you!

ምንም ኣይኮነን።
mǝnǝm āyǝkonan.
You're welcome.

ንምንባር እንታይ ትሰርሕ፧
nǝmǝnǝbār ǝnǝtāy tǝsarǝḥ፧
What do you do for a living?

ኣብ ጀርመን እየ ዝሰርሕ።
āb ǧarǝman ǝya zǝsarǝḥ.
I work in Germany.

ቡን ክገዝኣልካ ይኽእል ድየ?
bun kǝgazǝʾālǝkā yǝḵǝʾǝl dǝya?
Can I buy you a coffee?

ድራር ክዕድመኩም ይኽእል ድየ?
dǝrār kǝʿǝdǝmakum yǝḵǝʾǝl dǝya?
Can I invite you to dinner?

ዝተመርዓኻ ዲኻ፧
zǝtamarǝʿāḵā diḵā፧
Are you married?

ቆልዑ ኣለዉኻ ድዮም? እወ ጓልን ወድን።
qolǝʿu ālawuḵā dǝyom? ǝwa gʷālǝn wadǝn.
Do you have children? - Yes, a daughter and a son.

ሕጂ ውን ንጽል እየ።
ḥǝǧi wǝn nǝṣǝl ǝya.
I'm still single.

እቲ ምግቢ ዝርዝር በጃኹም!
ǝti mǝgǝbi zǝrǝzǝr baǧāḵum!
The menu, please!

ጽብቕቲ ትመስል።
ṣǝbǝq̲ǝti tǝmasǝl.
You are looking pretty.

ተመቺካኒ።
tamačikāni.
I like you.

ዕልልታ!
ʿǝlǝlǝtā!
Cheers!

የፍቅረኪ እየ።
yafǝqǝraki ǝya.
I love you.

ናብ ገዛይ ክወስደካ ይኽእል ድየ?
nāb gazāy kǝwasǝdakā yǝḵǝʾǝl dǝya?
Can I take you home?

እወ! - አይኮንን! - ምናልባት!
ǝwa! - āyǝkonǝn! - mǝnālǝbāt!
Yes! - No! - Maybe!

እቲ ሕሳብ በጃኹም!
ǝti ḥǝsāb baǧāḵum!
The check, please!

ናብ መደበር ባቡር ክንከይድ ንደሊ።
nāb madabar bābur kǝnǝkayǝd nǝdali.
We want to go to the train station.

ትኽ ኢልካ፡ ድሕሪኡ ንየማን፡ ድሕሪኡ ንጸጋም ኪድ።
tǝḵ ilǝkā : dǝḥǝriʾu nǝyamān : dǝḥǝriʾu nǝṣagām kid.
Go straight, then right, then left.

ኣነ ጠፊአ ኣለኹ።
āna ṭafiʾā ālaḵu.
I'm lost.

ኣውቶቡስ መዓስ እያ ትመጽእ?
āwǝtobus maʿās ǝyā tǝmaṣǝʾǝ?
When does the bus come?

ታክሲ የድልየኒ ኣሎ።
tākǝsi yadǝlǝyani ālo.
I need a taxi.

ክንደይ ይኸፍል?
kǝnǝday yǝḵafǝl?
How much does it cost?

እዚ ኣዝዩ ክቡር እዩ!
ǝzi āzǝyu kǝbur ǝyu!
That's too expensive!

ሓገዝ!
ḥāgaz!
Help!

ክትሕግዙኒ ትኽእሉ ዶ?
kǝtǝḥǝgǝzuni tǝḵǝʾǝlu do?
Can you help me?

ታይ ተፈጢሩ፧
tāy tafaṭiru፧
What happened?

ሓኪም የድልየኒ ኣሎ!
ḥākim yadǝlǝyani ālo!
I need a doctor!

ኣበይ እዩ ዝጎድእ?
ābay ǝyu zǝgodǝʾǝ?
Where does it hurt?

ምድንዛዝ ይስምዓኒ።
mǝdǝnǝzāz yǝsǝmǝʿāni.
I feel dizzy.

ሕማም ርእሲ ኣለኒ።
ḥǝmām rǝʾǝsi ālani.
I have a headache.
