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Basic Amharic Travel Phrases: Days & Numbers

Writer: Roxy Fleming
Roxy Fleming
Oct 24
3 min read

Spoken in:Ā Ethiopia.

Language known locally as:Ā AmarəƱƱa or Amarinya.Ā 

Alphabet:Ā Geā€˜ez script (fidel).


Traveling to Ethiopia and don't know a word of Amharic?


No problem!


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I'm Roxy, a veteran solo traveler who has been on the road since 2008. Every time I visited a new country, I found I needed to know a certain set of phrases to win the smiles of the locals 😃 After a while I realised I had created a master list of travel phrases; and I knew that if I had these phrases translated before landing in my new destination, then I would leave there with more than just photos and memories, I’d leave knowing I’d connected with the people who made each place special.Ā You see I learnt that you don’t need to be fluent in a language to make a big difference; sometimes, just a few simple phrases can turn a stranger into a friend.



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I began buying travel phrasebooks but soon realised they were full of unnecessary phrases which were simply added in to fill pages! All that meant was carrying around dead weight. šŸ‘ŽšŸ¼ No thank you!


That's why I decided to create my own phrasebook!


What began as a personal project, evolved into a mission to help fellow travelers worldwide. With the help of native speakers I met along my way, I began translating my list of phrases into 114 languages. Why 114 you ask? There are over 7,000 languages worldwide, but I determined that all you would need is 114 languages to communicate in every single country. 😮


I have now published my translations in a book called Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook; which is available to download or purchase from Amazon.


In the meantime, here are my basic Amharic travel phrases, for free šŸ¤‘


Basic Amharic Travel Phrases

Amharic Days & Numbers


English

Amharic

Pronunciation

Monday

įˆ°įŠž

Segno

Tuesday

įˆ›įŠ­įˆ°įŠž

Maksegno

Wednesday

įˆØį‰”į‹•

Erob

Thursday

įˆįˆ™įˆµ

Hamus

Friday

įŠ įˆ­į‰„

Arb

Saturday

į‰…į‹³įˆœ

Qidame

Sunday

įŠ„įˆį‹µ

Ehud


English

Amharic

Pronunciation

0

į‹œįˆ®

Zero

1

įŠ įŠ•į‹µ

And

2

įˆįˆˆį‰µ

Hulet

3

įˆ¶įˆµį‰µ

Sost

4

įŠ įˆ«į‰µ

Arat

5

įŠ įˆįˆµį‰µ

Amist

6

įˆµį‹µįˆµį‰µ

Sidst

7

įˆ°į‰£į‰µ

Sebat

8

įˆµįˆįŠ•į‰µ

Simnt

9

į‹˜įŒ įŠ

Zet’egn

10

አስር

Asir

11

įŠ įˆµįˆ«Ā įŠ įŠ•į‹µ

Asra and

12

įŠ įˆµįˆ«Ā įˆįˆˆį‰µ

Asra hulet

13

įŠ įˆµįˆ«Ā įˆ¶įˆµį‰µ

Asra sost

14

įŠ įˆµįˆ«Ā įŠ įˆ«į‰µ

Asra arat

15

įŠ įˆµįˆ«Ā įŠ įˆįˆµį‰µ

Asra amist

16

įŠ įˆµįˆ«Ā įˆµį‹µįˆµį‰µ

Asra sidst

17

įŠ įˆµįˆ«Ā įˆ°į‰£į‰µ

Asra sebat

18

įŠ įˆµįˆ«Ā įˆµįˆįŠ•į‰µ

Asra səment

19

įŠ įˆµįˆ«Ā į‹˜įŒ įŠ

Asra zet’eny

20

įˆƒį‹«

Haya

21

įˆƒį‹«Ā įŠ įŠ•į‹µ

Haya and

25

įˆƒį‹«Ā įŠ įˆįˆµį‰µ

Haya amist

30

įˆ°įˆ‹įˆ³

Selasa

40

įŠ įˆ­į‰£

Arba

50

įˆƒįˆįˆ³

Hamsa

60

įˆµįˆįˆ³

Silsa

70

įˆ°į‰£

Seba

80

įˆ°įˆ›įŠ•į‹«

Semaniya

90

į‹˜įŒ įŠ“

Zet’ena

100

įˆ˜į‰¶

Meto

101

įˆ˜į‰¶Ā įŠ įŠ•į‹µ

Meto and

150

įˆ˜į‰¶Ā įˆƒįˆįˆ³

Meto hamsa

200

įˆįˆˆį‰µĀ įˆ˜į‰¶

Hulet meto

1000

įŠ įŠ•į‹µĀ įˆŗ

And Shi

10,000

አስር ሺ

Asir shi

100,000

įŠ įŠ•į‹µĀ įˆ˜į‰¶Ā įˆŗ

And meto shi

1,000,000

įŠ įŠ•į‹µĀ įˆšįˆŠį‹®įŠ•

And milion


Now you've got all the Amharic Days & Numbers travel phrases nailed, search through my other blogs to find:


  • Amharic Greetings Travel Phrases

  • Amharic Travel Basics Travel Phrases

  • Amharic Food & Dining Travel Phrases


I'm busy uploading my entire book onto this website, so you can have it all for free. Why? Because I know that not everyone can afford to buy everything they want. I was a poor traveler for MANY years myself, so I know the struggle!


Therefore these blogs are my gift to travelers worldwide šŸŽ


However, if you don't want to spend all day searching through blogs and want your very own copy of my book to have at hand, when and where you need it, then head over to Amazon now and grab a copy.


The best thing about having your very own copy is:


You won't ever have to rely on wifi or data to communicate what you need!


From my many years of travel, this is without a doubt THE BEST REASON TO OWN MY BOOK!


You may think that everywhere has wifi or signal these days because that's the world you are used to. But when you land in a third world country or you trek out into remote locations, you quickly realise that your phone is absolutely useless in your new environment!


So make sure you're prepared for all eventualities and don't get caught out!



Want to look inside the book?


Download a sample version here šŸ‘‡šŸ½


Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook

The Perfect Travel Companion!


Don't shop on Amazon? Send me an email at travelwithconfidence.world@gmail.comĀ and I'll arrange a personal copy direct to you!


Stay safe and happy travels,

Roxy.

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