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33 Essential Amharic Direction Words and Phrases

Today, we will learn how to ask and give directions in Amharic. This is important when you want to find a desired place in Ethiopia.
By the end of the lesson, you will:

  • Know key direction words and phrases in Amharic.
  • Be able to ask for directions politely.
  • Practice a real-life conversation in Amharic.
  • Learn how to respond if someone asks you for directions.

33 Essential Amharic Direction Words and Phrases

አማርኛ (Amharic) = English

  1. መንገድ = Road / way
  2. አቅጣጫ = Direction
  3. ቀኝ = Right
  4. ግራ = Left
  5. ወደቀኝ ዙር = Turn right
  6. ወደግራ ታጠፍ = Turn left
  7. ወደቀኝ ዙሪ = Turn right
  8. ወደግራ ታጠፊ = Turn left
  9. ቀጥታ = Straight
  10. አደባባይ = Roundabout
  11. ፊት ለፊት = In front of / Straight ahead
  12. ኋላ = Back / Behind
  13. ቅርብ = Near
  14. ሩቅ = Far
  15. ይቅርታ = Excuse me / Sorry
  16. የት ነው? = Where is it?
  17. ምግብ ቤቱ የት ነው? = Where is the restaurant?
  18. እንዴት ነው የምሄደው? = How do I go there?
  19. ወደ ግራ ታጠፍ። = Turn left.
  20. ወደ ግራ ታጠፊ። = Turn left.
  21. ወደ ቀኝ ዙር። = Turn right.
  22. ወደ ቀኝ ዙሪ። = Turn right.
  23. በዚህ (በኩል) ሂድ። = Go this way.
  24. በዚህ (በኩል) ሂጅ። = Go this way.
  25. ቀጥታ ሂድ። = Go straight.
  26. ቀጥታ ሂጅ። = Go straight.
  27. ቅርብ ነው? = Is it nearing?
  28. አዎ፣ ቅርብ ነው። = Yes, it’s near.
  29. ሩቅ ነው? = Is it far?
  30. ቅርብ ነው። = It’s near here.
  31. ሩቅ አይደለም። = It’s not far.
  32. እዚህ ጋ ነው። = It’s over here.
  33. እዚያ ጋ ነው። = It’s over there.