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
- መንገድ = Road / way
- አቅጣጫ = Direction
- ቀኝ = Right
- ግራ = Left
- ወደቀኝ ዙር = Turn right
- ወደግራ ታጠፍ = Turn left
- ወደቀኝ ዙሪ = Turn right
- ወደግራ ታጠፊ = Turn left
- ቀጥታ = Straight
- አደባባይ = Roundabout
- ፊት ለፊት = In front of / Straight ahead
- ኋላ = Back / Behind
- ቅርብ = Near
- ሩቅ = Far
- ይቅርታ = Excuse me / Sorry
- የት ነው? = Where is it?
- ምግብ ቤቱ የት ነው? = Where is the restaurant?
- እንዴት ነው የምሄደው? = How do I go there?
- ወደ ግራ ታጠፍ። = Turn left.
- ወደ ግራ ታጠፊ። = Turn left.
- ወደ ቀኝ ዙር። = Turn right.
- ወደ ቀኝ ዙሪ። = Turn right.
- በዚህ (በኩል) ሂድ። = Go this way.
- በዚህ (በኩል) ሂጅ። = Go this way.
- ቀጥታ ሂድ። = Go straight.
- ቀጥታ ሂጅ። = Go straight.
- ቅርብ ነው? = Is it nearing?
- አዎ፣ ቅርብ ነው። = Yes, it’s near.
- ሩቅ ነው? = Is it far?
- ቅርብ ነው። = It’s near here.
- ሩቅ አይደለም። = It’s not far.
- እዚህ ጋ ነው። = It’s over here.
- እዚያ ጋ ነው። = It’s over there.