Amharic Greetings
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Conveying Greetings in Amharic: A Simple Guide

Have you ever wanted to send your regards to a third person in Amharic but weren’t sure how? This lesson will teach you the simple ways to convey your greetings!

In Amharic, the way you convey your regards changes slightly depending on whether the person you are speaking to (the intermediary) is male or female. This lesson provides clear examples for both scenarios. You’ll learn how to send greetings to a father, mother, brother, sister, and the entire family.

For a male (ለወንድ):

  • አባትህን ሰላም በልልኝ። (Abatehen selam bellgn.) Say hello to your father for me.
  • እናትህን ሰላም በልልኝ። (Enatehen selam bellgn.) Say hello to your mother for me.
  • ወንድምህን ሰላም በልልኝ። (Wendemhen selam bellgn.) Say hello to your brother for me.
  • እህትህን ሰላም በልልኝ። (Ehetehen selam bellgn.) Say hello to your sister for me.
  • ባለቤትህን ሰላም በልልኝ። (Balebiethn selam bellgn.) Say hello to your husband for me.
  • ቤተሰቡን ሰላም በልልኝ። (Betesebun selam bellgn.) Say hello to the family for me.
  • ሁሉንም ሰላም በልልኝ። (Hulumen selam bellgn.) Say hello to everyone for me.

For a female (ለሴት):

  • አባትሽን ሰላም በይልኝ። (Abateshen selam beylgn.) Say hello to your father for me.
  • እናትሽን ሰላም በይልኝ። (Enateshen selam beylgn.) Say hello to your mother for me.
  • ወንድምሽን ሰላም በይልኝ። (Wendemchen selam beylgn.) Say hello to your brother for me.
  • እህትሽን ሰላም በይልኝ። (Eheteshen selam beylgn.) Say hello to your sister for me.
  • ባለቤትሽን ሰላም በይልኝ። (Balebietshn selam beylgn.) Say hello to your wife for me.
  • ቤተሰቡን ሰላም በይልኝ። (Betesebun selam beylgn.) Say hello to the family for me.
  • ሁሉንም ሰላም በይልኝ። (Hulumen selam beylgn.) Say hello to everyone for me.