Amharic Conversations
Sample dialogue at a restaurant
- Servant: ምን ልታዘዝ? = Can I get your order, please?
- Customer: ምን ምን አለ? What do you have?
- Servant: ሁሉም አለ፣ በየ አይነት፣ ፍርፍር፣ እንቁላል፣ ጥብስ፣ ቀይ ወጥ፣ ዶሮ ወጥ፣ ሽሮ፣ ጁስ ወዘተ
There is everything: Beye aynet (every kind,), frfr, , egg, fried meat, qey wet (meat stew), chicken stew, shiro, juice, etc. - Customer: እስኪ ሜኑውን አምጣልኝ። Please give me the menu.
- Servant: እሽ፣ ይሄው። Sure, here you go.
- Customer: እሽ፣ ቀይ ወጡ እንዴት ነው፣ ጥሩ ነው? Ok, how is the qey wet (meat stew), is it good?
- Servant: አዎ፣ አሪፍ ነው። Yeah, it was good.
- Customer: እሽ ቀይ ወጥ ይሁንልኝ። Alright, I would like Qey wet, please.
- Servant: የሚጠጣስ ምን ይሁንልህ? What about drinks? What would it be to you?
- Customer: ወተት አለ? Do you have milk?
- Servant: አወ፣ አለ። Yes, we do.
- Customer: እሽ ወተት ይሁንልኝ። Okay, I will have milk, please.
- Servant: እሽ ይሄው። Okay, here you go.
- Customer: ና ሂሳብ ተቀበለኝ። Please come and collect the payment.
- Servant: አቤት? Yes?
- Customer: ዋጋው ስንት ነው? How much is it?
- Servant: አጠቃላይ 350 ብር ነው። It is 350 birr in total.
- Customer: እሽ እንካ። Okay, here you are.
- Servant: እንደት ነው ምግቡን ወደኸዋል? ምን ቅር ያለህ ነገር አለ? Did you enjoy the meal? Is there something you didn’t like?
- Customer: አይ ጥሩ ነው። በዚሁ ቀጥሉበት። No, it’s good. Keep it up.
- Servant: እሽ እናመሰግናለን። We will. Thank you.
- Customer: እሽ፣ እኔም አመሰግናለሁ። Me too.
Vocabularies:
- ሁሉም አለ – Every thing is available
- አቤት? Yes? (It’s a response when they call us)
- የሚጠጣስ? = What about drinking?
- የሚበላ = Somrething to eat.
- እሽ = Ok / sure
- ይሄው = Here you go.
- እንካ = Here you go.
- ወደኸዋል? Did you enjoy it?
- አይ ጥሩ ነው። = No, it’s goo.
- አወ፣ አለ። = Yes, we do.
- አምጣልኝ። – Bring for me.