Greeting and talking about finishing a project in Amharic:

• Person A: ሰላም፣ እንዴት ነህ? (Selam, endet neh?) Hi, how are you?
• Person B: ደህና ነኝ፣ አመሰግናለሁ። አንተስ? (Dehna negñ, amesegnalhu. Antes?) I’m good, thanks. How about you?
• Person A: እኔም ደህና ነኝ። ፕሮጀክቱን ጨረስክ? (Eñem dehna negñ. Project-un chereresk?) I’m fine too. Did you finish the project?
• Person B: ገና አልጨረስኩም፣ ግን ልጨርስ ተቃርቢያለሁ። አንተስ ጨረስክ? (Genna alcherereskum, gign lchers teqarbiyalehu. Antes chereresk?) Not yet, but I’m almost done. How about you? Did you finish yours?
• Person A: እኔ ትናንት ጨረስኩ። እርዳታ ትፈልጋለህ? (Enie tinant sheresku. Erdata tfelgaleh?) I finished mine yesterday. Do you need any help?
• Person B: በጣም አመሰግናለሁ! ለመጨረሻ ማስተካከያ እርዳታ ሊያስፈልገኝ ይችላል። (Betam amesegnalhu! Lemechereshia mastekakea erdata liasfelgen yichilal.) That’s kind of you! I might need some help with the final edits.
• Person A: ችግር የለም። ስትዘጋጅ ንገረኝ። (Chigr yelem. Sitezegaj nigeren.) No problem. Let me know when you’re ready.
• Person B: በጣም አመሰግናለሁ! በኋላ እደውልሃለሁ። (Betam amesegnalhu! Behwala edewulihalehu.) Thanks a lot! I’ll call you later.

Key Phrases:

1. ሰላም (Selam) – Hello
2. እንዴት ነህ? (Endet neh?) – How are you?
3. አንተስ? (Antes) What / how about you?
4. ደህና ነኝ (Dehna neñ) – I’m fine.
5. አመሰግናለሁ (Amesegnalhu) – Thank you.
6. ፕሮጀክቱን ጨረስክ? (Project-un chereresk?) – Did you finish the project?
7. ገና አልጨረስኩም (Genna alcherereskum) Not yet,
8. እርዳታ ይፈልጋሉ? (Erdata yifelgalu?) – Do you need help?
9. በኋላ እደውልሃለሁ (Behwala edewulihalehu) – I’ll call you later.
10. አግዝሃለሁ (Agzhalehu.) I will help you.