In this lesson, you will learn various ways to express gratitude in Amharic, like “አመሰግናለሁ / thank you.” Whether you’re thanking a friend, a colleague, or someone who has gone out of their way to help you, these phrases will help you show your appreciation in Amharic.

① አመሰግናለሁ። → Thank you.

② በጣም አመሰግናለሁ። → Thank you very much. Thanks a lot.

③ ከልብ አመሰግናለሁ። → Sincerely, thanks.

④ አስደስተኸኛል። → You’ve made my day.

⑤ ስላደረክልኝ ነገር ሁሉ ከልቤ አመሰግናለሁ። → Thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything!

⑥ ትልቅ ነገር ነው ያደረክልኝ። → What you’ve done means a lot to me.

⑦ እንዴት ላመሰግንህ እንደምችል አላውቅም። → I don’t know how to express my thanks.

⑧ ምስጋናየን ለመግለፅ ቃላት ያጥረኛል። → There are no words to show my appreciation.

⑨ በጣም ጥሩ ሰው ነህ፤ አመሰግናለሁ። → You are so kind.

Responding (ምላሽ መስጠት)

1. ምንም ችግር የለም። No problem.
2. ኧረ ችግር የለውም። Don’t mention it.
3. አታስብ። Forget it.
4. ደስታው የኔው ነው። My pleasure.
5. ችግር የለም። Don’t mention it.
6. ምንም ማለት አይደለም። It was nothing, no big deal
7. ምንም አትጨነቅ። Think nothing of it.
8. ልረዳህ በመቻሌ ደስ ብሎኛል። I’m glad I could help you.
9. ስለረዳሁህ ደስ ብሎኛል። I’m glad I helped you.
10. ምስጋናህን ተቀብያለሁ። You’re welcome.

Some of these phrases are all for males. Let’s conjugate them for females now.

1. አታስቢ። Forget it.
2. ምንም አትጨነቂ። Think nothing of it.
3. ልረዳሽ በመቻሌ ደስ ብሎኛል። I’m glad I could help you.
4. ስለረዳሁሽ ደስ ብሎኛል። I’m glad that I can help you.
5. ምስጋናሽን ተቀብያለሁ። You’re welcome.

Thank you in Amharic short quiz:

Key Notes about Amharic thank you:

① አመሰግናለሁ (Ameseginalehu) is the most common way to say “thank you” in Amharic and can be used in almost any situation.

②Adding በጣም (Betam) before አመሰግናለሁ (Ameseginalehu) makes it more emphatic, meaning “thank you very much.“

③ When responding to thanks, ምንም ችግር የለም (no problem) is the most formal and polite response.