Asking for Advice in Amharic

Asking for Advice in Amharic

Want to Ask for Advice in Amharic? Learn the essential phrases! In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask for advice and opinions in Amharic like a native speaker! Whether you’re seeking directions, study tips, or someone’s thoughts on a decision, these phrases will help you communicate naturally.

I’ve kept this post short (under 700 words) and packed with practical examples so you can quickly master key expressions. Don’t skip ahead; what you learn here will be incredibly useful in real-life conversations. By the end, you’ll know exactly how to:

Ask for recommendations (ምንድን ነው ማድረግ ያለብኝ?). What should I do?
Seek clarification (ምን ማለትህ ነው?) What do you mean?

Give and respond to advice politely. (ይሄን ብታደርግ ጥሩ ይመስለኛል።
I think it’s better if you do this.)

Trust me, you won’t regret these 5 minutes of reading. Let’s dive in!

ወደ ፒያሳ ለመሄድ የቱ ጋር ነው ታክሲ መያዝ ያለብኝ?
Where should I take a taxi to go to the Piazza?

አማርኛን በፍጥነት ለመማር ምንድን ነው ማድረግ ያለብኝ?
What should I do to learn Amharic quickly?

አማርኛን በፍጥነት ለመማር ምን ትመክረኛለህ?
What do you recommend I do to learn Amharic quickly?

አማርኛን በፍጥነት ለመማር እንዴት ነው ማጥናት ያለብኝ?
How should I study to learn Amharic quickly?

“___” ስትል ምን ማለትህ ነው?
What do you mean by “___”?

ምሳሌ ልትሰጠኝ ትችላለህ?
Can you give me an example?

እዚህ ላይ ምን ሀሳብ አለህ?
What’s your opinion on…?

ስለ__ ምን ይሰማሃል?
How do you feel about…?

ስለ___ ምን ታስባለህ?
What do you think about…?

ምን ማድረግ እንዳለብኝ አላውቅም።
I don’t know what to do.

ምን ማድረግ ያለብኝ ይመስልሃል?
What do you think I should do?

አሁን ምንድን ነው ማድረግ ያለብን?
What should we do now?

ምን ላድርግ?
What should I do?

ምን ማድረግ አለብኝ?
What should I do?

Giving Advice (Amharic/English)

እንደዚህ ብታደርግ የተሻለ ይመስለኛል።
I think it’s better if you do it this way.

እዛ ጋ ተሻገረህ ታክሲ ታገኛለህ።
If you go over there, you’ll find a taxi.

እየው በዛ ተሻገር።
Just cross over there.

በዚህ ሂድ።
Go this way.

ከፊት ሂድ።
Go straight ahead.

እዚህ ጋር ተሰለፍ።
Follow this way.

አማርኛ ማንበብ የማትችል ከሆነ መጀመሪያ ፊደል ከመማር ብትጀምር ጥሩ ነው።
If you can’t read Amharic, it’s a good idea to start by learning the Fidel (Amharic alphabet).

በየቀኑ የተወሰነ አማርኛ ተማር። ስትማር ግን ማንበብ ብቻ ሳይሆን ፕሮነንሲየሽንም ተማር።
Learn some Amharic every day. But when you learn, don’t just read; learn the pronunciation too.

ቢያንስ በቀን 3 አዳዲስ የአማርኛ አገላለፆችን ተማር። ከዚያ በአጭር ጊዜ ውስጥ አማርኛ አቀላጥፈህ ትናገራለህ።
Learn at least 3 new Amharic expressions every day. Then you will be fluent in Amharic in no time.

አማርኛን ቀላል እንደሆነ አድረገህ አስበው። አትፍራው።
Think of Amharic as easy. Don’t be afraid of it.

እኔ ስለዚህ ጉዳይ አስተያየት ባልሰጥ ደስ ይለኛል።
I would rather not comment on this.

ስለዚህ ጉዳይ አስተያየት ለመስጠት ይከብደኛል።
It’s hard to comment on this.

ይሄን ብታደርግ ጥሩ ይመስለኛል።
I think it’s better if you do this.

እኔ የተሻለው መንገድ ይሄ ነው ብዬ ነው የማምነው። በይበልጥ ደግም አንተ ታውቃለህ።
I believe this is the best way. But you know better.

ሁሉንም ማስተካከል አለብን።
We need to fix everything.

ቢያንስ በቀን አንድ ጁዝ ቁርአን ልናነብ ይገባል።
We should read at least one Juz of the Quran a day.

Example Sentences (Amharic/English)

ስለዚህ አዲስ ምግብ ቤት ምን ታስባለህ?
What do you think about this new restaurant?

በርቀት ስለመሥራት ምን ይሰማዎታል?
How do you feel about working remotely?

ስለ አዲሱ የግብይት ዘመቻስ?
What about the new marketing campaign?

በሚቀጥለው ወር አዲስ አበባን እንጎበኛለን። የግደታ ማየት አለባችሁ የምትላቸው ቦታዎች አሉህ?
We’re visiting Addis Ababa next month. Do you have any recommendations for must-see places?

በእነዚህ ሁለት ልብሶች መካከል መወሰን አልቻልኩም። የትኛው የተሻለ ይመስልሃል?
I can’t decide between these two outfits. Which do you think is better?

ለሚቀጥለው ረመዷን ምንድን ነው ማስተካከል ያለብን?
What should we fix for next Ramadan?

የአመጋገብና የአተኛኘት ስርአታችንን ወይስ ሌላ?
Our eating and sleeping habits or something else?

አሁን ምንድን ነው ማድረግ ያለብኝ?
What should I do now?

ምን እንደምልህ አላውቅም።
I don’t know what to tell you.

ምን ብየ እንደምመክርህ አላውቅም።
I don’t know what I should advise you.

Responses (Amharic/English)

ለምክርህ በጣም አመሰግናለሁ። በጣም ጠቃሚ ምክር ነው የሰጠኸኝ።
Thank you very much for your advice. It’s very useful advice.

ጊዜህን ሰውተህ አስተያየትህን ስለሰጠኸኝ አመሰግናለሁ።
Thank you for taking the time to give me your opinion.