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Giving Directions in Amharic

Amharic Lesson About Direction:
Today, we will start a new Amharic lesson about how to ask and give directions in Amharic. This is important when you want to find a location in Ethiopia.
By the end of the lesson, you will:
โ€ข Know key direction words and phrases in Amharic.
โ€ข Be able to ask for directions politely.
โ€ข Practice a real-life conversation in Amharic.
โ€ข Learn how to respond if someone asks you for directions.
So, now weโ€™ll learn key direction words and phrases in Amharic.

๐Ÿ”‘ Essential Amharic Direction Words

No. แŠ แˆ›แˆญแŠ› (Amharic) Transliteration English
1. แˆ˜แŠ•แŒˆแ‹ต mรคngรคd Road / way
2. แŠ แ‰…แŒฃแŒซ aแธณแนญaฤฬฃa Direction
3. แ‰€แŠ แธณรครฑ Right
4. แŒแˆซ gra Left
5. แ‰€แŠ แŠฅแŒ… แธณรครฑ ษ™วง Right hand ๐Ÿ–
6. แŒแˆซ แŠฅแŒ… gra ษ™วง Left hand ๐Ÿ–
7. แ‹ˆแ‹ฐแ‰€แŠ แ‹™แˆญ wรคdรคแธณรครฑ zur Turn right (masculine)
8. แ‹ˆแ‹ฐแŒแˆซ แ‰ณแŒ แ wรคdรคgra taแนญรคf Turn left (masculine)
9. แ‹ˆแ‹ฐแ‰€แŠ แ‹™แˆช wรคdรคแธณรครฑ zuri Turn right (feminine)
10. แ‹ˆแ‹ฐแŒแˆซ แ‰ณแŒ แŠ wรคdรคgra taแนญรคfi Turn left (feminine)
11. แ‰€แŒฅแ‰ณ แธณรคแนญแนญa Straight
12. แŠ แ‹ฐแ‰ฃแ‰ฃแ‹ญ adรคbabay Roundabout
13. แ‹ตแˆแ‹ตแ‹ญ dษ™lษ™dษ™y Bridge
14. แŠแ‰ต แˆˆแŠแ‰ต fit lรคfit In front of / Straight ahead
15. แŠ‹แˆ‹ แธซสทala Back / Behind
16. แ‰ แ‰คแ‰ฑ แŠ‹แˆ‹ bรคbetu แธซสทala Behind the house
17. แ‰ แˆตแ‰ฐแŒ€แˆญแ‰ฃ bรคstรคgรคrba Behind something
18. แ‰ แŒ€แˆญแ‰ฃ แ‰ แŠฉแˆ bรคgรคrba bรคkkul Behind something
19. แŒ€แˆญแ‰ฃ gรคrba Back part (of our body)
20. แ‹ˆแŒˆแ‰ฅ wรคggรคb Back part (of our body)
21. แ‰…แˆญแ‰ฅ แธณษ™rb Near / close
22. แ‰ฃแŠ•แŠฉ แ‹จแ‰ต แАแ‹? banku yรคt nรคw? Where is the bank?
23. แŠฅแ‹šแˆ… แŠ แŠซแ‰ฃแ‰ข แ‰ฃแŠ•แŠญ แŠ แˆˆ/แŠ แˆˆแŠ•แ‹ด? ษ™zzih akkaba ษ™ bank allรค/allรคnde? Is there a bank around here?
24. แŠ แŠซแ‰ฃแ‰ข akkaba ษ™ Around, area
25. แŒจแˆจแˆฝ? ฤรคrrรคลก? Did you finish? (feminine)
26. แŠ แ‹Žแฃ แŒจแˆจแˆตแŠฉแข แŠ แ‹Žแฃ แŒจแˆญแˆปแˆˆแˆแข awo, ฤรคrrรคsku. / awo, ฤรคrrรคลกallรคhu. Yes, I have finished.
27. แˆฉแ‰… ruแธณ Far
28. แ‹ญแ‰…แˆญแ‰ณ yษ™แธณษ™rta Excuse me / Sorry
29. แ‹จแ‰ต แАแ‹? yรคt nรคw? Where is it?
30. แŠ แ‰ฃแ‰ตแˆ… แ‹จแ‰ต แАแ‹? abbatษ™h yรคt nรคw? Where is your father? (masculine)
31. แŠฅแŠ“แ‰ตแˆฝ แ‹จแ‰ต แŠ“แ‰ต? ษ™nnatษ™ลก yรคt nat? Where is your mother? (feminine)
32. แˆ˜แŒฝแˆแแˆ… แ‹จแ‰ต แАแ‹? mรคแนฃษ™แธซafษ™h yรคt nรคw? Where is your book? (masculine)
33. แˆ˜แŒฝแˆแแˆฝ แ‹จแ‰ต แАแ‹? mรคแนฃษ™แธซafษ™ลก yรคt nรคw? Where is your book? (feminine)
34. แˆตแˆแŠญแˆฝ แˆตแŠ•แ‰ต แˆตแŠ•แ‰ต แАแ‹? sษ™lษ™kษ™ลก sษ™nt sษ™nt nรคw? What is your phone number? (feminine)
35. แˆตแˆแˆฝ แˆ›แŠ• แАแ‹? sษ™mษ™ลก man nรคw? What is your name? (feminine)
36. แˆแŒแ‰ฅ แ‰คแ‰ฑ แ‹จแ‰ต แАแ‹? mษ™gษ™b betu yรคt nรคw? Where is the restaurant?
37. แŠฅแŠ•แ‹ดแ‰ต แАแ‹ แ‹จแˆแˆ„แ‹ฐแ‹? ษ™ndษ™det nรคw yรคmmษ™hedรคw? How do I go there? (masculine)
38. แ‹ˆแ‹ฐ แˆ†แˆตแ’แ‰ณแˆ‰ แŠฅแŠ•แ‹ดแ‰ต แАแ‹ แ‹จแˆแˆ„แ‹ฐแ‹? wรคdรค hospitalu ษ™ndษ™det nรคw yรคmmษ™hedรคw? How do I go to the hospital?
39. แ‹ˆแ‹ฐ แˆ†แˆตแ’แ‰ณแˆ‰ แ‰ แ‹จแ‰ต แ‰ แŠฉแˆ แАแ‹ แ‹จแˆแˆ„แ‹ฐแ‹? wรคdรค hospitalu bรคyรคt bรคkkul nรคw yรคmmษ™hedรคw? Which way do I go to the hospital?
40. แ‹ˆแ‹ฐ แ‰ตแˆแˆ…แˆญแ‰ต แ‰คแ‰ฑ แ‰ แ‹จแ‰ต แ‰ แŠฉแˆ แАแ‹ แ‹จแˆแˆ„แ‹ฐแ‹? wรคdรค tษ™mhษ™rt betu bรคyรคt bรคkkul nรคw yรคmmษ™hedรคw? Which way do I go to the school?
41. แ‹ณแ‰ฆ แ‰คแ‰ฑ แ‹จแ‰ต แАแ‹? dabbo betu yรคt nรคw? Where is the bakery?
42. แ‹ˆแ‹ฐ แ‹ณแ‰ฆ แ‰คแ‰ฑ แ‰ แ‹จแ‰ต แ‰ แŠฉแˆ แАแ‹ แ‹จแˆแˆ„แ‹ฐแ‹? wรคdรค dabbo betu bรคyรคt bรคkkul nรคw yรคmmษ™hedรคw? Which way do I go to the bakery?
43. แˆ˜แŠชแŠ“ แˆ›แ‰†แˆšแ‹ซแ‹ แ‹จแ‰ต แАแ‹? mรคkina maแธณoรฑaw yรคt nรคw? Where is the parking?
44. แ‹ˆแ‹ฐ แŒแˆซ แ‰ณแŒ แแข wรคdรค gra taแนญรคf. Turn left. (masculine)
45. แ‹ˆแ‹ฐ แŒแˆซ แ‰ณแŒ แŠแข wรคdรค gra taแนญรคfi. Turn left. (feminine)
46. แ‹ˆแ‹ฐ แ‰€แŠ แ‹™แˆญแข wรคdรค แธณรครฑ zur. Turn right. (masculine)
47. แ‹ˆแ‹ฐ แ‰€แŠ แ‹™แˆชแข wรคdรค แธณรครฑ zuri. Turn right. (feminine)
48. แ‰ แ‹šแˆ… แ‰ แŠฉแˆ แˆ‚แ‹ตแข bรคzzih bรคkkul hid. Go this way. (masculine)
49. แ‰ แ‹šแˆ… แ‰ แŠฉแˆ แˆ‚แŒ…แข bรคzzih bรคkkul hiวง. Go this way. (feminine)
50. แ‰€แŒฅแ‰ณ แˆ‚แ‹ตแข แธณรคแนญแนญa hid. Go straight. (masculine)
51. แ‰€แŒฅแ‰ณ แˆ‚แŒ…แข แธณรคแนญแนญa hiวง. Go straight. (feminine)
52. แ‰…แˆญแ‰ฅ แАแ‹? แธณษ™rb nรคw? Is it close?
53. แŠ แ‹Žแฃ แ‰…แˆญแ‰ฅ แАแ‹แข awo, แธณษ™rb nรคw. Yes, itโ€™s close.
54. แˆฉแ‰… แАแ‹? ruแธณ nรคw? Is it far?
55. แ‰…แˆญแ‰ฅ แАแ‹แข แธณษ™rb nรคw. Itโ€™s near here.
56. แˆฉแ‰… แŠ แ‹ญแ‹ฐแˆˆแˆแข ruแธณ aydรคllรคm. Itโ€™s not far.
57. แŠฅแ‹šแˆ… แŒ‹ แАแ‹แข ษ™zzih ga nรคw. Itโ€™s over here.
58. แŠฅแ‹šแ‹ซ แŒ‹ แАแ‹แข ษ™zziya ga nรคw. Itโ€™s over there.
59. แŠฅแ‹šแˆ… แАแ‹แข ษ™zzih nรคw. Itโ€™s here.
60. แŠฅแ‹šแˆ… แŠ แ‹ญแ‹ฐแˆˆแˆแข ษ™zzih aydรคllรคm. Itโ€™s not here.

Muhammed Umer

Muhammed Umer is a passionate Amharic language teacher based in Addis Ababa. He has been teaching Amharic online since 2021 and helps learners to read, write, and speak Amharic with confidence. As the founder of EasyAmharic.com, he publishes practical Amharic learning guides, learning tools, and vocabulary lessons to make the Amharic language accessible to everyone.