Amharic→English

Translate Amharic to English the way locals mean it.

Amharic speakers often soften urgency, reassurance, and resignation with ordinary words that a textbook reader may take literally.

Going the other way? English to Amharic

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What locals actually say

እሺ እንግዲህ

Okay then, if that’s how it is.

እንግዲህ literally means “then,” but here it can signal resignation or a decision to move on rather than cheerful agreement.

አሁን እመጣለሁ

I’m on my way, I’ll be there soon.

አሁን means “now,” while እመጣለሁ means “I am coming”; together they often promise near-future arrival, not that the speaker has already started walking.

ምንም አይደለም

No worries, it’s fine.

This literally says “it is nothing,” but the construction is a common reassurance that dismisses a problem or accepts an apology.

እባክዎ ይሄ ስንት ነው?

Excuse me, how much is this?

እባክዎ and the ይ... respectful form signal a polite request, especially to a seller or elder.

እባክዎ ወደ ፒያሳ እንዴት ልድረስ?

Excuse me, how do I get to Piazza?

እንዴት ልድረስ literally asks how I should arrive, a natural Amharic construction for asking directions.

ሽሮውን በርበሬ ትንሽ አድርጉልኝ።

Please go easy on the berbere in the shiro.

በርበሬ is Ethiopia's signature chili spice, while the polite plural imperative አድርጉልኝ softens the restaurant request.

እህቴ ትንሽ ታምማለች።

My sister is feeling a little unwell.

The possessive suffix ቴ in እህቴ means my, and the feminine form ታምማለች agrees with sister.

ስራው እጅግ በዛብኝ።

I've got way too much work.

በዛብኝ means it became too much for me, an Amharic construction that signals an excess affecting the speaker.

Notes like these come with every AIRTranslate translation, so you learn why locals phrase it that way as you go.

Amharic (Addis Ababa standard); respectful እርስዎ forms with elders; Ge'ez script; ሰላም greetings.

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