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Amharic in Ge'ez script with the politeness Ethiopians actually use.

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What locals actually say

Hello.

ሰላም

“Selam”, peace, is the universal Ethiopian greeting, written in the Ge'ez script the language belongs in.

Thank you.

አመሰግናለሁ

“Ameseginalehu” is the standard respectful thanks; politeness is built into the verb itself.

How much is it?

ስንት ነው?

“Sint new” is the everyday shop question, short and expected.

Could you show me the way, please?

እባክዎ መንገዱን ያሳዩኝ።

እባክዎ signals a polite request, while ያሳዩኝ is the respectful plural imperative used with an elder or stranger.

Please give me some injera.

እባክዎ እንጀራ ይስጡኝ።

እንጀራ is the local staple flatbread, and ይስጡኝ uses the respectful form for “give me.”

How is your family?

ቤተሰብዎ እንዴት ነው?

The suffix ዎ in ቤተሰብዎ marks respectful “your,” commonly used when addressing an elder or someone not familiar.

I am going to work now.

አሁን ወደ ሥራ እሄዳለሁ።

አሁን means “now,” and እሄዳለሁ is the Amharic first-person present form for an action in progress or a near-term plan.

It is raining today.

ዛሬ ዝናብ እየዘነበ ነው።

ዛሬ means “today,” while እየዘነበ ነው is the Amharic ongoing-action construction for “it is raining.”

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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