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🇪🇹 Amharic travel and direction phrases

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Travel & Directions

የት ነው…?yet new…?Where is…?
ግራgiraLeft
ቀኝqenyRight
ቀጥታqethitaStraight ahead
አየር ማረፊያayer marefiyaAirport
ሆቴልhotelHotel
የባህር ዳርቻyebahir daricaBeach
ቤተ መቅደስbete meqidesTemple
ስንት ነው?sinit new?How much?
ባቡርbaburTrain

Getting Around

ታክሲtakisiTaxi
ቱክ-ቱክtuk-tukTuk-tuk
አውቶቡስawitobusBus
ጀልባjelibaBoat
ሞተር ሳይክልmoter sayikilMotorbike
ትኬትtiketTicket
እዚህ አቁምizih aqumStop here, please
ታጠፍtathefTurn
ሩቅruqFar
ቅርብqiribNear

On the Road

ትይዩtiyiyuOpposite
አጠገብathegebNext to
የመንገድ ጥግyemeniged thigStreet corner
ቀይ መብራትqey mebiratRed light
ፈጣን መንገድfethan menigedExpressway
መኪና ማቆሚያmekina maqomiyaParking
ቤንዚንbenizinGasoline
የትራፊክ መጨናነቅyetirafik mechenaneqTraffic jam
የእግረኛ ማቋረጫyeigirenya maqwarechaCrosswalk
የአውቶቡስ ማቆሚያyeawitobus maqomiyaBus stop

Directions & Compass

ሰሜንsemenNorth
ደቡብdebubSouth
ምስራቅmisiraqEast
ምዕራብmiirabWest
አቅራቢያaqirabiyaNearby
መሃል ላይmehal layIn the middle
ማዕዘንmaizenCorner
ላይlayUpstairs / above
ታችtacDownstairs / below
በዚህ በኩልbezih bekulThis way

Travel Documents

የአውሮፕላን ትኬትyeawiropilan tiketPlane ticket
ሻንጣshanithaSuitcase / luggage
የፍተሻ ጣቢያyefitesha thabiyaCheckpoint / customs
በረራ ማዘግየትberera mazegiyetTo delay a flight
ማህተምmahitemStamp (passport)
በረራbereraFlight
የመሳፈሪያ በርyemesaferiya berBoarding gate
ዘግይቷልzegiyitwalDelayed
ተሰርዟልteserizwalCancelled
ደርሷልderiswalArrived

Prepositions & Position

ላይlayOn / on top of
ስርsirUnder
ውስጥwisithIn / inside
ውጭwichOutside
መካከልmekakelBetween
ፊት ለፊትfit lefitIn front of
ኋላxwalaBehind
አጠገብathegebNext to
ዙሪያzuriyaAround
ትይዩtiyiyuAcross from

Public Transport

ጣቢያthabiyaStation
መድረክmedirekPlatform
ቀጣይ ባቡርqethay baburNext train
መስመር መቀየርmesimer meqeyerChange lines
የጉዞ ካርድyeguzo karidTravel card
ሞልቷልmolitwalFull (crowded)
መውጫmewichaExit
መግቢያmegibiyaEntrance
ፍጠንfithenHurry up
አውቶቡስ ማምለጥawitobus mamilethMiss the bus/train

Giving Directions

ወደ ግራ ታጠፍwade gira tathefTurn left
ወደ ቀኝ ታጠፍwade qeny tathefTurn right
ቀጥ ብለህ ሂድqeth bileh hidKeep going straight
መንገዱን ተሻገርmenigedun teshagerCross the street
አልፈህ ሂድalifeh hidGo past it
በቀኝ በኩልbeqeny bekulOn your right
ማዕዘኑ ላይ ነውmaizenu lay newIt's on the corner
ሩቅ ነው?ruq new?Is it far?
በእግር መሄድ ይቻላል?beigir mehed yicalal?Can I walk there?
መንገድ መሳትmeniged mesatTo be lost

Renting a Scooter

ሞተር ሳይክል መከራየትmoter sayikil mekerayetRent a motorbike
በቀንbeqenPer day
ሙሉ ነዳጅmulu nedajFull tank of gas
ኮፍያምkofiyamA helmet too
የተነፈሰ ጎማyetenefese gomaFlat tire
የመንጃ ፈቃድyemenija feqadDriver's license
ፖሊስን ተጠንቀቅpolisin tetheniqeqWatch out for police
ተሽከርካሪ መመለስteshikerikari memelesReturn the vehicle
በጥንቃቄ ንዳbethiniqaqe nidaDrive safely
ነዳጅ መሙላትnedaj memulatFill up with gas

At Immigration

ኢሚግሬሽንimigireshinImmigration
ፓስፖርትpasiporitPassport
የቱሪስት ቪዛyeturisit vizaTourist visa
ስንት ቀን?sinit qen?How many days staying?
ለእረፍት መጣሁleirefit methahuHere on holiday
ሆቴል ውስጥhotel wisithStaying at a hotel
የመግቢያ ማህተምyemegibiya mahitemEntry stamp
ጉምሩክgumirukCustoms
የሚገለጽ ነገር የለምyemigelets neger yelemNothing to declare
እንኳን ወደ ታይላንድ በደህና መጡinikwan wade tayilanid bedehina methuWelcome to Thailand

Directions

ግራgiraLeft
ቀኝqenyRight
ቀጥታ ሂድqethita hidGo straight
መታጠፍmetathefTurn
ቅርብqiribNear
ሩቅ ነውruq newFar
እዚህizihHere
እዚያiziyaThere
ላይlayAbove / upstairs
ታችtacBelow / downstairs
ውስጥwisithInside
ውጭwichOutside

At the Airport

በረራbereraFlight
ትኬትtiketTicket
ፓስፖርትpasiporitPassport
ሻንጣshanithaLuggage
ቼክ-ኢንcek-inCheck-in
የመሳፈሪያ በርyemesaferiya berBoarding gate
መነሻmeneshaDepartures
መድረሻmedireshaArrivals
የዘገየyezegeyeDelayed
የተሰረዘyeteserezeCancelled
ጉምሩክgumirukCustoms
ሻንጣ መቀበያshanitha meqebeyaBaggage claim

Traffic & Driving

የትራፊክ መጨናነቅyetirafik mechenaneqTraffic jam
ቀይ መብራትqey mebiratRed light
አረንጓዴ መብራትarenigwade mebiratGreen light
የእግረኛ መሻገሪያyeigirenya meshageriyaCrosswalk
መኪና ማቆሚያmekina maqomiyaParking
መንጃ ፈቃድmenija feqadDriver's license
ነዳጅnedajFuel
መቅደምmeqidemTo overtake
አደጋadegaAccident
ነዳጅ ማደያnedaj madeyaGas station
ፍጥነት ቀንስfithinet qenisSlow down
የደህንነት ቀበቶyedehininet qebetoSeatbelt

Verbs of Motion

መዝለልmezilelTo jump
መውጣት (መንጠላጠል)mewithat (menithelathel)To climb
መንፏቀቅmenifwaqeqTo crawl
መሻገርmeshagerTo cross
እርግጫ መምታትirigicha memitatTo kick
መግፋትmegifatTo push
መጎተትmegotetTo pull
መወርወርmewariwarTo throw
ማዞር (መሽከርከር)mazor (meshikeriker)To spin
መርገጥmerigethTo step
ወደ ላይ መውጣትwade lay mewithatTo go up
ወደ ታች መውረድwade tac mewiredTo go down

Vehicles

መኪናmekinaCar
አውቶቡስawitobusBus
ባቡርbaburTrain
አውሮፕላንawiropilanAirplane
ታክሲtakisiTaxi
ቱክ-ቱክtuk-tukTuk-tuk
ብስክሌትbisikiletBicycle
ፒክአፕ መኪናpikiap mekinaPickup truck
ፈጣን ጀልባfethan jelibaExpress boat
ጣቢያthabiyaStation
ትኬትtiketTicket
መንዳትmenidatTo drive

On the Road

የራስ ቁርyeras qurHelmet
ቤንዚንbenizinFuel / petrol
ነዳጅ ማደያnedaj madeyaGas station
ገንዘብ ማስገባትgenizeb masigebatDeposit
ፍሬንfirenBrake
የተነፈሰ ጎማyetenefese gomaFlat tire
መንጃ ፈቃድ (ካርድ)menija feqad (karid)Driving license
ሙሉ ታንክmulu tanikFull tank
አቋራጭ መንገድaqwarach menigedShortcut
መኪና ማቆምmekina maqomTo park

Visa & Border

ቪዛvizaVisa
ቪዛ ማራዘምviza marazemTo extend a visa
ኢሚግሬሽንimigireshinImmigration
የድንበር ኬላyediniber kelaBorder checkpoint
የሥራ ፈቃድyeszira feqadWork permit
የ90 ቀን ሪፖርትye90 qen riporit90-day report
መግቢያ (ወደ አገር)megibiya (wade ager)Arrival / inbound
መውጫ (ከአገር)mewicha (keager)Departure / outbound
ከተፈቀደው ጊዜ በላይ መቆየትketefeqedew gize belay meqoyetOverstay / past the deadline
ቅጣትqithatFine (penalty)

On the Train

ባቡርbaburTrain
የባቡር ጣቢያyebabur thabiyaTrain station
መድረክmedirekPlatform
የባቡር ትኬትyebabur tiketTrain ticket
በመስኮት አጠገብ ያለ ወንበርbemesikot athegeb yale waniberWindow seat
የመኝታ ፉርጎyemenyita furigoSleeper car
የትኛው ባቡር?yetinyaw babur?Which train?
ስንት ሰዓት ይነሳል?sinit seat yinesal?What time does it leave?
ስንት ሰዓት ይደርሳል?sinit seat yiderisal?What time does it arrive?
ባቡር ማምለጥbabur mamilethTo miss the train

Renting a Car

መኪና መከራየትmekina mekerayetTo rent a car
የመንጃ ፈቃድyemenija feqadDriving license
ተቀማጭ ገንዘብteqemach genizebDeposit
የመኪና መድንyemekina medinCar insurance
ሙሉ ታንክmulu tanikFull tank
መኪናውን መመለስmekinawin memelesTo return the car
ጭረትchiretScratch
ማቆሚያmaqomiyaParking
ፈጣን መንገድfethan menigedHighway
መኪናው ተበላሽቷልmekinaw tebelashitwalThe car broke down

Bicycles

ብስክሌትbisikiletBicycle
ብስክሌት መንዳትbisikilet menidatTo ride a bike
ቆብ መከላከያqob mekelakeyaHelmet
የብስክሌት መስመርyebisikilet mesimerBike lane
የተነፈሰ ጎማyetenefese gomaFlat tire
አየር መሙላትayer memulatTo pump air
ሰንሰለቱ ወልቋልseniseletu waliqwalThe chain came off
ብስክሌት ማቆምbisikilet maqomTo park the bike
ደወልdewalBell
መኪናዎችን ተጠንቀቅmekinawocin tetheniqeqWatch out for cars

On the Plane

የመተላለፊያ መቀመጫyemetelalefiya meqemechaAisle seat
ቀበቶ እሰርqebeto iserFasten your seatbelt
መነሳት በረራmenesat bereraTakeoff
ማረፍ በረራmaref bereraLanding
ከራስ በላይ ማስቀመጫkeras belay masiqemechaOverhead bin
የበረራ አስተናጋጅyeberera asitenagajFlight attendant
የበረራ ሁነታyeberera hunetaAirplane mode
የበረራ ምግብyeberera migibIn-flight meal
ጆሮ መደፈንjoro medefenEars popping
የአየር መናወጥyeayer menawathTurbulence
የአደጋ መውጫyeadega mewichaEmergency exit
መቀመጫ ማዘንበልmeqemecha mazenibelTo recline the seat
አውሮፕላን መቀየርawiropilan meqeyerTo change planes
የዘገየ በረራyezegeye bereraDelayed flight
ካፒቴንkapitenCaptain

Motorcycle Taxi

የሞተር ታክሲ ማቆሚያyemoter takisi maqomiyaMotorcycle taxi stand
የሞተር ታክሲ ሹፌርyemoter takisi shuferMotorcycle taxi driver
ከኋላ መቀመጥkexwala meqemethTo ride pillion
ብርቱካናማ ቀሚስ ጃኬትbiritukanama qemis jaketOrange vest
እዚያ አድርሰኝiziya adirisenyDrop me at
በትራፊክ መካከል መሹለክbetirafik mekakel meshulekTo weave through traffic
አጥብቀህ ያዝathibiqeh yazHold on tight
የጉዞ ክፍያyeguzo kifiyaThe fare for the ride
የመንገዱ መግቢያyemenigedu megibiyaMouth of the alley
የመንገዱ መጨረሻyemenigedu mechereshaEnd of the alley
ቀስ ብለህንዳqes bilehinidaDrive slowly please
ደርሰናልderisenalWe have arrived
ሞተር ታክሲ መጥራትmoter takisi methiratTo hail a motorcycle taxi
ዝናብ ሲዘንብ አንሄድምzinab sizenib anihedimNo rides in the rain
በመተግበሪያ ማዘዝbemetegiberiya mazezTo book through the app

Songthaew & River Boats

ሶንግቴውsonigitewSongthaew
ጀልባ ማሻገሪያjeliba mashageriyaFerry
የጀልባ ማረፊያyejeliba marefiyaPier
ለመውረድ ደወሉን ጫንlemewired dewalun chanRing the bell to get off
እጀታውን ያዝijetawin yazHold the rail
ከኋላ መቀመጥkexwala meqemethTo sit in the back
ሙሉ መኪናውን መከራየትmulu mekinawin mekerayetTo charter the whole car
ወደ ባሕር ዳር መውጣትwade bahhir dar mewithatTo go ashore
ሞልቷልmolitwalIt is full
ስንት ፌርማታ ቀርቷልsinit ferimata qeritwalHow many stops left