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Amharic to Swahili translation

Most translation tools route Amharic through English before they reach Swahili, which is where the meaning goes missing. SemaSoma translates the pair directly and hands back a pronunciation guide with every result.

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Amharic to Swahili: the words people look up most

ሰላም

Habari

/ha-BA-ree/

አመሰግናለሁ

Asante

/ah-SAN-teh/

ደህና ሁን

Kwaheri

/kwa-HEH-ree/

አዎ

Ndiyo

/n-DEE-yo/

አይደለም

Hapana

/ha-PA-na/

እባክህ

Tafadhali

/ta-fa-DHA-lee/

እወድሻለሁ

Nakupenda

/na-koo-PEN-da/

ውሃ

Maji

/MA-jee/

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Amharic to Swahili: everyday phrases

Phrases that appear in both the Amharic and Swahili courses, lined up side by side with the English meaning so you can check the match.

  • ሰላምHabari
    Hello/ha-BA-ree/
  • አመሰግናለሁAsante
    Thank you/ah-SAN-teh/
  • እንኳን ደህና መጣህKaribu
    Welcome/ka-REE-boo/
  • ደህና ሁንKwaheri
    Goodbye/kwa-HEH-ree/
  • አዎNdiyo
    Yes/n-DEE-yo/
  • አይደለምHapana
    No/ha-PA-na/
  • እባክህTafadhali
    Please/ta-fa-DHA-lee/
  • አዝናለሁPole
    Sorry/PO-leh/
  • ስምህ ማን ነውJina lako ni nani?
    What is your name?/JEE-na LA-ko nee NA-nee/
  • ደህና ነኝNiko mzuri
    I am fine/NEE-ko m-ZOO-ree/
  • ውሃMaji
    Water/MA-jee/
  • ምግብChakula
    Food/cha-KOO-la/
  • ጓደኛRafiki
    Friend/ra-FEE-kee/
  • ገበያSoko
    Market/SO-ko/
  • አንድMoja
    One/MO-ja/
  • ሁለትMbili
    Two/m-BEE-lee/
  • ሶስትTatu
    Three/TA-too/
  • አምስትTano
    Five/TA-no/
  • አስርKumi
    Ten/KOO-mee/
  • ዳቦMkate
    Bread/m-KA-teh/
  • ስጋNyama
    Meat/NYA-ma/
  • ገንዘብPesa
    Money/PEH-sa/
  • እናትMama
    Mother/MA-ma/
  • አባትBaba
    Father/BA-ba/
  • ወንድምKaka
    Brother/KA-ka/
  • እህትDada
    Sister/DA-da/
  • ልጅMtoto
    Child/m-TOH-toh/
  • ቤተሰብFamilia
    Family/fa-MEE-lee-a/
  • ሚስትMke
    Wife/m-KEH/
  • ባልMume
    Husband/MOO-meh/
  • ዛሬLeo
    Today/LEH-oh/
  • ነገKesho
    Tomorrow/KEH-shoh/
  • ትናንትJana
    Yesterday/JA-na/
  • አሁንSasa
    Now/SA-sa/
  • ጠዋትAsubuhi
    Morning/a-soo-BOO-hee/
  • ማታJioni
    Evening/jee-OH-nee/
  • ለሊትUsiku
    Night/oo-SEE-koo/
  • ቀንSiku
    Day/SEE-koo/
  • ወተትMaziwa
    Milk/ma-ZEE-wa/
  • ሻይChai
    Tea/CHA-ee/

What to know before you translate

About Swahili

Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, DR Congo — around 200 million, mostly as a second language. Writing system: Latin alphabet, spelled close to how it sounds.

  • Nouns fall into classes, and the class changes the start of related words — mtu (person) becomes watu (people).
  • Stress almost always lands on the second-to-last syllable, which makes reading aloud predictable.
  • Greetings are a small ritual: habari expects a reply of nzuri before anything else happens.

About Amharic

Ethiopia — around 60 million including second-language speakers. Writing system: Ge'ez (Fidäl) syllabary — each character is a consonant plus a vowel.

How accurate is it?

Translations are produced by an AI model, so treat long or legal text as a draft and check it with a speaker. Short everyday sentences — greetings, directions, family talk — are where it is strongest, and the pronunciation guide is written for English readers. Lesson audio is AI pronunciation audio, not a recording of a native speaker.