Greetings — am.

• ሰላምselamhello (neutral greeting)
• ታዲያስtadiyashey / what's up (informal)
• እንደምን አደርክendemin aderkgood morning (formal, to a man; lit. how did you spend the night)
• ቻውchawgoodbye (casual)
• ደህና ሁንdehna hungoodbye (said to one staying, to a man)
• እንደምን አደርሽendemin adershgood morning (to a woman)
• ደህና አደርክdehna aderkgood morning (to a man; lit. did you spend the night well)
• ደህና እደርdehna edergood night (have a good night)
• እባክህibakihplease (to a man)
• አመሰግናለሁameseginalehuthank you
• አዎawoyes
• የለምyelemno
• ይቅርታyiqirtaexcuse me / pardon
• እንዴት ነህendet nehhow are you (to a man)
• ደህና ነኝdehna negnI'm fine
• ስለተዋወቅን ደስ ብሎኛልsiletewaweqin des bilognalnice to meet you
• አዝናለሁaznalehusorry / I apologize
• እንኳን ደህና መጣህenkwan dehna metahwelcome (to a man)
• እንገናኛለንengenagnalensee you (we will meet again)
• እንደምን ዋልክendemin walkgood afternoon (to a man; lit. how did you spend the day)
• በጣም አመሰግናለሁbetam ameseginalehuthank you very much
• ምንም አይደለምminim aydelemyou're welcome / it's nothing