Politeness — am.

• እባክህəbakəhplease (to a male)
• እባክሽəbakəshplease (to a female)
• አመሰግናለሁameseginalehuthank you
• በጣም አመሰግናለሁbet'am ameseginalehuthank you very much
• ምንም አይደለምminim aydelemyou're welcome / it's nothing
• ይቅርታyiqirtaexcuse me / sorry
• አዝናለሁaznalehuI am sorry
• አዎawoyes
• አይayno
• ምናልባትminalbatmaybe
• በእርግጥbe'irgit'of course
• ችግር የለምchigir yelemno problem
• ይፈቀዳልyifeqedalit is allowed / permitted
• ደህና ሁንdehna hungoodbye (to a male)
• እንኳን ደህና መጣህinkwan dehna met'ahwelcome (greeting, to a male)
• ጤና ይስጥልኝt'ena yist'ilignhello / greetings