The Restaurants official language is English, but you can use your visit as an opportunity to learn another language. Some words below will help you start here;









English
Word                             Amharic                              Pronunciation/Phonetic
Hello                              Selam                                  Se-la-m
Bye/So long                    Ciao                                    Chi-o
Thank you                       Ameseginalehu                    Ame-segi-na-lew
Coffee                             Buna                                   Boo-na
Breakfast                        Qurse                                  Qoo-r-s
Dinner                             Erat                                    I-ra-t
Food                               Megib                                 M-gi-b
Restaurant                      Megib Bet                           M-gi-b Be-t
Beer                               Birra                                   Bi-ra
Yes                                Awo                                   Ah-wo
No                                 Aye                                    Eye
                                                                                                     Excuse me      Yikerta                           Yi-ke-r-ta 
                                                                                                     Good bye        Dehna Hun (male)          Deh-na Hu-n
                                                                                                                          Dehna Hungi (female)     Hu-ng-i
                                                                                                                          Dehna Hunu (plura         Hu-nu I Iné En-é We Inga E-ng-a

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English                                                                                     Amharic                                    Pronunciation/Phonetic
How are you?                                                                            (male) Dehna Neh?                      Deh-na Ne-h   
                                                                                                (female) Dehna Nehs?                 Deh-na Ne-sh   
                                                                                                (plural) Dehna Nachu?                 Deh-na Na-ch-oo
 I'm fine                                                                                     Dehna Negn                               Deh-na Ne-gn
 I would like to see the menu please                                           Menu, bakish (female)                  e-ba-ki-sh
                                                                                               Menu, bakih (male) Menu             e-ba-kih

 I would like to order now                                                           le mazez tezegajiyalehu                le ma-ze-z t-ze-ga-ji-ya-le-hoo
Could I have the bill, please                                                       Hisab bakish (female)                    Hi-sa-b ba-ki-sh 
                                                                                              Hisab bakih (male)                         Hi-sa-b ba-kih (male)