Accessibility

1. ይህ ቦታ ለተሽከርካሪ ወንበር ተደራሽ ነው?

   Yih bota le-teshekerkari wenber tederashi new?

   Is this place wheelchair accessible?

   Usage

   Used to ask whether a venue is accessible for wheelchair users

   Grammar Note

   "New?" is the Amharic copula question form meaning "is it?" Questions are formed at the end of the sentence

2. ሊፍት አለ?

   Lift ale?

   Do you have an elevator / lift?

   Usage

   Used to ask whether a building has an elevator or lift

   Grammar Note

   "Ale?" is the simple Amharic existential question "is there?" — versatile across contexts

3. ለአካል ጉዳተኞች ምቹ ክፍል እፈልጋለሁ።

   Le-akal gudategnoch mchu kifil ifelligalehu.

   I need a room with accessibility features.

   Usage

   Used when requesting an accessible room at a hotel or guesthouse

   Grammar Note

   "Ifelligalehu" is the first-person present form of "to want/need" in Amharic

4. ራምፕ ወይም ደረጃ-አልባ መግቢያ አለ?

   Ramp weyim deraja-alba megbiya ale?

   Is there a ramp or step-free entrance?

   Usage

   Used to check for a ramp or step-free entrance at a building

   Grammar Note

   "Alba" is a negating suffix meaning "without." Combined with "deraja" (step/level) it means "step-free"

5. ለአካል ጉዳተኞች ሽንት ቤት የት ነው?

   Le-akal gudategnoch shint bet yet new?

   Where is the accessible restroom?

   Usage

   Used to ask the location of an accessible or wheelchair-friendly restroom

   Grammar Note

   "Yet new?" is the standard Amharic phrase for asking location. "Shint bet" literally means "urine house"

6. ዓይነ ስውር ነኝ — ሊረዱኝ ይችላሉ?

   Ayne siwir negn — lirdugn yichilalu?

   I am visually impaired — can you help me?

   Usage

   Used by visually impaired travelers to request assistance

   Grammar Note

   "Ayne siwir" literally means "eye-blind." Amharic verbs encode person and gender in their endings

7. ትልቅ ፊደል ያለው ምናሌ አለ?

   Tiliq fidel yalewu minale ale?

   Do you have large-print menus?

   Usage

   Used at restaurants to ask for a large-print or easy-to-read menu

   Grammar Note

   "Yalewu" is a relative clause meaning "which has." Minale (menu) is a loanword from Arabic

8. የድምፅ መመሪያ አለ?

   Ye-dims memerriya ale?

   Are there audio guides available?

   Usage

   Used at museums or attractions to ask if an audio guide is available

   Grammar Note

   "Ye-" is a possessive/relational prefix in Amharic. "Ye-dims memerriya" literally means "of-sound guide"

9. የመስሚያ መርጃ እጠቀማለሁ — በግልጽ ይናገሩ።

   Yemesmiya merja itteqemalehu — be-gilts yinageru.

   I use a hearing aid — please speak clearly.

   Usage

   Used by hearing-impaired travelers to ask someone to speak clearly

   Grammar Note

   "Yemesmiya merja" means "hearing aid" (a device that aids hearing). "Itteqemalehu" is "I use," and "yinageru" is the polite imperative "please speak"

10. አጋዥ ውሻዬን ይዤ መግባት እችላለሁ?

    Agaz wushayen yize megbat ichilalehu?

    Can I bring my service / guide dog?

    Usage

    Used to ask a venue whether a service or guide dog is permitted

    Grammar Note

    "Wushayen" is "wusha" (dog) + "-ye" (my) + "-n" (object marker), "my dog." "Yize megbat" means "to enter bringing (it)," and "ichilalehu?" means "can I?"

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