Business & Work

1. ስብሰባ ማዘጋጀት እፈልጋለሁ።

   Sibseba mazegajet ifeligalehu.

   I'd like to schedule a meeting.

   Usage

   A polite way to request a business meeting

   Grammar Note

   "ifeligalehu" means "I want/wish" in Amharic, used for polite requests

2. የስራ ካርዴን ልሰጥዎ።

   Yesira karden lisetiwo.

   Let me give you my business card.

   Usage

   Used when handing over a business card

   Grammar Note

   "liseti" is the volitional form of "to give". "-wo" is an honorific suffix in Amharic

3. ለጉባኤ ነው የመጣሁት።

   Legubae new yemetahut.

   I'm here for a conference.

   Usage

   Used to explain attendance at a conference

   Grammar Note

   "new" is the copula verb "is/am/are" in Amharic

4. ለዚህ ወጪ ደረሰኝ ልቀበል?

   Lezih wechi deresegn liqebel?

   Could I have a receipt for this expense?

   Usage

   Used to request a receipt for a business expense

   Grammar Note

   "liqebel" is a volitional question meaning "may I receive?"

5. ቅርብ ያለ የጋራ የሥራ ቦታ የት ነው?

   Qirb yale yegara yesira bota yet new?

   Where is the nearest coworking space?

   Usage

   Used to find a coworking space while traveling

   Grammar Note

   "yet new" is the standard Amharic question for "where is it?"

6. በፈረንጅ ሰዓት ሦስት ሰዓት ስብሰባ አለኝ።

   Be-ferenj se'at sost se'at sibseba alegn.

   I have a meeting at three o'clock.

   Usage

   Used to state a scheduled meeting time

   Grammar Note

   Traditional Ethiopian time counts from sunrise (6:00), so a bare "sost se'at" means 9:00 in international time. Adding "be-ferenj se'at" ("in Western time") makes it 3:00 as in the translation

7. ቡና እየጠጣን ልናወራ እንችላለን?

   Buna iyetetan linawera inchilalen?

   Can we discuss this over coffee?

   Usage

   Used to suggest an informal discussion over coffee

   Grammar Note

   Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee. Coffee ceremonies are important social and business occasions

8. ስምምነቱን በኢሜይል ላኩልኝ።

   Simimnetun be'imeyil lakulign.

   Please send me the contract by email.

   Usage

   Used to request that a contract be sent by email

   Grammar Note

   "lakulign" means "please send it to me" — a polite imperative in Amharic

9. ከእርስዎ ጋር ለመሥራት ጉጉ ነኝ።

   Ke'irswo gar lemesrat gugu negn.

   I look forward to working with you.

   Usage

   A polite expression of enthusiasm for a new business partnership

   Grammar Note

   "irswo" is the honorific second-person pronoun in Amharic, used in formal contexts

10. ስብሰባ ክፍል አለ?

    Sibseba kifil ale?

    Do you have a conference room available?

    Usage

    Used to check if a conference room is available

    Grammar Note

    "ale" is the Amharic existential verb meaning "there is / it exists"

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