Transportation

1. አውቶቡስ ጣቢያ የት ነው?

   Awtobus tabiya yet new?

   Where is the bus station?

   Usage

   Looking for the inter-city bus terminal

2. ወደ አየር ማረፊያ ታክሲ ስንት ነው?

   Wede ayer marefiya taksi sint new?

   How much is the taxi to the airport?

   Usage

   Asking taxi fare to the airport — always negotiate in Addis Ababa

3. ወደ ድሬዳዋ ባቡር አለ?

   Wede Diredawa babur ale?

   Is there a train to Dire Dawa?

   Usage

   Asking about the new Addis Ababa-Djibouti electric railway via Dire Dawa

   Grammar Note

   The Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway opened in 2016 — a modern electric standard-gauge line.

4. ምን ያህል ሰዓት ይወስዳል?

   Min yahil seat yiweisdal?

   How long does it take?

   Usage

   Asking about travel duration

5. አንድ የመሄጃ ትኬት

   And yemeheja tiket

   One one-way ticket

   Usage

   Buying a one-way ticket

6. ደርሶ መልስ ትኬት

   Derso mels tiket

   Round trip ticket

   Usage

   Buying a round trip ticket

7. ሚኒባስ የት ነው?

   Minibas yet new?

   Where is the shared minibus?

   Usage

   Looking for the blue-and-white shared minibus — the main public transport in Addis Ababa

   Grammar Note

   Minibuses are the primary public transport in Addis Ababa — cheap but crowded.

8. ቱክ ቱክ አለ?

   Tuk tuk ale?

   Is there a tuk-tuk?

   Usage

   Looking for a tuk-tuk in smaller Ethiopian cities

9. ራይድ አፕ አለ?

   Ride app ale?

   Is there a ride-share app?

   Usage

   Asking about Ride app — Ethiopia's popular local ride-hailing service

   Grammar Note

   "Ride" is Ethiopia's main ride-hailing app, similar to Uber, widely used in Addis Ababa.

10. ወደ ከተማ መሃል ዋጋ ስንት ነው?

    Wede ketema mehal waga sint new?

    How much to the city center?

    Usage

    Asking about the fare to the city center

11. አድራሻዬን ይጽፉልኛል?

    Adrashayen yitsifulignal?

    Can you write the address for me?

    Usage

    Asking someone to write the destination address in Ethiopic script to show the taxi driver

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