አመሰግናለሁ
ʾämäsägnalähu
The English phrase 'thanks' is expressed in Amharic as አመሰግናለሁ (ʾämäsägnalähu).
The phrase is used to express appreciation or gratitude.
Meaning: used to express appreciation or gratitude (intj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The form አመሰግናለሁ (ʾämäsägnalähu) is the first-person singular conjugation, meaning 'I thank'. To specify the person being thanked, you can add object suffixes, such as '-ህ' (-h) for a male recipient, which creates አመሰገንኩህ ('I thanked you (masculine)') or '-ሽ' (-sh) for a female recipient, which creates አመሰገንኩሽ ('I thanked you (feminine)').
How do you pronounce it?
ʾämäsägnalähu
Did you know?
- The Ge'ez script used to write አመሰግናለሁ is an abugida, meaning each character represents a consonant-vowel combination rather than a single letter.
- While አመሰግናለሁ is common, many Ethiopians use the religious phrase እግዚአብሔር ይመስገን (Egziabher yimesgen), which literally means 'May God be praised', to express gratitude for good news.
- In Ethiopia, expressing thanks is often accompanied by a slight bow or a hand placed over the heart to show sincerity.
Examples in context
- ስለ እርዳታህ አመሰግናለሁ።sile irdatah ameseginallahu.Thank you for your help.
Example conversation
Abel gives Sara a cup of coffee at home.
- ሳራ Saraቡና አመጣህልኝ፣ አመሰግናለሁ።bunna ametahillign, ameseginallahu.You brought me coffee, thank you.
- አቤል Abelምንም አይደለም፣ ሳራ።minim ayidelem, Sara.You're welcome, Sara.
- ሳራ Saraበጣም አመሰግናለሁ።betam ameseginallahu.Thank you very much.
- አቤል Abelምንም አይደለም።minim ayidelem.No problem.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “thanks” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
