Occupation names in Amharic and English - Common Amharic Vocabulary

Learn common Amharic vocabulary with this English-to-Amharic list of Occupation names. Essential for daily conversations, this will help to build your Amharic language skills through popular words and play Amharic quizzes and also play picture vocabulary, play some games so you do get not bored. If you think too hard to learn the Amharic language, then the 1000 most common Amharic words will help you to learn the Amharic language easily, they contain 2-letter words to 13-letter words. The below table gives the translation of Occupation vocabulary words in Amharic.

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List of Occupation names in Amharic with English Pronunciation

Learn Occupation in Amharic, along with their English pronunciation. This vocabulary guide helps beginners and language enthusiasts expand their Amharic vocabulary for daily conversations.

Occupation names - Amharic

Accountant	የሂሳብ ባለሙያ yehīsabi balemuya
Actor	ተዋናይ tewanayi
Actress	ተዋናይት tewanayiti
Advocate	ጠበቃ t’ebek’a
Agent	ወኪል wekīli
Architect	አርክቴክት ārikitēkiti
Artist	አርቲስት āritīsiti
Auctioneer	የጨረታ አቅራቢ yech’ereta āk’irabī
Author	ደራሲ derasī
Baker	ጋጋሪ gagarī
Barber	ፀጉር አስተካካዮች t͟s’eguri āsitekakayochi
Betel Seller	ቤቴል ሻጭ bētēli shach’i
Blacksmith	አንጥረኛ ānit’irenya
Boatman	ጀልባ ሰው jeliba sewi
Brasier	brasier brasier
Broker	ደላላ delala
Bus driver	የአውቶቡስ ነጂ ye’āwitobusi nejī
Butcher	ሥጋ ቆራጭ šiga k’orach’i
Butler	ጠጪ t’ech’ī
Carpenter	አናጢ ānat’ī
Carrier	ተሸካሚ teshekamī
Cashier	ገንዘብ ተቀባይ genizebi tek’ebayi
Chauffeur	ሹፌር shufēri
Chemist	ኬሚስት kēmīsiti
Cleaner	የበለጠ ንጹህ yebelet’e nits’uhi

Clerk	ጸሐፊ ts’eḥāfī
Coachman	አሰልጣኝ āselit’anyi
Cobbler	ኮብልለር kobilileri
Collector	ሰብሳቢ sebisabī
Compositor	አቀናባሪ āk’enabarī
Compounder	ድብልቅ dibilik’i
Conductor	መሪ merī
Confectioner	ጣፋጩ t’afach’u
Constable	ኮንስታብል konisitabili
Contractor	ኮንትራክተር konitirakiteri
Cook	ምግብ ማብሰል migibi mabiseli
Coolie	ኩሊ kulī
Craftsman	የእጅ ባለሙያ ye’iji balemuya
Dancer	ዳንሰኛ danisenya
Dentist	የጥርስ ሐኪም yet’irisi ḥākīmi
Designer	ንድፍ አውጪ nidifi āwich’ī
Doctor	ዶክተር dokiteri
Draftsman	ረቂቅ ሰሪ rek’īk’i serī
Dramatist	ድራማ ባለሙያ dirama balemuya
Draper	ድራፐር diraperi
Druggist	የመድሃኒት ባለሙያ yemedihanīti balemuya
Dyer	ማቅለሚያ mak’ilemīya
Editor	አርታዒ ārita‘ī
Electrician	የኤሌክትሪክ ባለሙያ ye’ēlēkitirīki balemuya
Engineer	ኢንጂነር īnijīneri

Examiner	መርማሪ merimarī
Farmer	ገበሬ geberē
Fireman	የእሳት አደጋ መከላከያ ሠራተኛ ye’isati ādega mekelakeya šeratenya
Fisherman	ዓሣ አጥማጅ ‘aša āt’imaji
Florist	የአበባ ሻጭ ye’ābeba shach’i
Gardener	አትክልተኛ ātikilitenya
Glazier	ግላዚየር gilazīyeri
Goldsimth	ወርቅነህ werik’inehi
Hairdresser	የፀጉር አስተካካይ yet͟s’eguri āsitekakayi
Hawker	ጭልፊት ch’ilifīti
Inspector	መርማሪ merimarī
Jeweller	ጌጣጌጥ gēt’agēt’i
Journalist	ጋዜጠኛ gazēt’enya
Judge	ዳኛ danya
Labourer	የጉልበት ሰራተኛ yegulibeti seratenya
Landlord	አከራይ ākerayi
Lawyer	ነገረፈጅ negerefeji
Lecturer	መምህር memihiri
Librarian	የቤተመጽሐፍት ባለሙያ yebētemets’iḥāfiti balemuya
Lifeguard	የነፍስ አድን yenefisi ādini
Magician	አስማተኛ āsimatenya
Manager	አስተዳዳሪ āsitedadarī
Mason	ሜሶን mēsoni
Mechanic	መካኒክ mekanīki
Merchant	ነጋዴ negadē

Messenger	መልእክተኛ meli’ikitenya
Midwife	አዋላጅ āwalaji
Milkmaid	የወተት ሰራተኛ yeweteti seratenya
Milkman	የወተት ሰው yeweteti sewi
Minister	ሚኒስትር mīnīsitiri
Model	ሞዴል modēli
Musician	ሙዚቀኛ muzīk’enya
News reader	ዜና አንባቢ zēna ānibabī
Novelist	ደራሲ derasī
Nurse	ነርስ nerisi
Oilman	የዘይት ሰው yezeyiti sewi
Operator	ኦፕሬተር opirēteri
Optician	የዓይን ሐኪም ye‘ayini ḥākīmi
Painter	ሰዓሊ se‘alī
Peon	ፒዮን pīyoni
Perfumer	ሽቶ ሰሪ shito serī
Pharmacist	ፋርማሲስት farimasīsiti
Photographer	ፎቶግራፍ አንሺ fotogirafi ānishī
Physician	ሐኪም ḥākīmi
Pilot	አብራሪ ābirarī
Plumber	የቧንቧ ሰራተኛ yebwanibwa seratenya
Poet	ገጣሚ get’amī
Policeman	ፖሊስ polīsi
Politician	ፖለቲከኛ poletīkenya
Postman	ፖስታ ሰሪ posita serī

Potter	ሸክላ ሠሪ shekila šerī
Priest	ካህን kahini
Printer	አታሚ ātamī
Proprietor	ባለቤት balebēti
Publisher	አሳታሚ āsatamī
Receptionist	እንግዳ ተቀባይ inigida tek’ebayi
Retailer	ቸርቻሪ chericharī
Sailor	መርከበኛ merikebenya
Scientist	ሳይንቲስት sayinitīsiti
Sculptor	ቀራፂ k’erat͟s’ī
Secretary	ጸሐፊ ts’eḥāfī
Seedsman	ዘር ሰው zeri sewi
Shoemaker	ጫማ ሰሪ ch’ama serī
Shop assistant	የሱቅ ረዳት yesuk’i redati
Shopkeeper	ባለሱቅ balesuk’i
Soldier	ወታደር wetaderi
Surgeon	የቀዶ ጥገና ሐኪም yek’edo t’igena ḥākīmi
Sweeper	ጠራጊ t’eragī
Tailor	ስፌት sifēti
Taxi driver	ታክሲ ሹፌር takisī shufēri

Teacher	መምህር memihiri
Translator	ተርጓሚ terigwamī
Travel agent	የጉዞ ወኪል yeguzo wekīli
Treasurer	ገንዘብ ያዥ genizebi yazhi
Turner	ተርነር terineri
Vaccinator	የክትባት ባለሙያ yekitibati balemuya
Veterinary doctor	የእንስሳት ሐኪም ye’inisisati ḥākīmi
Waiter	አገልጋይ āgeligayi
Waitress	አስተናጋጅ āsitenagaji
Washerman	ማጠቢያ mat’ebīya
Washerwoman	ማጠቢያ ሴት mat’ebīya sēti
Watchman	ጠባቂ t’ebak’ī
Weaver	ሸማኔ shemanē
Workers	ሠራተኞች šeratenyochi
Writer	ጸሐፊ ts’eḥāfī

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Top 1000 Amharic words

Here you learn top 1000 Amharic words, that is separated into sections to learn easily (Simple words, Easy words, Medium words, Hard Words, Advanced Words). These words are very important in daily life conversations, basic level words are very helpful for beginners. All words have Amharic meanings with transliteration.

Eat	ብላ
All	ሁሉም
New	አዲስ
Snore	ማንኮራፋት
Fast	ፈጣን
Help	መርዳት
Pain	ህመም
Rain	ዝናብ
Pride	ኩራት
Sense	ስሜት
Large	ትልቅ
Skill	ችሎታ
Panic	ድንጋጤ
Thank	አመሰግናለሁ
Desire	ምኞት
Woman	ሴት
Hungry	የተራበ

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Daily use Amharic Sentences

Here you learn top Amharic sentences, these sentences are very important in daily life conversations, and basic-level sentences are very helpful for beginners. All sentences have Amharic meanings with transliteration.

Good morning	ምልካም እድል
What is your name	ስምህ ማን ነው
What is your problem	ችግርህ ምንድን ነው?
I hate you	አልወድህም
I love you	አፈቅርሃለሁ
Can I help you	ላግዚህ ? ላግዝሽ?
I am sorry	አዝናለሁ
I want to sleep	መተኛት እፈልጋለሁ
This is very important	ይህ በጣም አስፈላጊ ነው
Are you hungry	እርቦሃል?
How is your life	ኑሮህ እንዴት ነው?
I am going to study	ልማር ነው።