In this article, we have tried to compile some Amharic quotes, and translate them into the English language. It is a compilation of Ethiopian love quotes, inspirational quotes, pieces of advice, and much more! We hope you'll enjoy the list and share this article with friends too! So, let’s get to it. . . 1. ዉሸታም ሰው ማስታወሻው ጣቃ ነው! Poking is a liar’s reminder. How else are you going to make them stop the continuous nonsense? Poke them!! 👉🏾👉🏾👉🏾 2. ካረገዱ ማልቀስ. . .ከጀመሩ መጨረስ! If you are whining, cry . . . If you begin finish! Well, can’t deny Ethiopians have some weird ways of inspiring people, and this quote is one of them! 3. ድንቁርና ከልብ መሃል ተራራ ያህል! Ignorance is like a mountain at the center of the heart. It won’t let you tolerate or consider anyone else’s opinion . . . It blocks your sight of common sense. 4. ዲንጋይ ሲያረጅ መጭ ያበቅላል! When a rock gets old, it grows mold. Don’t you have some old equipment that is misbehaving lately? This quote is for you. . . It applies to misbehaving old people too. . . .👀 5. የአባይ ዉሃ አይገደብም! It’s impossible to stop a liar’s tear! That crocodile’s tear is valve-less, and Ethiopians know it. 6. አይን የማያየው ልብ የማይስተው እውነት አለ There is always a truth that the eyes can’t see but the heart can’t miss. Always listen to what your gut tells you . . . Ethiopians said it before science did. 7. አይኗን ቢያጠፏት ቅንድቤን አለች! They took her eye out፣ yet she screamed “My eyebrow”! This is how Ethiopians describe a person who doesn’t have his/her priorities in order. 8. አምላክን ሳይጨምር የቆጠረ፤ ሁሌ ሲቆጥር ይኖራል He who doesn’t count his God, will always be counting Your rest is in believing that God got your back; know that and you will be at peace! 9. ሁለት እግር አለኝ ተብሎ ሁለት ዛፍ አይወጣም! You can’t climb up two trees just because you have two legs. Know your limits . . . that’s it. . . 10. ከወረኛ ጎበዝ ዝምተኛ ፈሪ ይሻላል A silent coward is better than a talkative brave. Isn’t a silent enemy scarier than a roaring one. . . 11. ከማያውቁት መልአክ የሚያውቁት ሰይጣን ይሻላል A familiar devil is better than an unfamiliar angel. I seriously don’t even know why we say this, but we use it more often than I’d like to admit. . . 12. ከሞኝ ከመማከር ከብልህ መቸገር Better suffer with a brainy than counsel with a fool. Ethiopians just can’t stand fools . . . 😂😂😂 13. ከሩቅ ዘመድ የቅርብ ጎረቤት A nearby neighbor than a distant relative Well, emergencies sir . . . can’t put out fire through the phone! 14. አውቆ የተኛ ቢቀሰቅሱት አይሰማም One who pretends to be asleep won’t respond if woken up. This probably is the most frequently used quote on me by mom . . . I tried to avoid going to school by pretending I was deep asleep. NEVER WORKED! But this quote can be used in so many scenarios, it’s amazing! 15. የአህያ ባል ከጅብ አያስጥልም A donkey husband will not save from Hyena. It just can’t! 16. ያለ ሴት ቤት ያለ በሬ መሬት Having a house without a woman is like having land without ox to farm with. It’s best to have both! 17. ተገርፎ ማያውቅ ልጅ ሲቆጡት ያለቅሳል A child that is never whooped will cry when yelled at. Being spoiled by Ethiopian parents doesn’t mean you won’t get a whooping. It just means you get a piece of bread afterward! 18. መከራና ጉም እያደር ይቀላል Fog and suffering get easy with time If that isn’t comforting, I don’t know what is. . .
19. ለላም ቀንዷ አይከብዳትም Her own horn is not heavy for the cow. It’s her body part, dummy! 20. ለመስማት የፈጠንክ ለመናገር የዘገየክ ሁን Be quick to listen and late to speak.
21. ለቅናት የለዉም ጥናት Jealousy doesn’t have comprehension. It really doesn’t. . . 22. ለቅዘን እግር አይነሳም You don’t lift your leg for diarrhea. This is not just advice, but also a survival tip. 23. ፈስ ያለበት ዝላይ አይችልም He, who is holding a fart, can’t jump. Too much secrecy and lies could get people in the same situation . . .but the fart could also be equally embarrassing, depending on what you ate! 😂😂😂 24. ለአፍ ዳገት የለውም The mouth doesn’t have a hill to climb This is the Ethiopian version of “You can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk?” 25. መልካም ሚስት ለባሏ ዘውድ ናት! A good wife is a crown to her husband. That everyone agrees too. . . 26. መልካም ተመኝ መልካም እንድታገኝ Wish good to get good The importance of optimism is known in Ethiopia! 27. መልክ ታጥቦ አይጠጣም Good look cannot be rinsed and drank. Looks are not enough! 28. ምጽዋት ያድናል ከጸጸት Almsgiving saves from regret. Isn’t it better to avoid regret on judgment day? 29. መናገር ብር ነው ዝምታ ወርቅ ነው Speaking is silver Silence is Gold In other words . . . shut the hell up and listen. 30. ማልዳ የምትለቅምን ዶሮ ጭልፊት አትጠልፋትም A chicken that pecks at dawn won’t be taken by a hawk. Is that like saying “The early bird gets the worm”? Just wake up early, that’s the point here. . .
31. ሞት እና እድሜ ቢፈሩት አይቀርም Death and age can’t be feared away. Accept the inevitable and just live your life, worrying is not going to help! 32. የገበያ ሽብር ለሌባ ድግስ ነው Chaos in a market is a party for a thief. It sure is . . . opportunists got no sympathy! 33. ጀግና የሚታወሰው ወይ ከተለየ ወይ ከሞተ ነው A hero is celebrated after he leaves or dies. Appreciate what you have when you still have it. . . 34. ጅብን ለመግደል በአህያ ተጠለል To kill a hyena, hide behind a donkey. The ultimate ambushing guide of Habeshan people! 35. ጥሩ ወዳጅ ጥሩ ጠላት ይሆናል A good friend will become a good enemy. It is always a possibility . . . could also happen the other way around! 36. ጥንብ ባለበት ቁራ ይዞራል Where there is a carcass, crows will hover. There is always a hint. . . 37. ጫማ ምንም ወርቅ ቢሆን ከእግር በታች ነው Even if a shoe is made of gold, it will still be below the foot. Unless it is meant for decoration. . . 😜😜😜 38. ፈሪ በራሱ ጠብ ገላጋይ ይሆናል A coward breaks up his own fight. This quote reminds me of that Charlie Chaplin boxing scene! 😂😂😂 39. ሆድ ሲሞላ ጭንቅላት ባዶ ይቀራል When the stomach gets full, the head becomes empty. Too much comfort leads to ignorance. . . 40. ሆድ ያባውን ብቅል ያወጣዋል What the stomach hides, malt exposes Drunken people always tell the truth and the secret. . .
41. ለሞኝ ጥርስህን ለዝንብ ቁስልህን አታሳይ Don’t show your teeth to a fool, your wound to a fly. Both won’t do you any good. . . 42. ለባለጌ ገድሉ ዉርደቱ For a rude person, his bravery is his shame. Bullies are rude, and when they brag about being a bully. . .tell them this quote! 43. ላለፈ ክረምት ቤት አይሰራለትም You don’t build a house for last year’s winter. Stop dwelling on the past and make peace with the present. 44. ቀበጥ እውር ከመሪው ይጣላል A spoilt blind will fight his sighted guide. Know who you are fighting. . . 45. ያልታደለ አሞራ ፈረስ የሞተ ቀን አይኑ ይታወራል An unlucky vulture will lose its sight the day a horse dies. The craziest things happen at work when I am not there, that’s when I use this quote! 46. ሃረግ ቢረዝም ማእገር አይሆንም No matter how long it gets, a vine cannot be a post Should I say why? 47. ቁንጥጫ ይሻላል ከግልምጫ A pinch is better than a scowl Do you remember quote number 17? This is its cousin. . . 48. ቁጥቋጦ ሲያድግ ዛፍ ይሆናል Bush grows to be a tree! You got to start from small to become big. . . 49. ቂል ሲረግሙት የመረቁት ይመስለዋል A fool thinks he is being blessed when he is being cursed. Doesn’t even know what’s for him and what’s against him. 50. በመስከረም የሚያብድ በሰኔ ሱሪውን ከፍ ከፍ ያደርጋል He who will be crazy in September will start pulling his pants up in July. Hints are everywhere. . .
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