Looking for practical Afrikaans to Romani phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Afrikaans phrase first, then the Romani translation (Romani) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Romani.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Romani-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Hallo
Sastimos
Dankie
Dikhes
Goeie more
Sar san o drom
Goeie middag
Sar san o drom
Goeie naand
Sar san o večer
Goeie nag
Sar san o noć
Sien jou later
Sikav tuke na jekh
Totsiens
Sastipen
Wat is jou naam?
So t'avel tiri navn?
My naam is John
Mande t'avel John
Hoe gaan dit?
Soske tuke?
Lekker om jou te ontmoet
Rromale tuke
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Praat jy Engels?
Aš tuke anglis thaj?(ash tooke anglis thaj)
Ek praat nie goed Hindi nie.
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro(na thajav Hindi sar o baro)
Ek verstaan nie.
Na sam tuke(na sam tooke)
Praat asseblief stadig.
Sikav tuke buti(sikav tooke buti)
Kan jy dit weer sê?
Suk tuke so khanav avri?(suk tooke so khanav avri)
Waar is die badkamer?
Kade si o toalet?(kade si o toalet)
Hoe kom ek by die stadsentrum?
Sako me džanav katar o centar?(sako me jhanav katar o centar)
Draai links.
Džanav levo(jhanav levo)
Draai regs.
Džanav pravo(jhanav pravo)
Gaan reguit.
Džanav buti(jhanav buti)
Hoeveel is die tarief?
Sako si o tarifo?(sako si o tarifo)
Een kaartjie, asseblief.
Eka tiketa, please(eka tiketa, please)
Is dit ver van hier?
Si o baro katar here?(si o baro katar here)
Ek is verlore.
Me si na džanav(me si na jhanav)
Waar kan ek 'n SIM-kaart koop?
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?(kade me jhanav kupi o SIM kardo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja
Ja
Nee
Na
Miskien
Možda
Ek stem saam
Sukalav
Ek stem nie saam nie
Nesukalav
Dit klink goed
To so boro
Wat dink jy?
So te phendav?
Kan jy my help?
Sako te mikerav?
Ek het hulp nodig
Me mangav miker
Wag 'n oomblik
Phirav kher
Ek is jammer
Me som te bachtal
Geen probleem
Na problem
Geluk
Sukalav tuke
Gelukkige verjaarsdag
Sukal tuke kher
Veilige reis
Sakona safar kher
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Waar is die treinstasie?
Kasa jekh train station?
Waar is die busstop?
Kasa jekh bus stop?
Watter platform is dit?
Kasa platform?
Watter tyd vertrek dit?
So kalo khera?
Is dit die regte pad?
So si jekh pravas?
Dit is naby hier.
So si buchi tu?
Dit is ver van hier.
So si dikh le tu?
Kan jy dit op die kaart wys?
Tu kheres me le mapa?
Stop hier, asseblief.
Sti le tu, please.
Hoe lank neem dit?
Kado kheras?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hoeveel kos dit?
Sako kheres thaj?(sako kheres thaj)
Dit is te duur.
Taj e bori drago(taj e bori drago)
Het julle iets goedkoper?
Aso tuke katar chede?(aso tuke katar chede)
Kan ek met 'n kaart betaal?
Sakava kade kerdan?(sakava kade kerdan)
Ek wil 'n tafel vir twee hê.
Mande sar o buchi for duj(mande sar o buchi for duj)
Die rekening, asseblief.
O bil, please(o bil, please)
Is diens ingesluit?
Sar o servis included?(sar o servis included)
Ek is 'n vegetariër.
Mande so vegetarian(mande so vegetarian)
Geen pittige kos, asseblief.
Na spicy khana, please(na spicy khana, please)
Dit is heerlik.
Taj e delikates(taj e delikates)
Kan ek die spyskaart kry?
Sakava kade o menu?(sakava kade o menu)
‘n Glas water, asseblief.
O buchi thaj, please(o buchi thaj, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Bel die polisie
Zhanav te policija
Bel 'n ambulans
Zhanav te ambulanca
Ek het 'n dokter nodig
Mane kaj doctoro
Ek voel siek
Mane si mala
Ek is allergies vir grondboontjies
Mane si alergik te kikiriki
Waar is die naaste hospitaal?
Kade si najbliža bolnica?
Dit seergemaak hier
Sikav tut here
Ek het my paspoort verloor
Mane si zhalav my passport
Kan jy my hotel bel?
Sukare te zhanav my hotel?
Help!
Pomoć!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Lekker om jou te ontmoet
Sastipen te kerel tuke
Kom ons skeduleer 'n vergadering
Aven te kerdan o kher
Watter tyd werk vir jou?
So kher o vremi te tuke?
Ek sal die verslag vandag stuur
Me phenen o raport thaj dikh
Kan ons môre praat?
Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?
Asseblief vind die lêer aangeheg
Phral te jekh file kerdik
Dankie vir jou tyd
Sastim te for o vremi tuke
Ek sien uit daarna om saam met jou te werk
Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke
Kan jy daardie punt verduidelik?
Kade te jekh kher o pun?
Laat ek jou terugbel
Aven me kerdan nazar tuke
Die sperdatum is Vrydag
O deadline si o Vrihda
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.