Looking for practical Basque to Tiv phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Basque phrase first, then the Tiv translation (Tiv) — 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 Tiv.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Tiv-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.
Kaixo
Mgbakpa
Eskerrik asko
Ior na
Egun on
Mgbakpa u sha
Arratsalde on
Mgbakpa u kpa
Gabon
Mgbakpa u ter
Gabon
Mgbakpa u ter sha
Gero arte
Kpa a joo
Agur
Ior a joo
Zer du izena?
Ior m ngu?
Nire izena John da
M ngu John
Zer moduz?
Ior m nande?
Pozten naiz zurekin
Ior m nande a joo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ingelesa hitz egiten al duzu?
I kpa English?
Hindia ondo ez dut hitz egiten
M nahan Hindi nahan.
Ez dut ulertzen
M nahan usha.
Mesedez, hitz egin poliki
M nahan usha kpa.
Berriro esan dezakezu?
I kpa a sha?
Non dago komuna?
I we a joo?
Nola iritsi naiteke hiriko erdigunera?
Nenge a kpa a city center?
Eskuineko aldera biratu
Kpa a joo.
Ezkerreko aldera biratu
Kpa a nahan.
Zuzen joan
Kpa a sha.
Zenbat balio du tarifa?
Nenge a kpa a fare?
Bilet bat, mesedez
I kpa a ticket, please.
Urrun al dago hemendik?
I we a nahan a nahan?
Galdu naiz
M nahan sha.
Non eros dezaket SIM txartela?
I we a kpa a SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Bai
Ee
Ez
Naa
Agian
Iye
Ados nago
M na a kpa
Ez nago ados
M na a kpa nahan
Oso ondo iruditzen zait
I kpa a kpa
Zer iruditzen zaizu?
U kpa a nahan?
Lagundu al didazu?
U kpa m nahan?
Laguntza behar dut
M na a kpa nahan
Itxaron pixka bat
Kpa a kpa
Barkatu
M na a kpa
Ez da arazo
Naa a kpa
Zorionak
I kpa a kpa
Zorionak urtebetetzean
A kpa a kpa
Ibilaldi seguru bat izan
U kpa a kpa
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Non dago tren geltokia?
Ior a kpa?
Non dago autobus geltokia?
Ior a nyam?
Zein da plataforma?
Ior a gande?
Noiz irteten da?
Nenge a kpa?
Bide egokia al da hau?
Ior a nenge a?
Hemen gertu dago
I na kpa a.
Hemen urrun dago
I na kpa a kpa.
Mapan erakutsi ahal didazu?
I ma ior a gande?
Gelditu hemen, mesedez
Kpa a, please.
Zenbat denbora behar du?
Nenge a kpa?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Zenbat balio du honek?
Ior kwagh nahan?(ior kwagh nahan)
Hori gehiegi kostatzen da.
Ior u kpa a kpa(ior u kpa a kpa)
Baduzu zerbait merkeagoa?
Ior m ngu u kpa?(ior m ngu u kpa)
Txartelarekin ordaindu dezaket?
Ior m gban a card?(ior m gban a card)
Bi lagunentzako mahai bat nahi nuke.
A doo a table m ngu a yô(a doo a table m ngu a yô)
Kontua, mesedez.
Ior a bill, please(ior a bill, please)
Sarbidea barne?
Ior a service m nahan?(ior a service m nahan)
Niretzat begetarianoa naiz.
A m vegetarian(a m vegetarian)
Ez da pikante janaririk, mesedez.
A m nahan a spicy food(a m nahan a spicy food)
Hau goxoa da.
Ior a kpa(ior a kpa)
Menua eskatu dezaket?
Ior m gban a menu?(ior m gban a menu)
Ur edalontzi bat, mesedez.
A glass a water, please(a glass a water)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Deitu poliziari
Kpa a police
Deitu anbulantzia
Kpa a ambulance
Mediku bat behar dut
M ba a doctor
Gaixorik nago
M kpa a kpa
Munduko almendrarei alergia diot
M kpa a nyam
Non dago hurbilen dagoen ospitalea?
I kpa a hospital mza?
Hemen min egiten dit
I kpa a sha
Nire pasaportea galdu dut
M kpa a passport m
Deitu al dezakezu nire hotelera?
I kpa a hotel m?
Lagundu!
Kpa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Pozten naiz zurekin
Ior u kpa.(Pozten naiz zurekin)
Bilera bat antolatu dezagun
Ka a hia ikyô.
Zer ordutan da ondo zuretzat?
Nî kpa u kpa?
Txostena gaur bidaliko dut
M gbanor u kpe.
Bihar hitz egin dezakegu?
A hia nî u hia?
Mesedez, aurkituko duzu fitxategia atxikita
M kpa u venge.
Eskerrik asko zure denbora
Ior u nenge.
Zurekin lan egitea espero dut
M hia u kpa.
Puntu hori argitu dezakezu?
Ior a hia u mba?
Itzuliko naiz zurekin
Ka m hia u.
Epea ostirala da
Ikyô u kpa a Friday.
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.