Looking for practical Basque to Venda phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Basque phrase first, then the Venda translation (Venda) — 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 Venda.
Tip: when a Venda phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Basque wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Kaixo
Ndi matsheloni
Eskerrik asko
Ndi a livhuwa
Egun on
Ndi matsheloni
Arratsalde on
Ndi masiari
Gabon
Ndi madekwana
Gabon
Ndi masiari a u fhela
Gero arte
Tshilidzi
Agur
Vhuyani
Zer du izena?
Ndi mini dzina lenu?
Nire izena John da
Dzina langa ndi John
Zer moduz?
Ni khou itea?
Pozten naiz zurekin
Ndi khou funa u vhuya na inwi
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ingelesa hitz egiten al duzu?
Ni a ṱhota ṅwambo?(ni a thota n'wambo)
Hindia ondo ez dut hitz egiten
A ndi ṱhoti Hindi zwavhudi(a ndi thoti Hindi zwavhudi)
Ez dut ulertzen
A ndi ḓivhi(a ndi dhiwi)
Mesedez, hitz egin poliki
Ndi ṱhanyela u ṱhota nga ṱhoho(ndi thanyela u thota nga thoho)
Berriro esan dezakezu?
Ndi a ṱanga zwenezwi?(ndi a thanga zwenezwi)
Non dago komuna?
Bani hu na khotani?(bani hu na khotani)
Nola iritsi naiteke hiriko erdigunera?
Ndi ya hani u ya tsini na muṱa?(ndi ya hani u ya tsini na mutha)
Eskuineko aldera biratu
Fhulu u ya shango(fhulu u ya shango)
Ezkerreko aldera biratu
Fhulu u ya ṱhoho(fhulu u ya thoho)
Zuzen joan
Ḓi ṱhota nga ṱhoho(dhi thota nga thoho)
Zenbat balio du tarifa?
Fhasi i na hani?(fhasi i na hani)
Bilet bat, mesedez
Ticket ye ḽa, nd please(ticket ye la, nd please)
Urrun al dago hemendik?
I na fhasi u bva hone?(i na fhasi u bva hone)
Galdu naiz
Ndi a fhedza(ndi a fhedza)
Non eros dezaket SIM txartela?
Ndi nga wana SIM card phi?(ndi nga wana SIM card phi)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Bai
Ee
Ez
Aih
Agian
Ndi nga si
Ados nago
Ndi a livhuwa
Ez nago ados
Ndi a sa livhuwi
Oso ondo iruditzen zait
Izwi zwine zwa ita zwavhuya
Zer iruditzen zaizu?
U vhona mini?
Lagundu al didazu?
U nga nthusa?
Laguntza behar dut
Ndi na nyito
Itxaron pixka bat
Langa muthu
Barkatu
Ndi a humbula
Ez da arazo
A hu na nḓila
Zorionak
Ndi a livhuwa
Zorionak urtebetetzean
Ndi a ni ṱhonifha
Ibilaldi seguru bat izan
Ndi a ni ṱhonifha na u shuma
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Non dago tren geltokia?
Uphi i-station ye-train?
Non dago autobus geltokia?
Uphi i-bus stop?
Zein da plataforma?
I-platform efani na?
Noiz irteten da?
Iri ngafhi?
Bide egokia al da hau?
Iyi ndi ndowei efani?
Hemen gertu dago
Iri khathihi na.
Hemen urrun dago
Iri khulwane na.
Mapan erakutsi ahal didazu?
U nga nanga u tshi khou vhona kha maphu?
Gelditu hemen, mesedez
Dzhia fhedzi, ndi khou livhuwa.
Zenbat denbora behar du?
Zwi tshi dzhia ngafhi?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Zenbat balio du honek?
Zwi khou itea ngani?
Hori gehiegi kostatzen da.
Izwi ndi zwihulu.
Baduzu zerbait merkeagoa?
Ni na zwine zwa itea nga nṱha?
Txartelarekin ordaindu dezaket?
Ndi nga fhira nga khadi?
Bi lagunentzako mahai bat nahi nuke.
Ndi khou ṱoḓa tafela ya vhuṱanzi.
Kontua, mesedez.
Ndi ṱhoḓa muthu, ndapota.
Sarbidea barne?
Ndi na tshelete ya vhuṱanzi?
Niretzat begetarianoa naiz.
Ndi muvegetarian.
Ez da pikante janaririk, mesedez.
A si na food ya vhuṱhiri, ndapota.
Hau goxoa da.
Izi ndi zwitukwama.
Menua eskatu dezaket?
Ndi nga ṱoḓa menu?
Ur edalontzi bat, mesedez.
Ndi ṱhoḓa glasi ya mvura, ndapota.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Deitu poliziari
Fhonelela mapolisa
Deitu anbulantzia
Fhonelela ambulanse
Mediku bat behar dut
Ndi funa ngaka
Gaixorik nago
Ndi a shota
Munduko almendrarei alergia diot
Ndi na u shota kha phiri
Non dago hurbilen dagoen ospitalea?
Ndi wani hoso ya vhuṱungu?
Hemen min egiten dit
Zwi a vha na mulalo hone
Nire pasaportea galdu dut
Ndi fhedza pasipoti yangu
Deitu al dezakezu nire hotelera?
U nga fhonelela hotele yangu?
Lagundu!
Ramba!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Pozten naiz zurekin
Ndi khou livhuwa u vhulunga(Pozten naiz zurekin)
Bilera bat antolatu dezagun
A ri vhe na thendo
Zer ordutan da ondo zuretzat?
Ndi ngani ini u shuma na yone?
Txostena gaur bidaliko dut
Ndi do ruma ripoti ndayani
Bihar hitz egin dezakegu?
A ri nga bvela phanda nga ndayo?
Mesedez, aurkituko duzu fitxategia atxikita
Ndi khou humbela u wana faele yo thomulwaho
Eskerrik asko zure denbora
Ndi a livhuwa nga ha u ralo
Zurekin lan egitea espero dut
Ndi khou takalela u shuma na inwi
Puntu hori argitu dezakezu?
A ni nga sumbedza nḓila iṅwe?
Itzuliko naiz zurekin
Ndi do bva u ya u inwi
Epea ostirala da
Nḓila i khou fhela nga ṋaṅwe
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.