Looking for practical Chichewa to Manx phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chichewa phrase first, then the Manx translation (Manx) — 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 Manx.
Tip: read the Manx line out loud three times, then cover the Chichewa side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Moni
Fastyr mie
Zikomo
Gura mie eu
M'mawa wabwino
Mie eu
Masana abwino
Fastyr mie
Madziwabwino
Oie vie
Usiku wabwino
Oie ghooinney
Tiwonana
Gree gys y chee
Tsalani bwino
Slane
Dzina lako ndi ndani?
Cre ta d'ennym?
Dzina langa ndi John
Ta my ennym yn John
Muli bwanji?
Kys t'eh?
Ndikufuna kukumana nanu
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Mukulankhula Chingerezi?
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Sindikumva
Cha noddym ymmodee(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Chonde lukani pang'onopang'ono
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Mungathe kutero kwachiwiri?
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Kuti ndi kuti chimbudzi?
Where's y toalett?(Where's y toalett?)
Ndingapite bwanji ku mseu wa mzinda?
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Pangani kumanzere
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Pangani kumanzere
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Pitani mwachindunji
Goll er y thalloo(Goll er y thalloo)
Ndi ndalama zingati?
Cooish ta'n coshyn?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Tiket imodzi, chonde
Ticket ny hwoaie, please(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Ndi kutali bwanji kuchokera pano?
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Ndakhalapo
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Ndingatengere kuti SIM card?
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Inde
Aye
Ayi
Na
Mwina
Possibly
Ndikugwirizana
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Sindikugwirizana
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Zimakoma
Ta shoh goll er
Mumaganiza chiyani?
Cre ta'n chione?
Mungandithandize?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Ndikufuna thandizo
Ta mee cur my chenn
Dikirani pang'ono
Gow er ny hoilshey
Ndikupemphera
Ta mee er yannoo
Palibe vuto
Cha nel broogh
Zikomo
Foddee gura
Tsiku lobadwa labwino
Laa breith shenney
Pita bwino
Gow er ny shickyr
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuti ndi kuti sitima?
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?(Kren aht tan ste-shin tren)
Kuti ndi kuti malo otsetsereka?
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?(Kren aht tan stopp bus)
Ndi chigawo chiti?
Cre ta'n platfoy?(Kre tan plat-foy)
Ndi nthawi iti imatenga?
Cooish dy vel eh goll?(Koo-ish dy vel eh gol)
Kodi iyi ndi njira yoyenera?
Ta shoh yn aght reih?(Ta sho yn aht ray)
Ili pafupi pano
Ta eh ny chione hene(Ta eh nee kione hene)
Ili kutali pano
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene(Ta eh nee lhi-am ass hene)
Kodi mungandionetse pa mapu?
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?(Kre ta shiu gol rish y map)
Khalani pano, chonde
Goll er-hene, please(Gol er-hene, pleeze)
Zimatenga nthawi yaitali bwanji?
Kys ta'n traa goll?(Kys tan tra gol)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Zimatenga ndalama zingati?
Cre ta'n cost?
Izi ndizokwera mtengo kwambiri.
Ta shen ny gaggyr
Kodi muli ndi chinthu chotsika mtengo?
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
Ndingathe kulipira ndi khadi?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
Ndikufuna tebulo la anthu awiri.
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
Chikonthe, chonde.
Yn bill, please
Kodi ntchito yakhala mu mtengo?
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?
Ndine mvegetarian.
Ta mee veih'n vegg
Osati chakudya chotentha, chonde.
Cha nel food spiced, please
Izi ndizochuluka.
Ta shen ny chennag
Ndingathe kupeza menyu?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Galasi ya madzi, chonde.
Glass jeh voddy, please
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Fufuzani apolisi
Goll er y pholice
Fufuzani ambulansi
Goll er ambulance
Ndikufuna dokotala
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
Ndikumva kutopa
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
Ndine wosokoneza ndi ma nuts a phala
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
Kuti ndi kuti chibadwe chachikondi?
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
Kukonda apa
Ta eh goll er shoh
Ndapeza pasipoti yanga
Haink mee my passport
Mungafufuze hotelo yanga?
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
Thandizani!
Fowd!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ndikuyamikira kukumana nanu
Gura mie eu
Tiyeni tikhazikitse meeting
Gynsaght cur as sheshaght
Ndi nthawi yanji yomwe ikugwira ntchito kwa inu?
Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?
Ndzatumiza lipoti lero
Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh
Tingathe kulankhula mawa?
Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?
Chonde pezani fayilo yowonjezedwa
Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh
Zikomo chifukwa cha nthawi yanu
Gura mie eu son do chione
Ndikuyembekezera kugwira ntchito nanu
Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish
Mungathe kuthetsa mfundo imeneyo?
Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?
Nditheke kubwerera kwa inu
Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym
Nthawi yotsiriza ndi Lachisanu
Ta'n laa kiare er y Vaar
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.