Looking for practical Chichewa to Romani phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chichewa 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: when a Romani phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Chichewa 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.
Moni
Sastimos
Zikomo
Dikhes
M'mawa wabwino
Sar san o drom
Masana abwino
Sar san o drom
Madziwabwino
Sar san o večer
Usiku wabwino
Sar san o noć
Tiwonana
Sikav tuke na jekh
Tsalani bwino
Sastipen
Dzina lako ndi ndani?
So t'avel tiri navn?
Dzina langa ndi John
Mande t'avel John
Muli bwanji?
Soske tuke?
Ndikufuna kukumana nanu
Rromale tuke
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Mukulankhula Chingerezi?
Aš tuke anglis thaj?(ash tooke anglis thaj)
Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro(na thajav Hindi sar o baro)
Sindikumva
Na sam tuke(na sam tooke)
Chonde lukani pang'onopang'ono
Sikav tuke buti(sikav tooke buti)
Mungathe kutero kwachiwiri?
Suk tuke so khanav avri?(suk tooke so khanav avri)
Kuti ndi kuti chimbudzi?
Kade si o toalet?(kade si o toalet)
Ndingapite bwanji ku mseu wa mzinda?
Sako me džanav katar o centar?(sako me jhanav katar o centar)
Pangani kumanzere
Džanav levo(jhanav levo)
Pangani kumanzere
Džanav pravo(jhanav pravo)
Pitani mwachindunji
Džanav buti(jhanav buti)
Ndi ndalama zingati?
Sako si o tarifo?(sako si o tarifo)
Tiket imodzi, chonde
Eka tiketa, please(eka tiketa, please)
Ndi kutali bwanji kuchokera pano?
Si o baro katar here?(si o baro katar here)
Ndakhalapo
Me si na džanav(me si na jhanav)
Ndingatengere kuti SIM card?
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.
Inde
Ja
Ayi
Na
Mwina
Možda
Ndikugwirizana
Sukalav
Sindikugwirizana
Nesukalav
Zimakoma
To so boro
Mumaganiza chiyani?
So te phendav?
Mungandithandize?
Sako te mikerav?
Ndikufuna thandizo
Me mangav miker
Dikirani pang'ono
Phirav kher
Ndikupemphera
Me som te bachtal
Palibe vuto
Na problem
Zikomo
Sukalav tuke
Tsiku lobadwa labwino
Sukal tuke kher
Pita bwino
Sakona safar kher
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuti ndi kuti sitima?
Kasa jekh train station?
Kuti ndi kuti malo otsetsereka?
Kasa jekh bus stop?
Ndi chigawo chiti?
Kasa platform?
Ndi nthawi iti imatenga?
So kalo khera?
Kodi iyi ndi njira yoyenera?
So si jekh pravas?
Ili pafupi pano
So si buchi tu?
Ili kutali pano
So si dikh le tu?
Kodi mungandionetse pa mapu?
Tu kheres me le mapa?
Khalani pano, chonde
Sti le tu, please.
Zimatenga nthawi yaitali bwanji?
Kado kheras?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Zimatenga ndalama zingati?
Sako kheres thaj?(sako kheres thaj)
Izi ndizokwera mtengo kwambiri.
Taj e bori drago(taj e bori drago)
Kodi muli ndi chinthu chotsika mtengo?
Aso tuke katar chede?(aso tuke katar chede)
Ndingathe kulipira ndi khadi?
Sakava kade kerdan?(sakava kade kerdan)
Ndikufuna tebulo la anthu awiri.
Mande sar o buchi for duj(mande sar o buchi for duj)
Chikonthe, chonde.
O bil, please(o bil, please)
Kodi ntchito yakhala mu mtengo?
Sar o servis included?(sar o servis included)
Ndine mvegetarian.
Mande so vegetarian(mande so vegetarian)
Osati chakudya chotentha, chonde.
Na spicy khana, please(na spicy khana, please)
Izi ndizochuluka.
Taj e delikates(taj e delikates)
Ndingathe kupeza menyu?
Sakava kade o menu?(sakava kade o menu)
Galasi ya madzi, chonde.
O buchi thaj, please(o buchi thaj, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Fufuzani apolisi
Zhanav te policija
Fufuzani ambulansi
Zhanav te ambulanca
Ndikufuna dokotala
Mane kaj doctoro
Ndikumva kutopa
Mane si mala
Ndine wosokoneza ndi ma nuts a phala
Mane si alergik te kikiriki
Kuti ndi kuti chibadwe chachikondi?
Kade si najbliža bolnica?
Kukonda apa
Sikav tut here
Ndapeza pasipoti yanga
Mane si zhalav my passport
Mungafufuze hotelo yanga?
Sukare te zhanav my hotel?
Thandizani!
Pomoć!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ndikuyamikira kukumana nanu
Sastipen te kerel tuke
Tiyeni tikhazikitse meeting
Aven te kerdan o kher
Ndi nthawi yanji yomwe ikugwira ntchito kwa inu?
So kher o vremi te tuke?
Ndzatumiza lipoti lero
Me phenen o raport thaj dikh
Tingathe kulankhula mawa?
Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?
Chonde pezani fayilo yowonjezedwa
Phral te jekh file kerdik
Zikomo chifukwa cha nthawi yanu
Sastim te for o vremi tuke
Ndikuyembekezera kugwira ntchito nanu
Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke
Mungathe kuthetsa mfundo imeneyo?
Kade te jekh kher o pun?
Nditheke kubwerera kwa inu
Aven me kerdan nazar tuke
Nthawi yotsiriza ndi Lachisanu
O deadline si o Vrihda
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.