Looking for practical Chichewa to Venda phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chichewa 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: read the Venda 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
Ndi matsheloni
Zikomo
Ndi a livhuwa
M'mawa wabwino
Ndi matsheloni
Masana abwino
Ndi masiari
Madziwabwino
Ndi madekwana
Usiku wabwino
Ndi masiari a u fhela
Tiwonana
Tshilidzi
Tsalani bwino
Vhuyani
Dzina lako ndi ndani?
Ndi mini dzina lenu?
Dzina langa ndi John
Dzina langa ndi John
Muli bwanji?
Ni khou itea?
Ndikufuna kukumana nanu
Ndi khou funa u vhuya na inwi
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Mukulankhula Chingerezi?
Ni a ṱhota ṅwambo?(ni a thota n'wambo)
Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino
A ndi ṱhoti Hindi zwavhudi(a ndi thoti Hindi zwavhudi)
Sindikumva
A ndi ḓivhi(a ndi dhiwi)
Chonde lukani pang'onopang'ono
Ndi ṱhanyela u ṱhota nga ṱhoho(ndi thanyela u thota nga thoho)
Mungathe kutero kwachiwiri?
Ndi a ṱanga zwenezwi?(ndi a thanga zwenezwi)
Kuti ndi kuti chimbudzi?
Bani hu na khotani?(bani hu na khotani)
Ndingapite bwanji ku mseu wa mzinda?
Ndi ya hani u ya tsini na muṱa?(ndi ya hani u ya tsini na mutha)
Pangani kumanzere
Fhulu u ya shango(fhulu u ya shango)
Pangani kumanzere
Fhulu u ya ṱhoho(fhulu u ya thoho)
Pitani mwachindunji
Ḓi ṱhota nga ṱhoho(dhi thota nga thoho)
Ndi ndalama zingati?
Fhasi i na hani?(fhasi i na hani)
Tiket imodzi, chonde
Ticket ye ḽa, nd please(ticket ye la, nd please)
Ndi kutali bwanji kuchokera pano?
I na fhasi u bva hone?(i na fhasi u bva hone)
Ndakhalapo
Ndi a fhedza(ndi a fhedza)
Ndingatengere kuti SIM card?
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.
Inde
Ee
Ayi
Aih
Mwina
Ndi nga si
Ndikugwirizana
Ndi a livhuwa
Sindikugwirizana
Ndi a sa livhuwi
Zimakoma
Izwi zwine zwa ita zwavhuya
Mumaganiza chiyani?
U vhona mini?
Mungandithandize?
U nga nthusa?
Ndikufuna thandizo
Ndi na nyito
Dikirani pang'ono
Langa muthu
Ndikupemphera
Ndi a humbula
Palibe vuto
A hu na nḓila
Zikomo
Ndi a livhuwa
Tsiku lobadwa labwino
Ndi a ni ṱhonifha
Pita bwino
Ndi a ni ṱhonifha na u shuma
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuti ndi kuti sitima?
Uphi i-station ye-train?
Kuti ndi kuti malo otsetsereka?
Uphi i-bus stop?
Ndi chigawo chiti?
I-platform efani na?
Ndi nthawi iti imatenga?
Iri ngafhi?
Kodi iyi ndi njira yoyenera?
Iyi ndi ndowei efani?
Ili pafupi pano
Iri khathihi na.
Ili kutali pano
Iri khulwane na.
Kodi mungandionetse pa mapu?
U nga nanga u tshi khou vhona kha maphu?
Khalani pano, chonde
Dzhia fhedzi, ndi khou livhuwa.
Zimatenga nthawi yaitali bwanji?
Zwi tshi dzhia ngafhi?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Zimatenga ndalama zingati?
Zwi khou itea ngani?
Izi ndizokwera mtengo kwambiri.
Izwi ndi zwihulu.
Kodi muli ndi chinthu chotsika mtengo?
Ni na zwine zwa itea nga nṱha?
Ndingathe kulipira ndi khadi?
Ndi nga fhira nga khadi?
Ndikufuna tebulo la anthu awiri.
Ndi khou ṱoḓa tafela ya vhuṱanzi.
Chikonthe, chonde.
Ndi ṱhoḓa muthu, ndapota.
Kodi ntchito yakhala mu mtengo?
Ndi na tshelete ya vhuṱanzi?
Ndine mvegetarian.
Ndi muvegetarian.
Osati chakudya chotentha, chonde.
A si na food ya vhuṱhiri, ndapota.
Izi ndizochuluka.
Izi ndi zwitukwama.
Ndingathe kupeza menyu?
Ndi nga ṱoḓa menu?
Galasi ya madzi, chonde.
Ndi ṱhoḓa glasi ya mvura, ndapota.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Fufuzani apolisi
Fhonelela mapolisa
Fufuzani ambulansi
Fhonelela ambulanse
Ndikufuna dokotala
Ndi funa ngaka
Ndikumva kutopa
Ndi a shota
Ndine wosokoneza ndi ma nuts a phala
Ndi na u shota kha phiri
Kuti ndi kuti chibadwe chachikondi?
Ndi wani hoso ya vhuṱungu?
Kukonda apa
Zwi a vha na mulalo hone
Ndapeza pasipoti yanga
Ndi fhedza pasipoti yangu
Mungafufuze hotelo yanga?
U nga fhonelela hotele yangu?
Thandizani!
Ramba!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ndikuyamikira kukumana nanu
Ndi khou livhuwa u vhulunga
Tiyeni tikhazikitse meeting
A ri vhe na thendo
Ndi nthawi yanji yomwe ikugwira ntchito kwa inu?
Ndi ngani ini u shuma na yone?
Ndzatumiza lipoti lero
Ndi do ruma ripoti ndayani
Tingathe kulankhula mawa?
A ri nga bvela phanda nga ndayo?
Chonde pezani fayilo yowonjezedwa
Ndi khou humbela u wana faele yo thomulwaho
Zikomo chifukwa cha nthawi yanu
Ndi a livhuwa nga ha u ralo
Ndikuyembekezera kugwira ntchito nanu
Ndi khou takalela u shuma na inwi
Mungathe kuthetsa mfundo imeneyo?
A ni nga sumbedza nḓila iṅwe?
Nditheke kubwerera kwa inu
Ndi do bva u ya u inwi
Nthawi yotsiriza ndi Lachisanu
Nḓila i khou fhela nga ṋaṅwe
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.