Looking for practical Ga to Maithili phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Ga phrase first, then the Maithili translation (Maithili) — 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 Maithili.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Maithili-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.
Oyiwa
नमस्कार(namaskaar)
Medasi
धन्यवाद(dhanyavaad)
Meda wo akye
सुप्रभात(suprabhaat)
Meda wo aha
सुप्रभात(suprabhaat)
Meda wo nkyɛn
शुभ संध्या(shubh sandhya)
Meda wo da
शुभ रात्रि(shubh raatri)
Yɛbɛhyia bio
फेर भेटब(pher bhetab)
Nante yie
विदाई(vidai)
Wo din de sɛn?
अहाँक नाम की छ?(ahaanak naam ki chh?)
Me din de John
हमर नाम जॉन अछि(hamar naam John achhi)
Ɛyɛn sɛn?
अहाँ केहन छी?(ahaan kehan chhi?)
Ɛyɛ me dɛ sɛ me ne wo bɔ nkɔmmɔ
अहाँ सँ भेटिकय खुशी भेल(ahaan san bhetikay khushi bhel)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Wɔyɛ English?
की अहाँ अंग्रेजी बोलैत छी?(ki ahan angreji bolait chhi?)
Mɛnkɔ Hindi yie
हम हिंदी नीक सँ नहि बोलैत छी(ham hindi neek san nahi bolait chhi)