Looking for practical Hawaiian to Tsonga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hawaiian phrase first, then the Tsonga translation (Tsonga) — 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 Tsonga.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Tsonga-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.
Aloha
Xewani
Mahalo
Ndza khensa
Aloha kakahiaka
Xewani xitulu
Aloha ʻauinalā
Xewani ntlhanu
Aloha ahiahi
Xewani nhloko
Aloha pō
Xewani xihlayo
A hui hou
Tshamisa
Aloha
Sala kahle
O wai kou inoa?
U vitaniwani?
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
Ndzina i John
Pehea ʻoe?
U njhani?
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe
Ku rhandza ku hlangana na wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?
U vulavula Xitsonga?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au
A ndzi vulavula Hindi kahle.(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
Aʻole au e ʻike
A ndzi twisisi.(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa
Ndza kombela u vulavula hi ku hatlisa.(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?
U nga vula sweswo na ku tlhela?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
O nā wahi e noho ai?
Xikombiso xihi?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Pehea e loaʻa ai au i ke kūlana o ke kūlanakauhale?
Ndza famba njhani ku ya etikweni?(pe-he-a e lo-a-i ai au ee ke ku-la-na o ke ku-la-na-kau-ha-le)
E huli i ka ʻākau
Khandziya ekhaya.(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
E huli i ka hema
Khandziya ekunene.(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
E hele pololei
Famba u ya emahlweni.(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Ehia ka uku?
Mafambiselo ma yini?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
E ʻoluʻolu, hoʻokomo i ka pepa hoʻokipa hoʻokahi
Nhlamulo imwe, ndza kombela.(e o-lu-o-lu ho-o-komo ee ka pe-pa ho-o-ki-pa ho-o-ka-hi)
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?
I yini ku tlula kona?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ua nalowale au
Ndzi khomiwe.(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
E nā wahi e loaʻa ai ka kaʻa SIM?
Xina ndzi nga teka SIM card?(e na wa-hi e lo-a-i ai ka ka-a sim)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Āe
Inhlawulo
Aʻole
A hi kona
Pono paha
Swi nga va tano
Ke ʻae nei au
Ndzi amukela
Ke nānā ʻole au
Ndzi nga amukeli
He mea maikaʻi ia
Iku na switlhavelo
He aha kāu manaʻo?
U ehleketa yini?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
U nga ndzi pfuna?
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Ndzi lava mpfuno
E kali i kekahi manawa
Hlayisa nkarhi
E kala mai
Ndzi tsundzuka
Aʻohe pilikia
A hi na xiphiqo
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Ndzakuva
Hauʻoli lā hānau
Mavongele yo tsakela
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
U va na ndlela yo olova
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?
Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?(Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?)
Aia i hea ke koho?
Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?(Aia i hea ke koho?)
O wai ke alanui?
I platform yihi?(O wai ke alanui?)
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?
I nkarhi muni yi hamba?(He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?)
He ala kūpono kēia?
I ndlela leyi nga right?(He ala kūpono kēia?)
Aia i loko o kēia wahi
I kona edzongeni.(Aia i loko o kēia wahi)
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi
I le n'hweti.(Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi)
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?
U nga ndzi kombisa eka mappu?(E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?)
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu
Tshika lapha, ndza kombela.(E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu)
Ehia ka manawa e lawe ai?
I nkarhi muni ku taka?(Ehia ka manawa e lawe ai?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?
I ku humelela njhani?(i ku humelela njhani?)
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia
I kona ku phindzelela.(o ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia)
He mea cheaper anei kāu?
U na na yini leyi endlaka ku phindzelela?(he mea cheaper anei kāu)
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?
Ndzaku ta hlayisa hi khadi?(e hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka)
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua
Ndza rhandza tafula ya vumbirhi.(makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua)
Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu
Ndzaku ya le mfunghwini.(ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu)
E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?
I ku kumiwa ka ntirho?(e komo pū ana ka lawelawe)
He meaʻai ʻai au
Ndza va vegetarian.(he meaʻai ʻai au)
E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono
A hi na swakudya leswi khumbaka.(e ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono)
He mea ʻono kēia
Leswi i switlhavi.(he mea ʻono kēia)
E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?
Ndzaku na menu?(e hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu)
He ipu wai, e ʻoluʻolu
Ndzaku ya vhuvhu.(he ipu wai, e ʻoluʻolu)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
E kāhea i ke aupuni
Tivisa mapolisa
E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau
Tivisa ambalansi
Pili au i ke kanaka mālama
Ndzi lava dokotela
E ʻike au i ka maʻi
Ndzi khoma ku vava
He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi
Ndza va na ku vava hi mapfuri
Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?
Hospital leyi nga ekule i wihi?
E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi
Ku vava laha
Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa
Ndzi lahlekeriwe hi passport ya mina
E kāhea anei ʻoe i koʻu wahi noho?
U nga tivisa hotel ya mina?
Kōkua!
Shelp!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
He mea maikaʻi ke ʻike iā ʻoe
Ku tsakela ku hlangana na wena(Heh meh-ah mai-kee kay ee-keh ee-ah oh-eh)
E hoʻomaikaʻi kā mākou hui
A hi endla xihlanganiso(Eh hoh-mah-kai kah mah-kou hoo-ee)
Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?
Ntiyiso wo sungula ku tirha na wena?(Ih ah-ee ee kah hoh-rah koo-pu-no no oh-eh)
E hoʻouna ana au i ka report i kēia lā
Ndzi ta rhumela xitlhavelo namuntlha(Eh hoh-oo-nah ah-nah ow ee kah reh-port ee kay-ah lah)
E hiki anei ke kamaʻilio i ke aupuni?
Kambe hi nga vulavula sweswi?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay keh kah-mah-ee-lee-oh ee keh ow-poo-nee)
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻike i ka faila i hoʻopili ʻia
Ndza kombela u kuma faayela ku hlanganisiwa(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ee-keh ee kah fie-lah ee ho-oh-pee-lee ee-ah)
Mahalo no kāu manawa
Ndza nkhensa hi nkarhi wa wena(Mah-hah-loh no kah-oo mah-nah-vah)
Ke nānā aku nei au e hana pū me ʻoe
Ndza langutela ku tirha na wena(Kay nah-nah ah-koo nay ow eh hah-nah poo meh oh-eh)
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hoʻomaikaʻi i kēlā kiko?
U nga ku hlamusela xiphemu lexi?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay ee-ah oh-eh keh hoh-mah-kai ee kay-lah kee-koh)
E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻi mai au
A ndzi ta vuya eka wena(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ho-ee my ow)
O nā lā pau o ka Pōʻalima
Nkarhi wo heta i Friday(Oh nah lah pow oo kah poh-ah-lee-ma)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.