Looking for practical Hmong to Swahili phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hmong phrase first, then the Swahili translation (Swahili) — 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 Swahili.
Tip: when a Swahili phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Hmong 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.
Nyob zoo
Habari
Ua tsaug
Asante
Zoo siab sawv ntxov
Habari ya asubuhi
Zoo siab tav su
Habari ya mchana
Zoo siab tsaus ntuj
Habari ya jioni
Nplooj siab hmo
Usiku mwema
Pom dua
Tutaonana baadaye
Kuv mus lawm
Kwaheri
Koj lub npe hu li cas?
Jina lako nani?
Kuv lub npe hu John
Jina langu ni John
Koj nyob li cas?
Habari gani?
Zoo siab tau ntsib koj
Nafurahi kukutana na wewe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Koj puas tham lus Askiv?
Unazungumza Kiingereza?
Kuv tsis tham Hindi zoo.
Sizungumza Hindi vizuri.
Kuv tsis to taub.
Sielewi.
Thov tham maj mam.
Tafadhali ongea polepole.
Koj puas hais dua?
Unaweza kusema tena?
Chav dej nyob qhov twg?
Choo kiko wapi?
Kuv yuav mus rau lub nroog li cas?
Ninafika vipi katikati ya jiji?
Tso taw mus sab laug.
Geuka kushoto.
Tso taw mus sab xis.
Geuka kulia.
Mus ncaj.
Nenda moja kwa moja.
Nqe se yuav yog pes tsawg?
Nauli ni kiasi gani?
Ib daim ntawv ticket, thov.
Tiketi moja, tafadhali.
Nws deb li cas ntawm no?
Je, ni mbali na hapa?
Kuv poob.
Nimepotea.
Kuv yuav mus yuav SIM card qhov twg?
Ninaweza kununua kadi ya SIM wapi?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yog
Ndio
Tsis yog
Hapana
Tej zaum
Pengine
Kuv pom zoo
Ninakubaliana
Kuv tsis pom zoo
Sikubaliani
Qhov ntawd zoo
Inasikika vizuri
Koj xav li cas?
Unafikiriaje?
Koj puas tuaj yeem pab kuv?
Unaweza kunisaidia?
Kuv xav tau kev pab
Nahitaji msaada
Thov tos ib pliag
Subiri kidogo
Kuv thov txim
Ninasikitika
Tsis muaj teeb meem
Hakuna shida
Zoo siab
Hongera
Zoo siab hnub yug
Siku ya kuzaliwa njema
Thov mus safely
Safari njema
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Qhov twg yog chaw nres tsheb?
Kituo cha treni kiko wapi?
Qhov twg yog chaw nres bus?
Kituo cha basi kiko wapi?
Qhov twg yog lub platform?
Ni jukwaa gani?
Tej zaum nws mus thaum twg?
Inatoka saa ngapi?
Yog qhov no txoj kev zoo?
Je, hii ndiyo njia sahihi?
Nws nyob ze ntawm no.
Iko karibu hapa
Nws nyob deb ntawm no.
Iko mbali na hapa
Koj puas qhia kuv ntawm daim ntawv qhia?
Unaweza kunionesha kwenye ramani?
Thov nres ntawm no.
Simama hapa, tafadhali
Nws yuav siv sijhawm ntev npaum li cas?
Inachukua muda gani?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Nqe pes tsawg?
Hii inagharimu kiasi gani?(ngeh pes tsawg)
Qhov ntawd pheej yig dhau
Hiyo ni ghali sana
Koj puas muaj tej yam pheej yig dua?
Je, una kitu chochote cha bei nafuu?
Koj puas kam kuv them nyiaj los ntawm daim npav?
Naweza kulipa kwa kadi?
Kuv xav tau lub rooj rau ob tug.
Ningependa meza ya watu wawili
Daim nqi, thov.
Tafadhali, bili
Koj puas suav nrog kev pab?
Je, huduma imejumuishwa?
Kuv yog neeg zaub.
Mimi ni mboga
Tsis muaj zaub mov qab zib, thov.
Tafadhali, sina chakula chenye pilipili
Qhov no qab zib.
Hii ni tamu
Kuv puas tau txais daim ntawv qhia zaub?
Naweza kupata menyu?
Ib khob dej, thov.
Tafadhali, glasi ya maji
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Hu rau tub ceev xwm
Piga simu polisi
Hu rau tsheb thauj neeg
Piga simu ya wagonjwa
Kuv xav tau tus kws kho mob
Nahitaji daktari
Kuv xav tsis zoo
Ninajisikia mgonjwa
Kuv muaj kab mob rau txiv av
Nina mzio wa karanga
Qhov twg yog tsev kho mob ze tshaj?
Hospitali iliyo karibu iko wapi?
Nws mob ntawm no
Inaniuma hapa
Kuv poob kuv daim ntawv hla tebchaws
Nimepoteza pasipoti yangu
Koj puas hu rau kuv lub tsev so?
Unaweza kupiga simu hoteli yangu?
Pab!
Nisaidie!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Zoo siab ntsib koj
Nafurahi kukutana nawe
Cia peb npaj ib rooj sab laj
Tuweke mkutano
Thov qhia seb thaum twg haum rau koj?
Ni saa ngapi inakufaa?
Kuv yuav xa daim ntawv tshaj tawm hnub no
Nitaituma ripoti leo
Koj puas kam tham hnub no?
Tunaweza kuzungumza kesho?
Thov pom cov ntaub ntawv txuas ntxiv
Tafadhali pata faili iliyoambatishwa
Ua tsaug rau koj lub sijhawm
Asante kwa muda wako
Kuv tos ntsoov yuav ua haujlwm nrog koj
Natarajia kufanya kazi na wewe
Koj puas tuaj yeem piav qhia qhov ntawd?
Unaweza kufafanua hiyo pointi?
Cia kuv rov qab los rau koj
Nitarudi kwako
Lub sijhawm kawg yog hnub Friday
Muda wa mwisho ni Ijumaa
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.