Looking for practical Igbo to Swahili phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Igbo 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: read the Swahili line out loud three times, then cover the Igbo 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.
Ndewo
Habari(Ndewo)
Daalụ
Asante(Daalụ)
Ụtụtụ ọma
Habari ya asubuhi(Ụtụtụ ọma)
Ehihie ọma
Habari ya mchana(Ehihie ọma)
Mgbede ọma
Habari ya jioni(Mgbede ọma)
Ka chi fo
Usiku mwema(Ka chi fo)
Hụ gị n'anya
Tutaonana baadaye(Hụ gị n'anya)
Ka ọ dị
Kwaheri(Ka ọ dị)
Kedu aha gị?
Jina lako nani?(Kedu aha gị?)
Aha m bụ John
Jina langu ni John(Aha m bụ John)
Kedu?
Habari gani?(Kedu?)
Ọ dị m ụtọ ịmata gị
Nafurahi kukutana na wewe(Ọ dị m ụtọ ịmata gị)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ị na-asụ Bekee?
Unazungumza Kiingereza?
Anaghị m asụ Hindi nke ọma
Sizungumza Hindi vizuri.
Anaghị m aghọta
Sielewi.
Biko sụpụta nwayọọ
Tafadhali ongea polepole.
Ị nwere ike ikwu ya ọzọ?
Unaweza kusema tena?
Ebee ka ụlọ mposi dị?
Choo kiko wapi?
Kedu ka m ga-esi ruo etiti obodo?
Ninafika vipi katikati ya jiji?
Tụọ aka ekpe
Geuka kushoto.
Tụọ aka nri
Geuka kulia.
Gaa n'ihu
Nenda moja kwa moja.
Elo ka ụgwọ njem?
Nauli ni kiasi gani?
Otu tiketi, biko
Tiketi moja, tafadhali.
Ọ dị anya site n'ebe a?
Je, ni mbali na hapa?
Echere m na m furu efu
Nimepotea.
Ebee ka m ga-azụta kaadị SIM?
Ninaweza kununua kadi ya SIM wapi?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Ndio
Mba
Hapana
O nwere ike
Pengine
A na m akwado
Ninakubaliana
A naghị m akwado
Sikubaliani
O yiri ka ọ dị mma
Inasikika vizuri
Kedu ihe ị chere?
Unafikiriaje?
Ị nwere ike inyere m?
Unaweza kunisaidia?
Achọrọ m enyemaka
Nahitaji msaada
Chere nkeji
Subiri kidogo
Echegbula m
Ninasikitika
Enweghị nsogbu
Hakuna shida
Nnọọ
Hongera
Ezi ụbọchị ọmụmụ
Siku ya kuzaliwa njema
Nwee njem dị mma
Safari njema
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ebee ka ọdụ ụgbọ oloko dị?
Kituo cha treni kiko wapi?(Ebee ka odu ugo oloko di?)
Ebee ka ọdụ bọs dị?
Kituo cha basi kiko wapi?(Ebee ka odu bos di?)
Kedu ebe a na-apụ?
Ni jukwaa gani?(Kedu ebe a na-apu?)
Kedu oge ọ na-apụ?
Inatoka saa ngapi?(Kedu oge o na-apu?)
Ọ bụ ụzọ ziri ezi?
Je, hii ndiyo njia sahihi?(O bu uzo ziri ezi?)
Ọ dị nso ebe a
Iko karibu hapa(O di nso ebe a)
Ọ dị anya site na ebe a
Iko mbali na hapa(O di anya site na ebe a)
Ị nwere ike igosi m na maapụ?
Unaweza kunionesha kwenye ramani?(I nwere ike igosi m na mapu?)
Kwụsị ebe a, biko
Simama hapa, tafadhali(Kwụsị ebe a, biko)
Olee ogologo oge ọ na-ewe?
Inachukua muda gani?(Olee ogologo oge o na-ewe?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ego ole ka nke a na-eri?
Hii inagharimu kiasi gani?(Ego ole ka nke a na-eri?)
Nke a dị oke ọnụ.
Hiyo ni ghali sana
Ị nwere ihe dị cheaper?
Je, una kitu chochote cha bei nafuu?
Enwere m ike ịkwụ ụgwọ site na kaadị?
Naweza kulipa kwa kadi?
Achọrọ m tebụl maka mmadụ abụọ.
Ningependa meza ya watu wawili
Biko, nye m ụgwọ.
Tafadhali, bili
Ọ bụ ọrụ e tinyere?
Je, huduma imejumuishwa?
Abụ m onye na-eri nri akwụkwọ.
Mimi ni mboga
Biko, enweghị nri na-atọ ụtọ.
Tafadhali, sina chakula chenye pilipili
Nke a dị ụtọ.
Hii ni tamu
Enwere m ike inweta menu?
Naweza kupata menyu?
Biko, nye m iko mmiri.
Tafadhali, glasi ya maji
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kpọọ ndị uwe ojii
Piga simu polisi
Kpọọ ambulance
Piga simu ya wagonjwa
Achọrọ m dọkịta
Nahitaji daktari
Anọ m n'ahụhụ
Ninajisikia mgonjwa
Enwere m ọrịa na mkpụrụ ara ehi
Nina mzio wa karanga
Ebee ka ụlọ ọgwụ kacha nso dị?
Hospitali iliyo karibu iko wapi?
O na-anu m ebe a
Inaniuma hapa
Akwụkwọ njem m furu efu
Nimepoteza pasipoti yangu
Ị nwere ike ịkpọọ ụlọ nkwari akụ m?
Unaweza kupiga simu hoteli yangu?
Enyemaka!
Nisaidie!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ọ dị m ụtọ izute gị
Nafurahi kukutana nawe(O di m uto izute gi)
Ka anyị hazie nzukọ
Tuweke mkutano
Kedu oge dị gị mma?
Ni saa ngapi inakufaa?
M ga-eziga akụkọ ahụ taa
Nitaituma ripoti leo
Ị nwere ike ikwu echi?
Tunaweza kuzungumza kesho?
Biko chọta faịlụ a na-ejikọta
Tafadhali pata faili iliyoambatishwa
Daalụ maka oge gị
Asante kwa muda wako
Anaghị m eche ihu ịrụ ọrụ na gị
Natarajia kufanya kazi na wewe
Ị nwere ike kọwaa nke a?
Unaweza kufafanua hiyo pointi?
Ka m laghachiri gị
Nitarudi kwako
Ụbọchị ikpeazụ bụ Fraịdee
Muda wa mwisho ni Ijumaa
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.