Looking for practical Igbo to Swati phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Igbo phrase first, then the Swati translation (Swati) — 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 Swati.
Tip: read the Swati 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
Sawubona(Ndewo)
Daalụ
Ngiyabonga(Daalụ)
Ụtụtụ ọma
Siyaphila(Ụtụtụ ọma)
Ehihie ọma
Siyaphila(Ehihie ọma)
Mgbede ọma
Siyaphila(Mgbede ọma)
Ka chi fo
Lalani kahle(Ka chi fo)
Hụ gị n'anya
Sizobonana(Hụ gị n'anya)
Ka ọ dị
Hamba kahle(Ka ọ dị)
Kedu aha gị?
Ubani igama lakho?(Kedu aha gị?)
Aha m bụ John
Igama lami nguJohn(Aha m bụ John)
Kedu?
Unjani?(Kedu?)
Ọ dị m ụtọ ịmata gị
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe(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?
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
Anaghị m asụ Hindi nke ọma
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Anaghị m aghọta
Angiqondi.
Biko sụpụta nwayọọ
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Ị nwere ike ikwu ya ọzọ?
Ungakuphindze lokho?
Ebee ka ụlọ mposi dị?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Kedu ka m ga-esi ruo etiti obodo?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
Tụọ aka ekpe
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
Tụọ aka nri
Phendukela kwesokudla.
Gaa n'ihu
Hamba phambili.
Elo ka ụgwọ njem?
Kubiza malini?
Otu tiketi, biko
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
Ọ dị anya site n'ebe a?
Kude lapha?
Echere m na m furu efu
Ngilahlekile.
Ebee ka m ga-azụta kaadị SIM?
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Yebo
Mba
Cha
O nwere ike
Mhlawumbe
A na m akwado
Ngiyavuma
A naghị m akwado
Ngiyaphikisa
O yiri ka ọ dị mma
Lokho kuhle
Kedu ihe ị chere?
Ucabanga ukuthini?
Ị nwere ike inyere m?
Ungangisiza?
Achọrọ m enyemaka
Ngidinga usizo
Chere nkeji
Linda umzuzu
Echegbula m
Ngiyaxolisa
Enweghị nsogbu
Akukho nkinga
Nnọọ
Siyabonga
Ezi ụbọchị ọmụmụ
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
Nwee njem dị mma
Uhambe kahle
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.