Looking for practical Khasi to Swahili phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khasi 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 Khasi 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.
Kumno
Habari(Kumno)
Khublei
Asante(Khublei)
Khyndai
Habari ya asubuhi(Khyndai)
Khublei sngi
Habari ya mchana(Khublei sngi)
Khublei miet
Habari ya jioni(Khublei miet)
Balei miet
Usiku mwema(Balei miet)
Ngi phah khublei
Tutaonana baadaye(Ngi phah khublei)
Ngi khlem shai
Kwaheri(Ngi khlem shai)
Kaei ka kyrteng jong phi?
Jina lako nani?(Kaei ka kyrteng jong phi?)
Ka kyrteng jong nga ka dei John
Jina langu ni John(Ka kyrteng jong nga ka dei John)
Kumno phi long?
Habari gani?(Kumno phi long?)
Ka dei ban pynshang
Nafurahi kukutana na wewe(Ka dei ban pynshang)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Phi khublei English?
Unazungumza Kiingereza?(Phi khublei English?)
Ngim khublei Hindi bha
Sizungumza Hindi vizuri.(Ngim khublei Hindi bha)
Ngim tip satang
Sielewi.(Ngim tip satang)
Kylli khublei shynrang
Tafadhali ongea polepole.(Kylli khublei shynrang)
Phin lah ban kylli biang?
Unaweza kusema tena?(Phin lah ban kylli biang?)
U shang ba kham shong?
Choo kiko wapi?(U shang ba kham shong?)
Kumno nga lah ban poi sha ka shnong?
Ninafika vipi katikati ya jiji?(Kumno nga lah ban poi sha ka shnong?)
Pynsang sha khmat
Geuka kushoto.(Pynsang sha khmat)
Pynsang sha kyllang
Geuka kulia.(Pynsang sha kyllang)
Kiew shaduh
Nenda moja kwa moja.(Kiew shaduh)
Kumno ka dor ka jingle?
Nauli ni kiasi gani?(Kumno ka dor ka jingle?)
Ka ticket wei, sngewbha
Tiketi moja, tafadhali.(Ka ticket wei, sngewbha)
U kham khyndiat na shwa?
Je, ni mbali na hapa?(U kham khyndiat na shwa?)
Nga la khlad
Nimepotea.(Nga la khlad)
Kumno nga lah ban thied ka SIM card?
Ninaweza kununua kadi ya SIM wapi?(Kumno nga lah ban thied ka SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aei
Ndio
Em
Hapana
Balei
Pengine
Nga pynïaid
Ninakubaliana
Nga ym pynïaid
Sikubaliani
Kane ka long ka kham bha
Inasikika vizuri
Kumno phi iakren?
Unafikiriaje?
Phi lah ban iarap ia nga?
Unaweza kunisaidia?
Nga donkam ia ka iarap
Nahitaji msaada
Shong shuwa
Subiri kidogo
Nga khublei
Ninasikitika
Ym don ka jingeh
Hakuna shida
Khublei
Hongera
Khyndiat ka sngi ba san
Siku ya kuzaliwa njema
Khublei ia ka jingleit kaba shongkun
Safari njema
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kae ka thain kyllang?
Kituo cha treni kiko wapi?(Kae ka thain kyllang?)
Kae ka shong thain?
Kituo cha basi kiko wapi?(Kae ka shong thain?)
Kae ka phang?
Ni jukwaa gani?(Kae ka phang?)
Ka por jong ka phang ka dei?
Inatoka saa ngapi?(Ka por jong ka phang ka dei?)
Kae ka lynti ba biang?
Je, hii ndiyo njia sahihi?(Kae ka lynti ba biang?)
Ka long shen ha kane ka bynta.
Iko karibu hapa(Ka long shen ha kane ka bynta.)
Ka long jylliew na kane ka bynta.
Iko mbali na hapa(Ka long jylliew na kane ka bynta.)
Pynpaw ia nga ha ka map?
Unaweza kunionesha kwenye ramani?(Pynpaw ia nga ha ka map?)
Pyrkhat ha kane, sngewbha.
Simama hapa, tafadhali(Pyrkhat ha kane, sngewbha.)
Kae ka por ka jia?
Inachukua muda gani?(Kae ka por ka jia?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Shen kham ka jingkyrshan?
Hii inagharimu kiasi gani?(shen kham ka jingkyrshan)
Ka long shibun bha
Hiyo ni ghali sana(ka long shibun bha)
Iaiñ phi don kawei pat kaba kham shang?
Je, una kitu chochote cha bei nafuu?(iaiñ phi don kawei pat kaba kham shang)
Nga lah ban pyndep da ka card?
Naweza kulipa kwa kadi?(nga lah ban pyndep da ka card)
Nga kwah ka tawkhyndew na kawei
Ningependa meza ya watu wawili(nga kwah ka tawkhyndew na kawei)
Ka bill, sngewbha
Tafadhali, bili(ka bill, sngewbha)
Ka jingpynkhreh ka don hapoh?
Je, huduma imejumuishwa?(ka jingpynkhreh ka don hapoh)
Nga long u briew ba khlaw
Mimi ni mboga(nga long u briew ba khlaw)
Sngewbha, khlem ka jylliew
Tafadhali, sina chakula chenye pilipili(sngewbha, khlem ka jylliew)
Kane ka dei ka jylliew
Hii ni tamu(kane ka dei ka jylliew)
Nga lah ban ioh ka menu?
Naweza kupata menyu?(nga lah ban ioh ka menu)
Ka khyndew na ka glass, sngewbha
Tafadhali, glasi ya maji(ka khyndew na ka glass, sngewbha)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Thoh ka police
Piga simu polisi
Thoh ka ambulance
Piga simu ya wagonjwa
Nga donkam doctor
Nahitaji daktari
Nga khlem sngewbha
Ninajisikia mgonjwa
Nga don ka allergy sha ki peanut
Nina mzio wa karanga
Kae ka hospital kaba dang shong jngai?
Hospitali iliyo karibu iko wapi?
Ka khia ha kane
Inaniuma hapa
Nga la pynduh ia ka passport
Nimepoteza pasipoti yangu
Peh, phah thoh ia ka hotel jong nga?
Unaweza kupiga simu hoteli yangu?
Khublei!
Nisaidie!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ka long ka jingkyrmen ban ia poi bad phi
Nafurahi kukutana nawe
Khamai ngin pynlong ia ka jingïalang
Tuweke mkutano
Kaei ka por ka long kaba bha na phi?
Ni saa ngapi inakufaa?
Ngin ai ka report mynta ka sngi
Nitaituma ripoti leo
Ngin lah ban kren shen?
Tunaweza kuzungumza kesho?
Sngewbha, peit ia ka file kaba la attach
Tafadhali pata faili iliyoambatishwa
Khublei shibun na ka por jong phi
Asante kwa muda wako
Nga kwah ban trei bad phi
Natarajia kufanya kazi na wewe
Phin lah ban pynshai ia katei ka point?
Unaweza kufafanua hiyo pointi?
Khamai ngin phah ia phi shen
Nitarudi kwako
Ka por khatduh ka long ka sngi Pale
Muda wa mwisho ni Ijumaa
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.