Looking for practical Khasi to Tiv phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khasi phrase first, then the Tiv translation (Tiv) — 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 Tiv.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Tiv-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.
Kumno
Mgbakpa(Kumno)
Khublei
Ior na(Khublei)
Khyndai
Mgbakpa u sha(Khyndai)
Khublei sngi
Mgbakpa u kpa(Khublei sngi)
Khublei miet
Mgbakpa u ter(Khublei miet)
Balei miet
Mgbakpa u ter sha(Balei miet)
Ngi phah khublei
Kpa a joo(Ngi phah khublei)
Ngi khlem shai
Ior a joo(Ngi khlem shai)
Kaei ka kyrteng jong phi?
Ior m ngu?(Kaei ka kyrteng jong phi?)
Ka kyrteng jong nga ka dei John
M ngu John(Ka kyrteng jong nga ka dei John)
Kumno phi long?
Ior m nande?(Kumno phi long?)
Ka dei ban pynshang
Ior m nande a joo(Ka dei ban pynshang)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Phi khublei English?
I kpa English?(Phi khublei English?)
Ngim khublei Hindi bha
M nahan Hindi nahan.(Ngim khublei Hindi bha)
Ngim tip satang
M nahan usha.(Ngim tip satang)
Kylli khublei shynrang
M nahan usha kpa.(Kylli khublei shynrang)
Phin lah ban kylli biang?
I kpa a sha?(Phin lah ban kylli biang?)
U shang ba kham shong?
I we a joo?(U shang ba kham shong?)
Kumno nga lah ban poi sha ka shnong?
Nenge a kpa a city center?(Kumno nga lah ban poi sha ka shnong?)
Pynsang sha khmat
Kpa a joo.(Pynsang sha khmat)
Pynsang sha kyllang
Kpa a nahan.(Pynsang sha kyllang)
Kiew shaduh
Kpa a sha.(Kiew shaduh)
Kumno ka dor ka jingle?
Nenge a kpa a fare?(Kumno ka dor ka jingle?)
Ka ticket wei, sngewbha
I kpa a ticket, please.(Ka ticket wei, sngewbha)
U kham khyndiat na shwa?
I we a nahan a nahan?(U kham khyndiat na shwa?)
Nga la khlad
M nahan sha.(Nga la khlad)
Kumno nga lah ban thied ka SIM card?
I we a kpa a SIM card?(Kumno nga lah ban thied ka SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aei
Ee
Em
Naa
Balei
Iye
Nga pynïaid
M na a kpa
Nga ym pynïaid
M na a kpa nahan
Kane ka long ka kham bha
I kpa a kpa
Kumno phi iakren?
U kpa a nahan?
Phi lah ban iarap ia nga?
U kpa m nahan?
Nga donkam ia ka iarap
M na a kpa nahan
Shong shuwa
Kpa a kpa
Nga khublei
M na a kpa
Ym don ka jingeh
Naa a kpa
Khublei
I kpa a kpa
Khyndiat ka sngi ba san
A kpa a kpa
Khublei ia ka jingleit kaba shongkun
U kpa a kpa
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kae ka thain kyllang?
Ior a kpa?(Kae ka thain kyllang?)
Kae ka shong thain?
Ior a nyam?(Kae ka shong thain?)
Kae ka phang?
Ior a gande?(Kae ka phang?)
Ka por jong ka phang ka dei?
Nenge a kpa?(Ka por jong ka phang ka dei?)
Kae ka lynti ba biang?
Ior a nenge a?(Kae ka lynti ba biang?)
Ka long shen ha kane ka bynta.
I na kpa a.(Ka long shen ha kane ka bynta.)
Ka long jylliew na kane ka bynta.
I na kpa a kpa.(Ka long jylliew na kane ka bynta.)
Pynpaw ia nga ha ka map?
I ma ior a gande?(Pynpaw ia nga ha ka map?)
Pyrkhat ha kane, sngewbha.
Kpa a, please.(Pyrkhat ha kane, sngewbha.)
Kae ka por ka jia?
Nenge a kpa?(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?
Ior kwagh nahan?(ior kwagh nahan)
Ka long shibun bha
Ior u kpa a kpa(ior u kpa a kpa)
Iaiñ phi don kawei pat kaba kham shang?
Ior m ngu u kpa?(ior m ngu u kpa)
Nga lah ban pyndep da ka card?
Ior m gban a card?(ior m gban a card)
Nga kwah ka tawkhyndew na kawei
A doo a table m ngu a yô(a doo a table m ngu a yô)
Ka bill, sngewbha
Ior a bill, please(ior a bill, please)
Ka jingpynkhreh ka don hapoh?
Ior a service m nahan?(ior a service m nahan)
Nga long u briew ba khlaw
A m vegetarian(a m vegetarian)
Sngewbha, khlem ka jylliew
A m nahan a spicy food(a m nahan a spicy food)
Kane ka dei ka jylliew
Ior a kpa(ior a kpa)
Nga lah ban ioh ka menu?
Ior m gban a menu?(ior m gban a menu)
Ka khyndew na ka glass, sngewbha
A glass a water, please(a glass a water)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Thoh ka police
Kpa a police
Thoh ka ambulance
Kpa a ambulance
Nga donkam doctor
M ba a doctor
Nga khlem sngewbha
M kpa a kpa
Nga don ka allergy sha ki peanut
M kpa a nyam
Kae ka hospital kaba dang shong jngai?
I kpa a hospital mza?
Ka khia ha kane
I kpa a sha
Nga la pynduh ia ka passport
M kpa a passport m
Peh, phah thoh ia ka hotel jong nga?
I kpa a hotel m?
Khublei!
Kpa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ka long ka jingkyrmen ban ia poi bad phi
Ior u kpa.
Khamai ngin pynlong ia ka jingïalang
Ka a hia ikyô.
Kaei ka por ka long kaba bha na phi?
Nî kpa u kpa?
Ngin ai ka report mynta ka sngi
M gbanor u kpe.
Ngin lah ban kren shen?
A hia nî u hia?
Sngewbha, peit ia ka file kaba la attach
M kpa u venge.
Khublei shibun na ka por jong phi
Ior u nenge.
Nga kwah ban trei bad phi
M hia u kpa.
Phin lah ban pynshai ia katei ka point?
Ior a hia u mba?
Khamai ngin phah ia phi shen
Ka m hia u.
Ka por khatduh ka long ka sngi Pale
Ikyô u kpa a Friday.
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.