Looking for practical Kinyarwanda to Manx phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kinyarwanda phrase first, then the Manx translation (Manx) — 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 Manx.
Tip: when a Manx phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Kinyarwanda 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.
Muraho
Fastyr mie
Urakoze
Gura mie eu
Bwakire bwiza
Mie eu
Nimugoroba mwiza
Fastyr mie
Mwaramutse mwiza
Oie vie
Ijoro ryiza
Oie ghooinney
Tuzabonana nyuma
Gree gys y chee
Murabeho
Slane
Witwa nde?
Cre ta d'ennym?
Nitwa John
Ta my ennym yn John
Umeze ute?
Kys t'eh?
Nishimiye kukumenya
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Uravuga Icyongereza?
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Sinavuga Hindi neza
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Sinumva
Cha noddym ymmodee(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Nyabuneka vuga buhoro
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Wabivuga ukundi?
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Aho ubwiherero buri he?
Where's y toalett?(Where's y toalett?)
Nagenda nte ku mugi?
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Hindukira ibumoso
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Hindukira iburyo
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Genda imbere
Goll er y thalloo(Goll er y thalloo)
Igiciro ni ikihe?
Cooish ta'n coshyn?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Itike imwe, nyabuneka
Ticket ny hwoaie, please(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Ni kure hano?
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Ndi mu kaga
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Nshobora kugura SIM card he?
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yego
Aye
Oya
Na
Birashoboka
Possibly
Ndemeranya
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Sinemeranya
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Birumvikana neza
Ta shoh goll er
Ubitekerezaho iki?
Cre ta'n chione?
Urashobora kumfasha?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Nkeneye ubufasha
Ta mee cur my chenn
Tegereza gato
Gow er ny hoilshey
Ndakwinginze
Ta mee er yannoo
Nta kibazo
Cha nel broogh
Ibyishimo
Foddee gura
Isabukuru nziza
Laa breith shenney
Ugire urugendo rwiza
Gow er ny shickyr
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Aho ikigo cy'igariyamoshi kiri?
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?(Kren aht tan ste-shin tren)
Aho ahagarara bisi?
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?(Kren aht tan stopp bus)
Ni iyihe platform?
Cre ta'n platfoy?(Kre tan plat-foy)
Igihe izava ryari?
Cooish dy vel eh goll?(Koo-ish dy vel eh gol)
Ese iyi niyo nzira nziza?
Ta shoh yn aght reih?(Ta sho yn aht ray)
Iri hafi hano
Ta eh ny chione hene(Ta eh nee kione hene)
Iri kure hano
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene(Ta eh nee lhi-am ass hene)
Ushobora kumfasha ku ikarita?
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?(Kre ta shiu gol rish y map)
Hagarara hano, nyabuneka
Goll er-hene, please(Gol er-hene, pleeze)
Bifata igihe kingana iki?
Kys ta'n traa goll?(Kys tan tra gol)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Iyi igura angahe?
Cre ta'n cost?
Ibyo ni ibihenze cyane.
Ta shen ny gaggyr
Ufite ikintu cyoroheje?
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
Nshobora kwishyura n'ikarita?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
Nashaka ameza y'abantu babiri.
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
Ndagusabye, umwenda.
Yn bill, please
Serivisi irimo?
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?
Ndi umunyvegetari.
Ta mee veih'n vegg
Ntimukanyuze ibiryo birimo umunyu.
Cha nel food spiced, please
Ibi biraryoshye.
Ta shen ny chennag
Nshobora kubona urutonde rw'ibiryo?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Ndagusabye, igikombe cy'amazi.
Glass jeh voddy, please
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Hamagara polisi
Goll er y pholice
Hamagara ambulance
Goll er ambulance
Nkeneye umuganga
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
Ndumva ndwaye
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
Mfite allergie ku mbuto z'ihene
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
Ihagararanye ry'ubuvuzi rihe?
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
Birambabaza hano
Ta eh goll er shoh
Nabuze pasiporo yanjye
Haink mee my passport
Urashobora guhamagara hoteli yanjye?
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
Fasha!
Fowd!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nishimiye guhura nawe
Gura mie eu
Reka dushyireho inama
Gynsaght cur as sheshaght
Ni ryari byakugendekera?
Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?
Nzohereza raporo uyu munsi
Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh
Dushobora kuvugana ejo?
Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?
Nyamuneka reba dosiye iri hano
Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh
Urakoze ku gihe cyawe
Gura mie eu son do chione
Ntegereje gukorana nawe
Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish
Wansobanurira icyo kibazo?
Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?
Nzakugarukira
Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym
Igihe ntarengwa ni ku wa gatanu
Ta'n laa kiare er y Vaar
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.