Looking for practical Krio to Meiteilon Manipuri phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Krio phrase first, then the Meiteilon Manipuri translation (Meiteilon Manipuri) — 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 Meiteilon Manipuri.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Meiteilon Manipuri-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.
Hello
নমস্কাৰ(namaskār)
Tenki
ধন্যবাদ(dhanyabād)
Gud mɔnin
শুভ প্ৰভাত(shubha prabhāt)
Gud aftanun
শুভ অপরাহ্ন(shubha aparāhna)
Gud ivnin
শুভ সন্ধ্যা(shubha sandhyā)
Gud nait
শুভ ৰাতি(shubha rāti)
Si yu leta
পিছৰ পৰা দেখা(pichar porā dekhā)
Bai
বিদায়(bidāy)
Wetɛn na yu neym?
আপোনাৰ নাম কি?(āpōnāra nām ki?)
Ma neym na John
মোৰ নাম জন(mōr nām John)
Ow yu de?
আপুনি কেনে আছেন?(āpuni kene āchēn?)
Naes fo mit yu
আপোনাৰ সৈতে সাক্ষাৎ কৰি আনন্দিত(āpōnāra soite sākhāt kori ānondit)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Yu sabi English?
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦꯡ ꯍꯧꯔꯥꯡꯗꯦ?(heiŋdɛŋ hɯraŋdɛ)
A no sabi Hindi well.
ꯆꯨꯡꯊꯧꯕꯤ ꯍꯤꯡꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ(chuiŋsʊbɪ hɪndɪ hɛŋdɛ)
A no sabi.
ꯆꯨꯡꯊꯧꯕꯤ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ(chuiŋsʊbɪ aɳdɛ)
Plis, tok slow.
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯍꯧꯔꯥꯡꯗꯦ(aɳdɛ hɛŋdɛ hɯraŋdɛ)
Yu fit tok dat again?
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ?(hɛŋdɛ aɳdɛ hɛŋdɛ)
Weh na di toilet?
ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ?(lɛŋdɛ aɳdɛ)
Ow A go fit reach di city center?
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯆꯩꯡꯗꯦꯟ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ?(aɳdɛ chɛŋdɛŋ hɛŋdɛ)
Turn left.
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯄꯨꯡꯗꯦ(hɛŋdɛ kʊŋdɛ)
Turn right.
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯍꯨꯡꯗꯦ(hɛŋdɛ hʊŋdɛ)
Go straight.
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯌꯦꯟꯗꯦ(hɛŋdɛ aʊŋdɛ)
Ow much na di fare?
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯇꯦꯡꯗꯦ?(aɳdɛ tɛŋdɛ)
One ticket, plis.
ꯑꯅꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯗꯦ(aŋ tɛŋdɛ)
E far from ya?
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ?(aɳdɛ hɛŋdɛ aɳdɛ)
A don lost.
ꯆꯨꯡꯊꯧꯕꯤ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ(chuiŋsʊbɪ aɳdɛ)
Weh A go fit buy SIM card?
ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯑꯗꯦ ꯗꯨꯡꯗꯦ?(lɛŋdɛ aɳdɛ aɳdɛ dʊŋdɛ)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yes
ꯎꯕꯤ(nangbu)
No
ꯍꯦꯛ(hei)
Maybe
ꯃꯥꯡꯖꯤ(maangbagi)
A mi agree
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ(huroi)
A no agree
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ(huroi hei)
Dat na fine
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ(huroi hei)
Wet in you tink?
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ?(huroi hei)
You fit help me?
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ?(hei help)
A need help
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ(hei help)
Wait small
ꯍꯦꯛ ꯃꯤꯇꯨꯔꯤ(hei mitri)
A sorry
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ(hei)
No problem
ꯍꯦꯛ ꯍꯦꯜꯆꯤ(hei helchi)
Congratulations
ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯤꯡ(haangdeng)
Happy birthday
ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ(haangdeng hei)
Get safe trip
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ(hei trip)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Weh na di train station?
ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯦꯡ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ?(haangdeh heitpa?)
Weh na di bus stop?
ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯦꯡ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ ꯍꯦꯗꯦ?(haangdeh heitpa heide?)
Which platform na im?
ꯍꯦꯛꯆꯦ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ?(heitche heitpa?)
Wetin time e go lef?
ꯍꯦꯡꯊꯦ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ?(heisou heitpa?)
Dis na di right way?
ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ?(heitpa heitpa?)
E dey near here
ꯌꯦꯛꯄꯦꯡ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ.(leithokpa heitpa.)
E far from here
ꯌꯦꯛꯄꯦꯡ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ ꯍꯦꯖꯦ.(leithokpa heithe.)
Yu fit show me pan di map?
ꯍꯦꯜꯖꯦꯡ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ ꯍꯦꯖꯦ?(heijongpa heitpa?)
Stop here, pliz
ꯍꯦꯜꯖꯦ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ, ꯍꯦꯖꯦ.(heijongpa heitpa, heithe.)
How long e go tek?
ꯍꯦꯡꯊꯦ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ?(heisou heitpa?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.