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Common Latin to Acholi phrases

100 practical Latin to Acholi phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Latin to Acholi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin phrase first, then the Acholi translation (Acholi) — 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 Acholi.

Tip: when a Acholi phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Latin 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.

  1. Salve

    Ayo (ah-yo)

  2. Gratias tibi

    Naki (nah-kee)

  3. Bonum mane

    Bok moti (bok mo-tee)

  4. Bonum postmeridianum

    Bok nongo (bok non-go)

  5. Bonum vesperum

    Bok obedo (bok oh-beh-do)

  6. Bona nox

    Bok ngat (bok ngat)

  7. Vide te postea

    Tye kany (tye kan-yee)

  8. Vale

    Itye (ee-tye)

  9. Quod est nomen tuum?

    Iti ma ineno? (ee-tee mah ee-neh-no)

  10. Nomen meum est Iohannes

    Ineno John (ee-neh-no John)

  11. Quomodo es?

    Iti ma inyo? (ee-tee mah een-yo)

  12. Te convenire mihi iucundum est

    Gat ma inyo (gaht mah een-yo)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Loquerisne Anglice?

    Itye konyo English? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Non bene loquor Hindi.

    Nye konyo Hindi kanyim. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Non intellego.

    Nye neno. (Non intellego.)

  4. Quaeso, lente loquere.

    Nye konyo tye kanyim. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Potesne id iterum dicere?

    Itye konyo tye kanyim? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Ubi est latrina?

    Iti kanyim ngat? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?

    Nye konyo kanyim ku city center? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Dextra verte.

    Konyo kuc. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Sinistra verte.

    Konyo kuc. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. I ad rectum.

    Tye kanyim. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Quot est merces?

    Iti kanyim ngat? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Unum tessera, quaeso.

    One ticket, please. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Estne longum a hic?

    Iti kanyim kanyim? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ego sum perditus.

    Nye konyo. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Ubi possum emere SIM card?

    Iti kanyim ngat SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Ita

    Aye

  2. Non

    Bila

  3. Fortasse

    Kweyo

  4. Consentio

    Ng'ato konyo

  5. Non consentio

    Ng'ato konyo ni

  6. Bene sonat

    Okwero kany

  7. Quid censes?

    Ika kany?

  8. Potesne me adiuvare?

    Ikwok kany?

  9. Auxilium mihi opus est

    Ng'ato konyo kany

  10. Exspecta paulisper

    Tye kany

  11. Me paenitet

    Ng'ato konyo

  12. Nullum problema

    Bila kany

  13. Felicitaciones

    Tye kany

  14. Felix natalis dies

    Aye konyo

  15. Felix iter habeas

    Tye kany ma ng'ato

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Ubi est statio ferriviaria?

    Atye kany kwo? (Atye kany kwo?)

  2. Ubi est statio bus?

    Atye kany bura? (Atye kany bura?)

  3. Quae est suggestus?

    Kati onyo kwo? (Kati onyo kwo?)

  4. Quo tempore discedit?

    Nye kwo nongo? (Nye kwo nongo?)

  5. Estne haec via recta?

    Kik kwo gwen? (Kik kwo gwen?)

  6. Prope est hic

    Okwang kany ici (Okwang kany ici)

  7. Longius est ab hoc

    Okwang kany piny (Okwang kany piny)

  8. Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?

    Nye konyo i map? (Nye konyo i map?)

  9. Siste hic, quaeso

    Doko ici, pe? (Doko ici, pe?)

  10. Quot tempus capit?

    Nye kwo ngat? (Nye kwo ngat?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Quot hoc constat?

    Nye keken me? (Nye keken me?)

  2. Id nimis carum est.

    Okwero keken (Okwero keken)

  3. Habesne quidquam cheap?

    Itye keken me? (Itye keken me?)

  4. Possumne solvere charta?

    Nye konyo kadi? (Nye konyo kadi?)

  5. Velim mensam pro duobus.

    Nye tye kany kwo (Nye tye kany kwo)

  6. Ratio, quaeso.

    Kaka, nyinga (Kaka, nyinga)

  7. Estne servitium inclusum?

    Kati kany me? (Kati kany me?)

  8. Vegetarianus sum.

    Nye konyo wot (Nye konyo wot)

  9. Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

    Kati wot kany, nyinga (Kati wot kany, nyinga)

  10. Hoc est deliciosum.

    Iti kany (Iti kany)

  11. Possumne habere menu?

    Nye konyo kadi me? (Nye konyo kadi me?)

  12. Poculum aquae, quaeso.

    Kadi me kic, nyinga (Kadi me kic, nyinga)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Vocā polīciam

    Yat ma police

  2. Vocā ambulantiam

    Yat ma ambulance

  3. Medicum mihi opus est

    Nye konyo doctor

  4. Māla mē sentio

    Nye konyo wot

  5. Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

    Nye konyo kany kic

  6. Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

    Kati ki hospital ma kany?

  7. Hic dolet

    Okwero ineno

  8. Passum meum perdidī

    Nye tye konyo passport

  9. Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

    Okwero yat ma hotel amoni?

  10. Auxilium!

    Yat!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Te convenire pulchrum est

    Nye kany me (Nye kany me)

  2. Conventum constituamus

    Dano kany oting (Dano kany oting)

  3. Quot hora tibi convenit?

    Nye kany ma kany? (Nye kany ma kany?)

  4. Reportum hodie mittam

    Ngatye kany report kany (Ngatye kany report kany)

  5. Possumusne cras loqui?

    Nye kany ma kany tye? (Nye kany ma kany tye?)

  6. File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

    Nye kany ma file kany (Nye kany ma file kany)

  7. Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

    Atye kany ma kany (Atye kany ma kany)

  8. Spero ad te laborare

    Nye kany ma kany kany (Nye kany ma kany kany)

  9. Potesne illud punctum explicare?

    Nye kany ma kany tye? (Nye kany ma kany tye?)

  10. Permitte me ad te redire

    Dano kany ma kany (Dano kany ma kany)

  11. Terminatio est Veneris

    Kany kany Friday (Kany kany Friday)

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Quot hora est?

    Nye kany me? (Nye kany me?)

  2. Tertia hora est.

    Kany me tye keken (Kany me tye keken)

  3. Hodie

    Nye kany (Nye kany)

  4. Cras

    Nye kany me (Nye kany me)

  5. Heri

    Nye kany tye (Nye kany tye)

  6. Dies Lunae

    Ponyo (Ponyo)

  7. Dies Martis

    Ponyo keken (Ponyo keken)

  8. Dies Mercurii

    Ponyo tye (Ponyo tye)

  9. Unus

    Moko (Moko)

  10. Duo

    Maka (Maka)

  11. Tres

    Mek (Mek)

  12. Decem

    Ten (Ten)

  13. Centum

    Paka (Paka)

  14. Dimidium

    Piny (Piny)

  15. Plus

    Kaka (Kaka)

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