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Common Latin to Nuer phrases

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

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

Tip: pick five Nuer phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Salve

    Nhiar (sal-way)

  2. Gratias tibi

    Nyaak (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Bonum mane

    Nhiar gɔ̈ɔ̈r (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Bonum postmeridianum

    Nhiar aŋɔ̈r (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Bonum vesperum

    Nhiar aŋɔ̈r (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Bona nox

    Nhiar kɔ̈c (boh-nah nox)

  7. Vide te postea

    Aŋɔ̈r kɛ̈n (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Vale

    Kɛ̈n (wah-leh)

  9. Quod est nomen tuum?

    Cɛ̈l aŋɔ̈r kɛ̈n? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Nomen meum est Iohannes

    Cɛ̈l aŋɔ̈r John (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Quomodo es?

    Cɛ̈l kɛ̈n? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Te convenire mihi iucundum est

    Kɛ̈l aŋɔ̈r kɛ̈n (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

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

  1. Loquerisne Anglice?

    Nyaac ke nyin English? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Non bene loquor Hindi.

    Nyaac ma nyin Hindi ke nyin. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Non intellego.

    Nyaac ma nyin. (Non intellego.)

  4. Quaeso, lente loquere.

    Yin ke nyin kɛl. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Potesne id iterum dicere?

    Yin ke nyin kɛl a thok? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Ubi est latrina?

    Yin thok a kɛl? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?

    Nyaac ke nyin a city center? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Dextra verte.

    Yin ke nyin a laar. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Sinistra verte.

    Yin ke nyin a jɛŋ. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. I ad rectum.

    Yin ke nyin a thok. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Quot est merces?

    Yin ke nyin a kɛl? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Unum tessera, quaeso.

    Yin ke nyin a ticket. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Estne longum a hic?

    Yin ke nyin a thok? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ego sum perditus.

    Nyaac ke nyin. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Ubi possum emere SIM card?

    Yin thok a kɛl a 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

    Naa

  3. Fortasse

    Nyaak

  4. Consentio

    Nyeek a kech

  5. Non consentio

    Nyeek a kech naa

  6. Bene sonat

    Iye kech kɛl

  7. Quid censes?

    Nyaak a kech?

  8. Potesne me adiuvare?

    Nyaak a kech a jɔɔr?

  9. Auxilium mihi opus est

    Nyeek a jɔɔr kɛl

  10. Exspecta paulisper

    Kɛl a jɔɔr

  11. Me paenitet

    Nyeek a kech

  12. Nullum problema

    Naa a kech kɛl

  13. Felicitaciones

    Aye kɛl

  14. Felix natalis dies

    Aye kɛl a wɛr

  15. Felix iter habeas

    Kɛl a jɔɔr a jɛɛr

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Ubi est statio ferriviaria?

    Känyë kɛ́l wɛ́l? (Känyë kɛl wel)

  2. Ubi est statio bus?

    Känyë kɛ́l bɔ́l? (Känyë kɛl bol)

  3. Quae est suggestus?

    Kɛ́l bɛ́t kɛ́t? (Kel bet ket)

  4. Quo tempore discedit?

    Kɛ́l wɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́t? (Kel wel it ket)

  5. Estne haec via recta?

    Kɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́l wɛ́l? (Kel it kel wel)

  6. Prope est hic

    Kɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́l kɛ́l? (Kel it kel kel)

  7. Longius est ab hoc

    Kɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́l jɔ́l? (Kel it kel jol)

  8. Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?

    Kɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́l pɛ́t kɛ́t? (Kel it kel pet ket)

  9. Siste hic, quaeso

    Kɛ́l jɛ́l kɛ́l, pɛ́l? (Kel jel kel pel)

  10. Quot tempus capit?

    Kɛ́l ɪ́t kɛ́l jɔ́l kɛ́t? (Kel it kel jol ket)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Quot hoc constat?

    Nyaak cɛl? (nyaak chel)

  2. Id nimis carum est.

    Kɛl yic kɛc (kel yich kech)

  3. Habesne quidquam cheap?

    Yin kɛl nyin cɛl? (yin kel nyin chel)

  4. Possumne solvere charta?

    Nyaak tɛr kɛl kɛc? (nyaak ter kel kech)

  5. Velim mensam pro duobus.

    Nyaak cɛl kɛl tɛbɛl kɛl nyin (nyaak chel kel tebel kel nyin)

  6. Ratio, quaeso.

    Nyaak cɛl kɛl bɛl (nyaak chel kel bel)

  7. Estne servitium inclusum?

    Yin kɛl cɛl kɛl tɛr? (yin kel chel kel ter)

  8. Vegetarianus sum.

    Nyaak cɛl wɛr (nyaak chel wer)

  9. Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

    Nyaak cɛl kɛl wɛr kɛc (nyaak chel kel wer kech)

  10. Hoc est deliciosum.

    Kɛl cɛl kɛl nyin (kel chel kel nyin)

  11. Possumne habere menu?

    Nyaak cɛl kɛl mɛn? (nyaak chel kel men)

  12. Poculum aquae, quaeso.

    Nyaak cɛl kɛl gɛl wɛt (nyaak chel kel gel wet)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Vocā polīciam

    Cïl wïr (cil wir)

  2. Vocā ambulantiam

    Cïl an ambulance (cil an ambulance)

  3. Medicum mihi opus est

    Aŋ thïr a doctor (ang thir a doctor)

  4. Māla mē sentio

    Aŋ kɔc (ang koc)

  5. Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

    Aŋ kɔc a pïyït (ang koc a piyit)

  6. Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

    Cït kɛ̈n hospital? (cit ken hospital)

  7. Hic dolet

    Cïk bɛ̈t (cik bet)

  8. Passum meum perdidī

    Aŋ kɛ̈n passport (ang ken passport)

  9. Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

    Aŋ kɛ̈n cïl my hotel? (ang ken cil my hotel)

  10. Auxilium!

    Kɛ̈n! (ken)

Work and business

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

  1. Te convenire pulchrum est

    Nyeu ke nyin (nyin = meet)

  2. Conventum constituamus

    Nyeu ke jɔɔr ke nyin

  3. Quot hora tibi convenit?

    Kɛ kɛth jɔɔr a ke?

  4. Reportum hodie mittam

    Nyeu ke kɛc report kɛ jɔɔl

  5. Possumusne cras loqui?

    Nyeu ke jɔɔr kɛ bɛt?

  6. File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

    Nyeu kɛ jɔɔr file kɛ kɛth

  7. Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

    Nyeu kɛ jɔɔr a ke kɛth

  8. Spero ad te laborare

    Nyeu ke jɔɔr kɛ bɛt a ke

  9. Potesne illud punctum explicare?

    A ke jɔɔr kɛ kɛth a?

  10. Permitte me ad te redire

    Nyeu ke jɔɔr kɛ a ke

  11. Terminatio est Veneris

    Kɛ deadline kɛ Friday

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Quot hora est?

    Nii rɛ̈ŋa? (nii rɛŋa)

  2. Tertia hora est.

    Nii kɛ̈l lɔk thɛ̈n. (nii kɛl lok then)

  3. Hodie

    Nii rɛ̈ŋa (nii rɛŋa)

  4. Cras

    Nii rɛ̈ŋa kɛ̈l (nii rɛŋa kel)

  5. Heri

    Nii rɛ̈ŋa kɛ̈l lɔk (nii rɛŋa kel lok)

  6. Dies Lunae

    Dɛ̈n tɛ̈n (den ten)

  7. Dies Martis

    Dɛ̈n kɛ̈l (den kel)

  8. Dies Mercurii

    Dɛ̈n lɔk (den lok)

  9. Unus

    Kɛ̈l (kel)

  10. Duo

    Lɔk (lok)

  11. Tres

    Thɛ̈n (then)

  12. Decem

    Jɛ̈n (jen)

  13. Centum

    Kɛ̈l jɛ̈n (kel jen)

  14. Dimidium

    Nɛ̈ŋ (neng)

  15. Plus

    Kɛ̈l lɔk (kel lok)

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