Common Latin to Swati phrases

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

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

Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Swati-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.

  1. Salve

    Sawubona (sal-way)

  2. Gratias tibi

    Ngiyabonga (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Bonum mane

    Siyaphila (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Bonum postmeridianum

    Siyaphila (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Bonum vesperum

    Siyaphila (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Bona nox

    Lalani kahle (boh-nah nox)

  7. Vide te postea

    Sizobonana (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Vale

    Hamba kahle (wah-leh)

  9. Quod est nomen tuum?

    Ubani igama lakho? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Nomen meum est Iohannes

    Igama lami nguJohn (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Quomodo es?

    Unjani? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Te convenire mihi iucundum est

    Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe (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?

    Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Non bene loquor Hindi.

    Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Non intellego.

    Angiqondi. (Non intellego.)

  4. Quaeso, lente loquere.

    Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Potesne id iterum dicere?

    Ungakuphindze lokho? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Ubi est latrina?

    Iphi indlu yangasese? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?

    Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Dextra verte.

    Phendukela kwesobunxele. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Sinistra verte.

    Phendukela kwesokudla. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. I ad rectum.

    Hamba phambili. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Quot est merces?

    Kubiza malini? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Unum tessera, quaeso.

    Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Estne longum a hic?

    Kude lapha? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ego sum perditus.

    Ngilahlekile. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Ubi possum emere SIM card?

    Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ita

    Yebo

  2. Non

    Cha

  3. Fortasse

    Mhlawumbe

  4. Consentio

    Ngiyavuma

  5. Non consentio

    Ngiyaphikisa

  6. Bene sonat

    Lokho kuhle

  7. Quid censes?

    Ucabanga ukuthini?

  8. Potesne me adiuvare?

    Ungangisiza?

  9. Auxilium mihi opus est

    Ngidinga usizo

  10. Exspecta paulisper

    Linda umzuzu

  11. Me paenitet

    Ngiyaxolisa

  12. Nullum problema

    Akukho nkinga

  13. Felicitaciones

    Siyabonga

  14. Felix natalis dies

    Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa

  15. Felix iter habeas

    Uhambe kahle

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Ubi est statio ferriviaria?

    Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi? (ku-pee ee-see-tay-shee seh-bah-see)

  2. Ubi est statio bus?

    Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi? (ku-pee oom-pah-kah-tsee weh-bah-see)

  3. Quae est suggestus?

    Iyiphi i-platform? (ee-yee-pee ee-platform)

  4. Quo tempore discedit?

    Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba? (ngah-see-pee ee-see-kah-thee ee-yah-hah-mba)

  5. Estne haec via recta?

    Ngabe le yindlela efanele? (ngah-beh leh een-dleh-lah eh-fah-neh-leh)

  6. Prope est hic

    Kusondela lapha (koo-son-deh-lah lah-pah)

  7. Longius est ab hoc

    Kude lapha (koo-deh lah-pah)

  8. Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?

    Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni? (oon-gah-nee-khom-bee-sah em-mah-poh-nee)

  9. Siste hic, quaeso

    Misa lapha, ngiyacela (mee-sah lah-pah, ngee-yah-cheh-lah)

  10. Quot tempus capit?

    Kuthathe isikhathi esingaki? (koo-thah-teh ee-see-kah-thee eh-sing-ah-kee)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Quot hoc constat?

    Kubiza malini le? (ku-biza ma-li-ni le)

  2. Id nimis carum est.

    Lokhu kubiza kakhulu (lo-khu ku-bi-za ka-khulu)

  3. Habesne quidquam cheap?

    Unayo yini leyo ephansi? (u-na-yo yi-ni le-yo e-phan-si)

  4. Possumne solvere charta?

    Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi? (ngi-ya-kwa-zi u-ku-kho-kha nge-kha-di)

  5. Velim mensam pro duobus.

    Ngithanda itafula lababili (ngi-than-da i-ta-fu-la la-ba-bi-li)

  6. Ratio, quaeso.

    Ibhili, ngiyacela (i-bhi-li ngi-ya-ce-la)

  7. Estne servitium inclusum?

    Inkonzo ibhajetwe? (in-kon-zo i-bha-je-twe)

  8. Vegetarianus sum.

    Ngiyi-vegetarian (ngi-yi-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)

  9. Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

    Akukho ukudla okushisayo, ngiyacela (a-ku-kho u-ku-dla o-ku-shi-sa-yo ngi-ya-ce-la)

  10. Hoc est deliciosum.

    Lokhu kuhle (lo-khu ku-hle)

  11. Possumne habere menu?

    Ngicela imenyu? (ngi-ce-la i-me-nu)

  12. Poculum aquae, quaeso.

    Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela (in-gi-la-zi ya-man-zi ngi-ya-ce-la)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Vocā polīciam

    Biza emaphoyisa

  2. Vocā ambulantiam

    Biza i-ambulance

  3. Medicum mihi opus est

    Ngidinga udokotela

  4. Māla mē sentio

    Ngizizwa ngigula

  5. Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

    Ngiyavuma emantongomane

  6. Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

    Kuphi esibhedlela esiseduze?

  7. Hic dolet

    Kukhala lapha

  8. Passum meum perdidī

    Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami

  9. Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

    Ungabiza ihhotela yami?

  10. Auxilium!

    Siza!

Work and business

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

  1. Te convenire pulchrum est

    Kuhle kukuhlangana nawe

  2. Conventum constituamus

    Masihlele umhlangano

  3. Quot hora tibi convenit?

    Yini isikhathi esikufanele?

  4. Reportum hodie mittam

    Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla

  5. Possumusne cras loqui?

    Singakhuluma kusasa?

  6. File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

    Sicela uthole ifayela elihlanganisiwe

  7. Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

    Ngiyabonga ngesikhathi sakho

  8. Spero ad te laborare

    Ngilindele ukusebenza nawe

  9. Potesne illud punctum explicare?

    Ungacacisa le ndaba?

  10. Permitte me ad te redire

    Ngizobuyela kuwe

  11. Terminatio est Veneris

    Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Quot hora est?

    Kukhona isikhathi esingakanani?

  2. Tertia hora est.

    Kukhona ematfuba lamatsatfu.

  3. Hodie

    Namuhla

  4. Cras

    Kusasa

  5. Heri

    Izolo

  6. Dies Lunae

    Msombuluko

  7. Dies Martis

    Lwesibili

  8. Dies Mercurii

    Lwesithathu

  9. Unus

    Kunye

  10. Duo

    Kubili

  11. Tres

    Kumatfuba

  12. Decem

    Lishumi

  13. Centum

    Kukhulu

  14. Dimidium

    Hhafu

  15. Plus

    Kanye