Looking for practical Latin to Tiv phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin phrase first, then the Tiv translation (Tiv) — 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 Tiv.
Tip: pick five Tiv 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.
Salve
Mgbakpa(sal-way)
Gratias tibi
Ior na(grah-tee-as tee-bee)
Bonum mane
Mgbakpa u sha(boh-num mah-neh)
Bonum postmeridianum
Mgbakpa u kpa(boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)
Bonum vesperum
Mgbakpa u ter(boh-num vehs-peh-rum)
Bona nox
Mgbakpa u ter sha(boh-nah nox)
Vide te postea
Kpa a joo(vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)
Vale
Ior a joo(wah-leh)
Quod est nomen tuum?
Ior m ngu?(kwod est noh-men too-um)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
M ngu John(noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)
Quomodo es?
Ior m nande?(kwo-mo-do es)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
Ior m nande a joo(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.
Loquerisne Anglice?
I kpa English?(Loquerisne Anglice?)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
M nahan Hindi nahan.(Non bene loquor Hindi.)
Non intellego.
M nahan usha.(Non intellego.)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
M nahan usha kpa.(Quaeso, lente loquere.)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
I kpa a sha?(Potesne id iterum dicere?)
Ubi est latrina?
I we a joo?(Ubi est latrina?)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
Nenge a kpa a city center?(Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)
Dextra verte.
Kpa a joo.(Dextra verte.)
Sinistra verte.
Kpa a nahan.(Sinistra verte.)
I ad rectum.
Kpa a sha.(I ad rectum.)
Quot est merces?
Nenge a kpa a fare?(Quot est merces?)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
I kpa a ticket, please.(Unum tessera, quaeso.)
Estne longum a hic?
I we a nahan a nahan?(Estne longum a hic?)
Ego sum perditus.
M nahan sha.(Ego sum perditus.)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
I we a kpa a SIM card?(Ubi possum emere SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ita
Ee
Non
Naa
Fortasse
Iye
Consentio
M na a kpa
Non consentio
M na a kpa nahan
Bene sonat
I kpa a kpa
Quid censes?
U kpa a nahan?
Potesne me adiuvare?
U kpa m nahan?
Auxilium mihi opus est
M na a kpa nahan
Exspecta paulisper
Kpa a kpa
Me paenitet
M na a kpa
Nullum problema
Naa a kpa
Felicitaciones
I kpa a kpa
Felix natalis dies
A kpa a kpa
Felix iter habeas
U kpa a kpa
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
Ior a kpa?(Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)
Ubi est statio bus?
Ior a nyam?(Ubi est statio bus?)
Quae est suggestus?
Ior a gande?(Quae est suggestus?)
Quo tempore discedit?
Nenge a kpa?(Quo tempore discedit?)
Estne haec via recta?
Ior a nenge a?(Estne haec via recta?)
Prope est hic
I na kpa a.(Prope est hic)
Longius est ab hoc
I na kpa a kpa.(Longius est ab hoc)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
I ma ior a gande?(Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)
Siste hic, quaeso
Kpa a, please.(Siste hic, quaeso)
Quot tempus capit?
Nenge a kpa?(Quot tempus capit?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Quot hoc constat?
Ior kwagh nahan?(ior kwagh nahan)
Id nimis carum est.
Ior u kpa a kpa(ior u kpa a kpa)
Habesne quidquam cheap?
Ior m ngu u kpa?(ior m ngu u kpa)
Possumne solvere charta?
Ior m gban a card?(ior m gban a card)
Velim mensam pro duobus.
A doo a table m ngu a yô(a doo a table m ngu a yô)
Ratio, quaeso.
Ior a bill, please(ior a bill, please)
Estne servitium inclusum?
Ior a service m nahan?(ior a service m nahan)
Vegetarianus sum.
A m vegetarian(a m vegetarian)
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
A m nahan a spicy food(a m nahan a spicy food)
Hoc est deliciosum.
Ior a kpa(ior a kpa)
Possumne habere menu?
Ior m gban a menu?(ior m gban a menu)
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
A glass a water, please(a glass a water)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Vocā polīciam
Kpa a police
Vocā ambulantiam
Kpa a ambulance
Medicum mihi opus est
M ba a doctor
Māla mē sentio
M kpa a kpa
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
M kpa a nyam
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
I kpa a hospital mza?
Hic dolet
I kpa a sha
Passum meum perdidī
M kpa a passport m
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
I kpa a hotel m?
Auxilium!
Kpa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Te convenire pulchrum est
Ior u kpa.
Conventum constituamus
Ka a hia ikyô.
Quot hora tibi convenit?
Nî kpa u kpa?
Reportum hodie mittam
M gbanor u kpe.
Possumusne cras loqui?
A hia nî u hia?
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
M kpa u venge.
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
Ior u nenge.
Spero ad te laborare
M hia u kpa.
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
Ior a hia u mba?
Permitte me ad te redire
Ka m hia u.
Terminatio est Veneris
Ikyô u kpa a Friday.
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.