Looking for practical Luganda to Maithili phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Luganda phrase first, then the Maithili translation (Maithili) — 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 Maithili.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Maithili-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.
Oli otya?
नमस्कार(namaskaar)
Webale
धन्यवाद(dhanyavaad)
Osiibye otya?
सुप्रभात(suprabhaat)
Osiibye bulungi?
सुप्रभात(suprabhaat)
Osiibye otya?
शुभ संध्या(shubh sandhya)
Lwaki olugendo?
शुभ रात्रि(shubh raatri)
Tugenda kutya?
फेर भेटब(pher bhetab)
Nkwagala
विदाई(vidai)
Erinnya lyo ani?
अहाँक नाम की छ?(ahaanak naam ki chh?)
Erinnya lyange nze John
हमर नाम जॉन अछि(hamar naam John achhi)
Oli otya?
अहाँ केहन छी?(ahaan kehan chhi?)
Nkwagala okukulaba
अहाँ सँ भेटिकय खुशी भेल(ahaan san bhetikay khushi bhel)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Okwogera mu Lungereza?
की अहाँ अंग्रेजी बोलैत छी?(ki ahan angreji bolait chhi?)
Sikozesa Hindi bulungi.
हम हिंदी नीक सँ नहि बोलैत छी(ham hindi neek san nahi bolait chhi)