Looking for practical Luganda to Santali (Ol Chiki) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Luganda phrase first, then the Santali (Ol Chiki) translation (Santali (Ol Chiki)) — 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 Santali (Ol Chiki).
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Oli otya?
ᱨᱤᱡᱤᱭ(rikiya)
Webale
ᱟᱹᱦᱚᱜᱟ(ahojaga)
Osiibye otya?
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱵᱟᱨᱚ(ahor boro)
Osiibye bulungi?
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱯᱟᱭ(ahor apay)
Osiibye otya?
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱢᱟᱭ(ahor amay)
Lwaki olugendo?
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱢᱟᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ(ahor amay anaa)
Tugenda kutya?
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ(ahor anaa)
Nkwagala
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ(ahor anaa)
Erinnya lyo ani?
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ?(ahor anaa ada?)
Erinnya lyange nze John
ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ(anaa ada anaa John)
Oli otya?
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ?(ahor anaa?)
Nkwagala okukulaba
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱡᱚᱱᱟ(ahor jona)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Okwogera mu Lungereza?
Tuhun English bolang?(tuhun English bolang)
Sikozesa Hindi bulungi.
Maan Hindi bhal nahi bolang(maan Hindi bhal nahi bolang)
Sijja kumanya.
Maan samjha nahi(maan samjha nahi)
Nnyonnyola bulungi.
Dohar dhire bolang(dohar dhire bolang)
Osobola okwogera buno buno?
Tuhun ohu bar bar bolang?(tuhun ohu bar bar bolang)
Ekitanda kiki?
Ghar gela kaha?(ghar gela kaha)
Nteekateeka owa city center?
Maan nagar kendraka katha jabo?(maan nagar kendraka katha jabo)
Genda ku kkono.
Bamra gela(bamra gela)
Genda ku mwoyo.
Dahra gela(dahra gela)
Genda mu maaso.
Sidha jabo(sidha jabo)
Ekitundu kiki?
Kota kharch?(kota kharch)
Ticket emu, please.
Ek ticket, dohar(ek ticket, dohar)
Kiki kirekera wano?
Ika duraka?(ika duraka)
Ndi mu bubi.
Maan khoya gelam(maan khoya gelam)
Nneeyisa SIM card wano?
Maan SIM card kahan kinabo?(maan SIM card kahan kinabo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ye
ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹ
Nedda
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Okwagala
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ
Nnaakuwandiika
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Sikuwandiika
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ
Kyo kyekirungi
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ
Otekayo ki?
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ?
Osobola okundabira?
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ?
Nfuna obuyambi
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Saba omukutu
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Nsaba
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Tewali kibadde
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Okwagaliza
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Okwagaliza ku lunaku lw'okuzaala
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Genda bulungi
ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.