Looking for practical Luxembourgish to Tiv phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Luxembourgish 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Tiv-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.
Moien
Mgbakpa
Merci
Ior na
Gudden Mënsch
Mgbakpa u sha
Gudden Owend
Mgbakpa u kpa
Gudden Owend
Mgbakpa u ter
Gudde Nacht
Mgbakpa u ter sha
Bis geschwënn
Kpa a joo
Äddi
Ior a joo
Wéi heescht dees?
Ior m ngu?
Mengem Numm ass John
M ngu John
Wéi geet et der?
Ior m nande?
Schéin dech kennenzeléieren
Ior m nande a joo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Säz Iech Englesch?
I kpa English?
Ech schwätzen net gutt Hindi.
M nahan Hindi nahan.
Ech verstinn net.
M nahan usha.
Säit w.e.g. lues.
M nahan usha kpa.
Kënnt Dir dat nach eng Kéier soen?
I kpa a sha?
Wou ass d'Wc?
I we a joo?
Wéi kommen ech an d'Zentrum?
Nenge a kpa a city center?
Dréit lénks.
Kpa a joo.
Dréit riets.
Kpa a nahan.
Geet direkt.
Kpa a sha.
Wéi vill kascht et?
Nenge a kpa a fare?
Eng Ticket, w.e.g.
I kpa a ticket, please.
Ass et wäit vun hei?
I we a nahan a nahan?
Ech sinn verluer.
M nahan sha.
Wou kann ech eng SIM-Kaart kafen?
I we a kpa a SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Jo
Ee
Nee
Naa
Maybe
Iye
Ech sinn einverstanden
M na a kpa
Ech sinn net einverstanden
M na a kpa nahan
Dat kléngt gutt
I kpa a kpa
Wat mengs de?
U kpa a nahan?
Kanns de mir hëllefen?
U kpa m nahan?
Ech brauch Hëllef
M na a kpa nahan
Waart eng Sekonn
Kpa a kpa
Ech sinn entschëllegt
M na a kpa
Kee Problem
Naa a kpa
Herzleche Gléckwënsch
I kpa a kpa
Alles Guddes zum Gebuertsdag
A kpa a kpa
Hues eng sécher Rees
U kpa a kpa
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wou ass d'Zuchstatioun?
Ior a kpa?
Wou ass d'Busstatioun?
Ior a nyam?
Wéi eng Plattform ass et?
Ior a gande?
Wéini geet et fort?
Nenge a kpa?
Ass dat de richtege Wee?
Ior a nenge a?
Et ass hei no.
I na kpa a.
Et ass wäit ewech hei.
I na kpa a kpa.
Kanns de mir op der Kaart weisen?
I ma ior a gande?
Stop hei, wann ech pléisse.
Kpa a, please.
Wéi laang dauert et?
Nenge a kpa?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Wéi vill kascht dat?
Ior kwagh nahan?(ior kwagh nahan)
Dat ass ze deier.
Ior u kpa a kpa(ior u kpa a kpa)
Hues deppes méi bëlleg?
Ior m ngu u kpa?(ior m ngu u kpa)
Kann ech mat der Kaart bezuelen?
Ior m gban a card?(ior m gban a card)
Ech hätt gär eng Tabell fir zwou.
A doo a table m ngu a yô(a doo a table m ngu a yô)
D'Rechnung, w.e.g.
Ior a bill, please(ior a bill, please)
Ass de Service inklusiv?
Ior a service m nahan?(ior a service m nahan)
Ech sinn Vegetarier.
A m vegetarian(a m vegetarian)
Keng schaarf Iessen, w.e.g.
A m nahan a spicy food(a m nahan a spicy food)
Dat ass lecker.
Ior a kpa(ior a kpa)
Kann ech d'Menu kréien?
Ior m gban a menu?(ior m gban a menu)
E Glace Waasser, w.e.g.
A glass a water, please(a glass a water)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Ruff d'Police
Kpa a police
Ruff eng Ambulanz
Kpa a ambulance
Ech brauch e Dokter
M ba a doctor
Ech fille mech schlecht
M kpa a kpa
Ech sinn allergesch géint Erdnüssen
M kpa a nyam
Wou ass d'nächst Spidol?
I kpa a hospital mza?
Et deet hei weh
I kpa a sha
Ech hunn mäin Pass verluer
M kpa a passport m
Kanns de mäin Hotel ruffen?
I kpa a hotel m?
Hëllef!
Kpa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Schéin Iech ze treffen
Ior u kpa.
Loosst eis eng Sëtzung plangen
Ka a hia ikyô.
Wéini passt et Iech?
Nî kpa u kpa?
Ech schécken den Rapport haut
M gbanor u kpe.
Kënne mir muer schwätzen?
A hia nî u hia?
Ech hunn d'File als Attaché bäigefüügt
M kpa u venge.
Merci fir Är Zäit
Ior u nenge.
Ech freeë mech op d'Zesummenaarbecht mat Iech
M hia u kpa.
Kënnt Dir dësen Punkt kloerstellen?
Ior a hia u mba?
Ech kommen op Iech zréck
Ka m hia u.
D'Frist ass Freideg
Ikyô u kpa a Friday.
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.