Looking for practical Maithili to Santali (Ol Chiki) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Maithili 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).
Tip: when a Santali (Ol Chiki) phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Maithili wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
नमस्कार
ᱨᱤᱡᱤᱭ(rikiya)
धन्यवाद
ᱟᱹᱦᱚᱜᱟ(ahojaga)
सुप्रभात
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱵᱟᱨᱚ(ahor boro)
सुप्रभात
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱯᱟᱭ(ahor apay)
शुभ संध्या
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱢᱟᱭ(ahor amay)
शुभ रात्रि
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱢᱟᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ(ahor amay anaa)
फेर भेटब
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ(ahor anaa)
विदाई
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ(ahor anaa)
अहाँक नाम की छ?
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ?(ahor anaa ada?)
हमर नाम जॉन अछि
ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ(anaa ada anaa John)
अहाँ केहन छी?
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ?(ahor anaa?)
अहाँ सँ भेटिकय खुशी भेल
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱡᱚᱱᱟ(ahor jona)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
की अहाँ अंग्रेजी बोलैत छी?
Tuhun English bolang?(tuhun English bolang)
हम हिंदी नीक सँ नहि बोलैत छी
Maan Hindi bhal nahi bolang(maan Hindi bhal nahi bolang)
हम नहि बुझैत छी
Maan samjha nahi(maan samjha nahi)
कृपया धीरे-धीरे बोलू
Dohar dhire bolang(dohar dhire bolang)
अहाँ फेर सँ कहि सकैत छी?
Tuhun ohu bar bar bolang?(tuhun ohu bar bar bolang)
बाथरूम कहाँ अछि?
Ghar gela kaha?(ghar gela kaha)
हम शहरक केन्द्र कियैक जाउ?
Maan nagar kendraka katha jabo?(maan nagar kendraka katha jabo)
बाँय मोड़ू
Bamra gela(bamra gela)
दाएँ मोड़ू
Dahra gela(dahra gela)
सिधा जाउ
Sidha jabo(sidha jabo)
भाड़ा कतेक अछि?
Kota kharch?(kota kharch)
एकटा टिकट, कृपया
Ek ticket, dohar(ek ticket, dohar)
ई इहाँ सँ दूर अछि?
Ika duraka?(ika duraka)
हम गुम भ' गेल छी
Maan khoya gelam(maan khoya gelam)
हम SIM कार्ड कहाँ किन सकैत छी?
Maan SIM card kahan kinabo?(maan SIM card kahan kinabo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.