Looking for practical Malay (Bahasa Melayu) to Acholi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Malay phrase first, then the Acholi translation (Acholi) — 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 Acholi.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Acholi-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.
Halo
Ayo(ah-yo)
Terima kasih
Naki(nah-kee)
Selamat pagi
Bok moti(bok mo-tee)
Selamat petang
Bok nongo(bok non-go)
Selamat malam
Bok obedo(bok oh-beh-do)
Selamat malam
Bok ngat(bok ngat)
Jumpa lagi
Tye kany(tye kan-yee)
Selamat tinggal
Itye(ee-tye)
Siapa nama anda?
Iti ma ineno?(ee-tee mah ee-neh-no)
Nama saya John
Ineno John(ee-neh-no John)
Apa khabar?
Iti ma inyo?(ee-tee mah een-yo)
Senang berjumpa dengan anda
Gat ma inyo(gaht mah een-yo)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Adakah anda bercakap dalam bahasa Inggeris?
Itye konyo English?(Adakah anda bercakap dalam bahasa Inggeris?)
Saya tidak bercakap Hindi dengan baik
Nye konyo Hindi kanyim.
Saya tidak faham
Nye neno.
Sila bercakap perlahan
Nye konyo tye kanyim.
Bolehkah anda ulang semula?
Itye konyo tye kanyim?
Di manakah tandas?
Iti kanyim ngat?
Bagaimana saya boleh ke pusat bandar?
Nye konyo kanyim ku city center?
Belok kiri
Konyo kuc.
Belok kanan
Konyo kuc.
Jalan terus
Tye kanyim.
Berapa harga tambang?
Iti kanyim ngat?
Satu tiket, sila
One ticket, please.
Adakah ia jauh dari sini?
Iti kanyim kanyim?
Saya tersesat
Nye konyo.
Di manakah saya boleh beli kad SIM?
Iti kanyim ngat SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ya
Aye
Tidak
Bila
Mungkin
Kweyo
Saya setuju
Ng'ato konyo
Saya tidak setuju
Ng'ato konyo ni
Itu kedengaran baik
Okwero kany
Apa pendapat anda?
Ika kany?
Boleh anda bantu saya?
Ikwok kany?
Saya perlukan bantuan
Ng'ato konyo kany
Tunggu sebentar
Tye kany
Saya minta maaf
Ng'ato konyo
Tiada masalah
Bila kany
Tahniah
Tye kany
Selamat hari jadi
Aye konyo
Selamat jalan
Tye kany ma ng'ato
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Di mana stesen kereta api?
Atye kany kwo?(Atye kany kwo?)
Di mana perhentian bas?
Atye kany bura?(Atye kany bura?)
Platform yang mana?
Kati onyo kwo?(Kati onyo kwo?)
Pukul berapa ia berlepas?
Nye kwo nongo?(Nye kwo nongo?)
Adakah ini jalan yang betul?
Kik kwo gwen?(Kik kwo gwen?)
Ia dekat sini
Okwang kany ici(Okwang kany ici)
Ia jauh dari sini
Okwang kany piny(Okwang kany piny)
Bolehkah anda tunjukkan pada peta?
Nye konyo i map?(Nye konyo i map?)
Berhenti di sini, sila
Doko ici, pe?(Doko ici, pe?)
Berapa lama ia mengambil masa?
Nye kwo ngat?(Nye kwo ngat?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Berapa harga ini?
Nye keken me?(Nye keken me?)
Itu terlalu mahal.
Okwero keken(Okwero keken)
Adakah anda mempunyai sesuatu yang lebih murah?
Itye keken me?(Itye keken me?)
Bolehkah saya bayar dengan kad?
Nye konyo kadi?(Nye konyo kadi?)
Saya ingin meja untuk dua orang.
Nye tye kany kwo(Nye tye kany kwo)
Bil, sila.
Kaka, nyinga(Kaka, nyinga)
Adakah perkhidmatan termasuk?
Kati kany me?(Kati kany me?)
Saya seorang vegetarian.
Nye konyo wot(Nye konyo wot)
Tiada makanan pedas, sila.
Kati wot kany, nyinga(Kati wot kany, nyinga)
Ini sedap.
Iti kany(Iti kany)
Bolehkah saya dapatkan menu?
Nye konyo kadi me?(Nye konyo kadi me?)
Segelas air, sila.
Kadi me kic, nyinga(Kadi me kic, nyinga)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Panggil polis
Yat ma police
Panggil ambulans
Yat ma ambulance
Saya perlukan doktor
Nye konyo doctor
Saya rasa sakit
Nye konyo wot
Saya alah kepada kacang tanah
Nye konyo kany kic
Di mana hospital terdekat?
Kati ki hospital ma kany?
Ia sakit di sini
Okwero ineno
Saya hilang pasport saya
Nye tye konyo passport
Bolehkah anda panggil hotel saya?
Okwero yat ma hotel amoni?
Tolong!
Yat!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Senang berjumpa dengan anda
Nye kany me(Nye kany me)
Mari kita jadwalkan mesyuarat
Dano kany oting(Dano kany oting)
Jam berapa yang sesuai untuk anda?
Nye kany ma kany?(Nye kany ma kany?)
Saya akan menghantar laporan hari ini
Ngatye kany report kany(Ngatye kany report kany)
Bolehkah kita bercakap esok?
Nye kany ma kany tye?(Nye kany ma kany tye?)
Sila lihat fail yang dilampirkan
Nye kany ma file kany(Nye kany ma file kany)
Terima kasih atas masa anda
Atye kany ma kany(Atye kany ma kany)
Saya menantikan untuk bekerja dengan anda
Nye kany ma kany kany(Nye kany ma kany kany)
Bolehkah anda menjelaskan perkara itu?
Nye kany ma kany tye?(Nye kany ma kany tye?)
Biarkan saya kembali kepada anda
Dano kany ma kany(Dano kany ma kany)
Tarikh akhir adalah hari Jumaat
Kany kany Friday(Kany kany Friday)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.