Looking for practical Maltese to Tsonga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Maltese phrase first, then the Tsonga translation (Tsonga) — 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 Tsonga.
Tip: read the Tsonga line out loud three times, then cover the Maltese side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Ħello
Xewani
Grazzi
Ndza khensa
Bongu
Xewani xitulu
Bongu filgħaxija
Xewani ntlhanu
Il-lejl it-tajba
Xewani nhloko
Il-lejl it-tajba
Xewani xihlayo
Naraw x'imkien
Tshamisa
Addio
Sala kahle
X'jismek?
U vitaniwani?
Jien jisimni John
Ndzina i John
Kif inti?
U njhani?
Nice li niltaqgħu
Ku rhandza ku hlangana na wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Titkellem bl-Ingliż?
U vulavula Xitsonga?
Ma nitkellimx sew il-Hindi.
A ndzi vulavula Hindi kahle.
Ma nifhimx.
A ndzi twisisi.
Jekk jogħġbok, itkellem bil-mod.
Ndza kombela u vulavula hi ku hatlisa.
Tista' tgħid dan mill-ġdid?
U nga vula sweswo na ku tlhela?
Fejn hi l-banju?
Xikombiso xihi?
Kif nista' naslu ċ-ċentru tal-belt?
Ndza famba njhani ku ya etikweni?
Iċċaqlaq lemin.
Khandziya ekhaya.
Iċċaqlaq xellug.
Khandziya ekunene.
Mur dritt.
Famba u ya emahlweni.
Kemm hi l-prezz?
Mafambiselo ma yini?
Biljetta waħda, jekk jogħġbok.
Nhlamulo imwe, ndza kombela.
Huwa 'l bogħod minn hawn?
I yini ku tlula kona?
Jien mitluf.
Ndzi khomiwe.
Fejn nista' nixtri SIM card?
Xina ndzi nga teka SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Iva
Inhlawulo
Le
A hi kona
Forse
Swi nga va tano
Naqbel
Ndzi amukela
Ma naqblux
Ndzi nga amukeli
Dak jismu tajjeb
Iku na switlhavelo
X'jidhrulek?
U ehleketa yini?
Tista' tgħinni?
U nga ndzi pfuna?
Għandi bżonn għajnuna
Ndzi lava mpfuno
Staqsi ftit
Hlayisa nkarhi
Jien skużani
Ndzi tsundzuka
L-ebda problema
A hi na xiphiqo
Prosit
Ndzakuva
Happy birthday
Mavongele yo tsakela
Ikollok vjaġġ sikur
U va na ndlela yo olova
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Fejn hi l-istazzjon tal-ferrovija?
Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?
Fejn hi l-ħanut tal-linja?
Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?
Liema pjattaforma hi?
I platform yihi?
X'ħin titlaq?
I nkarhi muni yi hamba?
Hija din it-triq it-tajba?
I ndlela leyi nga right?
Hija viċin hawn.
I kona edzongeni.
Hija 'l bogħod minn hawn.
I le n'hweti.
Tista' turi lili fuq il-mappa?
U nga ndzi kombisa eka mappu?
Waqqaf hawn, jekk jogħġbok.
Tshika lapha, ndza kombela.
Kemm tieħu?
I nkarhi muni ku taka?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Kemm jiswa dan?
I ku humelela njhani?(i ku humelela njhani?)
Dak huwa wisq għali.
I kona ku phindzelela.
Għandek xi ħaġa iktar irħisa?
U na na yini leyi endlaka ku phindzelela?
Nista' nħallas bil-karta?
Ndzaku ta hlayisa hi khadi?
Nixtieq mejda għal tnejn.
Ndza rhandza tafula ya vumbirhi.
Il-kont, jekk jogħġbok.
Ndzaku ya le mfunghwini.
Huwa servizz inkluż?
I ku kumiwa ka ntirho?
Jien veġetarjan.
Ndza va vegetarian.
Ebda ikel picanti, jekk jogħġbok.
A hi na swakudya leswi khumbaka.
Dan huwa delizzjuż.
Leswi i switlhavi.
Nista' nkun għandi l-menu?
Ndzaku na menu?
Bott ta' ilma, jekk jogħġbok.
Ndzaku ya vhuvhu.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Iċċempel lill-pulizija
Tivisa mapolisa
Iċċempel ambulanza
Tivisa ambalansi
Għandi bżonn tabib
Ndzi lava dokotela
Inħossni morda
Ndzi khoma ku vava
Jien allerġiku għall-ġammie
Ndza va na ku vava hi mapfuri
Fejn hu l-isptar l-eqreb?
Hospital leyi nga ekule i wihi?
Iħossni hawn
Ku vava laha
Ntlejt il-passaport tiegħi
Ndzi lahlekeriwe hi passport ya mina
Tista' iċċempel l-lukanda tiegħi?
U nga tivisa hotel ya mina?
Għajnuna!
Shelp!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nice li niltaqgħu
Ku tsakela ku hlangana na wena
Ejja nippjanaw laqgħa
A hi endla xihlanganiso
Liema ħin jaħdem għalik?
Ntiyiso wo sungula ku tirha na wena?
Se nibgħat ir-rapport illum
Ndzi ta rhumela xitlhavelo namuntlha
Nistgħu nitkellmu għada?
Kambe hi nga vulavula sweswi?
Jekk jogħġbok sib il-fajl imwaqqaf
Ndza kombela u kuma faayela ku hlanganisiwa
Grazzi għall-ħin tiegħek
Ndza nkhensa hi nkarhi wa wena
Nistenna bil-ħerqa li naħdem miegħek
Ndza langutela ku tirha na wena
Tista' tikkjarifika dak il-punt?
U nga ku hlamusela xiphemu lexi?
Ħalli nirrivija lilek
A ndzi ta vuya eka wena
Il-limitu huwa l-Ġimgħa
Nkarhi wo heta i Friday
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.