Looking for practical Manx to Acholi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Manx 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: when a Acholi phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Manx 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.
Fastyr mie
Ayo(ah-yo)
Gura mie eu
Naki(nah-kee)
Mie eu
Bok moti(bok mo-tee)
Fastyr mie
Bok nongo(bok non-go)
Oie vie
Bok obedo(bok oh-beh-do)
Oie ghooinney
Bok ngat(bok ngat)
Gree gys y chee
Tye kany(tye kan-yee)
Slane
Itye(ee-tye)
Cre ta d'ennym?
Iti ma ineno?(ee-tee mah ee-neh-no)
Ta my ennym yn John
Ineno John(ee-neh-no John)
Kys t'eh?
Iti ma inyo?(ee-tee mah een-yo)
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Gat ma inyo(gaht mah een-yo)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?
Itye konyo English?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh
Nye konyo Hindi kanyim.(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Cha noddym ymmodee
Nye neno.(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie
Nye konyo tye kanyim.(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?
Itye konyo tye kanyim?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Where's y toalett?
Iti kanyim ngat?(Where's y toalett?)
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?
Nye konyo kanyim ku city center?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Goll gys y laa
Konyo kuc.(Goll gys y laa)
Goll gys y laa
Konyo kuc.(Goll gys y laa)
Goll er y thalloo
Tye kanyim.(Goll er y thalloo)
Cooish ta'n coshyn?
Iti kanyim ngat?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Ticket ny hwoaie, please
One ticket, please.(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?
Iti kanyim kanyim?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal
Nye konyo.(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?
Iti kanyim ngat SIM card?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aye
Aye
Na
Bila
Possibly
Kweyo
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Ng'ato konyo
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Ng'ato konyo ni
Ta shoh goll er
Okwero kany
Cre ta'n chione?
Ika kany?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Ikwok kany?
Ta mee cur my chenn
Ng'ato konyo kany
Gow er ny hoilshey
Tye kany
Ta mee er yannoo
Ng'ato konyo
Cha nel broogh
Bila kany
Foddee gura
Tye kany
Laa breith shenney
Aye konyo
Gow er ny shickyr
Tye kany ma ng'ato
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?
Atye kany kwo?(Atye kany kwo?)
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?
Atye kany bura?(Atye kany bura?)
Cre ta'n platfoy?
Kati onyo kwo?(Kati onyo kwo?)
Cooish dy vel eh goll?
Nye kwo nongo?(Nye kwo nongo?)
Ta shoh yn aght reih?
Kik kwo gwen?(Kik kwo gwen?)
Ta eh ny chione hene
Okwang kany ici(Okwang kany ici)
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene
Okwang kany piny(Okwang kany piny)
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?
Nye konyo i map?(Nye konyo i map?)
Goll er-hene, please
Doko ici, pe?(Doko ici, pe?)
Kys ta'n traa goll?
Nye kwo ngat?(Nye kwo ngat?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Cre ta'n cost?
Nye keken me?(Nye keken me?)
Ta shen ny gaggyr
Okwero keken(Okwero keken)
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
Itye keken me?(Itye keken me?)
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
Nye konyo kadi?(Nye konyo kadi?)
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
Nye tye kany kwo(Nye tye kany kwo)
Yn bill, please
Kaka, nyinga(Kaka, nyinga)
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?
Kati kany me?(Kati kany me?)
Ta mee veih'n vegg
Nye konyo wot(Nye konyo wot)
Cha nel food spiced, please
Kati wot kany, nyinga(Kati wot kany, nyinga)
Ta shen ny chennag
Iti kany(Iti kany)
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Nye konyo kadi me?(Nye konyo kadi me?)
Glass jeh voddy, please
Kadi me kic, nyinga(Kadi me kic, nyinga)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Goll er y pholice
Yat ma police
Goll er ambulance
Yat ma ambulance
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
Nye konyo doctor
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
Nye konyo wot
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
Nye konyo kany kic
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
Kati ki hospital ma kany?
Ta eh goll er shoh
Okwero ineno
Haink mee my passport
Nye tye konyo passport
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
Okwero yat ma hotel amoni?
Fowd!
Yat!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Gura mie eu
Nye kany me(Nye kany me)
Gynsaght cur as sheshaght
Dano kany oting(Dano kany oting)
Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?
Nye kany ma kany?(Nye kany ma kany?)
Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh
Ngatye kany report kany(Ngatye kany report kany)
Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?
Nye kany ma kany tye?(Nye kany ma kany tye?)
Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh
Nye kany ma file kany(Nye kany ma file kany)
Gura mie eu son do chione
Atye kany ma kany(Atye kany ma kany)
Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish
Nye kany ma kany kany(Nye kany ma kany kany)
Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?
Nye kany ma kany tye?(Nye kany ma kany tye?)
Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym
Dano kany ma kany(Dano kany ma kany)
Ta'n laa kiare er y Vaar
Kany kany Friday(Kany kany Friday)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.