Looking for practical Manx to Kanuri phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Manx phrase first, then the Kanuri translation (Kanuri) — 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 Kanuri.
Tip: pick five Kanuri phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Fastyr mie
Sannu
Gura mie eu
Nagode
Mie eu
Ina kwana
Fastyr mie
Ina yamma
Oie vie
Ina dare
Oie ghooinney
Sai da safe
Gree gys y chee
Zan ganka
Slane
Sai anjima
Cre ta d'ennym?
Menene sunanka?
Ta my ennym yn John
Sunana John
Kys t'eh?
Lafiya lau?
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?
Kuna magana da Turanci?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Cha noddym ymmodee
Ba na fahimta.(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie
Don Allah, ku yi magana a hankali.(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?
Za ku iya faɗin hakan sake?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Where's y toalett?
Ina wanka?(Where's y toalett?)
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?
Ta yaya zan isa tsakiyar birni?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Goll gys y laa
Juya hagu.(Goll gys y laa)
Goll gys y laa
Juya dama.(Goll gys y laa)
Goll er y thalloo
Tafiya kai tsaye.(Goll er y thalloo)
Cooish ta'n coshyn?
Nawa ne farashin?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Ticket ny hwoaie, please
Tiket ɗaya, don Allah.(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal
Na ɓace.(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?
Ina zan iya sayen kati na SIM?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aye
Eey(ee-y)
Na
A'a(ah-ah)
Possibly
Wata(wah-tah)
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Na amu(nah ah-moo)
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Na a'a amu(nah ah-ah ah-moo)
Ta shoh goll er
Iya na(ee-yah nah)
Cre ta'n chione?
Kaya ka yi tunani?(kah-yah kah yee too-nah-nee)
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Za ka iya taimaka min?(zah kah ee-yah tie-mah-kah meen)
Ta mee cur my chenn
Na bukaci taimako(nah boo-kah-chee tie-mah-koh)
Gow er ny hoilshey
Duba dan lokaci(doo-bah dahn loh-kah-chee)
Ta mee er yannoo
Na yi hakuri(nah yee hah-koo-ree)
Cha nel broogh
Babu matsala(bah-boo maht-sah-lah)
Foddee gura
Taya murna(tah-yah moor-nah)
Laa breith shenney
Barka da haihuwa(bar-kah dah hai-hoo-wah)
Gow er ny shickyr
Ka yi tafiya lafiya(kah yee tah-fee-yah lah-fee-yah)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?
Nye boko na gari?(Kren aht tan ste-shin tren)
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?
Nye boko na bas?(Kren aht tan stopp bus)
Cre ta'n platfoy?
Wane boko na?(Kre tan plat-foy)
Cooish dy vel eh goll?
Wane lokaci ya tafi?(Koo-ish dy vel eh gol)
Ta shoh yn aght reih?
Shin wannan hanya ce?(Ta sho yn aht ray)
Ta eh ny chione hene
Yana kusa da nan(Ta eh nee kione hene)
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene
Yana nesa da nan(Ta eh nee lhi-am ass hene)
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswirar?(Kre ta shiu gol rish y map)
Goll er-hene, please
Tsaida nan, don Allah(Gol er-hene, pleeze)
Kys ta'n traa goll?
Yaya tsawon lokaci?(Kys tan tra gol)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Cre ta'n cost?
Nayi na kudi?(Nayi na kudi?)
Ta shen ny gaggyr
Wannan ya yi tsada sosai.
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
Shin kuna da wani abu mai rahusa?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
Zan iya biyan kudi da kati?
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
Ina so tebur don biyu.
Yn bill, please
Lissafi, don Allah.
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?
Shin sabis ya haɗa?
Ta mee veih'n vegg
Ni mai ganyayyaki ne.
Cha nel food spiced, please
Ba tare da zaki ba, don Allah.
Ta shen ny chennag
Wannan yana da dadi.
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Zan iya samun menu?
Glass jeh voddy, please
Kofin ruwa, don Allah.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Goll er y pholice
Dawari janga(Dawari janga)
Goll er ambulance
Dawari ambulan(Dawari ambulan)
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
Ni na doctor(Ni na doctor)
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
Ni na jaga(Ni na jaga)
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
Ni na haji goro(Ni na haji goro)
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
Ina asibiti na kusa?(Ina asibiti na kusa?)
Ta eh goll er shoh
Yana ciwo a nan(Yana ciwo a nan)
Haink mee my passport
Ni na rasa passport na(Ni na rasa passport na)
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
Za ka iya dawari otel na?(Za ka iya dawari otel na?)
Fowd!
Taimako!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Gura mie eu
Nde gaishe(nde gaishe)
Gynsaght cur as sheshaght
Mu gaishe taro(mu gaishe taro)
Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?
Wai gaishe lokaci?(wai gaishe lokaci)
Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh
Zan tura rahoto yau(zan tura rahoto yau)
Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?
Zamu iya magana gobe?(zamu iya magana gobe)
Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh
Don Allah ka sami fayil din da aka makala(don Allah ka sami fayil din da aka makala)
Gura mie eu son do chione
Na gode da lokacinka(na gode da lokacinka)
Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish
Ina fatan aiki tare da kai(ina fatan aiki tare da kai)
Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?
Za ka iya fayyace wannan batu?(za ka iya fayyace wannan batu)