Looking for practical Manx to Kiga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Manx phrase first, then the Kiga translation (Kiga) — 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 Kiga.
Tip: when a Kiga 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
Okwagala
Gura mie eu
Webale
Mie eu
Osiibye bulungi
Fastyr mie
Osiibye bulungi
Oie vie
Osiibye bulungi
Oie ghooinney
Osiibye bulungi
Gree gys y chee
Tugenda okukutana
Slane
Nkwagala
Cre ta d'ennym?
Erinnya lyo ani?
Ta my ennym yn John
Erinnya lyange nze John
Kys t'eh?
Oli otya?
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Nneebwanga okukuyita
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Cha noddym ymmodee
Sikuganya.(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie
Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?
Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Where's y toalett?
Ekitanda kiki?(Where's y toalett?)
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?
Nkwenda otya mu kiti?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Goll gys y laa
Genda ku kkono.(Goll gys y laa)
Goll gys y laa
Genda ku ddyo.(Goll gys y laa)
Goll er y thalloo
Genda mu maaso.(Goll er y thalloo)
Cooish ta'n coshyn?
Ekitundu kiki?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Ticket ny hwoaie, please
Ekitanda emu, nyamba.(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?
Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal
Ndi mu kwegendereza.(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?
Nkwenda kutuuka wa SIM card?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aye
Eee
Na
Oya
Possibly
Wali
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Ndiinze
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Sindiinze
Ta shoh goll er
Ekitanga kiza
Cre ta'n chione?
Oteka ki?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Okwetegera?
Ta mee cur my chenn
Nfuna okwetegera
Gow er ny hoilshey
Leka akaseke
Ta mee er yannoo
Ndi mwefwe
Cha nel broogh
Tera kintu
Foddee gura
Nkwagala
Laa breith shenney
Okwagala omwaka omukya
Gow er ny shickyr
Okwetegera mu nsi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?
Eri heza y'ekitabo?(Eri heza y'ekitabo?)
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?
Eri heza y'ekibuga?(Eri heza y'ekibuga?)
Cre ta'n platfoy?
Ekiyungiriro ki?(Ekiyungiriro ki?)
Cooish dy vel eh goll?
Ekitonde ki?(Ekitonde ki?)
Ta shoh yn aght reih?
Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?(Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?)
Ta eh ny chione hene
Eri wansi wano(Eri wansi wano)
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene
Eri kure wano(Eri kure wano)
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?
Oyinza okundabira ku karita?(Oyinza okundabira ku karita?)
Goll er-hene, please
Mugume wano, nyabo(Mugume wano, nyabo)
Kys ta'n traa goll?
Ekitanga ki?(Ekitanga ki?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Cre ta'n cost?
Ekitanga ki?(ekitanga ki)
Ta shen ny gaggyr
Ekitanga ky'ekikula(ekitanga ky'ekikula)
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
Oli n'ekintu ekirungi?(oli n'ekintu ekirungi)
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
Nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi?(nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi)
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
Nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri(nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri)