Looking for practical Manx to Luganda phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Manx phrase first, then the Luganda translation (Luganda) — 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 Luganda.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Luganda-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.
Fastyr mie
Oli otya?(Oli otya?)
Gura mie eu
Webale(Webale)
Mie eu
Osiibye otya?(Osiibye otya?)
Fastyr mie
Osiibye bulungi?(Osiibye bulungi?)
Oie vie
Osiibye otya?(Osiibye otya?)
Oie ghooinney
Lwaki olugendo?(Lwaki olugendo?)
Gree gys y chee
Tugenda kutya?(Tugenda kutya?)
Slane
Nkwagala(Nkwagala)
Cre ta d'ennym?
Erinnya lyo ani?(Erinnya lyo ani?)
Ta my ennym yn John
Erinnya lyange nze John(Erinnya lyange nze John)
Kys t'eh?
Oli otya?(Oli otya?)
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Nkwagala okukulaba(Nkwagala okukulaba)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?
Okwogera mu Lungereza?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh
Sikozesa Hindi bulungi.(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Cha noddym ymmodee
Sijja kumanya.(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie
Nnyonnyola bulungi.(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?
Osobola okwogera buno buno?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Where's y toalett?
Ekitanda kiki?(Where's y toalett?)
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?
Nteekateeka owa city center?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Goll gys y laa
Genda ku kkono.(Goll gys y laa)
Goll gys y laa
Genda ku mwoyo.(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
Ticket emu, please.(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?
Kiki kirekera wano?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal
Ndi mu bubi.(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?
Nneeyisa SIM card wano?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aye
Ye
Na
Nedda
Possibly
Okwagala
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Nnaakuwandiika
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Sikuwandiika
Ta shoh goll er
Kyo kyekirungi
Cre ta'n chione?
Otekayo ki?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Osobola okundabira?
Ta mee cur my chenn
Nfuna obuyambi
Gow er ny hoilshey
Saba omukutu
Ta mee er yannoo
Nsaba
Cha nel broogh
Tewali kibadde
Foddee gura
Okwagaliza
Laa breith shenney
Okwagaliza ku lunaku lw'okuzaala
Gow er ny shickyr
Genda bulungi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?
Ekitangaala ky'ekitanda?(ekitangaala ky'ekitanda)
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?
Ekitangaala ky'ekitanda?(ekitangaala ky'ekitanda)
Cre ta'n platfoy?
Ekitangaala ki?(ekitangaala ki)
Cooish dy vel eh goll?
Bwe ki ssaawa esigala?(bwe ki ssaawa esigala)
Ta shoh yn aght reih?
Okwetegeka kwe?(okwetegeka kwe)
Ta eh ny chione hene
Kiri wano wansi(kiri wano wansi)
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene
Kiri mangu(kiri mangu)
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?
Osobola okundabira ku kaddde?(osobola okundabira ku kaddde)
Goll er-hene, please
Ggenda wano, please(ggenda wano, please)
Kys ta'n traa goll?
Tewali bungi ki?(tewali bungi ki)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Cre ta'n cost?
Kiki ky'ekitundu?(Kiki ky'ekitundu?)
Ta shen ny gaggyr
Ekitundu kyo kireetese.
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
Oli n'ekikadde ekirala?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
Nneetaaga okwefuga ku kadi?
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
Nneetaaga akatale ka abantu babiri.
Yn bill, please
Ekitabo, please.
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?
Okwetegereza kukyusiddwa?
Ta mee veih'n vegg
Nze ndi omukazi wa mboga.
Cha nel food spiced, please
Tewali emmere eya kinyama, please.
Ta shen ny chennag
Ono mulungi.
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Nneetaaga menu?
Glass jeh voddy, please
Ekikopo ky'amata, please.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Goll er y pholice
Mpozzi polisi
Goll er ambulance
Mpozzi ambulance
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
Nfuna daktari
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
Ndi mu mbeera mbi
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
Ndi mu bbeera ya nfuzi
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
Okwetegereza hospital ey'ekyama?
Ta eh goll er shoh
Bikozesa wano
Haink mee my passport
Nfuuse passport yange
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
Osobola okumpa mpozzi hotel yange?
Fowd!
Mbadde!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.