Looking for practical Manx to Romani phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Manx phrase first, then the Romani translation (Romani) — 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 Romani.
Tip: read the Romani line out loud three times, then cover the Manx 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.
Fastyr mie
Sastimos
Gura mie eu
Dikhes
Mie eu
Sar san o drom
Fastyr mie
Sar san o drom
Oie vie
Sar san o večer
Oie ghooinney
Sar san o noć
Gree gys y chee
Sikav tuke na jekh
Slane
Sastipen
Cre ta d'ennym?
So t'avel tiri navn?
Ta my ennym yn John
Mande t'avel John
Kys t'eh?
Soske tuke?
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Rromale tuke
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?
Aš tuke anglis thaj?(ash tooke anglis thaj)
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro(na thajav Hindi sar o baro)
Cha noddym ymmodee
Na sam tuke(na sam tooke)
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie
Sikav tuke buti(sikav tooke buti)
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?
Suk tuke so khanav avri?(suk tooke so khanav avri)
Where's y toalett?
Kade si o toalet?(kade si o toalet)
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?
Sako me džanav katar o centar?(sako me jhanav katar o centar)
Goll gys y laa
Džanav levo(jhanav levo)
Goll gys y laa
Džanav pravo(jhanav pravo)
Goll er y thalloo
Džanav buti(jhanav buti)
Cooish ta'n coshyn?
Sako si o tarifo?(sako si o tarifo)
Ticket ny hwoaie, please
Eka tiketa, please(eka tiketa, please)
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?
Si o baro katar here?(si o baro katar here)
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal
Me si na džanav(me si na jhanav)
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?(kade me jhanav kupi o SIM kardo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aye
Ja
Na
Na
Possibly
Možda
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Sukalav
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Nesukalav
Ta shoh goll er
To so boro
Cre ta'n chione?
So te phendav?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Sako te mikerav?
Ta mee cur my chenn
Me mangav miker
Gow er ny hoilshey
Phirav kher
Ta mee er yannoo
Me som te bachtal
Cha nel broogh
Na problem
Foddee gura
Sukalav tuke
Laa breith shenney
Sukal tuke kher
Gow er ny shickyr
Sakona safar kher
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?
Kasa jekh train station?(Kren aht tan ste-shin tren)
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?
Kasa jekh bus stop?(Kren aht tan stopp bus)
Cre ta'n platfoy?
Kasa platform?(Kre tan plat-foy)
Cooish dy vel eh goll?
So kalo khera?(Koo-ish dy vel eh gol)
Ta shoh yn aght reih?
So si jekh pravas?(Ta sho yn aht ray)
Ta eh ny chione hene
So si buchi tu?(Ta eh nee kione hene)
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene
So si dikh le tu?(Ta eh nee lhi-am ass hene)
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?
Tu kheres me le mapa?(Kre ta shiu gol rish y map)
Goll er-hene, please
Sti le tu, please.(Gol er-hene, pleeze)
Kys ta'n traa goll?
Kado kheras?(Kys tan tra gol)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Cre ta'n cost?
Sako kheres thaj?(sako kheres thaj)
Ta shen ny gaggyr
Taj e bori drago(taj e bori drago)
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
Aso tuke katar chede?(aso tuke katar chede)
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
Sakava kade kerdan?(sakava kade kerdan)
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
Mande sar o buchi for duj(mande sar o buchi for duj)
Yn bill, please
O bil, please(o bil, please)
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?
Sar o servis included?(sar o servis included)
Ta mee veih'n vegg
Mande so vegetarian(mande so vegetarian)
Cha nel food spiced, please
Na spicy khana, please(na spicy khana, please)
Ta shen ny chennag
Taj e delikates(taj e delikates)
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Sakava kade o menu?(sakava kade o menu)
Glass jeh voddy, please
O buchi thaj, please(o buchi thaj, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Goll er y pholice
Zhanav te policija
Goll er ambulance
Zhanav te ambulanca
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
Mane kaj doctoro
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
Mane si mala
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
Mane si alergik te kikiriki
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
Kade si najbliža bolnica?
Ta eh goll er shoh
Sikav tut here
Haink mee my passport
Mane si zhalav my passport
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
Sukare te zhanav my hotel?
Fowd!
Pomoć!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Gura mie eu
Sastipen te kerel tuke
Gynsaght cur as sheshaght
Aven te kerdan o kher
Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?
So kher o vremi te tuke?
Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh
Me phenen o raport thaj dikh
Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?
Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?
Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh
Phral te jekh file kerdik
Gura mie eu son do chione
Sastim te for o vremi tuke
Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish
Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke
Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?
Kade te jekh kher o pun?
Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym
Aven me kerdan nazar tuke
Ta'n laa kiare er y Vaar
O deadline si o Vrihda
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.