Looking for practical Manx to Swahili phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Manx phrase first, then the Swahili translation (Swahili) — 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 Swahili.
Tip: when a Swahili 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
Habari
Gura mie eu
Asante
Mie eu
Habari ya asubuhi
Fastyr mie
Habari ya mchana
Oie vie
Habari ya jioni
Oie ghooinney
Usiku mwema
Gree gys y chee
Tutaonana baadaye
Slane
Kwaheri
Cre ta d'ennym?
Jina lako nani?
Ta my ennym yn John
Jina langu ni John
Kys t'eh?
Habari gani?
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Nafurahi kukutana na wewe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?
Unazungumza Kiingereza?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh
Sizungumza Hindi vizuri.(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Cha noddym ymmodee
Sielewi.(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie
Tafadhali ongea polepole.(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?
Unaweza kusema tena?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Where's y toalett?
Choo kiko wapi?(Where's y toalett?)
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?
Ninafika vipi katikati ya jiji?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Goll gys y laa
Geuka kushoto.(Goll gys y laa)
Goll gys y laa
Geuka kulia.(Goll gys y laa)
Goll er y thalloo
Nenda moja kwa moja.(Goll er y thalloo)
Cooish ta'n coshyn?
Nauli ni kiasi gani?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Ticket ny hwoaie, please
Tiketi moja, tafadhali.(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?
Je, ni mbali na hapa?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal
Nimepotea.(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?
Ninaweza kununua kadi ya SIM wapi?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aye
Ndio
Na
Hapana
Possibly
Pengine
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Ninakubaliana
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Sikubaliani
Ta shoh goll er
Inasikika vizuri
Cre ta'n chione?
Unafikiriaje?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Unaweza kunisaidia?
Ta mee cur my chenn
Nahitaji msaada
Gow er ny hoilshey
Subiri kidogo
Ta mee er yannoo
Ninasikitika
Cha nel broogh
Hakuna shida
Foddee gura
Hongera
Laa breith shenney
Siku ya kuzaliwa njema
Gow er ny shickyr
Safari njema
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?
Kituo cha treni kiko wapi?(Kren aht tan ste-shin tren)
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?
Kituo cha basi kiko wapi?(Kren aht tan stopp bus)
Cre ta'n platfoy?
Ni jukwaa gani?(Kre tan plat-foy)
Cooish dy vel eh goll?
Inatoka saa ngapi?(Koo-ish dy vel eh gol)
Ta shoh yn aght reih?
Je, hii ndiyo njia sahihi?(Ta sho yn aht ray)
Ta eh ny chione hene
Iko karibu hapa(Ta eh nee kione hene)
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene
Iko mbali na hapa(Ta eh nee lhi-am ass hene)
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?
Unaweza kunionesha kwenye ramani?(Kre ta shiu gol rish y map)
Goll er-hene, please
Simama hapa, tafadhali(Gol er-hene, pleeze)
Kys ta'n traa goll?
Inachukua muda gani?(Kys tan tra gol)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Cre ta'n cost?
Hii inagharimu kiasi gani?
Ta shen ny gaggyr
Hiyo ni ghali sana
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
Je, una kitu chochote cha bei nafuu?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
Naweza kulipa kwa kadi?
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
Ningependa meza ya watu wawili
Yn bill, please
Tafadhali, bili
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?
Je, huduma imejumuishwa?
Ta mee veih'n vegg
Mimi ni mboga
Cha nel food spiced, please
Tafadhali, sina chakula chenye pilipili
Ta shen ny chennag
Hii ni tamu
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Naweza kupata menyu?
Glass jeh voddy, please
Tafadhali, glasi ya maji
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Goll er y pholice
Piga simu polisi
Goll er ambulance
Piga simu ya wagonjwa
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
Nahitaji daktari
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
Ninajisikia mgonjwa
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
Nina mzio wa karanga
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
Hospitali iliyo karibu iko wapi?
Ta eh goll er shoh
Inaniuma hapa
Haink mee my passport
Nimepoteza pasipoti yangu
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
Unaweza kupiga simu hoteli yangu?
Fowd!
Nisaidie!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Gura mie eu
Nafurahi kukutana nawe
Gynsaght cur as sheshaght
Tuweke mkutano
Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?
Ni saa ngapi inakufaa?
Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh
Nitaituma ripoti leo
Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?
Tunaweza kuzungumza kesho?
Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh
Tafadhali pata faili iliyoambatishwa
Gura mie eu son do chione
Asante kwa muda wako
Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish
Natarajia kufanya kazi na wewe
Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?
Unaweza kufafanua hiyo pointi?
Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym
Nitarudi kwako
Ta'n laa kiare er y Vaar
Muda wa mwisho ni Ijumaa
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.