Looking for practical Manx to Swati phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Manx phrase first, then the Swati translation (Swati) — 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 Swati.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Swati-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
Sawubona
Gura mie eu
Ngiyabonga
Mie eu
Siyaphila
Fastyr mie
Siyaphila
Oie vie
Siyaphila
Oie ghooinney
Lalani kahle
Gree gys y chee
Sizobonana
Slane
Hamba kahle
Cre ta d'ennym?
Ubani igama lakho?
Ta my ennym yn John
Igama lami nguJohn
Kys t'eh?
Unjani?
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Cha noddym ymmodee
Angiqondi.(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?
Ungakuphindze lokho?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Where's y toalett?
Iphi indlu yangasese?(Where's y toalett?)
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Goll gys y laa
Phendukela kwesobunxele.(Goll gys y laa)
Goll gys y laa
Phendukela kwesokudla.(Goll gys y laa)
Goll er y thalloo
Hamba phambili.(Goll er y thalloo)
Cooish ta'n coshyn?
Kubiza malini?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Ticket ny hwoaie, please
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?
Kude lapha?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal
Ngilahlekile.(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aye
Yebo
Na
Cha
Possibly
Mhlawumbe
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Ngiyavuma
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Ngiyaphikisa
Ta shoh goll er
Lokho kuhle
Cre ta'n chione?
Ucabanga ukuthini?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Ungangisiza?
Ta mee cur my chenn
Ngidinga usizo
Gow er ny hoilshey
Linda umzuzu
Ta mee er yannoo
Ngiyaxolisa
Cha nel broogh
Akukho nkinga
Foddee gura
Siyabonga
Laa breith shenney
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
Gow er ny shickyr
Uhambe kahle
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.