Looking for practical Manx to Tiv phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Manx phrase first, then the Tiv translation (Tiv) — 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 Tiv.
Tip: when a Tiv 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
Mgbakpa
Gura mie eu
Ior na
Mie eu
Mgbakpa u sha
Fastyr mie
Mgbakpa u kpa
Oie vie
Mgbakpa u ter
Oie ghooinney
Mgbakpa u ter sha
Gree gys y chee
Kpa a joo
Slane
Ior a joo
Cre ta d'ennym?
Ior m ngu?
Ta my ennym yn John
M ngu John
Kys t'eh?
Ior m nande?
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Ior m nande a joo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?
I kpa English?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh
M nahan Hindi nahan.(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Cha noddym ymmodee
M nahan usha.(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie
M nahan usha kpa.(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?
I kpa a sha?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Where's y toalett?
I we a joo?(Where's y toalett?)
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?
Nenge a kpa a city center?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Goll gys y laa
Kpa a joo.(Goll gys y laa)
Goll gys y laa
Kpa a nahan.(Goll gys y laa)
Goll er y thalloo
Kpa a sha.(Goll er y thalloo)
Cooish ta'n coshyn?
Nenge a kpa a fare?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Ticket ny hwoaie, please
I kpa a ticket, please.(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?
I we a nahan a nahan?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal
M nahan sha.(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?
I we a kpa a SIM card?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aye
Ee
Na
Naa
Possibly
Iye
Ta mee goll er yannoo
M na a kpa
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
M na a kpa nahan
Ta shoh goll er
I kpa a kpa
Cre ta'n chione?
U kpa a nahan?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
U kpa m nahan?
Ta mee cur my chenn
M na a kpa nahan
Gow er ny hoilshey
Kpa a kpa
Ta mee er yannoo
M na a kpa
Cha nel broogh
Naa a kpa
Foddee gura
I kpa a kpa
Laa breith shenney
A kpa a kpa
Gow er ny shickyr
U kpa a kpa
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?
Ior a kpa?(Kren aht tan ste-shin tren)
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?
Ior a nyam?(Kren aht tan stopp bus)
Cre ta'n platfoy?
Ior a gande?(Kre tan plat-foy)
Cooish dy vel eh goll?
Nenge a kpa?(Koo-ish dy vel eh gol)
Ta shoh yn aght reih?
Ior a nenge a?(Ta sho yn aht ray)
Ta eh ny chione hene
I na kpa a.(Ta eh nee kione hene)
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene
I na kpa a kpa.(Ta eh nee lhi-am ass hene)
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?
I ma ior a gande?(Kre ta shiu gol rish y map)
Goll er-hene, please
Kpa a, please.(Gol er-hene, pleeze)
Kys ta'n traa goll?
Nenge a kpa?(Kys tan tra gol)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Cre ta'n cost?
Ior kwagh nahan?(ior kwagh nahan)
Ta shen ny gaggyr
Ior u kpa a kpa(ior u kpa a kpa)
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
Ior m ngu u kpa?(ior m ngu u kpa)
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
Ior m gban a card?(ior m gban a card)
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
A doo a table m ngu a yô(a doo a table m ngu a yô)
Yn bill, please
Ior a bill, please(ior a bill, please)
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?
Ior a service m nahan?(ior a service m nahan)
Ta mee veih'n vegg
A m vegetarian(a m vegetarian)
Cha nel food spiced, please
A m nahan a spicy food(a m nahan a spicy food)
Ta shen ny chennag
Ior a kpa(ior a kpa)
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Ior m gban a menu?(ior m gban a menu)
Glass jeh voddy, please
A glass a water, please(a glass a water)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Goll er y pholice
Kpa a police
Goll er ambulance
Kpa a ambulance
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
M ba a doctor
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
M kpa a kpa
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
M kpa a nyam
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
I kpa a hospital mza?
Ta eh goll er shoh
I kpa a sha
Haink mee my passport
M kpa a passport m
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
I kpa a hotel m?
Fowd!
Kpa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Gura mie eu
Ior u kpa.
Gynsaght cur as sheshaght
Ka a hia ikyô.
Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?
Nî kpa u kpa?
Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh
M gbanor u kpe.
Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?
A hia nî u hia?
Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh
M kpa u venge.
Gura mie eu son do chione
Ior u nenge.
Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish
M hia u kpa.
Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?
Ior a hia u mba?
Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym
Ka m hia u.
Ta'n laa kiare er y Vaar
Ikyô u kpa a Friday.
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.