Looking for practical Manx to Tsonga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Manx phrase first, then the Tsonga translation (Tsonga) — 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 Tsonga.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Tsonga-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
Xewani
Gura mie eu
Ndza khensa
Mie eu
Xewani xitulu
Fastyr mie
Xewani ntlhanu
Oie vie
Xewani nhloko
Oie ghooinney
Xewani xihlayo
Gree gys y chee
Tshamisa
Slane
Sala kahle
Cre ta d'ennym?
U vitaniwani?
Ta my ennym yn John
Ndzina i John
Kys t'eh?
U njhani?
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Ku rhandza ku hlangana na wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?
U vulavula Xitsonga?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh
A ndzi vulavula Hindi kahle.(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Cha noddym ymmodee
A ndzi twisisi.(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie
Ndza kombela u vulavula hi ku hatlisa.(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?
U nga vula sweswo na ku tlhela?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Where's y toalett?
Xikombiso xihi?(Where's y toalett?)
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?
Ndza famba njhani ku ya etikweni?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Goll gys y laa
Khandziya ekhaya.(Goll gys y laa)
Goll gys y laa
Khandziya ekunene.(Goll gys y laa)
Goll er y thalloo
Famba u ya emahlweni.(Goll er y thalloo)
Cooish ta'n coshyn?
Mafambiselo ma yini?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Ticket ny hwoaie, please
Nhlamulo imwe, ndza kombela.(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?
I yini ku tlula kona?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal
Ndzi khomiwe.(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?
Xina ndzi nga teka SIM card?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aye
Inhlawulo
Na
A hi kona
Possibly
Swi nga va tano
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Ndzi amukela
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Ndzi nga amukeli
Ta shoh goll er
Iku na switlhavelo
Cre ta'n chione?
U ehleketa yini?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
U nga ndzi pfuna?
Ta mee cur my chenn
Ndzi lava mpfuno
Gow er ny hoilshey
Hlayisa nkarhi
Ta mee er yannoo
Ndzi tsundzuka
Cha nel broogh
A hi na xiphiqo
Foddee gura
Ndzakuva
Laa breith shenney
Mavongele yo tsakela
Gow er ny shickyr
U va na ndlela yo olova
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?
Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?(Kren aht tan ste-shin tren)
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?
Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?(Kren aht tan stopp bus)
Cre ta'n platfoy?
I platform yihi?(Kre tan plat-foy)
Cooish dy vel eh goll?
I nkarhi muni yi hamba?(Koo-ish dy vel eh gol)
Ta shoh yn aght reih?
I ndlela leyi nga right?(Ta sho yn aht ray)
Ta eh ny chione hene
I kona edzongeni.(Ta eh nee kione hene)
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene
I le n'hweti.(Ta eh nee lhi-am ass hene)
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?
U nga ndzi kombisa eka mappu?(Kre ta shiu gol rish y map)
Goll er-hene, please
Tshika lapha, ndza kombela.(Gol er-hene, pleeze)
Kys ta'n traa goll?
I nkarhi muni ku taka?(Kys tan tra gol)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Cre ta'n cost?
I ku humelela njhani?(i ku humelela njhani?)
Ta shen ny gaggyr
I kona ku phindzelela.
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
U na na yini leyi endlaka ku phindzelela?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
Ndzaku ta hlayisa hi khadi?
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
Ndza rhandza tafula ya vumbirhi.
Yn bill, please
Ndzaku ya le mfunghwini.
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?
I ku kumiwa ka ntirho?
Ta mee veih'n vegg
Ndza va vegetarian.
Cha nel food spiced, please
A hi na swakudya leswi khumbaka.
Ta shen ny chennag
Leswi i switlhavi.
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Ndzaku na menu?
Glass jeh voddy, please
Ndzaku ya vhuvhu.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Goll er y pholice
Tivisa mapolisa
Goll er ambulance
Tivisa ambalansi
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
Ndzi lava dokotela
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
Ndzi khoma ku vava
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
Ndza va na ku vava hi mapfuri
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
Hospital leyi nga ekule i wihi?
Ta eh goll er shoh
Ku vava laha
Haink mee my passport
Ndzi lahlekeriwe hi passport ya mina
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
U nga tivisa hotel ya mina?
Fowd!
Shelp!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Gura mie eu
Ku tsakela ku hlangana na wena
Gynsaght cur as sheshaght
A hi endla xihlanganiso
Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?
Ntiyiso wo sungula ku tirha na wena?
Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh
Ndzi ta rhumela xitlhavelo namuntlha
Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?
Kambe hi nga vulavula sweswi?
Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh
Ndza kombela u kuma faayela ku hlanganisiwa
Gura mie eu son do chione
Ndza nkhensa hi nkarhi wa wena
Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish
Ndza langutela ku tirha na wena
Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?
U nga ku hlamusela xiphemu lexi?
Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym
A ndzi ta vuya eka wena
Ta'n laa kiare er y Vaar
Nkarhi wo heta i Friday
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.