Looking for practical Manx to Tswana phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Manx phrase first, then the Tswana translation (Tswana) — 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 Tswana.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Tswana-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
Dumela
Gura mie eu
Ke a leboga
Mie eu
Dumelang
Fastyr mie
Dumela mo afternoon
Oie vie
Dumela mo evening
Oie ghooinney
Borai
Gree gys y chee
Tsamaya sentle
Slane
Tsamaya sentle
Cre ta d'ennym?
O na le leina mang?
Ta my ennym yn John
Leina la me ke John
Kys t'eh?
O kae?
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Ke itumetse go kopana le wena
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?
A o bua Seisemane?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Cha noddym ymmodee
Ke sitwa go tlhaloganya(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie
Tsweetswee bua ka bonako(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?
A o ka bo o bua seo gape?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Where's y toalett?
Borai bo kae?(Where's y toalett?)
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?
Ke tshela jang go ya borai jwa motse?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Goll gys y laa
Fetola go ya ka letlhako le letona(Goll gys y laa)
Goll gys y laa
Fetola go ya ka letlhako le lebaganeng(Goll gys y laa)
Goll er y thalloo
Tswelela ka fao(Goll er y thalloo)
Cooish ta'n coshyn?
Gaeletsi e bokae?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Ticket ny hwoaie, please
Tikit e le nngwe, tsweetswee(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?
A ke kgole go tswa fano?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal
Ke a latlhela(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?
Borai ke ka fao ke ka rekang SIM card?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aye
Ee
Na
Nnyaa
Possibly
Mafoko
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Ke a dumela
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Ke sitwa go dumela
Ta shoh goll er
Seo se utlwisa molemo
Cre ta'n chione?
O akanya eng?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
O ka nthusa?
Ta mee cur my chenn
Ke tlhoka thuso
Gow er ny hoilshey
Emisa motsotso
Ta mee er yannoo
Ke maswabi
Cha nel broogh
Ga go na bothata
Foddee gura
A re amogele
Laa breith shenney
Tlhogomelo e e monate
Gow er ny shickyr
O seka wa tsamaea ka bolokegong
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?
Ke kae borai jwa terene?(ke kae borai jwa terene)
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?
Ke kae borai jwa boso?(ke kae borai jwa boso)
Cre ta'n platfoy?
Ke phetogo efe?(ke phetogo efe)
Cooish dy vel eh goll?
Nako efe e tlogang?(nako efe e tlogang)
Ta shoh yn aght reih?
A ke tsela e e siameng?(a ke tsela e e siameng)
Ta eh ny chione hene
E kgaogang fa(e kgaogang fa)
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene
E le kgakala le fa(e le kgakala le fa)
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?
O ka nthusa go bontsha mo mape?(o ka nthusa go bontsha mo mape)
Goll er-hene, please
Emisa fa, tsweetswee(emisa fa, tsweetswee)
Kys ta'n traa goll?
E tsaya nako e kae?(e tsaya nako e kae)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Cre ta'n cost?
Ke bokae?(ke bo kae?)
Ta shen ny gaggyr
Seo ke se expensive(se ke se expensive)
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
A o na le sengwe se se cheap?(a o na le sengwe se se cheap?)
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
Na nka lefa ka khadi?(na nka lefa ka khadi?)
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
Ke kopa tafole ya babedi(ke kopa tafole ya babedi)
Yn bill, please
Bille, tsweetswee(bille, tsweetswee)
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?
Na tshebeletso e akaretswe?(na tshebeletso e akaretswe?)
Ta mee veih'n vegg
Ke movegetarian(ke mo vegetarian)
Cha nel food spiced, please
A re na le dijo tse di spicy, tsweetswee(a re na le dijo tse di spicy, tsweetswee)
Ta shen ny chennag
Se ke se monate(se ke se monate)
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Na nka nna le menu?(na nka nna le menu?)
Glass jeh voddy, please
Glasi ya metsi, tsweetswee(glasi ya metsi, tsweetswee)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Goll er y pholice
Bua le mapolesa
Goll er ambulance
Bua le ambulance
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
Ke tlhoka ngaka
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
Ke ikutlwa ke sitwa
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
Ke na le allergy go peanuts
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
Hospitale e kgethegileng e kae?
Ta eh goll er shoh
Go botlhoko fa
Haink mee my passport
Ke sitwa passport ya me
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
O ka bua le hotele ya me?
Fowd!
Thusa!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Gura mie eu
Ke itumetse go kopana le wena
Gynsaght cur as sheshaght
A re beye ngwaga ya kopano
Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?
Nako efe e go thusang?
Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh
Ke tla romela reporteng gompieno
Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?
A re ka bua ka borai?
Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh
Tsweetswee, etse fa faele e amanang
Gura mie eu son do chione
Ke a leboga ka nako ya gago
Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish
Ke itumelela go dira le wena
Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?
A o ka tlhalosa ntlha eo?
Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym
A ke boele go wena
Ta'n laa kiare er y Vaar
Nako ya go fela ke Labohlano
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.