Looking for practical Manx to Venda phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Manx phrase first, then the Venda translation (Venda) — 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 Venda.
Tip: pick five Venda phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Fastyr mie
Ndi matsheloni
Gura mie eu
Ndi a livhuwa
Mie eu
Ndi matsheloni
Fastyr mie
Ndi masiari
Oie vie
Ndi madekwana
Oie ghooinney
Ndi masiari a u fhela
Gree gys y chee
Tshilidzi
Slane
Vhuyani
Cre ta d'ennym?
Ndi mini dzina lenu?
Ta my ennym yn John
Dzina langa ndi John
Kys t'eh?
Ni khou itea?
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Ndi khou funa u vhuya na inwi
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?
Ni a ṱhota ṅwambo?(ni a thota n'wambo)
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh
A ndi ṱhoti Hindi zwavhudi(a ndi thoti Hindi zwavhudi)
Cha noddym ymmodee
A ndi ḓivhi(a ndi dhiwi)
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie
Ndi ṱhanyela u ṱhota nga ṱhoho(ndi thanyela u thota nga thoho)
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?
Ndi a ṱanga zwenezwi?(ndi a thanga zwenezwi)
Where's y toalett?
Bani hu na khotani?(bani hu na khotani)
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?
Ndi ya hani u ya tsini na muṱa?(ndi ya hani u ya tsini na mutha)
Goll gys y laa
Fhulu u ya shango(fhulu u ya shango)
Goll gys y laa
Fhulu u ya ṱhoho(fhulu u ya thoho)
Goll er y thalloo
Ḓi ṱhota nga ṱhoho(dhi thota nga thoho)
Cooish ta'n coshyn?
Fhasi i na hani?(fhasi i na hani)
Ticket ny hwoaie, please
Ticket ye ḽa, nd please(ticket ye la, nd please)
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?
I na fhasi u bva hone?(i na fhasi u bva hone)
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal
Ndi a fhedza(ndi a fhedza)
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?
Ndi nga wana SIM card phi?(ndi nga wana SIM card phi)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Aye
Ee
Na
Aih
Possibly
Ndi nga si
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Ndi a livhuwa
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Ndi a sa livhuwi
Ta shoh goll er
Izwi zwine zwa ita zwavhuya
Cre ta'n chione?
U vhona mini?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
U nga nthusa?
Ta mee cur my chenn
Ndi na nyito
Gow er ny hoilshey
Langa muthu
Ta mee er yannoo
Ndi a humbula
Cha nel broogh
A hu na nḓila
Foddee gura
Ndi a livhuwa
Laa breith shenney
Ndi a ni ṱhonifha
Gow er ny shickyr
Ndi a ni ṱhonifha na u shuma
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?
Uphi i-station ye-train?(Kren aht tan ste-shin tren)
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?
Uphi i-bus stop?(Kren aht tan stopp bus)
Cre ta'n platfoy?
I-platform efani na?(Kre tan plat-foy)
Cooish dy vel eh goll?
Iri ngafhi?(Koo-ish dy vel eh gol)
Ta shoh yn aght reih?
Iyi ndi ndowei efani?(Ta sho yn aht ray)
Ta eh ny chione hene
Iri khathihi na.(Ta eh nee kione hene)
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene
Iri khulwane na.(Ta eh nee lhi-am ass hene)
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?
U nga nanga u tshi khou vhona kha maphu?(Kre ta shiu gol rish y map)
Goll er-hene, please
Dzhia fhedzi, ndi khou livhuwa.(Gol er-hene, pleeze)
Kys ta'n traa goll?
Zwi tshi dzhia ngafhi?(Kys tan tra gol)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Cre ta'n cost?
Zwi khou itea ngani?
Ta shen ny gaggyr
Izwi ndi zwihulu.
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
Ni na zwine zwa itea nga nṱha?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
Ndi nga fhira nga khadi?
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
Ndi khou ṱoḓa tafela ya vhuṱanzi.
Yn bill, please
Ndi ṱhoḓa muthu, ndapota.
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?
Ndi na tshelete ya vhuṱanzi?
Ta mee veih'n vegg
Ndi muvegetarian.
Cha nel food spiced, please
A si na food ya vhuṱhiri, ndapota.
Ta shen ny chennag
Izi ndi zwitukwama.
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Ndi nga ṱoḓa menu?
Glass jeh voddy, please
Ndi ṱhoḓa glasi ya mvura, ndapota.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Goll er y pholice
Fhonelela mapolisa
Goll er ambulance
Fhonelela ambulanse
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
Ndi funa ngaka
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
Ndi a shota
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
Ndi na u shota kha phiri
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
Ndi wani hoso ya vhuṱungu?
Ta eh goll er shoh
Zwi a vha na mulalo hone
Haink mee my passport
Ndi fhedza pasipoti yangu
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
U nga fhonelela hotele yangu?
Fowd!
Ramba!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Gura mie eu
Ndi khou livhuwa u vhulunga
Gynsaght cur as sheshaght
A ri vhe na thendo
Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?
Ndi ngani ini u shuma na yone?
Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh
Ndi do ruma ripoti ndayani
Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?
A ri nga bvela phanda nga ndayo?
Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh
Ndi khou humbela u wana faele yo thomulwaho
Gura mie eu son do chione
Ndi a livhuwa nga ha u ralo
Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish
Ndi khou takalela u shuma na inwi
Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?
A ni nga sumbedza nḓila iṅwe?
Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym
Ndi do bva u ya u inwi
Ta'n laa kiare er y Vaar
Nḓila i khou fhela nga ṋaṅwe
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.