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Common Manx to Xhosa phrases

100 practical Manx to Xhosa phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Manx to Xhosa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Manx phrase first, then the Xhosa translation (Xhosa) — 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 Xhosa.

Tip: read the Xhosa line out loud three times, then cover the Manx side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Fastyr mie

    Molo

  2. Gura mie eu

    Enkosi

  3. Mie eu

    Ubusuku obuhle

  4. Fastyr mie

    Ubusuku obuhle

  5. Oie vie

    Ubusuku obuhle

  6. Oie ghooinney

    Lala ngoxolo

  7. Gree gys y chee

    Ndiza kubonana kamva

  8. Slane

    Hamba kakuhle

  9. Cre ta d'ennym?

    Ngubani igama lakho?

  10. Ta my ennym yn John

    Igama lam nguJohn

  11. Kys t'eh?

    Unjani?

  12. Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa

    Kuhle ukukwazi

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?

    Uthetha isiNgesi? (Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)

  2. Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh

    Andithethi isiHindi kakuhle (Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)

  3. Cha noddym ymmodee

    Andiqondi (Cha noddym ymmodee)

  4. Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie

    Nceda thethe kancinci (Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)

  5. Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?

    Ungakuphinda lokho? (Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)

  6. Where's y toalett?

    Iphi ibhafu? (Where's y toalett?)

  7. Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?

    Ndingafika njani kwi mveliso ye dolophu? (Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)

  8. Goll gys y laa

    Jolisa kwesokunxele (Goll gys y laa)

  9. Goll gys y laa

    Jolisa kwesokudla (Goll gys y laa)

  10. Goll er y thalloo

    Hamba ngqo (Goll er y thalloo)

  11. Cooish ta'n coshyn?

    Iholo ingakanani? (Cooish ta'n coshyn?)

  12. Ticket ny hwoaie, please

    Ithikithi elinye, nceda (Ticket ny hwoaie, please)

  13. Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?

    Ingakanani ukusuka apha? (Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)

  14. Ta mee goll er ny hroggal

    Ndilahlekile (Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)

  15. Where's ymmyr er SIM card?

    Nphi endinokuthenga khona iSIM card? (Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Aye

    Ewe

  2. Na

    Hayi

  3. Possibly

    Mhlawumbi

  4. Ta mee goll er yannoo

    Ndiyavuma

  5. Cha nel mee goll er yannoo

    Andivumi

  6. Ta shoh goll er

    Okuhle

  7. Cre ta'n chione?

    Ucinga ntoni?

  8. Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?

    Ungandinceda?

  9. Ta mee cur my chenn

    Ndidinga uncedo

  10. Gow er ny hoilshey

    Linda umzuzu

  11. Ta mee er yannoo

    Ndicela uxolo

  12. Cha nel broogh

    Akukho ngxaki

  13. Foddee gura

    Wamkelekile

  14. Laa breith shenney

    Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa

  15. Gow er ny shickyr

    Uhambo olukhuselekileyo

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?

    Uphi umphakathi wemithwalo? (uphi umphakathi wemithwalo)

  2. Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?

    Uphi umphakathi weebhasi? (uphi umphakathi weebhasi)

  3. Cre ta'n platfoy?

    Yeyiphi iphondo? (yeyiphi iphondo)

  4. Cooish dy vel eh goll?

    Ihamba ngexesha elingakanani? (ihamba ngexesha elingakanani)

  5. Ta shoh yn aght reih?

    Ngaba le yindlela efanelekileyo? (ngaba le yindlela efanelekileyo)

  6. Ta eh ny chione hene

    Ikho kufutshane apha (Ta eh nee kione hene)

  7. Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene

    Ikude apha (Ta eh nee lhi-am ass hene)

  8. Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?

    Ungandibonisa kwiimeko? (ungandibonisa kwiimeko)

  9. Goll er-hene, please

    Misa apha, nceda (Gol er-hene, pleeze)

  10. Kys ta'n traa goll?

    Ithatha ixesha elingakanani? (Kys tan tra gol)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Cre ta'n cost?

    Ithini le mali?

  2. Ta shen ny gaggyr

    Le mali ibiza kakhulu.

  3. Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?

    Unayo into engabizi?

  4. Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?

    Ndingakhokha ngekhadi?

  5. Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo

    Ndicela itafula lempahla ezimbini.

  6. Yn bill, please

    Ibhili, nceda.

  7. Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?

    Ingaba inkonzo ibandakanyekile?

  8. Ta mee veih'n vegg

    Ndiyavegetarian.

  9. Cha nel food spiced, please

    Akukho ukutya okunobhotolo, nceda.

  10. Ta shen ny chennag

    Oku kumnandi.

  11. Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?

    Ndingafumana imenyu?

  12. Glass jeh voddy, please

    Ingxube ye water, nceda.

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Goll er y pholice

    Biza uphondo

  2. Goll er ambulance

    Biza i-ambulensi

  3. Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor

    Ndifuna ugqirha

  4. Ta mee goll er ny gholl

    Ndiziva ndingalunganga

  5. Ta mee allergic gys peanuts

    Ndine-allergy kwi-peanuts

  6. Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?

    Uphi umphakathi oseduze?

  7. Ta eh goll er shoh

    Kubuhlungu apha

  8. Haink mee my passport

    Ndilahlekelwe yi passport yam

  9. Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?

    Ungabiza ihotele yam?

  10. Fowd!

    Uncedo!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Gura mie eu

    Kuhle ukukwazi

  2. Gynsaght cur as sheshaght

    Masihlele umhlangano

  3. Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?

    Yiphi ixesha elikufaneleyo?

  4. Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh

    Ndiza kuthumela ingxelo namhlanje

  5. Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?

    Singathetha ngomso?

  6. Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh

    Nceda ufumane ifayile ehlanganisiweyo

  7. Gura mie eu son do chione

    Enkosi ngexesha lakho

  8. Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish

    Ndijonge phambili ekusebenzeni nawe

  9. Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?

    Ungacacisa le ndawo?

  10. Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym

    Mna ndiza kubuyela kuwe

  11. Ta'n laa kiare er y Vaar

    Umhla wokugqibela nguLwesihlanu

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Cre'n aght ta'n?

    Yintoni ixesha? (Yin-toh-nee ikh-leh-zah?)

  2. Ta eh tree o'clym

    Iiyure ezintathu (Ee-yoo-reh e-zin-tah-thu)

  3. Hie

    Namhlanje (Nam-hlan-je)

  4. Ayns y laa jeh'n

    Manga (Man-gah)

  5. Ayns y laa er

    Izolo (Ee-zoh-loh)

  6. Doolish

    Mvulo (M-vu-lo)

  7. Jedoonee

    Lwesibini (Lwe-si-bi-nee)

  8. Yn Chaarjyn

    Lwesithathu (Lwe-si-tha-thu)

  9. Nane

    Ene (Eh-neh)

  10. Doo

    Mbini (M-bee-nee)

  11. Tree

    Thathu (Thah-thu)

  12. Dooan

    Ishumi (Ee-shoo-mee)

  13. Nane caarjyn

    Ishumi elinye (Ee-shoo-mee eh-leen-yeh)

  14. Myr

    Umgama (Um-gah-mah)

  15. Myr

    Ngaphezulu (Ngah-peh-zulu)

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