Looking for practical Romani to Swahili phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Romani phrase first, then the Swahili translation (Swahili) — 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 Swahili.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Swahili-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.
Sastimos
Habari
Dikhes
Asante
Sar san o drom
Habari ya asubuhi
Sar san o drom
Habari ya mchana
Sar san o večer
Habari ya jioni
Sar san o noć
Usiku mwema
Sikav tuke na jekh
Tutaonana baadaye
Sastipen
Kwaheri
So t'avel tiri navn?
Jina lako nani?
Mande t'avel John
Jina langu ni John
Soske tuke?
Habari gani?
Rromale tuke
Nafurahi kukutana na wewe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Aš tuke anglis thaj?
Unazungumza Kiingereza?(ash tooke anglis thaj)
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro
Sizungumza Hindi vizuri.(na thajav Hindi sar o baro)
Na sam tuke
Sielewi.(na sam tooke)
Sikav tuke buti
Tafadhali ongea polepole.(sikav tooke buti)
Suk tuke so khanav avri?
Unaweza kusema tena?(suk tooke so khanav avri)
Kade si o toalet?
Choo kiko wapi?(kade si o toalet)
Sako me džanav katar o centar?
Ninafika vipi katikati ya jiji?(sako me jhanav katar o centar)
Džanav levo
Geuka kushoto.(jhanav levo)
Džanav pravo
Geuka kulia.(jhanav pravo)
Džanav buti
Nenda moja kwa moja.(jhanav buti)
Sako si o tarifo?
Nauli ni kiasi gani?(sako si o tarifo)
Eka tiketa, please
Tiketi moja, tafadhali.(eka tiketa, please)
Si o baro katar here?
Je, ni mbali na hapa?(si o baro katar here)
Me si na džanav
Nimepotea.(me si na jhanav)
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?
Ninaweza kununua kadi ya SIM wapi?(kade me jhanav kupi o SIM kardo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja
Ndio
Na
Hapana
Možda
Pengine
Sukalav
Ninakubaliana
Nesukalav
Sikubaliani
To so boro
Inasikika vizuri
So te phendav?
Unafikiriaje?
Sako te mikerav?
Unaweza kunisaidia?
Me mangav miker
Nahitaji msaada
Phirav kher
Subiri kidogo
Me som te bachtal
Ninasikitika
Na problem
Hakuna shida
Sukalav tuke
Hongera
Sukal tuke kher
Siku ya kuzaliwa njema
Sakona safar kher
Safari njema
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kasa jekh train station?
Kituo cha treni kiko wapi?
Kasa jekh bus stop?
Kituo cha basi kiko wapi?
Kasa platform?
Ni jukwaa gani?
So kalo khera?
Inatoka saa ngapi?
So si jekh pravas?
Je, hii ndiyo njia sahihi?
So si buchi tu?
Iko karibu hapa
So si dikh le tu?
Iko mbali na hapa
Tu kheres me le mapa?
Unaweza kunionesha kwenye ramani?
Sti le tu, please.
Simama hapa, tafadhali
Kado kheras?
Inachukua muda gani?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Sako kheres thaj?
Hii inagharimu kiasi gani?(sako kheres thaj)
Taj e bori drago
Hiyo ni ghali sana(taj e bori drago)
Aso tuke katar chede?
Je, una kitu chochote cha bei nafuu?(aso tuke katar chede)
Sakava kade kerdan?
Naweza kulipa kwa kadi?(sakava kade kerdan)
Mande sar o buchi for duj
Ningependa meza ya watu wawili(mande sar o buchi for duj)
O bil, please
Tafadhali, bili(o bil, please)
Sar o servis included?
Je, huduma imejumuishwa?(sar o servis included)
Mande so vegetarian
Mimi ni mboga(mande so vegetarian)
Na spicy khana, please
Tafadhali, sina chakula chenye pilipili(na spicy khana, please)
Taj e delikates
Hii ni tamu(taj e delikates)
Sakava kade o menu?
Naweza kupata menyu?(sakava kade o menu)
O buchi thaj, please
Tafadhali, glasi ya maji(o buchi thaj, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Zhanav te policija
Piga simu polisi
Zhanav te ambulanca
Piga simu ya wagonjwa
Mane kaj doctoro
Nahitaji daktari
Mane si mala
Ninajisikia mgonjwa
Mane si alergik te kikiriki
Nina mzio wa karanga
Kade si najbliža bolnica?
Hospitali iliyo karibu iko wapi?
Sikav tut here
Inaniuma hapa
Mane si zhalav my passport
Nimepoteza pasipoti yangu
Sukare te zhanav my hotel?
Unaweza kupiga simu hoteli yangu?
Pomoć!
Nisaidie!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Sastipen te kerel tuke
Nafurahi kukutana nawe
Aven te kerdan o kher
Tuweke mkutano
So kher o vremi te tuke?
Ni saa ngapi inakufaa?
Me phenen o raport thaj dikh
Nitaituma ripoti leo
Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?
Tunaweza kuzungumza kesho?
Phral te jekh file kerdik
Tafadhali pata faili iliyoambatishwa
Sastim te for o vremi tuke
Asante kwa muda wako
Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke
Natarajia kufanya kazi na wewe
Kade te jekh kher o pun?
Unaweza kufafanua hiyo pointi?
Aven me kerdan nazar tuke
Nitarudi kwako
O deadline si o Vrihda
Muda wa mwisho ni Ijumaa
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.