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Common Sango to Santali (Ol Chiki) phrases

100 practical Sango to Santali (Ol Chiki) phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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

Tip: when a Santali (Ol Chiki) phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Sango wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.

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Greetings and pleasantries

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

  1. Mbote

    ᱨᱤᱡᱤᱭ (rikiya)

  2. Mokolo

    ᱟᱹᱦᱚᱜᱟ (ahojaga)

  3. Mbote na nganga

    ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱵᱟᱨᱚ (ahor boro)

  4. Mbote na nganga ya zanga

    ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱯᱟᱭ (ahor apay)

  5. Mbote na nganga ya sika

    ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱢᱟᱭ (ahor amay)

  6. Ndeko na nganga

    ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱢᱟᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ (ahor amay anaa)

  7. Tango na yo

    ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ (ahor anaa)

  8. Ayo

    ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ (ahor anaa)

  9. Nani na yo?

    ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ? (ahor anaa ada?)

  10. Nani na nga John

    ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ (anaa ada anaa John)

  11. Oza malamu?

    ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ? (ahor anaa?)

  12. Mokili na yo

    ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱡᱚᱱᱟ (ahor jona)

Useful phrases for travellers

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

  1. O yo na nganga English?

    Tuhun English bolang? (tuhun English bolang)

  2. O na yo na nganga Hindi na mboka.

    Maan Hindi bhal nahi bolang (maan Hindi bhal nahi bolang)

  3. O na yo na mboka.

    Maan samjha nahi (maan samjha nahi)

  4. Sokou, yo na nganga na mboka.

    Dohar dhire bolang (dohar dhire bolang)

  5. O tanga na mboka?

    Tuhun ohu bar bar bolang? (tuhun ohu bar bar bolang)

  6. Banga na yo na ndako?

    Ghar gela kaha? (ghar gela kaha)

  7. Nde na yo na banga na mboka?

    Maan nagar kendraka katha jabo? (maan nagar kendraka katha jabo)

  8. Kanga na mboko.

    Bamra gela (bamra gela)

  9. Kanga na nganga.

    Dahra gela (dahra gela)

  10. Kende na mboka.

    Sidha jabo (sidha jabo)

  11. Nde na yo na mboka?

    Kota kharch? (kota kharch)

  12. Mokolo na ticket, sokou.

    Ek ticket, dohar (ek ticket, dohar)

  13. O na mboka na mboka?

    Ika duraka? (ika duraka)

  14. O na yo na mboka.

    Maan khoya gelam (maan khoya gelam)

  15. Banga na yo na tanga SIM card?

    Maan SIM card kahan kinabo? (maan SIM card kahan kinabo)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. O

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹ

  2. Té

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  3. Sâ

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ

  4. Ngâ tî

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  5. Ngâ té tî

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ

  6. O bô

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ

  7. Nâ tî yé?

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ?

  8. O kâ yé tî?

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ?

  9. Ngâ kâ tî

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  10. Bê na

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  11. Ngâ tî na

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  12. Té bô

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  13. Mâ tî

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  14. Mâ na mbâ

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  15. O kâ na mbê

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

Directions and getting around

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

  1. O na wâ na gare?

    ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞᱤ? (aruḷ aruṭi arulī?)

  2. O na wâ na station de taxi?

    ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱵᱚᱥ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞᱤ? (aruḷ aruṭi bos arulī?)

  3. O na wâ na plateforme?

    ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱡᱤᱡᱤ? (aruḷ aruṭi jiji?)

  4. O na tî na mbô?

    ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱥᱤᱡᱤ? (aruḷ aruṭi aruḷ arul siḱi?)

  5. O na wâ na yâ?

    ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱡᱩᱭᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ? (aruḷ aruṭi cuyi arul?)

  6. O na bô na kâ.

    ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ. (aruḷ arul arul arul.)

  7. O na fâ na kâ.

    ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱥᱟᱦᱤ. (aruḷ arul arul sahi.)

  8. O kâ tî na mappa?

    ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ? (aruḷ aruṭi map arul arul?)

  9. Kâ na kâ, s'il vous plaît.

    ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ, ᱵᱟᱹᱨᱤ. (aruḷ arul arul, bari.)

  10. O na tî na mbô?

    ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ? (aruḷ aruṭi arul arul arul?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Mboka na yo?

    Ika menak kothi? (ika menak kothi)

  2. Oko na mboka mingi

    Ika aji badi kothi (ika aji badi kothi)

  3. Ozo na nanga mboka?

    Ika menak kothi nena? (ika menak kothi nena)

  4. Naka na yeke na carte?

    Ika card re pay kora? (ika card re pay kora)

  5. Naka na table ya mibale

    Ika do jona table chahi (ika do jona table chahi)

  6. Bilan, s'il vous plaît

    Bill, please (Bill, please)

  7. Service ezali na yango?

    Service aji sarak? (Service aji sarak)

  8. Nani na mboka ya nyama

    Ika vegetarian ahe (ika vegetarian ahe)

  9. Te na mabele ya sika, s'il vous plaît

    Aji masala khana nahi, please (aji masala khana nahi)

  10. Oyo ezali malamu

    Ika badi ahe (ika badi ahe)

  11. Naka na menu?

    Ika menu chahi? (ika menu chahi)

  12. Bokoko ya mai, s'il vous plaît

    Ek glass pani, please (ek glass pani)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Banga nganga

    Polis re bāhāra

  2. Banga ambulance

    Ambulance re bāhāra

  3. Mbi na doctor

    Ainḍa doctor re chāhi

  4. Mbi na yeke

    Ainḍa bāhāra

  5. Mbi na alerji na kolo

    Ainḍa moḍa bāhāra

  6. A na hospital ya mboka?

    Nekā hospital kothā?

  7. E yeke na mboko

    Iṭa hāṭa

  8. Mbi tanga passport na ngai

    Ainḍa passport hāṭā

  9. O tanga hotel na ngai?

    Tūṅ hotel re bāhāra?

  10. Sango!

    Sāhāy!

Work and business

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

  1. Mbi na yo

    ᱚᱞ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (ol aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  2. Tala na yeke mboka

    ᱛᱮᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (ṭena aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  3. Nani ti na yo?

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ? (aḍaḍa saḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  4. Nde na yeke report na tî

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (aḍaḍa aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  5. Oka na yeke na lobi?

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱜᱟ? (aḍaḍa aḍaḍa kaḍaḍa)

  6. S'il vous plaît, tî na file na mî

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (aḍaḍa aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  7. Mesi na yo na tî

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (aḍaḍa aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  8. Nde na tî na yeke na yo

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (aḍaḍa aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  9. Oka na yeke na sî na tî?

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱜᱟ? (aḍaḍa aḍaḍa kaḍaḍa)

  10. Tala na yeke na yo

    ᱛᱮᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (ṭena aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  11. Nani na lobi na vendredi

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (aḍaḍa aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. O na ntango na?

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱲᱚ? (araṅ ado?)

  2. O na ntango tî

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱲᱟ (ado anā ahatā)

  3. Ayi

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ (adohā)

  4. Boké

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱚ (adohā ado)

  5. Ké

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱚ (adohā ado)

  6. Lundi

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱚ (adohā ado)

  7. Mardi

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱚ (adohā ado)

  8. Mercredi

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱚ (adohā ado)

  9. Moko

    ᱚᱱ (on)

  10. Mboka

    ᱚᱱᱟ (onā)

  11. Mokolo

    ᱚᱱᱟᱦ (onāh)

  12. Zoké

    ᱑ᱮᱱ (deh)

  13. Mokolo mîkâ

    ᱚᱱ ᱱᱮᱱ (on nen)

  14. Nîkâ

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ (adohā)

  15. Kâ

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ (adohā)

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