Looking for practical Sanskrit to Acholi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sanskrit phrase first, then the Acholi translation (Acholi) — 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 Acholi.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Acholi-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.
नमः
Ayo(ah-yo)
धन्यवादः
Naki(nah-kee)
सुप्रभातम्
Bok moti(bok mo-tee)
सुप्रभातम्
Bok nongo(bok non-go)
शुभसंध्या
Bok obedo(bok oh-beh-do)
शुभरात्रि
Bok ngat(bok ngat)
पुनर्मिलामः
Tye kany(tye kan-yee)
विदा
Itye(ee-tye)
तव नाम किम्?
Iti ma ineno?(ee-tee mah ee-neh-no)
मम नाम जोनः
Ineno John(ee-neh-no John)
भवान् कथम् अस्ति?
Iti ma inyo?(ee-tee mah een-yo)
त्वं दृष्ट्वा सुखं
Gat ma inyo(gaht mah een-yo)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
भवान् इंग्लिषं वदति किम्?
Itye konyo English?(bhavān iṅgliṣaṃ vadati kim?)
अहं हिन्दीं कुशलतः न वदामि
Nye konyo Hindi kanyim.(ahaṃ hindīṃ kuśalataḥ na vadāmi)
अहं न बोधामि
Nye neno.(ahaṃ na bodhāmi)
कृपया शनैः वदतु
Nye konyo tye kanyim.(kṛpayā śanaiḥ vadatu)
तत् पुनः वदतु
Itye konyo tye kanyim?(tat punaḥ vadatu)
शौचालयं कुत्र अस्ति?
Iti kanyim ngat?(śaucālayaṃ kutra asti?)
नगरस्य केन्द्रं कथं गच्छामि?
Nye konyo kanyim ku city center?(nagaraasya kendraṃ kathaṃ gacchāmi?)