Looking for practical Sanskrit to Romani phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sanskrit phrase first, then the Romani translation (Romani) — 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 Romani.
Tip: pick five Romani 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.
नमः
Sastimos(namah)
धन्यवादः
Dikhes(dhanyavādaḥ)
सुप्रभातम्
Sar san o drom(suprabhātam)
सुप्रभातम्
Sar san o drom(suprabhātam)
शुभसंध्या
Sar san o večer(śubha-sandhyā)
शुभरात्रि
Sar san o noć(śubha-rātri)
पुनर्मिलामः
Sikav tuke na jekh(punar-milāmaḥ)
विदा
Sastipen(vidā)
तव नाम किम्?
So t'avel tiri navn?(tava nāma kim?)
मम नाम जोनः
Mande t'avel John(mama nāma jonaḥ)
भवान् कथम् अस्ति?
Soske tuke?(bhavān katham asti?)
त्वं दृष्ट्वा सुखं
Rromale tuke(tvaṁ dṛṣṭvā sukhaṁ)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
भवान् इंग्लिषं वदति किम्?
Aš tuke anglis thaj?(ash tooke anglis thaj)
अहं हिन्दीं कुशलतः न वदामि
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro(na thajav Hindi sar o baro)
अहं न बोधामि
Na sam tuke(na sam tooke)
कृपया शनैः वदतु
Sikav tuke buti(sikav tooke buti)
तत् पुनः वदतु
Suk tuke so khanav avri?(suk tooke so khanav avri)
शौचालयं कुत्र अस्ति?
Kade si o toalet?(kade si o toalet)
नगरस्य केन्द्रं कथं गच्छामि?
Sako me džanav katar o centar?(sako me jhanav katar o centar)
वामं परिवर्तय
Džanav levo(jhanav levo)
दक्षिणं परिवर्तय
Džanav pravo(jhanav pravo)
सिध्यताम्
Džanav buti(jhanav buti)
कति मूल्यं अस्ति?
Sako si o tarifo?(sako si o tarifo)
एकं पत्रकं, कृपया
Eka tiketa, please(eka tiketa, please)
एषः किं दूरं अस्ति?
Si o baro katar here?(si o baro katar here)
अहं गुम्भितः
Me si na džanav(me si na jhanav)
कुतः अहं सिम् पत्रिका क्रेतुं शक्नोमि?
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?(kade me jhanav kupi o SIM kardo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
आम्
Ja(ām)
न
Na(na)
संदिग्धम्
Možda(sandigdham)
अहं सहमतः
Sukalav(ahaṃ sahamataḥ)
अहं असहमतः
Nesukalav(ahaṃ asahamataḥ)
तत् शुभम्
To so boro(tat śubham)
त्वं किं मन्यसे?
So te phendav?(tvaṃ kiṃ manyase?)
त्वं मां साहाय्यं करिष्यसि?
Sako te mikerav?(tvaṃ māṃ sāhāyyaṃ kariṣyasi?)
मम साहाय्यं आवश्यकम्
Me mangav miker(mama sāhāyyaṃ āvaśyakam)
क्षणं प्रतिक्ष्यताम्
Phirav kher(kṣaṇaṃ pratikṣyatām)
अहं खेदितः
Me som te bachtal(ahaṃ kheditaḥ)
किञ्चित् समस्या नास्ति
Na problem(kiñcit samasyā nāsti)
अभिनन्दनम्
Sukalav tuke(abhinandanam)
जन्मदिनस्य शुभाशयाः
Sukal tuke kher(janmadinasya śubhāśayāḥ)
सुरक्षितयात्रां करो
Sakona safar kher(surakṣitayātrāṃ karo)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.