Looking for practical Sanskrit to Venda phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sanskrit phrase first, then the Venda translation (Venda) — 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 Venda.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Venda-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
Ndi matsheloni(namah)
धन्यवादः
Ndi a livhuwa(dhanyavādaḥ)
सुप्रभातम्
Ndi matsheloni(suprabhātam)
सुप्रभातम्
Ndi masiari(suprabhātam)
शुभसंध्या
Ndi madekwana(śubha-sandhyā)
शुभरात्रि
Ndi masiari a u fhela(śubha-rātri)
पुनर्मिलामः
Tshilidzi(punar-milāmaḥ)
विदा
Vhuyani(vidā)
तव नाम किम्?
Ndi mini dzina lenu?(tava nāma kim?)
मम नाम जोनः
Dzina langa ndi John(mama nāma jonaḥ)
भवान् कथम् अस्ति?
Ni khou itea?(bhavān katham asti?)
त्वं दृष्ट्वा सुखं
Ndi khou funa u vhuya na inwi(tvaṁ dṛṣṭvā sukhaṁ)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
भवान् इंग्लिषं वदति किम्?
Ni a ṱhota ṅwambo?(ni a thota n'wambo)
अहं हिन्दीं कुशलतः न वदामि
A ndi ṱhoti Hindi zwavhudi(a ndi thoti Hindi zwavhudi)
अहं न बोधामि
A ndi ḓivhi(a ndi dhiwi)
कृपया शनैः वदतु
Ndi ṱhanyela u ṱhota nga ṱhoho(ndi thanyela u thota nga thoho)
तत् पुनः वदतु
Ndi a ṱanga zwenezwi?(ndi a thanga zwenezwi)
शौचालयं कुत्र अस्ति?
Bani hu na khotani?(bani hu na khotani)
नगरस्य केन्द्रं कथं गच्छामि?
Ndi ya hani u ya tsini na muṱa?(ndi ya hani u ya tsini na mutha)
वामं परिवर्तय
Fhulu u ya shango(fhulu u ya shango)
दक्षिणं परिवर्तय
Fhulu u ya ṱhoho(fhulu u ya thoho)
सिध्यताम्
Ḓi ṱhota nga ṱhoho(dhi thota nga thoho)
कति मूल्यं अस्ति?
Fhasi i na hani?(fhasi i na hani)
एकं पत्रकं, कृपया
Ticket ye ḽa, nd please(ticket ye la, nd please)
एषः किं दूरं अस्ति?
I na fhasi u bva hone?(i na fhasi u bva hone)
अहं गुम्भितः
Ndi a fhedza(ndi a fhedza)
कुतः अहं सिम् पत्रिका क्रेतुं शक्नोमि?
Ndi nga wana SIM card phi?(ndi nga wana SIM card phi)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
आम्
Ee(ām)
न
Aih(na)
संदिग्धम्
Ndi nga si(sandigdham)
अहं सहमतः
Ndi a livhuwa(ahaṃ sahamataḥ)
अहं असहमतः
Ndi a sa livhuwi(ahaṃ asahamataḥ)
तत् शुभम्
Izwi zwine zwa ita zwavhuya(tat śubham)
त्वं किं मन्यसे?
U vhona mini?(tvaṃ kiṃ manyase?)
त्वं मां साहाय्यं करिष्यसि?
U nga nthusa?(tvaṃ māṃ sāhāyyaṃ kariṣyasi?)
मम साहाय्यं आवश्यकम्
Ndi na nyito(mama sāhāyyaṃ āvaśyakam)
क्षणं प्रतिक्ष्यताम्
Langa muthu(kṣaṇaṃ pratikṣyatām)
अहं खेदितः
Ndi a humbula(ahaṃ kheditaḥ)
किञ्चित् समस्या नास्ति
A hu na nḓila(kiñcit samasyā nāsti)
अभिनन्दनम्
Ndi a livhuwa(abhinandanam)
जन्मदिनस्य शुभाशयाः
Ndi a ni ṱhonifha(janmadinasya śubhāśayāḥ)
सुरक्षितयात्रां करो
Ndi a ni ṱhonifha na u shuma(surakṣitayātrāṃ karo)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.