Looking for practical Santali (Ol Chiki) to Maithili phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Santali (Ol Chiki) phrase first, then the Maithili translation (Maithili) — 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 Maithili.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Maithili-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.
ᱨᱤᱡᱤᱭ
नमस्कार(namaskaar)
ᱟᱹᱦᱚᱜᱟ
धन्यवाद(dhanyavaad)
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱵᱟᱨᱚ
सुप्रभात(suprabhaat)
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱯᱟᱭ
सुप्रभात(suprabhaat)
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱢᱟᱭ
शुभ संध्या(shubh sandhya)
ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱢᱟᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ
शुभ रात्रि(shubh raatri)
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ
फेर भेटब(pher bhetab)
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ
विदाई(vidai)
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ?
अहाँक नाम की छ?(ahaanak naam ki chh?)
ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ
हमर नाम जॉन अछि(hamar naam John achhi)
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ?
अहाँ केहन छी?(ahaan kehan chhi?)
ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱡᱚᱱᱟ
अहाँ सँ भेटिकय खुशी भेल(ahaan san bhetikay khushi bhel)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tuhun English bolang?
की अहाँ अंग्रेजी बोलैत छी?(ki ahan angreji bolait chhi?)
Maan Hindi bhal nahi bolang
हम हिंदी नीक सँ नहि बोलैत छी(ham hindi neek san nahi bolait chhi)