Looking for practical Sepedi to Meiteilon Manipuri phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sepedi phrase first, then the Meiteilon Manipuri translation (Meiteilon Manipuri) — 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 Meiteilon Manipuri.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Meiteilon Manipuri-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.
Dumela
নমস্কাৰ(namaskār)
Ke a leboga
ধন্যবাদ(dhanyabād)
Dumelang
শুভ প্ৰভাত(shubha prabhāt)
Mokhutsong o motle
শুভ অপরাহ্ন(shubha aparāhna)
Mokhutsong o motle
শুভ সন্ধ্যা(shubha sandhyā)
Borai bo botle
শুভ ৰাতি(shubha rāti)
Tsamaya sentle
পিছৰ পৰা দেখা(pichar porā dekhā)
Siyabonga
বিদায়(bidāy)
O na le leina lefe?
আপোনাৰ নাম কি?(āpōnāra nām ki?)
Leina la ka ke John
মোৰ নাম জন(mōr nām John)
O kae?
আপুনি কেনে আছেন?(āpuni kene āchēn?)
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
আপোনাৰ সৈতে সাক্ষাৎ কৰি আনন্দিত(āpōnāra soite sākhāt kori ānondit)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Na o bua Seisemane?
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦꯡ ꯍꯧꯔꯥꯡꯗꯦ?(heiŋdɛŋ hɯraŋdɛ)
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
ꯆꯨꯡꯊꯧꯕꯤ ꯍꯤꯡꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ(chuiŋsʊbɪ hɪndɪ hɛŋdɛ)
Ke sitwa go kwele
ꯆꯨꯡꯊꯧꯕꯤ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ(chuiŋsʊbɪ aɳdɛ)
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯍꯧꯔꯥꯡꯗꯦ(aɳdɛ hɛŋdɛ hɯraŋdɛ)
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ?(hɛŋdɛ aɳdɛ hɛŋdɛ)
Borai bo kae?
ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ?(lɛŋdɛ aɳdɛ)
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯆꯩꯡꯗꯦꯟ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ?(aɳdɛ chɛŋdɛŋ hɛŋdɛ)
Fetola go le letšatši
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯄꯨꯡꯗꯦ(hɛŋdɛ kʊŋdɛ)
Fetola go le letona
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯍꯨꯡꯗꯦ(hɛŋdɛ hʊŋdɛ)
Ya ka pela
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯌꯦꯟꯗꯦ(hɛŋdɛ aʊŋdɛ)
Phetho ke bokae?
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯇꯦꯡꯗꯦ?(aɳdɛ tɛŋdɛ)
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
ꯑꯅꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯗꯦ(aŋ tɛŋdɛ)
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ?(aɳdɛ hɛŋdɛ aɳdɛ)
Ke sitwa go etse
ꯆꯨꯡꯊꯧꯕꯤ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ(chuiŋsʊbɪ aɳdɛ)
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯑꯗꯦ ꯗꯨꯡꯗꯦ?(lɛŋdɛ aɳdɛ aɳdɛ dʊŋdɛ)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
ꯎꯕꯤ(nangbu)
Aowa
ꯍꯦꯛ(hei)
Mohlomong
ꯃꯥꯡꯖꯤ(maangbagi)
Ke a dumela
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ(huroi)
Ke sitwa go dumela
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ(huroi hei)
Seo se utlwa sentle
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ(huroi hei)
O nagana eng?
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ?(huroi hei)
O ka nthusa?
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ?(hei help)
Ke hloka thuso
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ(hei help)
Emela nako
ꯍꯦꯛ ꯃꯤꯇꯨꯔꯤ(hei mitri)
Ke maswabi
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ(hei)
Ga go na bothata
ꯍꯦꯛ ꯍꯦꯜꯆꯤ(hei helchi)
Dumelang
ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯤꯡ(haangdeng)
Tlhogong e monate
ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ(haangdeng hei)
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ(hei trip)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?
ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯦꯡ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ?(haangdeh heitpa?)
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?
ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯦꯡ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ ꯍꯦꯗꯦ?(haangdeh heitpa heide?)
Ke sehlopha sefe?
ꯍꯦꯛꯆꯦ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ?(heitche heitpa?)
Nako efe e tlo fofa?
ꯍꯦꯡꯊꯦ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ?(heisou heitpa?)
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?
ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ?(heitpa heitpa?)
E haufi le fa
ꯌꯦꯛꯄꯦꯡ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ.(leithokpa heitpa.)
E hole le fa
ꯌꯦꯛꯄꯦꯡ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ ꯍꯦꯖꯦ.(leithokpa heithe.)
O ka mpontsha ka mape?
ꯍꯦꯜꯖꯦꯡ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ ꯍꯦꯖꯦ?(heijongpa heitpa?)
Emisa fa, tsweetswee
ꯍꯦꯜꯖꯦ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ, ꯍꯦꯖꯦ.(heijongpa heitpa, heithe.)
E nka nako e kae?
ꯍꯦꯡꯊꯦ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ?(heisou heitpa?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.