Looking for practical Shona to Manx phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Shona phrase first, then the Manx translation (Manx) — 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 Manx.
Tip: when a Manx phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Shona wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Mhoro
Fastyr mie
Ndatenda
Gura mie eu
Mangwanani akanaka
Mie eu
Masikati akanaka
Fastyr mie
Manheru akanaka
Oie vie
Usiku hwakanaka
Oie ghooinney
Tichasangana gare gare
Gree gys y chee
Sara zvakanaka
Slane
Zita rako ndiani?
Cre ta d'ennym?
Zita rangu ndiri John
Ta my ennym yn John
Uri sei?
Kys t'eh?
Ndinofara kukuziva
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Unotaura Chirungu here?
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Handitauri Hindi zvakanaka
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Handinzwisisi
Cha noddym ymmodee(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Ndokumbirawo utaure zvishoma
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Ungazvitaura zvakare here?
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Chimbuzi chiripi?
Where's y toalett?(Where's y toalett?)
Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwemaguta?
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Tendeuka kuruboshwe
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Tendeuka kurudyi
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Enda mberi
Goll er y thalloo(Goll er y thalloo)
Mari yechikwereti ingani?
Cooish ta'n coshyn?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Tikiti imwe, ndapota
Ticket ny hwoaie, please(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Iko kure here kubva pano?
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Ndakakanganiswa
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Ndingatenga kupi kadhi reSIM?
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ehe
Aye
Kwete
Na
Pangove
Possibly
Ndinobvumirana
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Handibvumirane
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka
Ta shoh goll er
Unofungei?
Cre ta'n chione?
Unogona kundibatsira here?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro
Ta mee cur my chenn
Mirira kwechinguva
Gow er ny hoilshey
Ndine urombo
Ta mee er yannoo
Hapana chakaipa
Cha nel broogh
Makorokoto
Foddee gura
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa
Laa breith shenney
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
Gow er ny shickyr
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kupi kune chiteshi chechitima?
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?(Kren aht tan ste-shin tren)
Kupi kune chiteshi chebhazi?
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?(Kren aht tan stopp bus)
Ndeipi puratifomu?
Cre ta'n platfoy?(Kre tan plat-foy)
Inobva nenguva ipi?
Cooish dy vel eh goll?(Koo-ish dy vel eh gol)
Iyi ndiyo nzira chaiyo here?
Ta shoh yn aght reih?(Ta sho yn aht ray)
Iri pedyo pano
Ta eh ny chione hene(Ta eh nee kione hene)
Iri kure nepano
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene(Ta eh nee lhi-am ass hene)
Unogona kundiratidza pamepu here?
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?(Kre ta shiu gol rish y map)
Mira pano, ndapota
Goll er-hene, please(Gol er-hene, pleeze)
Zvinotora nguva yakareba sei?
Kys ta'n traa goll?(Kys tan tra gol)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Zvinodhura here?
Cre ta'n cost?(Zvinodhura here?)
Izvozvo zvinodhura kwazvo
Ta shen ny gaggyr
Une chimwe chinhu chiri pamutengo wakaderera here?
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
Ndingabhadhara nekadhi here?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
Ndingada tafura yevaviri
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
Chikwereti, ndapota
Yn bill, please
Sevhisi iri mukati here?
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?
Ndiri muvegetarian
Ta mee veih'n vegg
Hapana chikafu chinopisa, ndapota
Cha nel food spiced, please
Izvi zvinonaka
Ta shen ny chennag
Ndingawana menyu here?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Girazi remvura, ndapota
Glass jeh voddy, please
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Fonera mapurisa
Goll er y pholice
Fonera amburensi
Goll er ambulance
Ndiri kuda chiremba
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
Ndiri kunzwa kusuruvara
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
Ndine allergic kumapundu
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
Chii chiri pedyo nechipatara?
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
Zvinorwadza pano
Ta eh goll er shoh
Ndakakanganwa pasipoti yangu
Haink mee my passport
Unogona here kufonera hotera yangu?
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
Rubatsiro!
Fowd!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ndinofara kukusangana
Gura mie eu
Ngatirongei musangano
Gynsaght cur as sheshaght
Ndeipi nguva inokodzera kwauri?
Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?
Ndichatumira chirevo nhasi
Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh
Tingataure mangwana here?
Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?
Ndapota tarisai faira rakabatanidzwa
Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh
Ndatenda nenguva yako
Gura mie eu son do chione
Ndiri kutarisira kushanda newe
Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish
Ungajekesei iyo pfungwa?
Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?
Ndichadzoka kwauri
Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym
Nguva yekupedzisira iChishanu
Ta'n laa kiare er y Vaar
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.