Looking for practical Sicilian to Dombe phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sicilian phrase first, then the Dombe translation (Dombe) — 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 Dombe.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Dombe-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.
Ciao
Salibonani
Grazii
Ngiyabonga
Bongiornu
Ubusuku obuhle
Bona sira
Uhlanga oluhle
Bona sira
Ubusuku obuhle
Bona notti
Lala kahle
A prestu
Siyaphinda
Addiu
Hamba kahle
Chi è u tò nomu?
Ubani igama lakho?
U me nomu è John
Igama lami nguJohn
Comu stai?
Unjani?
Piaceru di canusciti
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Parli inglese?
Uta kuta chiRungu?
Un parlu bonu hindi.
Ndi ndakuta Hindi zvakanaka.
Un capisciu.
Ndi ndinzwisise.
Parla pianu, per favore.
Ndapota kuta zvishoma.
Pò diri chistu n'atra vota?
Ungazvitaura zvakare?
Unni è u bagnu?
Chikamu chechimbuzi chiri kupi?
Comu arrivu a lu centru di la cità?
Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwekugara?
Giriti a manca.
Tendeuka kuruboshwe.
Giriti a destra.
Tendeuka kurudyi.
Andate drittu.
Enda mberi.
Quant'è u bigliettu?
Mitero inodhura zvakadini?
Un bigliettu, per favore.
Tikiti imwe, ndapota.
È luntanu di cca?
Iri kure here kubva pano?
Sugnu persu.
Ndakanyura.
Unni pozzu accattari na SIM?
Ndingatenga sei kadhi reSIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Iè
Ehe
No
Aih
Forse
Zvichida
Sò d'accordu
Ndinobvumirana
Non sò d'accordu
Ndinopikisa
Chistu sona bonu
Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka
Chi ne pensi?
Unofungei?
Pò aiutarmi?
Unogona kundibatsira here?
Haiu bisognu di aiutu
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro
Aspetta nu mumentu
Mirira kwechinguva
Mi dispiaci
Ndine hurombo
Nuddu prubbrema
Hapana dambudziko
Complimenti
Makorokoto
Bon compleannu
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa
Fai nu viaggiu sicuru
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.