Looking for practical Swahili to Igbo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swahili phrase first, then the Igbo translation (Igbo) — 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 Igbo.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Igbo-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.
Habari
Ndewo(Ndewo)
Asante
Daalụ(Daalụ)
Habari ya asubuhi
Ụtụtụ ọma(Ụtụtụ ọma)
Habari ya mchana
Ehihie ọma(Ehihie ọma)
Habari ya jioni
Mgbede ọma(Mgbede ọma)
Usiku mwema
Ka chi fo(Ka chi fo)
Tutaonana baadaye
Hụ gị n'anya(Hụ gị n'anya)
Kwaheri
Ka ọ dị(Ka ọ dị)
Jina lako nani?
Kedu aha gị?(Kedu aha gị?)
Jina langu ni John
Aha m bụ John(Aha m bụ John)
Habari gani?
Kedu?(Kedu?)
Nafurahi kukutana na wewe
Ọ dị m ụtọ ịmata gị(Ọ dị m ụtọ ịmata gị)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Unazungumza Kiingereza?
Ị na-asụ Bekee?
Sizungumza Hindi vizuri.
Anaghị m asụ Hindi nke ọma
Sielewi.
Anaghị m aghọta
Tafadhali ongea polepole.
Biko sụpụta nwayọọ
Unaweza kusema tena?
Ị nwere ike ikwu ya ọzọ?
Choo kiko wapi?
Ebee ka ụlọ mposi dị?
Ninafika vipi katikati ya jiji?
Kedu ka m ga-esi ruo etiti obodo?
Geuka kushoto.
Tụọ aka ekpe
Geuka kulia.
Tụọ aka nri
Nenda moja kwa moja.
Gaa n'ihu
Nauli ni kiasi gani?
Elo ka ụgwọ njem?
Tiketi moja, tafadhali.
Otu tiketi, biko
Je, ni mbali na hapa?
Ọ dị anya site n'ebe a?
Nimepotea.
Echere m na m furu efu
Ninaweza kununua kadi ya SIM wapi?
Ebee ka m ga-azụta kaadị SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ndio
Ee
Hapana
Mba
Pengine
O nwere ike
Ninakubaliana
A na m akwado
Sikubaliani
A naghị m akwado
Inasikika vizuri
O yiri ka ọ dị mma
Unafikiriaje?
Kedu ihe ị chere?
Unaweza kunisaidia?
Ị nwere ike inyere m?
Nahitaji msaada
Achọrọ m enyemaka
Subiri kidogo
Chere nkeji
Ninasikitika
Echegbula m
Hakuna shida
Enweghị nsogbu
Hongera
Nnọọ
Siku ya kuzaliwa njema
Ezi ụbọchị ọmụmụ
Safari njema
Nwee njem dị mma
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kituo cha treni kiko wapi?
Ebee ka ọdụ ụgbọ oloko dị?(Ebee ka odu ugo oloko di?)
Kituo cha basi kiko wapi?
Ebee ka ọdụ bọs dị?(Ebee ka odu bos di?)
Ni jukwaa gani?
Kedu ebe a na-apụ?(Kedu ebe a na-apu?)
Inatoka saa ngapi?
Kedu oge ọ na-apụ?(Kedu oge o na-apu?)
Je, hii ndiyo njia sahihi?
Ọ bụ ụzọ ziri ezi?(O bu uzo ziri ezi?)
Iko karibu hapa
Ọ dị nso ebe a(O di nso ebe a)
Iko mbali na hapa
Ọ dị anya site na ebe a(O di anya site na ebe a)
Unaweza kunionesha kwenye ramani?
Ị nwere ike igosi m na maapụ?(I nwere ike igosi m na mapu?)
Simama hapa, tafadhali
Kwụsị ebe a, biko(Kwụsị ebe a, biko)
Inachukua muda gani?
Olee ogologo oge ọ na-ewe?(Olee ogologo oge o na-ewe?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hii inagharimu kiasi gani?
Ego ole ka nke a na-eri?(Ego ole ka nke a na-eri?)
Hiyo ni ghali sana
Nke a dị oke ọnụ.
Je, una kitu chochote cha bei nafuu?
Ị nwere ihe dị cheaper?
Naweza kulipa kwa kadi?
Enwere m ike ịkwụ ụgwọ site na kaadị?
Ningependa meza ya watu wawili
Achọrọ m tebụl maka mmadụ abụọ.
Tafadhali, bili
Biko, nye m ụgwọ.
Je, huduma imejumuishwa?
Ọ bụ ọrụ e tinyere?
Mimi ni mboga
Abụ m onye na-eri nri akwụkwọ.
Tafadhali, sina chakula chenye pilipili
Biko, enweghị nri na-atọ ụtọ.
Hii ni tamu
Nke a dị ụtọ.
Naweza kupata menyu?
Enwere m ike inweta menu?
Tafadhali, glasi ya maji
Biko, nye m iko mmiri.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Piga simu polisi
Kpọọ ndị uwe ojii
Piga simu ya wagonjwa
Kpọọ ambulance
Nahitaji daktari
Achọrọ m dọkịta
Ninajisikia mgonjwa
Anọ m n'ahụhụ
Nina mzio wa karanga
Enwere m ọrịa na mkpụrụ ara ehi
Hospitali iliyo karibu iko wapi?
Ebee ka ụlọ ọgwụ kacha nso dị?
Inaniuma hapa
O na-anu m ebe a
Nimepoteza pasipoti yangu
Akwụkwọ njem m furu efu
Unaweza kupiga simu hoteli yangu?
Ị nwere ike ịkpọọ ụlọ nkwari akụ m?
Nisaidie!
Enyemaka!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nafurahi kukutana nawe
Ọ dị m ụtọ izute gị(O di m uto izute gi)
Tuweke mkutano
Ka anyị hazie nzukọ
Ni saa ngapi inakufaa?
Kedu oge dị gị mma?
Nitaituma ripoti leo
M ga-eziga akụkọ ahụ taa
Tunaweza kuzungumza kesho?
Ị nwere ike ikwu echi?
Tafadhali pata faili iliyoambatishwa
Biko chọta faịlụ a na-ejikọta
Asante kwa muda wako
Daalụ maka oge gị
Natarajia kufanya kazi na wewe
Anaghị m eche ihu ịrụ ọrụ na gị
Unaweza kufafanua hiyo pointi?
Ị nwere ike kọwaa nke a?
Nitarudi kwako
Ka m laghachiri gị
Muda wa mwisho ni Ijumaa
Ụbọchị ikpeazụ bụ Fraịdee
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.