Looking for practical Swahili to Khasi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swahili phrase first, then the Khasi translation (Khasi) — 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 Khasi.
Tip: read the Khasi line out loud three times, then cover the Swahili side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Habari
Kumno(Kumno)
Asante
Khublei(Khublei)
Habari ya asubuhi
Khyndai(Khyndai)
Habari ya mchana
Khublei sngi(Khublei sngi)
Habari ya jioni
Khublei miet(Khublei miet)
Usiku mwema
Balei miet(Balei miet)
Tutaonana baadaye
Ngi phah khublei(Ngi phah khublei)
Kwaheri
Ngi khlem shai(Ngi khlem shai)
Jina lako nani?
Kaei ka kyrteng jong phi?(Kaei ka kyrteng jong phi?)
Jina langu ni John
Ka kyrteng jong nga ka dei John(Ka kyrteng jong nga ka dei John)
Habari gani?
Kumno phi long?(Kumno phi long?)
Nafurahi kukutana na wewe
Ka dei ban pynshang(Ka dei ban pynshang)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Unazungumza Kiingereza?
Phi khublei English?(Phi khublei English?)
Sizungumza Hindi vizuri.
Ngim khublei Hindi bha(Ngim khublei Hindi bha)
Sielewi.
Ngim tip satang(Ngim tip satang)
Tafadhali ongea polepole.
Kylli khublei shynrang(Kylli khublei shynrang)
Unaweza kusema tena?
Phin lah ban kylli biang?(Phin lah ban kylli biang?)
Choo kiko wapi?
U shang ba kham shong?(U shang ba kham shong?)
Ninafika vipi katikati ya jiji?
Kumno nga lah ban poi sha ka shnong?(Kumno nga lah ban poi sha ka shnong?)
Geuka kushoto.
Pynsang sha khmat(Pynsang sha khmat)
Geuka kulia.
Pynsang sha kyllang(Pynsang sha kyllang)
Nenda moja kwa moja.
Kiew shaduh(Kiew shaduh)
Nauli ni kiasi gani?
Kumno ka dor ka jingle?(Kumno ka dor ka jingle?)
Tiketi moja, tafadhali.
Ka ticket wei, sngewbha(Ka ticket wei, sngewbha)
Je, ni mbali na hapa?
U kham khyndiat na shwa?(U kham khyndiat na shwa?)
Nimepotea.
Nga la khlad(Nga la khlad)
Ninaweza kununua kadi ya SIM wapi?
Kumno nga lah ban thied ka SIM card?(Kumno nga lah ban thied ka SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ndio
Aei
Hapana
Em
Pengine
Balei
Ninakubaliana
Nga pynïaid
Sikubaliani
Nga ym pynïaid
Inasikika vizuri
Kane ka long ka kham bha
Unafikiriaje?
Kumno phi iakren?
Unaweza kunisaidia?
Phi lah ban iarap ia nga?
Nahitaji msaada
Nga donkam ia ka iarap
Subiri kidogo
Shong shuwa
Ninasikitika
Nga khublei
Hakuna shida
Ym don ka jingeh
Hongera
Khublei
Siku ya kuzaliwa njema
Khyndiat ka sngi ba san
Safari njema
Khublei ia ka jingleit kaba shongkun
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kituo cha treni kiko wapi?
Kae ka thain kyllang?(Kae ka thain kyllang?)
Kituo cha basi kiko wapi?
Kae ka shong thain?(Kae ka shong thain?)
Ni jukwaa gani?
Kae ka phang?(Kae ka phang?)
Inatoka saa ngapi?
Ka por jong ka phang ka dei?(Ka por jong ka phang ka dei?)
Je, hii ndiyo njia sahihi?
Kae ka lynti ba biang?(Kae ka lynti ba biang?)
Iko karibu hapa
Ka long shen ha kane ka bynta.(Ka long shen ha kane ka bynta.)
Iko mbali na hapa
Ka long jylliew na kane ka bynta.(Ka long jylliew na kane ka bynta.)
Unaweza kunionesha kwenye ramani?
Pynpaw ia nga ha ka map?(Pynpaw ia nga ha ka map?)
Simama hapa, tafadhali
Pyrkhat ha kane, sngewbha.(Pyrkhat ha kane, sngewbha.)
Inachukua muda gani?
Kae ka por ka jia?(Kae ka por ka jia?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hii inagharimu kiasi gani?
Shen kham ka jingkyrshan?(shen kham ka jingkyrshan)
Hiyo ni ghali sana
Ka long shibun bha(ka long shibun bha)
Je, una kitu chochote cha bei nafuu?
Iaiñ phi don kawei pat kaba kham shang?(iaiñ phi don kawei pat kaba kham shang)
Naweza kulipa kwa kadi?
Nga lah ban pyndep da ka card?(nga lah ban pyndep da ka card)
Ningependa meza ya watu wawili
Nga kwah ka tawkhyndew na kawei(nga kwah ka tawkhyndew na kawei)
Tafadhali, bili
Ka bill, sngewbha(ka bill, sngewbha)
Je, huduma imejumuishwa?
Ka jingpynkhreh ka don hapoh?(ka jingpynkhreh ka don hapoh)
Mimi ni mboga
Nga long u briew ba khlaw(nga long u briew ba khlaw)
Tafadhali, sina chakula chenye pilipili
Sngewbha, khlem ka jylliew(sngewbha, khlem ka jylliew)
Hii ni tamu
Kane ka dei ka jylliew(kane ka dei ka jylliew)
Naweza kupata menyu?
Nga lah ban ioh ka menu?(nga lah ban ioh ka menu)
Tafadhali, glasi ya maji
Ka khyndew na ka glass, sngewbha(ka khyndew na ka glass, sngewbha)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Piga simu polisi
Thoh ka police
Piga simu ya wagonjwa
Thoh ka ambulance
Nahitaji daktari
Nga donkam doctor
Ninajisikia mgonjwa
Nga khlem sngewbha
Nina mzio wa karanga
Nga don ka allergy sha ki peanut
Hospitali iliyo karibu iko wapi?
Kae ka hospital kaba dang shong jngai?
Inaniuma hapa
Ka khia ha kane
Nimepoteza pasipoti yangu
Nga la pynduh ia ka passport
Unaweza kupiga simu hoteli yangu?
Peh, phah thoh ia ka hotel jong nga?
Nisaidie!
Khublei!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nafurahi kukutana nawe
Ka long ka jingkyrmen ban ia poi bad phi
Tuweke mkutano
Khamai ngin pynlong ia ka jingïalang
Ni saa ngapi inakufaa?
Kaei ka por ka long kaba bha na phi?
Nitaituma ripoti leo
Ngin ai ka report mynta ka sngi
Tunaweza kuzungumza kesho?
Ngin lah ban kren shen?
Tafadhali pata faili iliyoambatishwa
Sngewbha, peit ia ka file kaba la attach
Asante kwa muda wako
Khublei shibun na ka por jong phi
Natarajia kufanya kazi na wewe
Nga kwah ban trei bad phi
Unaweza kufafanua hiyo pointi?
Phin lah ban pynshai ia katei ka point?
Nitarudi kwako
Khamai ngin phah ia phi shen
Muda wa mwisho ni Ijumaa
Ka por khatduh ka long ka sngi Pale
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.