Looking for practical Swahili to Manx phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swahili 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: pick five Manx phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Habari
Fastyr mie
Asante
Gura mie eu
Habari ya asubuhi
Mie eu
Habari ya mchana
Fastyr mie
Habari ya jioni
Oie vie
Usiku mwema
Oie ghooinney
Tutaonana baadaye
Gree gys y chee
Kwaheri
Slane
Jina lako nani?
Cre ta d'ennym?
Jina langu ni John
Ta my ennym yn John
Habari gani?
Kys t'eh?
Nafurahi kukutana na wewe
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Unazungumza Kiingereza?
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Sizungumza Hindi vizuri.
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Sielewi.
Cha noddym ymmodee(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Tafadhali ongea polepole.
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Unaweza kusema tena?
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Choo kiko wapi?
Where's y toalett?(Where's y toalett?)
Ninafika vipi katikati ya jiji?
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Geuka kushoto.
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Geuka kulia.
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Nenda moja kwa moja.
Goll er y thalloo(Goll er y thalloo)
Nauli ni kiasi gani?
Cooish ta'n coshyn?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Tiketi moja, tafadhali.
Ticket ny hwoaie, please(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Je, ni mbali na hapa?
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Nimepotea.
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Ninaweza kununua kadi ya SIM wapi?
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.
Ndio
Aye
Hapana
Na
Pengine
Possibly
Ninakubaliana
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Sikubaliani
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Inasikika vizuri
Ta shoh goll er
Unafikiriaje?
Cre ta'n chione?
Unaweza kunisaidia?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Nahitaji msaada
Ta mee cur my chenn
Subiri kidogo
Gow er ny hoilshey
Ninasikitika
Ta mee er yannoo
Hakuna shida
Cha nel broogh
Hongera
Foddee gura
Siku ya kuzaliwa njema
Laa breith shenney
Safari njema
Gow er ny shickyr
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kituo cha treni kiko wapi?
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?(Kren aht tan ste-shin tren)
Kituo cha basi kiko wapi?
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?(Kren aht tan stopp bus)
Ni jukwaa gani?
Cre ta'n platfoy?(Kre tan plat-foy)
Inatoka saa ngapi?
Cooish dy vel eh goll?(Koo-ish dy vel eh gol)
Je, hii ndiyo njia sahihi?
Ta shoh yn aght reih?(Ta sho yn aht ray)
Iko karibu hapa
Ta eh ny chione hene(Ta eh nee kione hene)
Iko mbali na hapa
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene(Ta eh nee lhi-am ass hene)
Unaweza kunionesha kwenye ramani?
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?(Kre ta shiu gol rish y map)
Simama hapa, tafadhali
Goll er-hene, please(Gol er-hene, pleeze)
Inachukua muda gani?
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.
Hii inagharimu kiasi gani?
Cre ta'n cost?
Hiyo ni ghali sana
Ta shen ny gaggyr
Je, una kitu chochote cha bei nafuu?
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
Naweza kulipa kwa kadi?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
Ningependa meza ya watu wawili
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
Tafadhali, bili
Yn bill, please
Je, huduma imejumuishwa?
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?
Mimi ni mboga
Ta mee veih'n vegg
Tafadhali, sina chakula chenye pilipili
Cha nel food spiced, please
Hii ni tamu
Ta shen ny chennag
Naweza kupata menyu?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Tafadhali, glasi ya maji
Glass jeh voddy, please
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Piga simu polisi
Goll er y pholice
Piga simu ya wagonjwa
Goll er ambulance
Nahitaji daktari
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
Ninajisikia mgonjwa
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
Nina mzio wa karanga
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
Hospitali iliyo karibu iko wapi?
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
Inaniuma hapa
Ta eh goll er shoh
Nimepoteza pasipoti yangu
Haink mee my passport
Unaweza kupiga simu hoteli yangu?
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
Nisaidie!
Fowd!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nafurahi kukutana nawe
Gura mie eu
Tuweke mkutano
Gynsaght cur as sheshaght
Ni saa ngapi inakufaa?
Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?
Nitaituma ripoti leo
Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh
Tunaweza kuzungumza kesho?
Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?
Tafadhali pata faili iliyoambatishwa
Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh
Asante kwa muda wako
Gura mie eu son do chione
Natarajia kufanya kazi na wewe
Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish
Unaweza kufafanua hiyo pointi?
Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?
Nitarudi kwako
Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym
Muda wa mwisho ni Ijumaa
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.