Looking for practical Swahili to Romani phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swahili phrase first, then the Romani translation (Romani) — 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 Romani.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Romani-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
Sastimos
Asante
Dikhes
Habari ya asubuhi
Sar san o drom
Habari ya mchana
Sar san o drom
Habari ya jioni
Sar san o večer
Usiku mwema
Sar san o noć
Tutaonana baadaye
Sikav tuke na jekh
Kwaheri
Sastipen
Jina lako nani?
So t'avel tiri navn?
Jina langu ni John
Mande t'avel John
Habari gani?
Soske tuke?
Nafurahi kukutana na wewe
Rromale tuke
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Unazungumza Kiingereza?
Aš tuke anglis thaj?(ash tooke anglis thaj)
Sizungumza Hindi vizuri.
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro(na thajav Hindi sar o baro)
Sielewi.
Na sam tuke(na sam tooke)
Tafadhali ongea polepole.
Sikav tuke buti(sikav tooke buti)
Unaweza kusema tena?
Suk tuke so khanav avri?(suk tooke so khanav avri)
Choo kiko wapi?
Kade si o toalet?(kade si o toalet)
Ninafika vipi katikati ya jiji?
Sako me džanav katar o centar?(sako me jhanav katar o centar)
Geuka kushoto.
Džanav levo(jhanav levo)
Geuka kulia.
Džanav pravo(jhanav pravo)
Nenda moja kwa moja.
Džanav buti(jhanav buti)
Nauli ni kiasi gani?
Sako si o tarifo?(sako si o tarifo)
Tiketi moja, tafadhali.
Eka tiketa, please(eka tiketa, please)
Je, ni mbali na hapa?
Si o baro katar here?(si o baro katar here)
Nimepotea.
Me si na džanav(me si na jhanav)
Ninaweza kununua kadi ya SIM wapi?
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?(kade me jhanav kupi o SIM kardo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ndio
Ja
Hapana
Na
Pengine
Možda
Ninakubaliana
Sukalav
Sikubaliani
Nesukalav
Inasikika vizuri
To so boro
Unafikiriaje?
So te phendav?
Unaweza kunisaidia?
Sako te mikerav?
Nahitaji msaada
Me mangav miker
Subiri kidogo
Phirav kher
Ninasikitika
Me som te bachtal
Hakuna shida
Na problem
Hongera
Sukalav tuke
Siku ya kuzaliwa njema
Sukal tuke kher
Safari njema
Sakona safar kher
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kituo cha treni kiko wapi?
Kasa jekh train station?
Kituo cha basi kiko wapi?
Kasa jekh bus stop?
Ni jukwaa gani?
Kasa platform?
Inatoka saa ngapi?
So kalo khera?
Je, hii ndiyo njia sahihi?
So si jekh pravas?
Iko karibu hapa
So si buchi tu?
Iko mbali na hapa
So si dikh le tu?
Unaweza kunionesha kwenye ramani?
Tu kheres me le mapa?
Simama hapa, tafadhali
Sti le tu, please.
Inachukua muda gani?
Kado kheras?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Hii inagharimu kiasi gani?
Sako kheres thaj?(sako kheres thaj)
Hiyo ni ghali sana
Taj e bori drago(taj e bori drago)
Je, una kitu chochote cha bei nafuu?
Aso tuke katar chede?(aso tuke katar chede)
Naweza kulipa kwa kadi?
Sakava kade kerdan?(sakava kade kerdan)
Ningependa meza ya watu wawili
Mande sar o buchi for duj(mande sar o buchi for duj)
Tafadhali, bili
O bil, please(o bil, please)
Je, huduma imejumuishwa?
Sar o servis included?(sar o servis included)
Mimi ni mboga
Mande so vegetarian(mande so vegetarian)
Tafadhali, sina chakula chenye pilipili
Na spicy khana, please(na spicy khana, please)
Hii ni tamu
Taj e delikates(taj e delikates)
Naweza kupata menyu?
Sakava kade o menu?(sakava kade o menu)
Tafadhali, glasi ya maji
O buchi thaj, please(o buchi thaj, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Piga simu polisi
Zhanav te policija
Piga simu ya wagonjwa
Zhanav te ambulanca
Nahitaji daktari
Mane kaj doctoro
Ninajisikia mgonjwa
Mane si mala
Nina mzio wa karanga
Mane si alergik te kikiriki
Hospitali iliyo karibu iko wapi?
Kade si najbliža bolnica?
Inaniuma hapa
Sikav tut here
Nimepoteza pasipoti yangu
Mane si zhalav my passport
Unaweza kupiga simu hoteli yangu?
Sukare te zhanav my hotel?
Nisaidie!
Pomoć!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nafurahi kukutana nawe
Sastipen te kerel tuke
Tuweke mkutano
Aven te kerdan o kher
Ni saa ngapi inakufaa?
So kher o vremi te tuke?
Nitaituma ripoti leo
Me phenen o raport thaj dikh
Tunaweza kuzungumza kesho?
Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?
Tafadhali pata faili iliyoambatishwa
Phral te jekh file kerdik
Asante kwa muda wako
Sastim te for o vremi tuke
Natarajia kufanya kazi na wewe
Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke
Unaweza kufafanua hiyo pointi?
Kade te jekh kher o pun?
Nitarudi kwako
Aven me kerdan nazar tuke
Muda wa mwisho ni Ijumaa
O deadline si o Vrihda
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.