Looking for practical Swahili to Tajik phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swahili phrase first, then the Tajik translation (Tajik) — 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 Tajik.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Tajik-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
Салом(Salom)
Asante
Ташаккур(Tashakkur)
Habari ya asubuhi
Субҳи хайр(Subhi khair)
Habari ya mchana
Баъд аз зуҳр(Bad az zuhr)
Habari ya jioni
Шаббохир(Shabbokhir)
Usiku mwema
Шаб ба хайр(Shab ba khair)
Tutaonana baadaye
Баъд мебинем(Bad mebinem)
Kwaheri
Хайр(Khair)
Jina lako nani?
Номатон чист?(Nomaton chist?)
Jina langu ni John
Номи ман Ҷон аст(Nomi man Jon ast)
Habari gani?
Шумо чӣ хелед?(Shumo chi kheled?)
Nafurahi kukutana na wewe
Хуш ба дидор(Khush ba didor)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Unazungumza Kiingereza?
Шумо англисӣ гап мезанед?
Sizungumza Hindi vizuri.
Ман ҳиндиро хуб гап намезанам.
Sielewi.
Ман намефаҳмам.
Tafadhali ongea polepole.
Лутфан, оҳиста гап занед.
Unaweza kusema tena?
Мехоҳед, инро боз гап занед?
Choo kiko wapi?
Ванна куҷост?
Ninafika vipi katikati ya jiji?
Ман чӣ гуна ба маркази шаҳр мерасам?
Geuka kushoto.
Чап гард.
Geuka kulia.
Рост гард.
Nenda moja kwa moja.
Сидат равед.
Nauli ni kiasi gani?
Баҳои роҳкиро чанд аст?
Tiketi moja, tafadhali.
Як чипта, лутфан.
Je, ni mbali na hapa?
Оё ин ҷо дур аст?
Nimepotea.
Ман гум шудаам.
Ninaweza kununua kadi ya SIM wapi?
Ман SIM-кортро куҷо харида метавонам?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ndio
Ҳа(Ha)
Hapana
Не(Ne)
Pengine
Шояд(Shoyad)
Ninakubaliana
Ман розиам(Man roziam)
Sikubaliani
Ман рози нестам(Man rozi nestam)
Inasikika vizuri
Ин хуб садо медиҳад(In khub sado medihad)
Unafikiriaje?
Шумо чӣ фикр мекунед?(Shumo chi fikr mekuned?)
Unaweza kunisaidia?
Шумо метавонед ба ман кӯмак кунед?(Shumo metavaned ba man kumak kuned?)