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Common Swati to Chichewa phrases
100 practical Swati to Chichewa phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.
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Looking for practical Swati to Chichewa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati phrase first, then the Chichewa translation (Chichewa) — 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 Chichewa.
Tip: read the Chichewa line out loud three times, then cover the Swati side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Table of contents
Greetings and pleasantries Useful phrases for travellers Everyday conversation Directions and getting around Shopping and dining Emergencies and health Work and business Time, days and numbers
Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Lalani kahle
Usiku wabwino
Hamba kahle
Tsalani bwino
Ubani igama lakho?
Dzina lako ndi ndani?
Igama lami nguJohn
Dzina langa ndi John
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
Ndikufuna kukumana nanu
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
Mukulankhula Chingerezi?
(Mukulankhula Chingerezi?)
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino
(Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino)
Angiqondi.
Sindikumva
(Sindikumva)
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Chonde lukani pang'onopang'ono
(Chonde lukani pang'onopang'ono)
Ungakuphindze lokho?
Mungathe kutero kwachiwiri?
(Mungathe kutero kwachiwiri?)
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Kuti ndi kuti chimbudzi?
(Kuti ndi kuti chimbudzi?)
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
Ndingapite bwanji ku mseu wa mzinda?
(Ndingapite bwanji ku mseu wa mzinda?)
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
Pangani kumanzere
(Pangani kumanzere)
Phendukela kwesokudla.
Pangani kumanzere
(Pangani kumanzere)
Hamba phambili.
Pitani mwachindunji
(Pitani mwachindunji)
Kubiza malini?
Ndi ndalama zingati?
(Ndi ndalama zingati?)
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
Tiket imodzi, chonde
(Tiket imodzi, chonde)
Kude lapha?
Ndi kutali bwanji kuchokera pano?
(Ndi kutali bwanji kuchokera pano?)
Ngilahlekile.
Ndakhalapo
(Ndakhalapo)
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
Ndingatengere kuti SIM card?
(Ndingatengere kuti SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ngiyaphikisa
Sindikugwirizana
Ucabanga ukuthini?
Mumaganiza chiyani?
Ungangisiza?
Mungandithandize?
Ngidinga usizo
Ndikufuna thandizo
Linda umzuzu
Dikirani pang'ono
Ngiyaxolisa
Ndikupemphera
Akukho nkinga
Palibe vuto
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
Tsiku lobadwa labwino
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
Kuti ndi kuti sitima?
(ku-pee ee-see-tay-shee seh-bah-see)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
Kuti ndi kuti malo otsetsereka?
(ku-pee oom-pah-kah-tsee weh-bah-see)
Iyiphi i-platform?
Ndi chigawo chiti?
(ee-yee-pee ee-platform)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
Ndi nthawi iti imatenga?
(ngah-see-pee ee-see-kah-thee ee-yah-hah-mba)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
Kodi iyi ndi njira yoyenera?
(ngah-beh leh een-dleh-lah eh-fah-neh-leh)
Kusondela lapha
Ili pafupi pano
(koo-son-deh-lah lah-pah)
Kude lapha
Ili kutali pano
(koo-deh lah-pah)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
Kodi mungandionetse pa mapu?
(oon-gah-nee-khom-bee-sah em-mah-poh-nee)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
Khalani pano, chonde
(mee-sah lah-pah, ngee-yah-cheh-lah)
Kuthathe isikhathi esingaki?
Zimatenga nthawi yaitali bwanji?
(koo-thah-teh ee-see-kah-thee eh-sing-ah-kee)
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Kubiza malini le?
Zimatenga ndalama zingati?
(ku-biza ma-li-ni le)
Lokhu kubiza kakhulu
Izi ndizokwera mtengo kwambiri.
(lo-khu ku-bi-za ka-khulu)
Unayo yini leyo ephansi?
Kodi muli ndi chinthu chotsika mtengo?
(u-na-yo yi-ni le-yo e-phan-si)
Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?
Ndingathe kulipira ndi khadi?
(ngi-ya-kwa-zi u-ku-kho-kha nge-kha-di)
Ngithanda itafula lababili
Ndikufuna tebulo la anthu awiri.
(ngi-than-da i-ta-fu-la la-ba-bi-li)
Ibhili, ngiyacela
Chikonthe, chonde.
(i-bhi-li ngi-ya-ce-la)
Inkonzo ibhajetwe?
Kodi ntchito yakhala mu mtengo?
(in-kon-zo i-bha-je-twe)
Ngiyi-vegetarian
Ndine mvegetarian.
(ngi-yi-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Akukho ukudla okushisayo, ngiyacela
Osati chakudya chotentha, chonde.
(a-ku-kho u-ku-dla o-ku-shi-sa-yo ngi-ya-ce-la)
Lokhu kuhle
Izi ndizochuluka.
(lo-khu ku-hle)
Ngicela imenyu?
Ndingathe kupeza menyu?
(ngi-ce-la i-me-nu)
Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela
Galasi ya madzi, chonde.
(in-gi-la-zi ya-man-zi ngi-ya-ce-la)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Biza emaphoyisa
Fufuzani apolisi
Biza i-ambulance
Fufuzani ambulansi
Ngidinga udokotela
Ndikufuna dokotala
Ngizizwa ngigula
Ndikumva kutopa
Ngiyavuma emantongomane
Ndine wosokoneza ndi ma nuts a phala
Kuphi esibhedlela esiseduze?
Kuti ndi kuti chibadwe chachikondi?
Kukhala lapha
Kukonda apa
Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami
Ndapeza pasipoti yanga
Ungabiza ihhotela yami?
Mungafufuze hotelo yanga?
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Kuhle kukuhlangana nawe
Ndikuyamikira kukumana nanu
Masihlele umhlangano
Tiyeni tikhazikitse meeting
Yini isikhathi esikufanele?
Ndi nthawi yanji yomwe ikugwira ntchito kwa inu?
Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla
Ndzatumiza lipoti lero
Singakhuluma kusasa?
Tingathe kulankhula mawa?
Sicela uthole ifayela elihlanganisiwe
Chonde pezani fayilo yowonjezedwa
Ngiyabonga ngesikhathi sakho
Zikomo chifukwa cha nthawi yanu
Ngilindele ukusebenza nawe
Ndikuyembekezera kugwira ntchito nanu
Ungacacisa le ndaba?
Mungathe kuthetsa mfundo imeneyo?
Ngizobuyela kuwe
Nditheke kubwerera kwa inu
Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu
Nthawi yotsiriza ndi Lachisanu
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.
Kukhona isikhathi esingakanani?
Ndi nthawi yanji?
Kukhona ematfuba lamatsatfu.
Ndi nthawi itatu.
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