Looking for practical Swati to Fijian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati phrase first, then the Fijian translation (Fijian) — 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 Fijian.
Tip: when a Fijian phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Swati wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Sawubona
Bula(boo-lah)
Ngiyabonga
Vinaka(vee-nah-kah)
Siyaphila
Bula vinaka(boo-lah vee-nah-kah)
Siyaphila
Muri ni bula(moo-ree nee boo-lah)
Siyaphila
Bula vinaka(boo-lah vee-nah-kah)
Lalani kahle
Moce(mo-theh)
Sizobonana
Tale mai(tah-leh my)
Hamba kahle
Moce(mo-theh)
Ubani igama lakho?
Na yacamu?(nah yah-kah-moo)
Igama lami nguJohn
Na yacaqu o John(nah yah-thah-koo oh John)
Unjani?
O cei?(oh theh-ee)
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
Au marautaki iko(ow mah-rah-oo-tah-kee ee-koh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
O ni vosa vakavalagi?
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Au sega ni vosa vinaka na Hindi.
Angiqondi.
Au sega ni kila.
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Yalo vinaka, vosa vakalailai.
Ungakuphindze lokho?
O na rawa ni tukuna tale?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
E na vanua cava na tovo?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
Ena cava na noqu lako ki na koro?
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
Tukuna ki loma.
Phendukela kwesokudla.
Tukuna ki matau.
Hamba phambili.
Lako tu.
Kubiza malini?
Ena vica na iyaya?
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
Dua na tikiti, yalo vinaka.
Kude lapha?
E levu na iotioti mai na vanua oqo?
Ngilahlekile.
Au sa leqa.
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
E na vanua cava au rawa ni volia kina na SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Io
Cha
Sega
Mhlawumbe
Sega ni saumi
Ngiyavuma
Au sa vakadeitaka
Ngiyaphikisa
Au sega ni vakadeitaka
Lokho kuhle
Sa vinaka na kena vosa
Ucabanga ukuthini?
Na cava o nanuma?
Ungangisiza?
E rawa ni o veivuke mai?
Ngidinga usizo
Au gadreva na veivuke
Linda umzuzu
Muri e dua na miniti
Ngiyaxolisa
Au masulaki
Akukho nkinga
Sega ni dua na leqa
Siyabonga
Vinaka vakalevu
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
Marautaki na siga ni sucu
Uhambe kahle
Muri na nomu i tavi vinaka
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
E na viti na sitoa ni qiqi?(ku-pee ee-see-tay-shee seh-bah-see)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
E na viti na sitoa ni bus?(ku-pee oom-pah-kah-tsee weh-bah-see)
Iyiphi i-platform?
Na cava na wati ni qiqi?(ee-yee-pee ee-platform)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
Na gauna cava e biu kina?(ngah-see-pee ee-see-kah-thee ee-yah-hah-mba)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
Oqo na sala dodonu?(ngah-beh leh een-dleh-lah eh-fah-neh-leh)
Kusondela lapha
E tiko mai na vanua oqo.(koo-son-deh-lah lah-pah)
Kude lapha
E levu na loma mai oqo.(koo-deh lah-pah)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
E rawa ni o vakaraitaka vei au ena map?(oon-gah-nee-khom-bee-sah em-mah-poh-nee)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
Meke mai oqo, yalovinaka.(mee-sah lah-pah, ngee-yah-cheh-lah)
Kuthathe isikhathi esingaki?
E na gauna cava?(koo-thah-teh ee-see-kah-thee eh-sing-ah-kee)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Kubiza malini le?
Ena vica na isau ni oqo?(ku-biza ma-li-ni le)
Lokhu kubiza kakhulu
Oqo e levu sara na isau.(lo-khu ku-bi-za ka-khulu)
Unayo yini leyo ephansi?
E tiko na ka e dua na isau e dua?(u-na-yo yi-ni le-yo e-phan-si)
Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?
E rawa niu saumi ena kaadi?(ngi-ya-kwa-zi u-ku-kho-kha nge-kha-di)
Ngithanda itafula lababili
Au via dua na meke e rua.(ngi-than-da i-ta-fu-la la-ba-bi-li)
Ibhili, ngiyacela
Na iotioti, pls.(i-bhi-li ngi-ya-ce-la)
Inkonzo ibhajetwe?
E tiko na veivuke e wili tu?(in-kon-zo i-bha-je-twe)
Ngiyi-vegetarian
Au sa veisiga.(ngi-yi-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Akukho ukudla okushisayo, ngiyacela
Sega na kakana ni veivakasa.(a-ku-kho u-ku-dla o-ku-shi-sa-yo ngi-ya-ce-la)
Lokhu kuhle
Oqo e vinaka.(lo-khu ku-hle)
Ngicela imenyu?
E rawa niu kerea na menu?(ngi-ce-la i-me-nu)
Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela
Dua na wai, pls.(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
Sega ni vakacava na polis(sega ni vakacava na polis)
Biza i-ambulance
Vakaraitaka na ambulance(vakaraitaka na ambulance)
Ngidinga udokotela
Au gadreva e dua na dokita(au gadreva e dua na dokita)
Ngizizwa ngigula
Au sa rarawa(au sa rarawa)
Ngiyavuma emantongomane
Au sa veivakacacani ki na daku(au sa veivakacacani ki na daku)
Kuphi esibhedlela esiseduze?
E vei na nona dua na hospitale?(e vei na nona dua na hospitale)
Kukhala lapha
E rarawa oqo(e rarawa oqo)
Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami
Au sa vakalailaitaki na noqu pasipoti(au sa vakalailaitaki na noqu pasipoti)
Ungabiza ihhotela yami?
E rawa ni o vakaraitaka na noqu hotel?(e rawa ni o vakaraitaka na noqu hotel)
Siza!
Vakaraitaka!(vakaraitaka!)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Kuhle kukuhlangana nawe
Vinaka toso tiko(vinaka toso tiko)
Masihlele umhlangano
Me da vakadewataki e dua na veivakatorocaketaki
Yini isikhathi esikufanele?
Na gauna cava e rawa ni o vakayagataka?
Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla
Au na vakauta na ripoti nikua
Singakhuluma kusasa?
E rawa ni da veivosaki e na mataka?
Sicela uthole ifayela elihlanganisiwe
Yalovinaka raica na faile e vakatabakidua
Ngiyabonga ngesikhathi sakho
Vinaka vakalevu ena nomu gauna
Ngilindele ukusebenza nawe
Au sa nanuma ni na veivakatorocaketaki vata kei iko
Ungacacisa le ndaba?
E rawa ni o vakaraitaka na i tukutuku oqori?
Ngizobuyela kuwe
Me'u sauma tale vei iko
Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu
Na gauna ni veivakatorocaketaki o ya na Friday
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.