Looking for practical Swati to Fon phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati phrase first, then the Fon translation (Fon) — 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 Fon.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Fon-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.
Sawubona
Nɔ́(nɔ́)
Ngiyabonga
Mèdɔ́(mèdɔ́)
Siyaphila
Mèdɔ́ agblɔ(mèdɔ́ agblɔ)
Siyaphila
Mèdɔ́ ɖe(mèdɔ́ ɖe)
Siyaphila
Mèdɔ́ ɖeɖe(mèdɔ́ ɖeɖe)
Lalani kahle
Mèdɔ́ xɔxɔ(mèdɔ́ xɔxɔ)
Sizobonana
Nɔ́ wɛ(nɔ́ wɛ)
Hamba kahle
Nɔ́ wɛ ɖe(nɔ́ wɛ ɖe)
Ubani igama lakho?
Nɔ́ wɛ nɔ́?(nɔ́ wɛ nɔ́?)
Igama lami nguJohn
Mè nɔ́ John(mè nɔ́ John)
Unjani?
Nɔ́ wɛ nɔ́?(nɔ́ wɛ nɔ́?)
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
Mèdɔ́ nɔ́(mèdɔ́ nɔ́)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
I gbè yé èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sì?
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Mè n'gbè yé Èdè Hindi kè.
Angiqondi.
Mè n'kó nù.
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
S'il vous plaît, gbè yé kè.
Ungakuphindze lokho?
Mè s'kà yé nù?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Èwé n'kà dɔ́?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
Mè n'kà yé nù àlà nà?
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
Tò n'kà kè.
Phendukela kwesokudla.
Tò n'kà pɔ́.
Hamba phambili.
Lè n'kà kè.
Kubiza malini?
Kí n'kà dɔ́?
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
Mè s'kà àyé, s'il vous plaît.
Kude lapha?
Èwé n'kà mɛ́?
Ngilahlekile.
Mè n'kà nɔ́.
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
Èwé n'kà nɔ́ SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Ɛ(e)
Cha
Ayi(ayi)
Mhlawumbe
Mɛ(me)
Ngiyavuma
Mè yé(me ye)
Ngiyaphikisa
Mè n'yi(me n'yi)
Lokho kuhle
N'kɔ nɔ(n'ko no)
Ucabanga ukuthini?
N'kɔ a kɔ?(n'ko a ko)
Ungangisiza?
I n'kɔ mɛ?(i n'ko me)
Ngidinga usizo
Mè n'kɔ mɛ(me n'ko me)
Linda umzuzu
Tɔ́ nɔ(to no)
Ngiyaxolisa
Mè nɔ n'kɔ(me no n'ko)
Akukho nkinga
Ayi n'kɔ(ayi n'ko)
Siyabonga
Mè nɔ wé(me no we)
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
Mè nɔ tɔ́(me no to)
Uhambe kahle
N'kɔ a wé dɔ(n'ko a we do)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
N'ye wé train station?(N'ye wé train station?)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
N'ye wé bus stop?(N'ye wé bus stop?)
Iyiphi i-platform?
Ké platform na?(Ké platform na?)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
Ké sa a yé?(Ké sa a yé?)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
N'ye wé yé na?(N'ye wé yé na?)
Kusondela lapha
Yé na hɛn(Yé na hɛn)
Kude lapha
Yé na hɛn gbo(Yé na hɛn gbo)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
Mè wé hɛn n'ye map?(Mè wé hɛn n'ye map?)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
Tó hɛn, s'il vous plaît(Tó hɛn, s'il vous plaît)
Kuthathe isikhathi esingaki?
Ké sa a yé?(Ké sa a yé?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.