Looking for practical Swati to Ga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati phrase first, then the Ga translation (Ga) — 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 Ga.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Ga-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
Oyiwa
Ngiyabonga
Medasi
Siyaphila
Meda wo akye
Siyaphila
Meda wo aha
Siyaphila
Meda wo nkyɛn
Lalani kahle
Meda wo da
Sizobonana
Yɛbɛhyia bio
Hamba kahle
Nante yie
Ubani igama lakho?
Wo din de sɛn?
Igama lami nguJohn
Me din de John
Unjani?
Ɛyɛn sɛn?
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
Ɛyɛ me dɛ sɛ me ne wo bɔ nkɔmmɔ
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
Wɔyɛ English?(Wɔyɛ English?)
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Mɛnkɔ Hindi yie(Mɛnkɔ Hindi yie)
Angiqondi.
Mɛnhu(Mɛnhu)
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Mepa wo kyɛw, kasa mmerɛ(Mepa wo kyɛw, kasa mmerɛ)
Ungakuphindze lokho?
Bɛyɛ a, ka no bio?(Bɛyɛ a, ka no bio?)
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Ɛhe na ɛyɛ toilet?(Ɛhe na ɛyɛ toilet?)
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
Ɛyɛ dɛn na mɛkɔ kurow no mu?(Ɛyɛ dɛn na mɛkɔ kurow no mu?)
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
Bɔ nifa(Bɔ nifa)
Phendukela kwesokudla.
Bɔ benkum(Bɔ benkum)
Hamba phambili.
Kɔ mmerɛ(Kɔ mmerɛ)
Kubiza malini?
Ɛyɛ sɛn na fare no?(Ɛyɛ sɛn na fare no?)
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
Ticket baako, mepa wo kyɛw(Ticket baako, mepa wo kyɛw)
Kude lapha?
Ɛyɛ akyirikyiri fi ha?(Ɛyɛ akyirikyiri fi ha?)
Ngilahlekile.
Mɛyɛ abɔfo(Mɛyɛ abɔfo)
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
Ɛhe na mɛtumi atɔ SIM card?(Ɛhe na mɛtumi atɔ SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Aane
Cha
Mii
Mhlawumbe
Mɛyɛ
Ngiyavuma
Mɛyɛ a
Ngiyaphikisa
Mɛyɛ nɔ
Lokho kuhle
Eyi yɛ fɛ
Ucabanga ukuthini?
Dɛn na wopɛ?
Ungangisiza?
Wobɛtumi aboa me?
Ngidinga usizo
Mepɛ aboa
Linda umzuzu
Tɔ ɔkɛse bi
Ngiyaxolisa
Mepa wo kyɛw
Akukho nkinga
Nni asɛm
Siyabonga
Akyɛdeɛ
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
Afehyia pa
Uhambe kahle
Nya ɔkwan pa
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
Ehe ni eba train station?(ku-pee ee-see-tay-shee seh-bah-see)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
Ehe ni eba bus stop?(ku-pee oom-pah-kah-tsee weh-bah-see)
Iyiphi i-platform?
Nii platform ni?(ee-yee-pee ee-platform)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
Naa he ni eba?(ngah-see-pee ee-see-kah-thee ee-yah-hah-mba)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
Eyi ni kwɛ he?(ngah-beh leh een-dleh-lah eh-fah-neh-leh)