Looking for practical Swati to Igbo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati phrase first, then the Igbo translation (Igbo) — 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 Igbo.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Igbo-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
Ndewo(Ndewo)
Ngiyabonga
Daalụ(Daalụ)
Siyaphila
Ụtụtụ ọma(Ụtụtụ ọma)
Siyaphila
Ehihie ọma(Ehihie ọma)
Siyaphila
Mgbede ọma(Mgbede ọma)
Lalani kahle
Ka chi fo(Ka chi fo)
Sizobonana
Hụ gị n'anya(Hụ gị n'anya)
Hamba kahle
Ka ọ dị(Ka ọ dị)
Ubani igama lakho?
Kedu aha gị?(Kedu aha gị?)
Igama lami nguJohn
Aha m bụ John(Aha m bụ John)
Unjani?
Kedu?(Kedu?)
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
Ọ dị m ụtọ ịmata gị(Ọ dị m ụtọ ịmata gị)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
Ị na-asụ Bekee?
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Anaghị m asụ Hindi nke ọma
Angiqondi.
Anaghị m aghọta
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Biko sụpụta nwayọọ
Ungakuphindze lokho?
Ị nwere ike ikwu ya ọzọ?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Ebee ka ụlọ mposi dị?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
Kedu ka m ga-esi ruo etiti obodo?
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
Tụọ aka ekpe
Phendukela kwesokudla.
Tụọ aka nri
Hamba phambili.
Gaa n'ihu
Kubiza malini?
Elo ka ụgwọ njem?
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
Otu tiketi, biko
Kude lapha?
Ọ dị anya site n'ebe a?
Ngilahlekile.
Echere m na m furu efu
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
Ebee ka m ga-azụta kaadị SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Ee
Cha
Mba
Mhlawumbe
O nwere ike
Ngiyavuma
A na m akwado
Ngiyaphikisa
A naghị m akwado
Lokho kuhle
O yiri ka ọ dị mma
Ucabanga ukuthini?
Kedu ihe ị chere?
Ungangisiza?
Ị nwere ike inyere m?
Ngidinga usizo
Achọrọ m enyemaka
Linda umzuzu
Chere nkeji
Ngiyaxolisa
Echegbula m
Akukho nkinga
Enweghị nsogbu
Siyabonga
Nnọọ
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
Ezi ụbọchị ọmụmụ
Uhambe kahle
Nwee njem dị mma
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
Ebee ka ọdụ ụgbọ oloko dị?(Ebee ka odu ugo oloko di?)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
Ebee ka ọdụ bọs dị?(Ebee ka odu bos di?)
Iyiphi i-platform?
Kedu ebe a na-apụ?(Kedu ebe a na-apu?)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
Kedu oge ọ na-apụ?(Kedu oge o na-apu?)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
Ọ bụ ụzọ ziri ezi?(O bu uzo ziri ezi?)
Kusondela lapha
Ọ dị nso ebe a(O di nso ebe a)
Kude lapha
Ọ dị anya site na ebe a(O di anya site na ebe a)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
Ị nwere ike igosi m na maapụ?(I nwere ike igosi m na mapu?)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
Kwụsị ebe a, biko(Kwụsị ebe a, biko)
Kuthathe isikhathi esingaki?
Olee ogologo oge ọ na-ewe?(Olee ogologo oge o na-ewe?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Kubiza malini le?
Ego ole ka nke a na-eri?(Ego ole ka nke a na-eri?)
Lokhu kubiza kakhulu
Nke a dị oke ọnụ.(lo-khu ku-bi-za ka-khulu)
Unayo yini leyo ephansi?
Ị nwere ihe dị cheaper?(u-na-yo yi-ni le-yo e-phan-si)
Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?
Enwere m ike ịkwụ ụgwọ site na kaadị?(ngi-ya-kwa-zi u-ku-kho-kha nge-kha-di)
Ngithanda itafula lababili
Achọrọ m tebụl maka mmadụ abụọ.(ngi-than-da i-ta-fu-la la-ba-bi-li)
Ibhili, ngiyacela
Biko, nye m ụgwọ.(i-bhi-li ngi-ya-ce-la)
Inkonzo ibhajetwe?
Ọ bụ ọrụ e tinyere?(in-kon-zo i-bha-je-twe)
Ngiyi-vegetarian
Abụ m onye na-eri nri akwụkwọ.(ngi-yi-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)