Looking for practical Swati to Kanuri phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati phrase first, then the Kanuri translation (Kanuri) — 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 Kanuri.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Kanuri-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
Sannu
Ngiyabonga
Nagode
Siyaphila
Ina kwana
Siyaphila
Ina yamma
Siyaphila
Ina dare
Lalani kahle
Sai da safe
Sizobonana
Zan ganka
Hamba kahle
Sai anjima
Ubani igama lakho?
Menene sunanka?
Igama lami nguJohn
Sunana John
Unjani?
Lafiya lau?
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
Kuna magana da Turanci?
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.
Angiqondi.
Ba na fahimta.
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Don Allah, ku yi magana a hankali.
Ungakuphindze lokho?
Za ku iya faɗin hakan sake?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Ina wanka?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
Ta yaya zan isa tsakiyar birni?
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
Juya hagu.
Phendukela kwesokudla.
Juya dama.
Hamba phambili.
Tafiya kai tsaye.
Kubiza malini?
Nawa ne farashin?
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
Tiket ɗaya, don Allah.
Kude lapha?
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?
Ngilahlekile.
Na ɓace.
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
Ina zan iya sayen kati na SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Eey(ee-y)
Cha
A'a(ah-ah)
Mhlawumbe
Wata(wah-tah)
Ngiyavuma
Na amu(nah ah-moo)
Ngiyaphikisa
Na a'a amu(nah ah-ah ah-moo)
Lokho kuhle
Iya na(ee-yah nah)
Ucabanga ukuthini?
Kaya ka yi tunani?(kah-yah kah yee too-nah-nee)
Ungangisiza?
Za ka iya taimaka min?(zah kah ee-yah tie-mah-kah meen)
Ngidinga usizo
Na bukaci taimako(nah boo-kah-chee tie-mah-koh)
Linda umzuzu
Duba dan lokaci(doo-bah dahn loh-kah-chee)
Ngiyaxolisa
Na yi hakuri(nah yee hah-koo-ree)
Akukho nkinga
Babu matsala(bah-boo maht-sah-lah)
Siyabonga
Taya murna(tah-yah moor-nah)
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
Barka da haihuwa(bar-kah dah hai-hoo-wah)
Uhambe kahle
Ka yi tafiya lafiya(kah yee tah-fee-yah lah-fee-yah)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
Nye boko na gari?(ku-pee ee-see-tay-shee seh-bah-see)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
Nye boko na bas?(ku-pee oom-pah-kah-tsee weh-bah-see)
Iyiphi i-platform?
Wane boko na?(ee-yee-pee ee-platform)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
Wane lokaci ya tafi?(ngah-see-pee ee-see-kah-thee ee-yah-hah-mba)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
Shin wannan hanya ce?(ngah-beh leh een-dleh-lah eh-fah-neh-leh)
Kusondela lapha
Yana kusa da nan(koo-son-deh-lah lah-pah)
Kude lapha
Yana nesa da nan(koo-deh lah-pah)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswirar?(oon-gah-nee-khom-bee-sah em-mah-poh-nee)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
Tsaida nan, don Allah(mee-sah lah-pah, ngee-yah-cheh-lah)