Looking for practical Swati to Khasi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati phrase first, then the Khasi translation (Khasi) — 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 Khasi.
Tip: when a Khasi 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
Kumno(Kumno)
Ngiyabonga
Khublei(Khublei)
Siyaphila
Khyndai(Khyndai)
Siyaphila
Khublei sngi(Khublei sngi)
Siyaphila
Khublei miet(Khublei miet)
Lalani kahle
Balei miet(Balei miet)
Sizobonana
Ngi phah khublei(Ngi phah khublei)
Hamba kahle
Ngi khlem shai(Ngi khlem shai)
Ubani igama lakho?
Kaei ka kyrteng jong phi?(Kaei ka kyrteng jong phi?)
Igama lami nguJohn
Ka kyrteng jong nga ka dei John(Ka kyrteng jong nga ka dei John)
Unjani?
Kumno phi long?(Kumno phi long?)
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
Ka dei ban pynshang(Ka dei ban pynshang)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
Phi khublei English?(Phi khublei English?)
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Ngim khublei Hindi bha(Ngim khublei Hindi bha)
Angiqondi.
Ngim tip satang(Ngim tip satang)
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Kylli khublei shynrang(Kylli khublei shynrang)
Ungakuphindze lokho?
Phin lah ban kylli biang?(Phin lah ban kylli biang?)
Iphi indlu yangasese?
U shang ba kham shong?(U shang ba kham shong?)
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
Kumno nga lah ban poi sha ka shnong?(Kumno nga lah ban poi sha ka shnong?)
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
Pynsang sha khmat(Pynsang sha khmat)
Phendukela kwesokudla.
Pynsang sha kyllang(Pynsang sha kyllang)
Hamba phambili.
Kiew shaduh(Kiew shaduh)
Kubiza malini?
Kumno ka dor ka jingle?(Kumno ka dor ka jingle?)
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
Ka ticket wei, sngewbha(Ka ticket wei, sngewbha)
Kude lapha?
U kham khyndiat na shwa?(U kham khyndiat na shwa?)
Ngilahlekile.
Nga la khlad(Nga la khlad)
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
Kumno nga lah ban thied ka SIM card?(Kumno nga lah ban thied ka SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Aei
Cha
Em
Mhlawumbe
Balei
Ngiyavuma
Nga pynïaid
Ngiyaphikisa
Nga ym pynïaid
Lokho kuhle
Kane ka long ka kham bha
Ucabanga ukuthini?
Kumno phi iakren?
Ungangisiza?
Phi lah ban iarap ia nga?
Ngidinga usizo
Nga donkam ia ka iarap
Linda umzuzu
Shong shuwa
Ngiyaxolisa
Nga khublei
Akukho nkinga
Ym don ka jingeh
Siyabonga
Khublei
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
Khyndiat ka sngi ba san
Uhambe kahle
Khublei ia ka jingleit kaba shongkun
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
Kae ka thain kyllang?(Kae ka thain kyllang?)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
Kae ka shong thain?(Kae ka shong thain?)
Iyiphi i-platform?
Kae ka phang?(Kae ka phang?)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
Ka por jong ka phang ka dei?(Ka por jong ka phang ka dei?)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
Kae ka lynti ba biang?(Kae ka lynti ba biang?)
Kusondela lapha
Ka long shen ha kane ka bynta.(Ka long shen ha kane ka bynta.)
Kude lapha
Ka long jylliew na kane ka bynta.(Ka long jylliew na kane ka bynta.)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
Pynpaw ia nga ha ka map?(Pynpaw ia nga ha ka map?)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
Pyrkhat ha kane, sngewbha.(Pyrkhat ha kane, sngewbha.)
Kuthathe isikhathi esingaki?
Kae ka por ka jia?(Kae ka por ka jia?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Kubiza malini le?
Shen kham ka jingkyrshan?(shen kham ka jingkyrshan)
Lokhu kubiza kakhulu
Ka long shibun bha(ka long shibun bha)
Unayo yini leyo ephansi?
Iaiñ phi don kawei pat kaba kham shang?(iaiñ phi don kawei pat kaba kham shang)
Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?
Nga lah ban pyndep da ka card?(nga lah ban pyndep da ka card)
Ngithanda itafula lababili
Nga kwah ka tawkhyndew na kawei(nga kwah ka tawkhyndew na kawei)
Ibhili, ngiyacela
Ka bill, sngewbha(ka bill, sngewbha)
Inkonzo ibhajetwe?
Ka jingpynkhreh ka don hapoh?(ka jingpynkhreh ka don hapoh)
Ngiyi-vegetarian
Nga long u briew ba khlaw(nga long u briew ba khlaw)
Akukho ukudla okushisayo, ngiyacela
Sngewbha, khlem ka jylliew(sngewbha, khlem ka jylliew)
Lokhu kuhle
Kane ka dei ka jylliew(kane ka dei ka jylliew)
Ngicela imenyu?
Nga lah ban ioh ka menu?(nga lah ban ioh ka menu)
Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela
Ka khyndew na ka glass, sngewbha(ka khyndew na ka glass, sngewbha)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Biza emaphoyisa
Thoh ka police
Biza i-ambulance
Thoh ka ambulance
Ngidinga udokotela
Nga donkam doctor
Ngizizwa ngigula
Nga khlem sngewbha
Ngiyavuma emantongomane
Nga don ka allergy sha ki peanut
Kuphi esibhedlela esiseduze?
Kae ka hospital kaba dang shong jngai?
Kukhala lapha
Ka khia ha kane
Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami
Nga la pynduh ia ka passport
Ungabiza ihhotela yami?
Peh, phah thoh ia ka hotel jong nga?
Siza!
Khublei!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Kuhle kukuhlangana nawe
Ka long ka jingkyrmen ban ia poi bad phi
Masihlele umhlangano
Khamai ngin pynlong ia ka jingïalang
Yini isikhathi esikufanele?
Kaei ka por ka long kaba bha na phi?
Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla
Ngin ai ka report mynta ka sngi
Singakhuluma kusasa?
Ngin lah ban kren shen?
Sicela uthole ifayela elihlanganisiwe
Sngewbha, peit ia ka file kaba la attach
Ngiyabonga ngesikhathi sakho
Khublei shibun na ka por jong phi
Ngilindele ukusebenza nawe
Nga kwah ban trei bad phi
Ungacacisa le ndaba?
Phin lah ban pynshai ia katei ka point?
Ngizobuyela kuwe
Khamai ngin phah ia phi shen
Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu
Ka por khatduh ka long ka sngi Pale
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.