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Common Swati to Latin phrases

100 practical Swati to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Swati to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati phrase first, then the Latin translation (Latin) — 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 Latin.

Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Latin-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.

  1. Sawubona

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Ngiyabonga

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Siyaphila

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Siyaphila

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Siyaphila

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Lalani kahle

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Sizobonana

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Hamba kahle

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. Ubani igama lakho?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Igama lami nguJohn

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Unjani?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Angiqondi.

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Ungakuphindze lokho?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Iphi indlu yangasese?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Phendukela kwesobunxele.

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Phendukela kwesokudla.

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Hamba phambili.

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Kubiza malini?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Kude lapha?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ngilahlekile.

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Yebo

    Ita

  2. Cha

    Non

  3. Mhlawumbe

    Fortasse

  4. Ngiyavuma

    Consentio

  5. Ngiyaphikisa

    Non consentio

  6. Lokho kuhle

    Bene sonat

  7. Ucabanga ukuthini?

    Quid censes?

  8. Ungangisiza?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. Ngidinga usizo

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. Linda umzuzu

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. Ngiyaxolisa

    Me paenitet

  12. Akukho nkinga

    Nullum problema

  13. Siyabonga

    Felicitaciones

  14. Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa

    Felix natalis dies

  15. Uhambe kahle

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Iyiphi i-platform?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. Ngabe le yindlela efanele?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. Kusondela lapha

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. Kude lapha

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Misa lapha, ngiyacela

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Kuthathe isikhathi esingaki?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Kubiza malini le?

    Quot hoc constat? (ku-biza ma-li-ni le)

  2. Lokhu kubiza kakhulu

    Id nimis carum est. (lo-khu ku-bi-za ka-khulu)

  3. Unayo yini leyo ephansi?

    Habesne quidquam cheap? (u-na-yo yi-ni le-yo e-phan-si)

  4. Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?

    Possumne solvere charta? (ngi-ya-kwa-zi u-ku-kho-kha nge-kha-di)

  5. Ngithanda itafula lababili

    Velim mensam pro duobus. (ngi-than-da i-ta-fu-la la-ba-bi-li)

  6. Ibhili, ngiyacela

    Ratio, quaeso. (i-bhi-li ngi-ya-ce-la)

  7. Inkonzo ibhajetwe?

    Estne servitium inclusum? (in-kon-zo i-bha-je-twe)

  8. Ngiyi-vegetarian

    Vegetarianus sum. (ngi-yi-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)

  9. Akukho ukudla okushisayo, ngiyacela

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso. (a-ku-kho u-ku-dla o-ku-shi-sa-yo ngi-ya-ce-la)

  10. Lokhu kuhle

    Hoc est deliciosum. (lo-khu ku-hle)

  11. Ngicela imenyu?

    Possumne habere menu? (ngi-ce-la i-me-nu)

  12. Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela

    Poculum aquae, quaeso. (in-gi-la-zi ya-man-zi ngi-ya-ce-la)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Biza emaphoyisa

    Vocā polīciam

  2. Biza i-ambulance

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. Ngidinga udokotela

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. Ngizizwa ngigula

    Māla mē sentio

  5. Ngiyavuma emantongomane

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Kuphi esibhedlela esiseduze?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. Kukhala lapha

    Hic dolet

  8. Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. Ungabiza ihhotela yami?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. Siza!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Kuhle kukuhlangana nawe

    Te convenire pulchrum est

  2. Masihlele umhlangano

    Conventum constituamus

  3. Yini isikhathi esikufanele?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. Singakhuluma kusasa?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

  6. Sicela uthole ifayela elihlanganisiwe

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. Ngiyabonga ngesikhathi sakho

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

  8. Ngilindele ukusebenza nawe

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. Ungacacisa le ndaba?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. Ngizobuyela kuwe

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Kukhona isikhathi esingakanani?

    Quot hora est?

  2. Kukhona ematfuba lamatsatfu.

    Tertia hora est.

  3. Namuhla

    Hodie

  4. Kusasa

    Cras

  5. Izolo

    Heri

  6. Msombuluko

    Dies Lunae

  7. Lwesibili

    Dies Martis

  8. Lwesithathu

    Dies Mercurii

  9. Kunye

    Unus

  10. Kubili

    Duo

  11. Kumatfuba

    Tres

  12. Lishumi

    Decem

  13. Kukhulu

    Centum

  14. Hhafu

    Dimidium

  15. Kanye

    Plus

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