Looking for practical Swati to Malay (Bahasa Melayu) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati phrase first, then the Malay translation (Bahasa Melayu) — 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 Malay.
Tip: read the Malay line out loud three times, then cover the Swati side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
Bookmark this page for offline review, share it with a travel buddy, or open the Swati to Malay (Bahasa Melayu) translator to paste your own messages and get an instant translation.
Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Sawubona
Halo
Ngiyabonga
Terima kasih
Siyaphila
Selamat pagi
Siyaphila
Selamat petang
Siyaphila
Selamat malam
Lalani kahle
Selamat malam
Sizobonana
Jumpa lagi
Hamba kahle
Selamat tinggal
Ubani igama lakho?
Siapa nama anda?
Igama lami nguJohn
Nama saya John
Unjani?
Apa khabar?
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
Senang berjumpa dengan anda
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
Adakah anda bercakap dalam bahasa Inggeris?(Adakah anda bercakap dalam bahasa Inggeris?)
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Saya tidak bercakap Hindi dengan baik
Angiqondi.
Saya tidak faham
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Sila bercakap perlahan
Ungakuphindze lokho?
Bolehkah anda ulang semula?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Di manakah tandas?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
Bagaimana saya boleh ke pusat bandar?
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
Belok kiri
Phendukela kwesokudla.
Belok kanan
Hamba phambili.
Jalan terus
Kubiza malini?
Berapa harga tambang?
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
Satu tiket, sila
Kude lapha?
Adakah ia jauh dari sini?
Ngilahlekile.
Saya tersesat
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
Di manakah saya boleh beli kad SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Ya
Cha
Tidak
Mhlawumbe
Mungkin
Ngiyavuma
Saya setuju
Ngiyaphikisa
Saya tidak setuju
Lokho kuhle
Itu kedengaran baik
Ucabanga ukuthini?
Apa pendapat anda?
Ungangisiza?
Boleh anda bantu saya?
Ngidinga usizo
Saya perlukan bantuan
Linda umzuzu
Tunggu sebentar
Ngiyaxolisa
Saya minta maaf
Akukho nkinga
Tiada masalah
Siyabonga
Tahniah
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
Selamat hari jadi
Uhambe kahle
Selamat jalan
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
Di mana stesen kereta api?(Di mana stesen kereta api?)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
Di mana perhentian bas?(Di mana perhentian bas?)
Iyiphi i-platform?
Platform yang mana?(Platform yang mana?)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
Pukul berapa ia berlepas?(Pukul berapa ia berlepas?)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
Adakah ini jalan yang betul?(Adakah ini jalan yang betul?)
Kusondela lapha
Ia dekat sini(Ia dekat sini)
Kude lapha
Ia jauh dari sini(Ia jauh dari sini)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
Bolehkah anda tunjukkan pada peta?(Bolehkah anda tunjukkan pada peta?)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
Berhenti di sini, sila(Berhenti di sini, sila)
Kuthathe isikhathi esingaki?
Berapa lama ia mengambil masa?(Berapa lama ia mengambil masa?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Kubiza malini le?
Berapa harga ini?(ku-biza ma-li-ni le)
Lokhu kubiza kakhulu
Itu terlalu mahal.(lo-khu ku-bi-za ka-khulu)
Unayo yini leyo ephansi?
Adakah anda mempunyai sesuatu yang lebih murah?(u-na-yo yi-ni le-yo e-phan-si)
Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?
Bolehkah saya bayar dengan kad?(ngi-ya-kwa-zi u-ku-kho-kha nge-kha-di)
Ngithanda itafula lababili
Saya ingin meja untuk dua orang.(ngi-than-da i-ta-fu-la la-ba-bi-li)
Ibhili, ngiyacela
Bil, sila.(i-bhi-li ngi-ya-ce-la)
Inkonzo ibhajetwe?
Adakah perkhidmatan termasuk?(in-kon-zo i-bha-je-twe)
Ngiyi-vegetarian
Saya seorang vegetarian.(ngi-yi-ve-ge-ta-ri-an)
Akukho ukudla okushisayo, ngiyacela
Tiada makanan pedas, sila.(a-ku-kho u-ku-dla o-ku-shi-sa-yo ngi-ya-ce-la)