Looking for practical Swati to Manx phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati phrase first, then the Manx translation (Manx) — 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 Manx.
Tip: pick five Manx phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Sawubona
Fastyr mie
Ngiyabonga
Gura mie eu
Siyaphila
Mie eu
Siyaphila
Fastyr mie
Siyaphila
Oie vie
Lalani kahle
Oie ghooinney
Sizobonana
Gree gys y chee
Hamba kahle
Slane
Ubani igama lakho?
Cre ta d'ennym?
Igama lami nguJohn
Ta my ennym yn John
Unjani?
Kys t'eh?
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Angiqondi.
Cha noddym ymmodee(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Ungakuphindze lokho?
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Where's y toalett?(Where's y toalett?)
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Phendukela kwesokudla.
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Hamba phambili.
Goll er y thalloo(Goll er y thalloo)
Kubiza malini?
Cooish ta'n coshyn?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
Ticket ny hwoaie, please(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Kude lapha?
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Ngilahlekile.
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Aye
Cha
Na
Mhlawumbe
Possibly
Ngiyavuma
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Ngiyaphikisa
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Lokho kuhle
Ta shoh goll er
Ucabanga ukuthini?
Cre ta'n chione?
Ungangisiza?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Ngidinga usizo
Ta mee cur my chenn
Linda umzuzu
Gow er ny hoilshey
Ngiyaxolisa
Ta mee er yannoo
Akukho nkinga
Cha nel broogh
Siyabonga
Foddee gura
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
Laa breith shenney
Uhambe kahle
Gow er ny shickyr
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?(Kren aht tan ste-shin tren)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?(Kren aht tan stopp bus)
Iyiphi i-platform?
Cre ta'n platfoy?(Kre tan plat-foy)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
Cooish dy vel eh goll?(Koo-ish dy vel eh gol)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
Ta shoh yn aght reih?(Ta sho yn aht ray)
Kusondela lapha
Ta eh ny chione hene(Ta eh nee kione hene)
Kude lapha
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene(Ta eh nee lhi-am ass hene)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?(Kre ta shiu gol rish y map)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
Goll er-hene, please(Gol er-hene, pleeze)
Kuthathe isikhathi esingaki?
Kys ta'n traa goll?(Kys tan tra gol)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.