Looking for practical Swati to Samoan phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati phrase first, then the Samoan translation (Samoan) — 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 Samoan.
Tip: read the Samoan line out loud three times, then cover the Swati side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Sawubona
Talofa
Ngiyabonga
Fa'amolemole
Siyaphila
Talofa i le taeao
Siyaphila
Talofa i le afiafi
Siyaphila
Talofa i le po
Lalani kahle
O le po lelei
Sizobonana
Fa'afetai
Hamba kahle
Tofa
Ubani igama lakho?
O ai lou igoa?
Igama lami nguJohn
O lo'u igoa o John
Unjani?
O a mai oe?
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
O le fiafia e feiloa'i ma oe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
E te tautala i le Igilisi?
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
E le mafai ona ou tautala i le Hindi lelei
Angiqondi.
E le mafai ona ou malamalama
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Fa'amolemole tautala i se fa'atekinolosi
Ungakuphindze lokho?
E mafai ona e fa'atekinolosi?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
O fea le umukuka?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
E fa'apefea ona ou o'o i le ogatotonu o le aai?
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
Tali i le itu mauga
Phendukela kwesokudla.
Tali i le itu i matu
Hamba phambili.
O le ala i le fa'atekinolosi
Kubiza malini?
E fia le tau o le ta'avale?
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
O se tiketi, fa'amolemole
Kude lapha?
E mamao mai iinei?
Ngilahlekile.
Ua ou leiloa
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
O fea e mafai ai ona ou fa'atau se ka'a SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Ioe
Cha
Leai
Mhlawumbe
Atonu
Ngiyavuma
O le fa'amaonia
Ngiyaphikisa
O le fa'amaonia e le o ia
Lokho kuhle
E lelei le fa'ailoa
Ucabanga ukuthini?
O le a sou manatu?
Ungangisiza?
E mafai ona e fesoasoani mai ia te a'u?
Ngidinga usizo
E manaʻomia le fesoasoani
Linda umzuzu
Fa'amolemole taofi se moment
Ngiyaxolisa
Fa'amolemole, ou te fa'amalie atu
Akukho nkinga
E leai se fa'aletonu
Siyabonga
Fa'afetai
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
Manuia le aso fanau
Uhambe kahle
Ia manuia lau malaga
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
O fea le nofoaga o le taavale vae?(ku-pee ee-see-tay-shee seh-bah-see)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
O fea le nofoaga taofi o le autobus?(ku-pee oom-pah-kah-tsee weh-bah-see)
Iyiphi i-platform?
O le fea le tulaga?(ee-yee-pee ee-platform)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
O le a le taimi e alu ai?(ngah-see-pee ee-see-kah-thee ee-yah-hah-mba)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
O le ala saʻo lenei?(ngah-beh leh een-dleh-lah eh-fah-neh-leh)
Kusondela lapha
E latalata iinei(koo-son-deh-lah lah-pah)
Kude lapha
E mamao mai iinei(koo-deh lah-pah)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
E mafai ona e fa'aali mai i le mapa?(oon-gah-nee-khom-bee-sah em-mah-poh-nee)