Looking for practical Swati to Twi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati phrase first, then the Twi translation (Twi) — 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 Twi.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Twi-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.
Sawubona
Akwabaa
Ngiyabonga
Medase
Siyaphila
Mema wo akye
Siyaphila
Mema wo aha
Siyaphila
Mema wo adwo
Lalani kahle
Da yie
Sizobonana
Yɛbɛhyia bio
Hamba kahle
Nante yie
Ubani igama lakho?
Wo din de sɛn?
Igama lami nguJohn
Me din de John
Unjani?
Wo ho te sɛn?
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
Ɛyɛ me anigye sɛ mehyia wo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
Wopɛ sɛ woka Borɔfo?(Wo pe se wo ka Borɔfo?)
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Mente Hindi pa
Angiqondi.
Mente ase
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Mepa wo kyɛw, kasa kakra
Ungakuphindze lokho?
Wobɛtumi akasa bio?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Ɛhe na ɔdan no wɔ?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
Ɛyɛ dɛn na mɛkɔ kurom mu?
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
Bɔ nifa
Phendukela kwesokudla.
Bɔ benkum
Hamba phambili.
Kɔ mmerɛ mu
Kubiza malini?
Sɛnea na sika no yɛ?
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
Kɔtɔkɔ baako, mepa wo kyɛw
Kude lapha?
Ɛyɛ ɔkwan tenten fi ha?
Ngilahlekile.
Meda hɔ a, mintumi mfa
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
Ɛhe na mɛtumi atɔ SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Aane
Cha
Daabi
Mhlawumbe
Ebeye yie
Ngiyavuma
M'ani agye
Ngiyaphikisa
M'ani nsi
Lokho kuhle
Ɛyɛ fɛ
Ucabanga ukuthini?
Dɛn na wopɛ?
Ungangisiza?
Wobɛtumi aboa me?
Ngidinga usizo
Mepɛ aboa
Linda umzuzu
Tena hɔ kakra
Ngiyaxolisa
Mepa wo kyɛw
Akukho nkinga
Nkwasea nni hɔ
Siyabonga
Meda wo akye
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
Awoda pa
Uhambe kahle
Bɔkɔ a yɛn nyansa
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
Ɛhe na ɔkoɔtɔ no da?(Ehe na okoto no da?)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
Ɛhe na ɔkwan no da?(Ehe na okwan no da?)
Iyiphi i-platform?
Ɛhe na ɔkwan no da?(Ehe na okwan no da?)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
Dɛn na ɛbɛkɔ?(Den na ebekɔ?)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
Ɛyɛ ɔkwan pa anaa?(Eyɛ okwan pa anaa?)
Kusondela lapha
Ɛyɛ bɛn ha(Eyɛ ben ha)
Kude lapha
Ɛyɛ mmerɛ ha(Eyɛ mmerɛ ha)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
Wobɛtumi akyerɛ me wɔ mpa mu?(Wobɛtumi akyerɛ me wɔ mpa mu?)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
Sɔ ha, me pa wo kyɛw(Sɔ ha, me pa wo kyɛw)
Kuthathe isikhathi esingaki?
Ɛyɛ dɛn na ɛbɛyɛ?(Ɛyɛ dɛn na ɛbɛyɛ?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Kubiza malini le?
Ɛyɛ sɛn?(Eye sen?)
Lokhu kubiza kakhulu
Ɛyɛ dɔɔso(Eye dooso)
Unayo yini leyo ephansi?
Wopɛ biribi a ɛyɛ mmerɛ?(Wope biribi a eye mmere?)
Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?
Mɛtumi akyɛ kaad no?(Metumi akye kaad no?)
Ngithanda itafula lababili
Mepɛ meyɛ abɔnten mmienu(Mepɛ abɔnten mmienu)
Ibhili, ngiyacela
Sika no, mepa wo kyɛw(Sika no, mepɔ wo kyɛw)
Inkonzo ibhajetwe?
Ɛyɛ ɔsom a wɔakɔka ho?(Eye osom a wɔakɔka ho?)
Ngiyi-vegetarian
Meyɛ ɔkɔmfoɔ(Meyɛ okomfo)
Akukho ukudla okushisayo, ngiyacela
Mepa wo kyɛw, nsɛm a ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ nni hɔ(Mepa wo kyɛw, nsɛm a eye kɔkɔɔ nni hɔ)
Lokhu kuhle
Ɛyɛ anigye(Eye anigye)
Ngicela imenyu?
Mɛtumi anya menu no?(Metumi anya menu no?)
Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela
Mepa wo kyɛw, nsuo bi(Mepa wo kyɛw, nsuo bi)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Biza emaphoyisa
Frɛ ɔpolice(Freh opolisi)
Biza i-ambulance
Frɛ ambulance(Freh ambulance)
Ngidinga udokotela
Mepɛ dɔkita(Mepe dokita)
Ngizizwa ngigula
Meda ho yare(Medaho yare)
Ngiyavuma emantongomane
Medi nkuto ho yare(Medi nkuto ho yare)
Kuphi esibhedlela esiseduze?
Ɛhe na ɔyareɛ foforɔ no wɔ?(Ehe na oyare foforo no wo?)
Kukhala lapha
Ɛyɛ me ya ha(Eyɛ me ya ha)
Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami
Mɛhwere me passport(Mehwere me passport)
Ungabiza ihhotela yami?
Wobɛtumi afrɛ me hotel?(Wobɛtumi afre me hotel?)
Siza!
Boa me!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Kuhle kukuhlangana nawe
Me ho yɛ fɛ sɛ me ne wo bɛhyia
Masihlele umhlangano
Ma yɛnhyɛ nhyiamu da
Yini isikhathi esikufanele?
Dɛn na ɛyɛ ɔberɛ a ɛyɛ wo dea?
Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla
Mɛsoma abatoɔ no nnɛ
Singakhuluma kusasa?
Ɛbɛyɛ a yɛbɛkasa ɔkyena?
Sicela uthole ifayela elihlanganisiwe
Mesrɛ, hwɛ fael no a ɛda ho
Ngiyabonga ngesikhathi sakho
Medase sɛ wopɛ bere no
Ngilindele ukusebenza nawe
Mepɛ sɛ me ne wo yɛ adwuma
Ungacacisa le ndaba?
Wobɛtumi akyerɛkyerɛ saa nsɛm no?
Ngizobuyela kuwe
Ma menkɔ na mɛsan aba
Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu
Nhyɛda no yɛ Ɛbenada
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.