Looking for practical Swati to Yoruba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Swati phrase first, then the Yoruba translation (Yoruba) — 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 Yoruba.
Tip: when a Yoruba phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Swati wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Sawubona
Bawo(bawoh)
Ngiyabonga
O seun(oh shayoon)
Siyaphila
E kaaro(eh kah-roh)
Siyaphila
E kaasan(eh kah-sahn)
Siyaphila
E kuurole(eh koo-roh-leh)
Lalani kahle
O daaro(oh dah-roh)
Sizobonana
A ri e laipe(ah ree eh lie-peh)
Hamba kahle
O dabọ(oh dah-boh)
Ubani igama lakho?
Kí ni orukọ rẹ?(kee nee oh-roo-koh reh)
Igama lami nguJohn
Orukọ mi ni John(oh-roo-koh mee nee John)
Unjani?
Bawo ni?(bawoh nee)
Kuhle ukuhlangana nawe
Inu mi dun lati pade e(ee-noo mee doon lah-tee pah-deh eh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma ngesiNgisi?
Ṣe o n sọ Gẹ́gẹ́?(Sheh oh n saw Geh-geh)
Angikhulumi kahle ngesiHindi.
Mi ò sọ Hindi dáadáa(Mee oh saw Hindi dah-dah)
Angiqondi.
Mi ò ye mi(Mee oh yeh mee)
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Jọwọ sọ ní kíkankíkan(Joh-wah saw nee keen-kay-kahn)
Ungakuphindze lokho?
Ṣe o le sọ é lẹ́ẹ̀kan síi?(Sheh oh leh saw eh leh-eh-kahn see)
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Nibo ni baluwe wa?(Nee-boh nee bah-loo-weh wah)
Ngiyawufika kanjani emkhatsini?
Báwo ni mo ṣe lọ sí àárín ìlú?(Bah-woh nee moh sheh law see ah-ree-nee loo)
Phendukela kwesobunxele.
Yí si apa osi(Yee see ah-pah oh-shee)
Phendukela kwesokudla.
Yí si apa otun(Yee see ah-pah oh-toon)
Hamba phambili.
Lọ taara(Law tah-rah)
Kubiza malini?
Elo ni owo ọkọ?(Eh-loh nee oh-woh oh-koh)
Ithikithi linye, ngiyacela.
Ticket kan, jọwọ(Tee-ket kahn, joh-wah)
Kude lapha?
Ṣe ó jìnà síbí?(Sheh oh jee-nah see-bee)
Ngilahlekile.
Mo ti sọnù(Moh tee sohn-oo)
Ngingathenga kuphi ikhadi le-SIM?
Nibo ni mo ti le ra kaadi SIM?(Nee-boh nee moh tee leh rah kah-dee SIM)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Bẹẹni
Cha
Rara
Mhlawumbe
Bóyá
Ngiyavuma
Mo gba
Ngiyaphikisa
Mo kọ
Lokho kuhle
Iyẹn dára
Ucabanga ukuthini?
Kí ni ìrònú rẹ?
Ungangisiza?
Ṣé o lè ràn mí lọ́wọ́?
Ngidinga usizo
Mo nílò ìrànlọ́wọ́
Linda umzuzu
Dákẹ́ díẹ̀
Ngiyaxolisa
Mo bínú
Akukho nkinga
Kò sí ìṣòro
Siyabonga
Ẹ kú àṣeyọrí
Siyavuma usuku lokuzalwa
Ẹ kú ọjọ́ ibi
Uhambe kahle
Ṣe ìrìn àjò tó ààbò
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuphi isiteshi sebhasi?
Nibo ni ibudo ọkọ oju-irin wa?(Nibo ni ibudo ọkọ oju-irin wa?)
Kuphi umphakatsi webhasi?
Nibo ni ibudo bosi wa?(Nibo ni ibudo bosi wa?)
Iyiphi i-platform?
Ibo ni pẹpẹ naa?(Ibo ni pẹpẹ naa?)
Ngasiphi isikhathi iyahamba?
Iwo wo ni o fi n lọ?(Iwo wo ni o fi n lọ?)
Ngabe le yindlela efanele?
Ṣe eyi ni ọna to tọ?(Ṣe eyi ni ọna to tọ?)
Kusondela lapha
O sunmọ ibi yi(koo-son-deh-lah lah-pah)
Kude lapha
O jinna si ibi yi(koo-deh lah-pah)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphweni?
Ṣe o le fihan mi lori maapu?(Ṣe o le fihan mi lori maapu?)