Looking for practical Tetum to Romani phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tetum phrase first, then the Romani translation (Romani) — 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 Romani.
Tip: when a Romani phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Tetum 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.
Olá
Sastimos
Obrigadu
Dikhes
Bondia
Sar san o drom
Bona tarde
Sar san o drom
Bona noite
Sar san o večer
Bona noite
Sar san o noć
Ami hanesan
Sikav tuke na jekh
Adeus
Sastipen
Quale naran ida?
So t'avel tiri navn?
Naran hau John.
Mande t'avel John
Kona ba o?
Soske tuke?
Diak ba halo ho o.
Rromale tuke
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Keta fala Inglês?
Aš tuke anglis thaj?(ash tooke anglis thaj)
Hau la fala Hindi diak.
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro(na thajav Hindi sar o baro)
Hau la hatene.
Na sam tuke(na sam tooke)
Favor fala ba moris.
Sikav tuke buti(sikav tooke buti)
Keta bele fala fali?
Suk tuke so khanav avri?(suk tooke so khanav avri)
Onde mak banheira?
Kade si o toalet?(kade si o toalet)
Kona ne'ebe hau bele baa sentru cidade?
Sako me džanav katar o centar?(sako me jhanav katar o centar)
Virar ba hadau.
Džanav levo(jhanav levo)
Virar ba direita.
Džanav pravo(jhanav pravo)
Baa diretamente.
Džanav buti(jhanav buti)
Iha ne'e barak?
Sako si o tarifo?(sako si o tarifo)
Ticket ida, favor.
Eka tiketa, please(eka tiketa, please)
Iha ne'e laran ka?
Si o baro katar here?(si o baro katar here)
Hau nune'e.
Me si na džanav(me si na jhanav)
Onde mak hau bele compra SIM card?
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?(kade me jhanav kupi o SIM kardo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Sim
Ja
La
Na
Talvez
Možda
Hau hakarak
Sukalav
Hau la hakarak
Nesukalav
Nia mak diak
To so boro
Ita nian ideia sa?
So te phendav?
Mak bele ajuda hau?
Sako te mikerav?
Hau precisa ajuda
Me mangav miker
Hakarak momentu
Phirav kher
Hau mós
Me som te bachtal
La problema
Na problem
Parabens
Sukalav tuke
Parabens ba aniversario
Sukal tuke kher
Hau haruka viagen diak
Sakona safar kher
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Onde está a estacão de trem?
Kasa jekh train station?(Onde está a estacão de trem?)
Onde está a paragem de autocarro?
Kasa jekh bus stop?(Onde está a paragem de autocarro?)
Iha ne'e plataforma sa'e?
Kasa platform?(Iha ne'e plataforma sa'e?)
Hora ne'e sai?
So kalo khera?(Hora ne'e sai?)
Ema ne'e dalan certo ka?
So si jekh pravas?(Ema ne'e dalan certo ka?)
Iha ne'e perto
So si buchi tu?(Iha ne'e perto)
Iha ne'e laran
So si dikh le tu?(Iha ne'e laran)
Kona ba mapa?
Tu kheres me le mapa?(Kona ba mapa?)
Parar iha ne'e, favor
Sti le tu, please.(Parar iha ne'e, favor)
Kona tempu hira?
Kado kheras?(Kona tempu hira?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ita nia presu sa'o?
Sako kheres thaj?(sako kheres thaj)
Esa mak baratu demais.
Taj e bori drago(taj e bori drago)
Ita iha coisa baratu seluk?
Aso tuke katar chede?(aso tuke katar chede)
Posu ka la, hau bele paga ba kart?
Sakava kade kerdan?(sakava kade kerdan)
Hau hakarak mesa ba rua.
Mande sar o buchi for duj(mande sar o buchi for duj)
Fatu, por favor.
O bil, please(o bil, please)
Servisu iha ka?
Sar o servis included?(sar o servis included)
Hau vegetarian.
Mande so vegetarian(mande so vegetarian)
Labele comida spicy, por favor.
Na spicy khana, please(na spicy khana, please)
Esa mak saboru.
Taj e delikates(taj e delikates)
Posu ka la, hau bele hakarak menu?
Sakava kade o menu?(sakava kade o menu)
Kopa agua, por favor.
O buchi thaj, please(o buchi thaj, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Liga ba polícia
Zhanav te policija
Liga ba ambulansia
Zhanav te ambulanca
Hau precisa doutor
Mane kaj doctoro
Hau sente sick
Mane si mala
Hau iha alergia ba karu
Mane si alergik te kikiriki
Onde iha ospitál ne'ebe mais perto?
Kade si najbliža bolnica?
Ita hakarak iha ne'e
Sikav tut here
Hau hasai passport
Mane si zhalav my passport
O pode liga ba hotel hau?
Sukare te zhanav my hotel?
Help!
Pomoć!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Hau kontente hatoo ho ita
Sastipen te kerel tuke
Kita halo reunião
Aven te kerdan o kher
Hora ne'ebe mak diak ba ita?
So kher o vremi te tuke?
Hau sei hatoo relatoriu ona
Me phenen o raport thaj dikh
Ita bele halo conversa fali?
Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?
Favor buka arquivo ne'e iha
Phral te jekh file kerdik
Obrigadu ba ita-nia tempu
Sastim te for o vremi tuke
Hau hakarak trabalha ho ita
Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke
Ita bele klarifika ponto ne'e?
Kade te jekh kher o pun?
Hau sei volta ba ita
Aven me kerdan nazar tuke
Prazo mak sexta-feira
O deadline si o Vrihda
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.