Looking for practical Tetum to Tajik phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tetum phrase first, then the Tajik translation (Tajik) — 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 Tajik.
Tip: read the Tajik line out loud three times, then cover the Tetum 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.
Olá
Салом(Salom)
Obrigadu
Ташаккур(Tashakkur)
Bondia
Субҳи хайр(Subhi khair)
Bona tarde
Баъд аз зуҳр(Bad az zuhr)
Bona noite
Шаббохир(Shabbokhir)
Bona noite
Шаб ба хайр(Shab ba khair)
Ami hanesan
Баъд мебинем(Bad mebinem)
Adeus
Хайр(Khair)
Quale naran ida?
Номатон чист?(Nomaton chist?)
Naran hau John.
Номи ман Ҷон аст(Nomi man Jon ast)
Kona ba o?
Шумо чӣ хелед?(Shumo chi kheled?)
Diak ba halo ho o.
Хуш ба дидор(Khush ba didor)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Keta fala Inglês?
Шумо англисӣ гап мезанед?
Hau la fala Hindi diak.
Ман ҳиндиро хуб гап намезанам.
Hau la hatene.
Ман намефаҳмам.
Favor fala ba moris.
Лутфан, оҳиста гап занед.
Keta bele fala fali?
Мехоҳед, инро боз гап занед?
Onde mak banheira?
Ванна куҷост?
Kona ne'ebe hau bele baa sentru cidade?
Ман чӣ гуна ба маркази шаҳр мерасам?
Virar ba hadau.
Чап гард.
Virar ba direita.
Рост гард.
Baa diretamente.
Сидат равед.
Iha ne'e barak?
Баҳои роҳкиро чанд аст?
Ticket ida, favor.
Як чипта, лутфан.
Iha ne'e laran ka?
Оё ин ҷо дур аст?
Hau nune'e.
Ман гум шудаам.
Onde mak hau bele compra SIM card?
Ман SIM-кортро куҷо харида метавонам?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Sim
Ҳа(Ha)
La
Не(Ne)
Talvez
Шояд(Shoyad)
Hau hakarak
Ман розиам(Man roziam)
Hau la hakarak
Ман рози нестам(Man rozi nestam)
Nia mak diak
Ин хуб садо медиҳад(In khub sado medihad)
Ita nian ideia sa?
Шумо чӣ фикр мекунед?(Shumo chi fikr mekuned?)
Mak bele ajuda hau?
Шумо метавонед ба ман кӯмак кунед?(Shumo metavaned ba man kumak kuned?)