Looking for practical Tiv to Meiteilon Manipuri phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tiv phrase first, then the Meiteilon Manipuri translation (Meiteilon Manipuri) — 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 Meiteilon Manipuri.
Tip: pick five Meiteilon Manipuri phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Mgbakpa
নমস্কাৰ(namaskār)
Ior na
ধন্যবাদ(dhanyabād)
Mgbakpa u sha
শুভ প্ৰভাত(shubha prabhāt)
Mgbakpa u kpa
শুভ অপরাহ্ন(shubha aparāhna)
Mgbakpa u ter
শুভ সন্ধ্যা(shubha sandhyā)
Mgbakpa u ter sha
শুভ ৰাতি(shubha rāti)
Kpa a joo
পিছৰ পৰা দেখা(pichar porā dekhā)
Ior a joo
বিদায়(bidāy)
Ior m ngu?
আপোনাৰ নাম কি?(āpōnāra nām ki?)
M ngu John
মোৰ নাম জন(mōr nām John)
Ior m nande?
আপুনি কেনে আছেন?(āpuni kene āchēn?)
Ior m nande a joo
আপোনাৰ সৈতে সাক্ষাৎ কৰি আনন্দিত(āpōnāra soite sākhāt kori ānondit)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
I kpa English?
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦꯡ ꯍꯧꯔꯥꯡꯗꯦ?(heiŋdɛŋ hɯraŋdɛ)
M nahan Hindi nahan.
ꯆꯨꯡꯊꯧꯕꯤ ꯍꯤꯡꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ(chuiŋsʊbɪ hɪndɪ hɛŋdɛ)
M nahan usha.
ꯆꯨꯡꯊꯧꯕꯤ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ(chuiŋsʊbɪ aɳdɛ)
M nahan usha kpa.
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯍꯧꯔꯥꯡꯗꯦ(aɳdɛ hɛŋdɛ hɯraŋdɛ)
I kpa a sha?
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ?(hɛŋdɛ aɳdɛ hɛŋdɛ)
I we a joo?
ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ?(lɛŋdɛ aɳdɛ)
Nenge a kpa a city center?
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯆꯩꯡꯗꯦꯟ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ?(aɳdɛ chɛŋdɛŋ hɛŋdɛ)
Kpa a joo.
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯄꯨꯡꯗꯦ(hɛŋdɛ kʊŋdɛ)
Kpa a nahan.
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯍꯨꯡꯗꯦ(hɛŋdɛ hʊŋdɛ)
Kpa a sha.
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯌꯦꯟꯗꯦ(hɛŋdɛ aʊŋdɛ)
Nenge a kpa a fare?
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯇꯦꯡꯗꯦ?(aɳdɛ tɛŋdɛ)
I kpa a ticket, please.
ꯑꯅꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯗꯦ(aŋ tɛŋdɛ)
I we a nahan a nahan?
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ?(aɳdɛ hɛŋdɛ aɳdɛ)
M nahan sha.
ꯆꯨꯡꯊꯧꯕꯤ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ(chuiŋsʊbɪ aɳdɛ)
I we a kpa a SIM card?
ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯑꯗꯦ ꯗꯨꯡꯗꯦ?(lɛŋdɛ aɳdɛ aɳdɛ dʊŋdɛ)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
ꯎꯕꯤ(nangbu)
Naa
ꯍꯦꯛ(hei)
Iye
ꯃꯥꯡꯖꯤ(maangbagi)
M na a kpa
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ(huroi)
M na a kpa nahan
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ(huroi hei)
I kpa a kpa
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ(huroi hei)
U kpa a nahan?
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ?(huroi hei)
U kpa m nahan?
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ?(hei help)
M na a kpa nahan
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ(hei help)
Kpa a kpa
ꯍꯦꯛ ꯃꯤꯇꯨꯔꯤ(hei mitri)
M na a kpa
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ(hei)
Naa a kpa
ꯍꯦꯛ ꯍꯦꯜꯆꯤ(hei helchi)
I kpa a kpa
ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯤꯡ(haangdeng)
A kpa a kpa
ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ(haangdeng hei)
U kpa a kpa
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ(hei trip)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ior a kpa?
ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯦꯡ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ?(haangdeh heitpa?)
Ior a nyam?
ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯦꯡ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ ꯍꯦꯗꯦ?(haangdeh heitpa heide?)
Ior a gande?
ꯍꯦꯛꯆꯦ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ?(heitche heitpa?)
Nenge a kpa?
ꯍꯦꯡꯊꯦ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ?(heisou heitpa?)
Ior a nenge a?
ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ?(heitpa heitpa?)
I na kpa a.
ꯌꯦꯛꯄꯦꯡ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ.(leithokpa heitpa.)
I na kpa a kpa.
ꯌꯦꯛꯄꯦꯡ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ ꯍꯦꯖꯦ.(leithokpa heithe.)
I ma ior a gande?
ꯍꯦꯜꯖꯦꯡ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ ꯍꯦꯖꯦ?(heijongpa heitpa?)
Kpa a, please.
ꯍꯦꯜꯖꯦ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ, ꯍꯦꯖꯦ.(heijongpa heitpa, heithe.)
Nenge a kpa?
ꯍꯦꯡꯊꯦ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ?(heisou heitpa?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.