Looking for practical Tiv to Romani phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tiv 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.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Mgbakpa
Sastimos
Ior na
Dikhes
Mgbakpa u sha
Sar san o drom
Mgbakpa u kpa
Sar san o drom
Mgbakpa u ter
Sar san o večer
Mgbakpa u ter sha
Sar san o noć
Kpa a joo
Sikav tuke na jekh
Ior a joo
Sastipen
Ior m ngu?
So t'avel tiri navn?
M ngu John
Mande t'avel John
Ior m nande?
Soske tuke?
Ior m nande a joo
Rromale tuke
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
I kpa English?
Aš tuke anglis thaj?(ash tooke anglis thaj)
M nahan Hindi nahan.
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro(na thajav Hindi sar o baro)
M nahan usha.
Na sam tuke(na sam tooke)
M nahan usha kpa.
Sikav tuke buti(sikav tooke buti)
I kpa a sha?
Suk tuke so khanav avri?(suk tooke so khanav avri)
I we a joo?
Kade si o toalet?(kade si o toalet)
Nenge a kpa a city center?
Sako me džanav katar o centar?(sako me jhanav katar o centar)
Kpa a joo.
Džanav levo(jhanav levo)
Kpa a nahan.
Džanav pravo(jhanav pravo)
Kpa a sha.
Džanav buti(jhanav buti)
Nenge a kpa a fare?
Sako si o tarifo?(sako si o tarifo)
I kpa a ticket, please.
Eka tiketa, please(eka tiketa, please)
I we a nahan a nahan?
Si o baro katar here?(si o baro katar here)
M nahan sha.
Me si na džanav(me si na jhanav)
I we a kpa a 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.
Ee
Ja
Naa
Na
Iye
Možda
M na a kpa
Sukalav
M na a kpa nahan
Nesukalav
I kpa a kpa
To so boro
U kpa a nahan?
So te phendav?
U kpa m nahan?
Sako te mikerav?
M na a kpa nahan
Me mangav miker
Kpa a kpa
Phirav kher
M na a kpa
Me som te bachtal
Naa a kpa
Na problem
I kpa a kpa
Sukalav tuke
A kpa a kpa
Sukal tuke kher
U kpa a kpa
Sakona safar kher
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ior a kpa?
Kasa jekh train station?
Ior a nyam?
Kasa jekh bus stop?
Ior a gande?
Kasa platform?
Nenge a kpa?
So kalo khera?
Ior a nenge a?
So si jekh pravas?
I na kpa a.
So si buchi tu?
I na kpa a kpa.
So si dikh le tu?
I ma ior a gande?
Tu kheres me le mapa?
Kpa a, please.
Sti le tu, please.
Nenge a kpa?
Kado kheras?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ior kwagh nahan?
Sako kheres thaj?(sako kheres thaj)
Ior u kpa a kpa
Taj e bori drago(taj e bori drago)
Ior m ngu u kpa?
Aso tuke katar chede?(aso tuke katar chede)
Ior m gban a card?
Sakava kade kerdan?(sakava kade kerdan)
A doo a table m ngu a yô
Mande sar o buchi for duj(mande sar o buchi for duj)
Ior a bill, please
O bil, please(o bil, please)
Ior a service m nahan?
Sar o servis included?(sar o servis included)
A m vegetarian
Mande so vegetarian(mande so vegetarian)
A m nahan a spicy food
Na spicy khana, please(na spicy khana, please)
Ior a kpa
Taj e delikates(taj e delikates)
Ior m gban a menu?
Sakava kade o menu?(sakava kade o menu)
A glass a water, please
O buchi thaj, please(o buchi thaj, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Kpa a police
Zhanav te policija
Kpa a ambulance
Zhanav te ambulanca
M ba a doctor
Mane kaj doctoro
M kpa a kpa
Mane si mala
M kpa a nyam
Mane si alergik te kikiriki
I kpa a hospital mza?
Kade si najbliža bolnica?
I kpa a sha
Sikav tut here
M kpa a passport m
Mane si zhalav my passport
I kpa a hotel m?
Sukare te zhanav my hotel?
Kpa!
Pomoć!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ior u kpa.
Sastipen te kerel tuke
Ka a hia ikyô.
Aven te kerdan o kher
Nî kpa u kpa?
So kher o vremi te tuke?
M gbanor u kpe.
Me phenen o raport thaj dikh
A hia nî u hia?
Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?
M kpa u venge.
Phral te jekh file kerdik
Ior u nenge.
Sastim te for o vremi tuke
M hia u kpa.
Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke
Ior a hia u mba?
Kade te jekh kher o pun?
Ka m hia u.
Aven me kerdan nazar tuke
Ikyô u kpa a Friday.
O deadline si o Vrihda
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.