Looking for practical Tongan to Ndau phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tongan phrase first, then the Ndau translation (Ndau) — 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 Ndau.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Ndau-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Mālō
Mhoro
Mālō
Ndatenda
Mālō e lelei
Mangwanani akanaka
Mālō e lelei
Masikati akanaka
Mālō e lelei
Manheru akanaka
Nofo ā
Usiku hwakanaka
Tōfā
Tichasangana zvakare
Tōfā
Sara zvakanaka
Ko e hā ho hingoa?
Zita rako ndiani?
Ko hoku hingoa ko John
Zita rangu ndiJohn
Ofa atu?
Uri sei?
Faka'apa'apa kiate koe
Ndinofara kukuziva
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?
Unotaura Chirungu here?(Oe te u talanoa i te Galuega?)
Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi
Handitauri Hindi zvakanaka.(Oe te u 'ikai talanoa lelei i te Hindi)
Oe te u 'ikai ma'u
Handinzwisise.(Oe te u 'ikai ma'u)
Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u
Ndapota taura zvishoma.(Fakamolemole talanoa ha feitu'u)
Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?
Ungazvitaura zvakare here?(Kuo 'i ai e ke talanoa 'o e toe?)
Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?
Chimbuzi chiri kupi?(Ko e fea 'oku 'i ai e fanga?)
E fa'ahinga e u 'alu ki he tu'a o e kolo?
Ndingasvika sei ku nzvimbo yeguta?(E fa'ahinga e u 'alu ki he tu'a o e kolo?)
Fakafoki ki he kolo
Pinda kuruboshwe.(Fakafoki ki he kolo)
Fakafoki ki he 'akau
Pinda kurudyi.(Fakafoki ki he 'akau)
Alu 'o e 'alu
Enda mberi.(Alu 'o e 'alu)
E hā e totongi?
Mari yefare ingani?(E hā e totongi?)
Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole
Tiketi imwe, ndapota.(Tiketí 'e taha, fakamolemole)
Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?
Iko kure kubva pano?(Oku 'i ai e 'i he 'i he 'a e fanga?)
Oku ou 'i ma'u
Ndakakanganiswa.(Oku ou 'i ma'u)
Ko e fea 'oku ou ma'u e SIM card?
Ndingatenga kupi SIM card?(Ko e fea 'oku ou ma'u e SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Āe
Ehe
Ikai
Aih
Māfai
Pangani
Oku ou ʻilo
Ndakubvumirana
Oku ou ʻikai ʻilo
Handibvumirani
Oku lelei ia
Izvi zvinonzwika zvakanaka
Ko e hā hoʻu manatu?
Unofungei?
Te u ʻofa mai?
Ungandibatsira here?
Oku ou fiemaʻu ʻofa
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro
Fakamolemole
Mirira nguva shoma
Oku ou fakamolemole
Ndineurombo
Ikai ha palopalema
Hapana dambudziko
Fakaʻapaʻapa
Makorokoto
Mālō e lelei ki he ʻaho mate
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa
Fakaʻaongaʻi lelei
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.