Looking for practical Tsonga to Hawaiian phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tsonga phrase first, then the Hawaiian translation (Hawaiian) — 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 Hawaiian.
Tip: when a Hawaiian phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Tsonga 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.
Xewani
Aloha
Ndza khensa
Mahalo
Xewani xitulu
Aloha kakahiaka
Xewani ntlhanu
Aloha ʻauinalā
Xewani nhloko
Aloha ahiahi
Xewani xihlayo
Aloha pō
Tshamisa
A hui hou
Sala kahle
Aloha
U vitaniwani?
O wai kou inoa?
Ndzina i John
O koʻu inoa, ʻo John
U njhani?
Pehea ʻoe?
Ku rhandza ku hlangana na wena
Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
U vulavula Xitsonga?
Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?(ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)
A ndzi vulavula Hindi kahle.
Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au(ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)
A ndzi twisisi.
Aʻole au e ʻike(a-o-le au ee ee-ke)
Ndza kombela u vulavula hi ku hatlisa.
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)
U nga vula sweswo na ku tlhela?
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?(e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)
Xikombiso xihi?
O nā wahi e noho ai?(o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)
Ndza famba njhani ku ya etikweni?
Pehea e loaʻa ai au i ke kūlana o ke kūlanakauhale?(pe-he-a e lo-a-i ai au ee ke ku-la-na o ke ku-la-na-kau-ha-le)
Khandziya ekhaya.
E huli i ka ʻākau(e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)
Khandziya ekunene.
E huli i ka hema(e hu-li ee ka he-ma)
Famba u ya emahlweni.
E hele pololei(e he-le po-lo-lei)
Mafambiselo ma yini?
Ehia ka uku?(e-hi-a ka u-ku)
Nhlamulo imwe, ndza kombela.
E ʻoluʻolu, hoʻokomo i ka pepa hoʻokipa hoʻokahi(e o-lu-o-lu ho-o-komo ee ka pe-pa ho-o-ki-pa ho-o-ka-hi)
I yini ku tlula kona?
Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?(pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)
Ndzi khomiwe.
Ua nalowale au(ua na-lo-wa-le au)
Xina ndzi nga teka SIM card?
E nā wahi e loaʻa ai ka kaʻa SIM?(e na wa-hi e lo-a-i ai ka ka-a sim)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Inhlawulo
Āe
A hi kona
Aʻole
Swi nga va tano
Pono paha
Ndzi amukela
Ke ʻae nei au
Ndzi nga amukeli
Ke nānā ʻole au
Iku na switlhavelo
He mea maikaʻi ia
U ehleketa yini?
He aha kāu manaʻo?
U nga ndzi pfuna?
E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?
Ndzi lava mpfuno
Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua
Hlayisa nkarhi
E kali i kekahi manawa
Ndzi tsundzuka
E kala mai
A hi na xiphiqo
Aʻohe pilikia
Ndzakuva
Aloha wau ia ʻoe
Mavongele yo tsakela
Hauʻoli lā hānau
U va na ndlela yo olova
E mālama i kāu huakaʻi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?
Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?(Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?)
Ku wihi xitlhavelo xa mabhazi?
Aia i hea ke koho?(Aia i hea ke koho?)
I platform yihi?
O wai ke alanui?(O wai ke alanui?)
I nkarhi muni yi hamba?
He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?(He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?)
I ndlela leyi nga right?
He ala kūpono kēia?(He ala kūpono kēia?)
I kona edzongeni.
Aia i loko o kēia wahi(Aia i loko o kēia wahi)
I le n'hweti.
Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi(Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi)
U nga ndzi kombisa eka mappu?
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?(E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?)
Tshika lapha, ndza kombela.
E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu(E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu)
I nkarhi muni ku taka?
Ehia ka manawa e lawe ai?(Ehia ka manawa e lawe ai?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
I ku humelela njhani?
Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?(ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai)
I kona ku phindzelela.
O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia(o ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia)
U na na yini leyi endlaka ku phindzelela?
He mea cheaper anei kāu?(he mea cheaper anei kāu)
Ndzaku ta hlayisa hi khadi?
E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?(e hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka)
Ndza rhandza tafula ya vumbirhi.
Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua(makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua)
Ndzaku ya le mfunghwini.
Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu(ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu)
I ku kumiwa ka ntirho?
E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?(e komo pū ana ka lawelawe)
Ndza va vegetarian.
He meaʻai ʻai au(he meaʻai ʻai au)
A hi na swakudya leswi khumbaka.
E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono(e ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono)
Leswi i switlhavi.
He mea ʻono kēia(he mea ʻono kēia)
Ndzaku na menu?
E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?(e hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu)
Ndzaku ya vhuvhu.
He ipu wai, e ʻoluʻolu(he ipu wai, e ʻoluʻolu)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Tivisa mapolisa
E kāhea i ke aupuni
Tivisa ambalansi
E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau
Ndzi lava dokotela
Pili au i ke kanaka mālama
Ndzi khoma ku vava
E ʻike au i ka maʻi
Ndza va na ku vava hi mapfuri
He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi
Hospital leyi nga ekule i wihi?
Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?
Ku vava laha
E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi
Ndzi lahlekeriwe hi passport ya mina
Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa
U nga tivisa hotel ya mina?
E kāhea anei ʻoe i koʻu wahi noho?
Shelp!
Kōkua!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ku tsakela ku hlangana na wena
He mea maikaʻi ke ʻike iā ʻoe(Heh meh-ah mai-kee kay ee-keh ee-ah oh-eh)
A hi endla xihlanganiso
E hoʻomaikaʻi kā mākou hui(Eh hoh-mah-kai kah mah-kou hoo-ee)
Ntiyiso wo sungula ku tirha na wena?
Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?(Ih ah-ee ee kah hoh-rah koo-pu-no no oh-eh)
Ndzi ta rhumela xitlhavelo namuntlha
E hoʻouna ana au i ka report i kēia lā(Eh hoh-oo-nah ah-nah ow ee kah reh-port ee kay-ah lah)
Kambe hi nga vulavula sweswi?
E hiki anei ke kamaʻilio i ke aupuni?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay keh kah-mah-ee-lee-oh ee keh ow-poo-nee)
Ndza kombela u kuma faayela ku hlanganisiwa
E ʻoluʻolu e ʻike i ka faila i hoʻopili ʻia(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ee-keh ee kah fie-lah ee ho-oh-pee-lee ee-ah)
Ndza nkhensa hi nkarhi wa wena
Mahalo no kāu manawa(Mah-hah-loh no kah-oo mah-nah-vah)
Ndza langutela ku tirha na wena
Ke nānā aku nei au e hana pū me ʻoe(Kay nah-nah ah-koo nay ow eh hah-nah poo meh oh-eh)
U nga ku hlamusela xiphemu lexi?
E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hoʻomaikaʻi i kēlā kiko?(Eh hee-kee ah-nay ee-ah oh-eh keh hoh-mah-kai ee kay-lah kee-koh)
A ndzi ta vuya eka wena
E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻi mai au(Eh oh-loo-oh-loo eh ho-ee my ow)
Nkarhi wo heta i Friday
O nā lā pau o ka Pōʻalima(Oh nah lah pow oo kah poh-ah-lee-ma)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.