Looking for practical Venda to Manx phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Venda phrase first, then the Manx translation (Manx) — 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 Manx.
Tip: pick five Manx 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.
Ndi matsheloni
Fastyr mie
Ndi a livhuwa
Gura mie eu
Ndi matsheloni
Mie eu
Ndi masiari
Fastyr mie
Ndi madekwana
Oie vie
Ndi masiari a u fhela
Oie ghooinney
Tshilidzi
Gree gys y chee
Vhuyani
Slane
Ndi mini dzina lenu?
Cre ta d'ennym?
Dzina langa ndi John
Ta my ennym yn John
Ni khou itea?
Kys t'eh?
Ndi khou funa u vhuya na inwi
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ni a ṱhota ṅwambo?
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
A ndi ṱhoti Hindi zwavhudi
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
A ndi ḓivhi
Cha noddym ymmodee(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Ndi ṱhanyela u ṱhota nga ṱhoho
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Ndi a ṱanga zwenezwi?
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Bani hu na khotani?
Where's y toalett?(Where's y toalett?)
Ndi ya hani u ya tsini na muṱa?
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Fhulu u ya shango
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Fhulu u ya ṱhoho
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Ḓi ṱhota nga ṱhoho
Goll er y thalloo(Goll er y thalloo)
Fhasi i na hani?
Cooish ta'n coshyn?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Ticket ye ḽa, nd please
Ticket ny hwoaie, please(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
I na fhasi u bva hone?
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Ndi a fhedza
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Ndi nga wana SIM card phi?
Where's ymmyr er SIM card?(Where's ymmyr er SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Aye
Aih
Na
Ndi nga si
Possibly
Ndi a livhuwa
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Ndi a sa livhuwi
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Izwi zwine zwa ita zwavhuya
Ta shoh goll er
U vhona mini?
Cre ta'n chione?
U nga nthusa?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Ndi na nyito
Ta mee cur my chenn
Langa muthu
Gow er ny hoilshey
Ndi a humbula
Ta mee er yannoo
A hu na nḓila
Cha nel broogh
Ndi a livhuwa
Foddee gura
Ndi a ni ṱhonifha
Laa breith shenney
Ndi a ni ṱhonifha na u shuma
Gow er ny shickyr
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Uphi i-station ye-train?
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?(Kren aht tan ste-shin tren)
Uphi i-bus stop?
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?(Kren aht tan stopp bus)
I-platform efani na?
Cre ta'n platfoy?(Kre tan plat-foy)
Iri ngafhi?
Cooish dy vel eh goll?(Koo-ish dy vel eh gol)
Iyi ndi ndowei efani?
Ta shoh yn aght reih?(Ta sho yn aht ray)
Iri khathihi na.
Ta eh ny chione hene(Ta eh nee kione hene)
Iri khulwane na.
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene(Ta eh nee lhi-am ass hene)
U nga nanga u tshi khou vhona kha maphu?
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?(Kre ta shiu gol rish y map)
Dzhia fhedzi, ndi khou livhuwa.
Goll er-hene, please(Gol er-hene, pleeze)
Zwi tshi dzhia ngafhi?
Kys ta'n traa goll?(Kys tan tra gol)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Zwi khou itea ngani?
Cre ta'n cost?
Izwi ndi zwihulu.
Ta shen ny gaggyr
Ni na zwine zwa itea nga nṱha?
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
Ndi nga fhira nga khadi?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
Ndi khou ṱoḓa tafela ya vhuṱanzi.
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
Ndi ṱhoḓa muthu, ndapota.
Yn bill, please
Ndi na tshelete ya vhuṱanzi?
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?
Ndi muvegetarian.
Ta mee veih'n vegg
A si na food ya vhuṱhiri, ndapota.
Cha nel food spiced, please
Izi ndi zwitukwama.
Ta shen ny chennag
Ndi nga ṱoḓa menu?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Ndi ṱhoḓa glasi ya mvura, ndapota.
Glass jeh voddy, please
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Fhonelela mapolisa
Goll er y pholice
Fhonelela ambulanse
Goll er ambulance
Ndi funa ngaka
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
Ndi a shota
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
Ndi na u shota kha phiri
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
Ndi wani hoso ya vhuṱungu?
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
Zwi a vha na mulalo hone
Ta eh goll er shoh
Ndi fhedza pasipoti yangu
Haink mee my passport
U nga fhonelela hotele yangu?
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
Ramba!
Fowd!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ndi khou livhuwa u vhulunga
Gura mie eu
A ri vhe na thendo
Gynsaght cur as sheshaght
Ndi ngani ini u shuma na yone?
Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?
Ndi do ruma ripoti ndayani
Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh
A ri nga bvela phanda nga ndayo?
Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?
Ndi khou humbela u wana faele yo thomulwaho
Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh
Ndi a livhuwa nga ha u ralo
Gura mie eu son do chione
Ndi khou takalela u shuma na inwi
Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish
A ni nga sumbedza nḓila iṅwe?
Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?
Ndi do bva u ya u inwi
Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym
Nḓila i khou fhela nga ṋaṅwe
Ta'n laa kiare er y Vaar
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.