Looking for practical Xhosa to Manx phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Xhosa 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Manx-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.
Molo
Fastyr mie
Enkosi
Gura mie eu
Ubusuku obuhle
Mie eu
Ubusuku obuhle
Fastyr mie
Ubusuku obuhle
Oie vie
Lala ngoxolo
Oie ghooinney
Ndiza kubonana kamva
Gree gys y chee
Hamba kakuhle
Slane
Ngubani igama lakho?
Cre ta d'ennym?
Igama lam nguJohn
Ta my ennym yn John
Unjani?
Kys t'eh?
Kuhle ukukwazi
Gura mie dy vel eh er ny chaghlaa
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Uthetha isiNgesi?
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Andithethi isiHindi kakuhle
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Andiqondi
Cha noddym ymmodee(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Nceda thethe kancinci
Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie(Gura mie eu goaill yn hwoaie)
Ungakuphinda lokho?
Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?(Gura mie eu goaill shoh ny hwoaie?)
Iphi ibhafu?
Where's y toalett?(Where's y toalett?)
Ndingafika njani kwi mveliso ye dolophu?
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Jolisa kwesokunxele
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Jolisa kwesokudla
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Hamba ngqo
Goll er y thalloo(Goll er y thalloo)
Iholo ingakanani?
Cooish ta'n coshyn?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Ithikithi elinye, nceda
Ticket ny hwoaie, please(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Ingakanani ukusuka apha?
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Ndilahlekile
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Nphi endinokuthenga khona iSIM card?
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.
Ewe
Aye
Hayi
Na
Mhlawumbi
Possibly
Ndiyavuma
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Andivumi
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Okuhle
Ta shoh goll er
Ucinga ntoni?
Cre ta'n chione?
Ungandinceda?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Ndidinga uncedo
Ta mee cur my chenn
Linda umzuzu
Gow er ny hoilshey
Ndicela uxolo
Ta mee er yannoo
Akukho ngxaki
Cha nel broogh
Wamkelekile
Foddee gura
Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa
Laa breith shenney
Uhambo olukhuselekileyo
Gow er ny shickyr
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Uphi umphakathi wemithwalo?
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?(Kren aht tan ste-shin tren)
Uphi umphakathi weebhasi?
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?(Kren aht tan stopp bus)
Yeyiphi iphondo?
Cre ta'n platfoy?(Kre tan plat-foy)
Ihamba ngexesha elingakanani?
Cooish dy vel eh goll?(Koo-ish dy vel eh gol)
Ngaba le yindlela efanelekileyo?
Ta shoh yn aght reih?(Ta sho yn aht ray)
Ikho kufutshane apha
Ta eh ny chione hene(Ta eh nee kione hene)
Ikude apha
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene(Ta eh nee lhi-am ass hene)
Ungandibonisa kwiimeko?
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?(Kre ta shiu gol rish y map)
Misa apha, nceda
Goll er-hene, please(Gol er-hene, pleeze)
Ithatha ixesha elingakanani?
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.
Ithini le mali?
Cre ta'n cost?
Le mali ibiza kakhulu.
Ta shen ny gaggyr
Unayo into engabizi?
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
Ndingakhokha ngekhadi?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
Ndicela itafula lempahla ezimbini.
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
Ibhili, nceda.
Yn bill, please
Ingaba inkonzo ibandakanyekile?
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?
Ndiyavegetarian.
Ta mee veih'n vegg
Akukho ukutya okunobhotolo, nceda.
Cha nel food spiced, please
Oku kumnandi.
Ta shen ny chennag
Ndingafumana imenyu?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Ingxube ye water, nceda.
Glass jeh voddy, please
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Biza uphondo
Goll er y pholice
Biza i-ambulensi
Goll er ambulance
Ndifuna ugqirha
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
Ndiziva ndingalunganga
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
Ndine-allergy kwi-peanuts
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
Uphi umphakathi oseduze?
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
Kubuhlungu apha
Ta eh goll er shoh
Ndilahlekelwe yi passport yam
Haink mee my passport
Ungabiza ihotele yam?
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
Uncedo!
Fowd!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Kuhle ukukwazi
Gura mie eu
Masihlele umhlangano
Gynsaght cur as sheshaght
Yiphi ixesha elikufaneleyo?
Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?
Ndiza kuthumela ingxelo namhlanje
Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh
Singathetha ngomso?
Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?
Nceda ufumane ifayile ehlanganisiweyo
Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh
Enkosi ngexesha lakho
Gura mie eu son do chione
Ndijonge phambili ekusebenzeni nawe
Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish
Ungacacisa le ndawo?
Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?
Mna ndiza kubuyela kuwe
Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym
Umhla wokugqibela nguLwesihlanu
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.