Looking for practical Zulu to Manx phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Zulu 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.
Sawubona
Fastyr mie
Ngiyabonga
Gura mie eu
Sawubona
Mie eu
Good afternoon
Fastyr mie
Ubusuku obuhle
Oie vie
Lala kahle
Oie ghooinney
Sizobonana
Gree gys y chee
Hamba kahle
Slane
Ubani igama lakho?
Cre ta d'ennym?
Igama lami nginguJohn
Ta my ennym yn John
Unjani?
Kys t'eh?
Ngiyajabula 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.
Ukhuluma isiNgisi?
Vel oo goaill er y Ghaelg?(Vell oo goaill er y Ghaelg?)
Angikhulumi kahle isiHindi.
Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh(Cha noddym goaill er Hindi ynsagh)
Angiqondi.
Cha noddym ymmodee(Cha noddym ymmodee)
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
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 indlu yangasese?
Where's y toalett?(Where's y toalett?)
Ngiyawufika kanjani emaphandleni?
Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?(Cooish ta mee goll gys y cheeill?)
Jika kwesobunxele.
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Jika kwesokudla.
Goll gys y laa(Goll gys y laa)
Hamba phambili.
Goll er y thalloo(Goll er y thalloo)
Inani lokuhamba lingakanani?
Cooish ta'n coshyn?(Cooish ta'n coshyn?)
Ithikithi elilodwa, ngiyacela.
Ticket ny hwoaie, please(Ticket ny hwoaie, please)
Ingabe kude lapha?
Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?(Ta'n shoh feer gys shoh?)
Ngilahlekile.
Ta mee goll er ny hroggal(Ta mee goll er ny hroggal)
Ngaphi engingathenga khona i-SIM 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.
Yebo
Aye
Cha
Na
Mhlawumbe
Possibly
Ngiyavuma
Ta mee goll er yannoo
Angivumi
Cha nel mee goll er yannoo
Lokho kuzwakala kahle
Ta shoh goll er
Ucabanga ukuthini?
Cre ta'n chione?
Ungangisiza?
Cre ta's shiu goll er my chenn?
Ngidinga usizo
Ta mee cur my chenn
Linda umzuzu
Gow er ny hoilshey
Ngiyaxolisa
Ta mee er yannoo
Akukho nkinga
Cha nel broogh
Halala
Foddee gura
Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa
Laa breith shenney
Uhambo olunempilo
Gow er ny shickyr
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Iphi isitishi sesitimela?
Cre'n aght ta'n steshin tren?(Kren aht tan ste-shin tren)
Iphi indawo yokuma kwebhasi?
Cre'n aght ta'n stopp bus?(Kren aht tan stopp bus)
Iphi ipulatifomu?
Cre ta'n platfoy?(Kre tan plat-foy)
Ithini isikhathi sokuhamba?
Cooish dy vel eh goll?(Koo-ish dy vel eh gol)
Ingabe le yindlela efanele?
Ta shoh yn aght reih?(Ta sho yn aht ray)
Ikhaya lapha eduze
Ta eh ny chione hene(Ta eh nee kione hene)
Ikude lapha
Ta eh ny lhiam ass hene(Ta eh nee lhi-am ass hene)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphini?
Cre ta shiu goll rish y map?(Kre ta shiu gol rish y map)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
Goll er-hene, please(Gol er-hene, pleeze)
Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani?
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.
Kubiza malini lokhu?
Cre ta'n cost?
Lokho kubiza kakhulu.
Ta shen ny gaggyr
Unayo yini ethengiswa ngentengo ephansi?
Ta'n shennaghys erbee gaggyr?
Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh card?
Ngifuna itafula labantu ababili.
Ta mee geearree table son jeh doo
Ibhili, ngiyacela.
Yn bill, please
Inkonzo ifakiwe?
Ta'n shee er ny chur gys?
Ngiyisithuthuthu.
Ta mee veih'n vegg
Ngicela ukudla okungashisayo.
Cha nel food spiced, please
Lokhu kuhle.
Ta shen ny chennag
Ngicela imenyu?
Cre ta mee er ny goll lesh yn menu?
Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela.
Glass jeh voddy, please
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Shayela amaphoyisa
Goll er y pholice
Shayela i-ambulensi
Goll er ambulance
Ngidinga udokotela
Ta mee er ny gholl gys doctoor
Ngizizwa ngigula
Ta mee goll er ny gholl
Ngine-allergy kumantongomane
Ta mee allergic gys peanuts
Iphi isibhedlela esiseduze?
Cre'n fa dy vel y hospeail ny h-oik?
Kubuhlungu lapha
Ta eh goll er shoh
Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami
Haink mee my passport
Ungashayela ihhotela lami?
Cre'n fa dy vel oo goll er my hotel?
Usizo!
Fowd!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Gura mie eu
Masihlele umhlangano
Gynsaght cur as sheshaght
Yisiphi isikhathi esikufanele?
Cre ta'n am aym er dy chooilleen?
Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla
Ta mee goaill yn aaght shoh
Singakhuluma kusasa?
Cre ta shin goaill er son yn laa noa?
Sicela uthole ifayela elixhunywe
Gura mie, cur er y faile shoh
Ngiyabonga ngalesi sikhathi
Gura mie eu son do chione
Ngibheke phambili ekusebenzeni nawe
Ta mee goll er ny chaglym rish
Ungacacisa leyo ndaba?
Ta shin er ny geddyn shoh?
Ngizobuyela kuwe
Gynsaght, ta mee goaill er ny chaglym
Usuku lokugcina 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.