Looking for practical Zulu to Twi phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Zulu phrase first, then the Twi translation (Twi) — 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 Twi.
Tip: pick five Twi 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
Akwabaa
Ngiyabonga
Medase
Sawubona
Mema wo akye
Good afternoon
Mema wo aha
Ubusuku obuhle
Mema wo adwo
Lala kahle
Da yie
Sizobonana
Yɛbɛhyia bio
Hamba kahle
Nante yie
Ubani igama lakho?
Wo din de sɛn?
Igama lami nginguJohn
Me din de John
Unjani?
Wo ho te sɛn?
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Ɛyɛ me anigye sɛ mehyia wo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ukhuluma isiNgisi?
Wopɛ sɛ woka Borɔfo?(Wo pe se wo ka Borɔfo?)
Angikhulumi kahle isiHindi.
Mente Hindi pa
Angiqondi.
Mente ase
Ngiyacela, khuluma kancane.
Mepa wo kyɛw, kasa kakra
Ungakuphinda lokho?
Wobɛtumi akasa bio?
Iphi indlu yangasese?
Ɛhe na ɔdan no wɔ?
Ngiyawufika kanjani emaphandleni?
Ɛyɛ dɛn na mɛkɔ kurom mu?
Jika kwesobunxele.
Bɔ nifa
Jika kwesokudla.
Bɔ benkum
Hamba phambili.
Kɔ mmerɛ mu
Inani lokuhamba lingakanani?
Sɛnea na sika no yɛ?
Ithikithi elilodwa, ngiyacela.
Kɔtɔkɔ baako, mepa wo kyɛw
Ingabe kude lapha?
Ɛyɛ ɔkwan tenten fi ha?
Ngilahlekile.
Meda hɔ a, mintumi mfa
Ngaphi engingathenga khona i-SIM card?
Ɛhe na mɛtumi atɔ SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yebo
Aane
Cha
Daabi
Mhlawumbe
Ebeye yie
Ngiyavuma
M'ani agye
Angivumi
M'ani nsi
Lokho kuzwakala kahle
Ɛyɛ fɛ
Ucabanga ukuthini?
Dɛn na wopɛ?
Ungangisiza?
Wobɛtumi aboa me?
Ngidinga usizo
Mepɛ aboa
Linda umzuzu
Tena hɔ kakra
Ngiyaxolisa
Mepa wo kyɛw
Akukho nkinga
Nkwasea nni hɔ
Halala
Meda wo akye
Usuku olumnandi lokuzalwa
Awoda pa
Uhambo olunempilo
Bɔkɔ a yɛn nyansa
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Iphi isitishi sesitimela?
Ɛhe na ɔkoɔtɔ no da?(Ehe na okoto no da?)
Iphi indawo yokuma kwebhasi?
Ɛhe na ɔkwan no da?(Ehe na okwan no da?)
Iphi ipulatifomu?
Ɛhe na ɔkwan no da?(Ehe na okwan no da?)
Ithini isikhathi sokuhamba?
Dɛn na ɛbɛkɔ?(Den na ebekɔ?)
Ingabe le yindlela efanele?
Ɛyɛ ɔkwan pa anaa?(Eyɛ okwan pa anaa?)
Ikhaya lapha eduze
Ɛyɛ bɛn ha(Eyɛ ben ha)
Ikude lapha
Ɛyɛ mmerɛ ha(Eyɛ mmerɛ ha)
Ungangikhombisa emmaphini?
Wobɛtumi akyerɛ me wɔ mpa mu?(Wobɛtumi akyerɛ me wɔ mpa mu?)
Misa lapha, ngiyacela
Sɔ ha, me pa wo kyɛw(Sɔ ha, me pa wo kyɛw)
Kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani?
Ɛyɛ dɛn na ɛbɛyɛ?(Ɛyɛ dɛn na ɛbɛyɛ?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Kubiza malini lokhu?
Ɛyɛ sɛn?(Eye sen?)
Lokho kubiza kakhulu.
Ɛyɛ dɔɔso(Eye dooso)
Unayo yini ethengiswa ngentengo ephansi?
Wopɛ biribi a ɛyɛ mmerɛ?(Wope biribi a eye mmere?)
Ngiyakwazi ukukhokha ngekhadi?
Mɛtumi akyɛ kaad no?(Metumi akye kaad no?)
Ngifuna itafula labantu ababili.
Mepɛ meyɛ abɔnten mmienu(Mepɛ abɔnten mmienu)
Ibhili, ngiyacela.
Sika no, mepa wo kyɛw(Sika no, mepɔ wo kyɛw)
Inkonzo ifakiwe?
Ɛyɛ ɔsom a wɔakɔka ho?(Eye osom a wɔakɔka ho?)
Ngiyisithuthuthu.
Meyɛ ɔkɔmfoɔ(Meyɛ okomfo)
Ngicela ukudla okungashisayo.
Mepa wo kyɛw, nsɛm a ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ nni hɔ(Mepa wo kyɛw, nsɛm a eye kɔkɔɔ nni hɔ)
Lokhu kuhle.
Ɛyɛ anigye(Eye anigye)
Ngicela imenyu?
Mɛtumi anya menu no?(Metumi anya menu no?)
Ingilazi yamanzi, ngiyacela.
Mepa wo kyɛw, nsuo bi(Mepa wo kyɛw, nsuo bi)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Shayela amaphoyisa
Frɛ ɔpolice(Freh opolisi)
Shayela i-ambulensi
Frɛ ambulance(Freh ambulance)
Ngidinga udokotela
Mepɛ dɔkita(Mepe dokita)
Ngizizwa ngigula
Meda ho yare(Medaho yare)
Ngine-allergy kumantongomane
Medi nkuto ho yare(Medi nkuto ho yare)
Iphi isibhedlela esiseduze?
Ɛhe na ɔyareɛ foforɔ no wɔ?(Ehe na oyare foforo no wo?)
Kubuhlungu lapha
Ɛyɛ me ya ha(Eyɛ me ya ha)
Ngilahlekelwe ipasipoti yami
Mɛhwere me passport(Mehwere me passport)
Ungashayela ihhotela lami?
Wobɛtumi afrɛ me hotel?(Wobɛtumi afre me hotel?)
Usizo!
Boa me!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Me ho yɛ fɛ sɛ me ne wo bɛhyia
Masihlele umhlangano
Ma yɛnhyɛ nhyiamu da
Yisiphi isikhathi esikufanele?
Dɛn na ɛyɛ ɔberɛ a ɛyɛ wo dea?
Ngizothumela umbiko namuhla
Mɛsoma abatoɔ no nnɛ
Singakhuluma kusasa?
Ɛbɛyɛ a yɛbɛkasa ɔkyena?
Sicela uthole ifayela elixhunywe
Mesrɛ, hwɛ fael no a ɛda ho
Ngiyabonga ngalesi sikhathi
Medase sɛ wopɛ bere no
Ngibheke phambili ekusebenzeni nawe
Mepɛ sɛ me ne wo yɛ adwuma
Ungacacisa leyo ndaba?
Wobɛtumi akyerɛkyerɛ saa nsɛm no?
Ngizobuyela kuwe
Ma menkɔ na mɛsan aba
Usuku lokugcina nguLwesihlanu
Nhyɛda no yɛ Ɛbenada
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.