Multilingual Phrase Finder

On this page you can see useful phrases in over 300 languages in any combination of two of those languages. Just select the languages from the drop-down menus. If the phrases are in blue, you can click on them to hear recordings.

Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person), m = said by males, f = said by females, pl = said to several people, > = said to.

English	Sindebele
Welcome	Siyalemukela
Hello Hi (inf)	Salibonani
How are you? How are things? (inf) How's it going? (inf) Alright? (inf)	Unjani? (sg) Linjani? (pl)
Fine thanks, and you? Not bad, and yourself? (inf) Okay, and you? (inf)	Ngiyaphila (sg) Siyaphila (pl) Ngikhona (sg) Sikhona (pl) Unjani wena? (response)
Long time no see I haven't seen you for a long time I haven't seen you for ages It's been a while I haven't seen you in donkey's years	Kudala ngakucina
What's your name? What are you called?	Ibizo lakho ngubani?
My name is ... I'm called ...	Mina ngingu ...
Where are you from? Where do you come from?	Uvela ngaphi?
I'm from ... I come from ...	Ngivela e ...
Pleased to meet you Nice to meet you A pleasure to meet you	Kuhle ukukubona
Good morning Morning	Livukile
Good afternoon Afternoon	Litshonile
Good evening Evening	Litshonile
Good night Night night (inf) Sweet dreams Good night, sleep tight Good night, sleep tight, hope the bedbugs don't bite	Lilale kuhle
Goodbye Farewell (frm) Bye Bye bye See you See you later later so long cheers cheerio toodle-oo ta-ta tara ciao	Lisale kuhle
Good luck! Break a leg! (said before a musical/theatrical performance)	Ngikufisela inhlanhla enhle!
Good health! Cheers! Bottoms up! Down the hatch!	Impilo enhle
Have a nice day Have a lovely day Have a pleasant day Have a good day	Ube lelanga elihle
Enjoy your meal! Enjoy! Bon appetit!	Udle kuhle
Bon voyage! Have a good journey! Have a good trip!	Hamba kahle
I don't know I dunno (inf) Dunno (inf)	Angazi
I understand I see I get it	Ngiyezwa
I don't understand I don't get it	Angizwa
Please speak more slowly Could you speak a bit more slowly? Slow down please	Khuluma kancene
Please say that again Could you say that again? Please repeat that	Phinda futhi
Please write it down Could you possibly write it down? Could you write it down? Would you mind writing it down?	Bhala phansi
Do you speak English? Can you speak English?	Uyakhuluma isikhiwa?
Yes, a little	Ye. Kancance
Excuse me	Uxolo
How much is this? What does this cost? How much does this cost?	Yimalini?
Sorry I'm sorry Terribly sorry Awfully sorry I apologise	Uxolo
Please	Ngiyacela
Thank you Thank you very much Thanks a lot (inf) Thanks (inf) Ta (inf) Cheers (inf)	Ngiyabonga
You're welcome You're very welcome Don't mention it No problem No worries	Kulungile
Where's the toilet? Where's the loo? Where's the bathroom? Where's the gents? Where's the ladies? Where's the bog? (inf)	Ingaphi ithwelethi?
This gentleman will pay for everything	Uzabhadala konke lo
Would you like to dance with me? Would you like to dance? Would you care for a dance? (vfrm) Do you want a dance? You dancing? (inf)	Uyafuna ukugida lami?
I miss you	Ngiyakukhumbula
I love you I adore you	Ngiyakuthanda
Get well soon	Usile masinya
Go away! Scram! Get out of it! Get lost!	Suka! Hamba!
Leave me alone!	Akungitshiye!
Fire!	Umlilo!
Stop!	Mana!
Call the police!	Biza ama pholisa!
Merry Christmas	Khisimusi enhle
Happy New Year	Umnyaka omuhle
Happy Easter	Ista enhle
Happy birthday	Ube lelanga lokuzalwa elihle
One language is never enough	Ulimi olulodwa lulutshwana
My hovercraft is full of eels	Isikepe sami sigcwele umzowa

Please note that not all phrases are available for every language. If you can help to supply any of the missing phrases, and/or can make recordings of phrases that don't already have them, please contact me.

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