Swazi (siSwati) is a language spoken in Eswatini (Swaziland) and South Africa.
Common signs
; OPEN : Vula ; CLOSED : Kuvaliwe ; ENTRANCE : Umnyango ; EXIT : Phuma ; PUSH : Fuca ; PULL : Dvonsa ; TOILET : Umthoyi ; MEN : Emadvodza ; WOMEN : Bafati ; FORBIDDEN : Akukavumeleki
; Hello. : Sawubona. (literally, do I see you?) Plural: Sanibonani (do i see you all?)() ; Response to hello: Yebo (literally: yes) ; Hello. (informal) : . () ; How are you? : Unjani? Plural: Ninjani? (?) ; I am fine. : Ngiyaphila. Plural: Siyaphila (we are fine)() ; And how are you? : Unjani wena? () ; I am also fine. : Ngiyaphila nami () ; What is your name? : Ngubani ligama lakho ; My name is ______ . : Ligama lami ngu____ . (_ _____ ._):Or: Mine ngingu (I am ____) ; Nice to meet you. : Ngiyajabula kukwati. () ; Please. : Ngiyacela. () ; Thank you. :Ngiyabonga. (Singular):Siyabonga (plural) ; You're welcome. : Wamukelekile. () ; Yes. : . (Yebo) ; No. : . (cha or chake) ; Excuse me. (Ncesi or Ncesini pural) : . () ; Excuse me. (begging pardon) : . (ngicela uphindze angikeva) ; I'm sorry. : . (ngiyacolisa) ; Goodbye : Sala Kahle (Stay well):Salani Kahle (Stay well) (Plural)
Hamba Kahle (Go well): Nihambeni Kahle (Go Well) (Plural) ; Goodbye (informal) : bye bye (yes, that's what they say) ; I can't speak Swazi [well]. : [ angikwati kukhuluma [kahle] siswati]. ([ ]) ; Do you speak English? : ? (uyasati yini singisi/uyasikhuluma yini siNgisi) ; Is there someone here who speaks English? : ? (ingabe ukhona yini lokhuluma singisi lana) ; Is there anyone amongst you who can speak English? : ? (ingabe ukhona yini lapha kini lokwati kukhuluma singisi) ; Help! : ! (ngicela lusito/inyandzaleyo) ; Look out! : ! (caphela or bona) ; Good morning. : . (kusile sihlobo sami) ; Good evening. : . (lishonile sihlobo sami) ; Good night. : . (busuku lobuhle) ; Good night (to sleep) : . (ulalekahle or nilalekahle plural ) ; I don't understand. : . (angiva) ; Where is the toilet? : ? (ungakuphi umthoyi)
; Leave me alone. : Ngiyekele. (.) ; Don't touch me! : Ungangitsintsi! (!) ; I'll call the police. : Ngitoshayela emaphoyisa. (.) ; Police! : Phoyisa! (!) ; Stop! Thief! : Vimbani! Sigebengu! (! !) ; I need your help. : Ngidzinga lusito lwakho. (.) ; It's an emergency. : Kuyaphutfuma. (.) ; I'm lost. : Ngilahlekile. (.) ; I lost my bag. : Ngilahle sikhwama sami or Ngilahlekelwe sikhwama sami. (.) ; I lost my wallet. : Ngilahle sipatji sami or ngilahlekelwe sipatji sami. (.) ; I'm sick. : Ngiyagula/ Ngiphatsekile. (.) ; I've been injured. : . (Ngilimele_.) ; I need a doctor. : Ngidzinga dokotela. (.) ; Can I use your phone? : Ngingalisebentisa licingo lakho? (?_)
; 1 : (kunye) ; 2 : (kubili) ; 3 : (kutsatfu) ; 4 : (kune) ; 5 : (sihlanu) ; 6 : (sitfupha) ; 7 : (sikhombisa) ; 8 : (siphohlongo) ; 9 : (yimfica) ; 10 : (lishumi) ; 11 : (lishumi nakunye) ; 12 : (lishumi nakubili) ; 13 : (lishumi nakutsatfu) ; 14 : (lishumi nakune) ; 15 : (lishumi nesihlanu) ; 16 : (lishumi nesitfupha) ; 17 : (lishumi nesikhombisa) ; 18 : (lishumi nesiphohlongo) ; 19 : (lishumi nemfica) ; 20 : (emashumi lamabili) ; 21 : (emashumi lamabili nakunye) ; 22 : (emashumi lamabili nakubili) ; 23 : (emashumi lamabili nakutsatfu) ; 30 : (emashumi lamatsatfu) ; 40 : (emashumi lamane) ; 50 : (emashumi lasihlanu) ; 60 : (_emashumi lasitfupha _) ; 70 : (emashumi lasikhombisa) ; 80 : (_emashumi lasiphohlongo _) ; 90 : (_emashumi layimfica _) ; 100 : (likhulu) ; 200 : (emakhulu lamabili) ; 300 : (emakhulu lamatsatfu) ; 1,000 : (inkhulungwane) ; 2,000 : (tinkhulungwane letimbili) ; 1,000,000 : (sigidzi) ; 1,000,000,000 : (sigidzigidzi) ; 1,000,000,000,000 : (tigidzigidzi) ; number _____ (train, bus, etc.) : (__) ; half : (incenye/ihhamfu) ; less : (ngephansi or kuncane) ; more : (ngetulu or kunyenti)
; now : (nyalo) ; later : (ngekuhamba kwelilanga) ; before : (naphambilini) ; morning : (ekuseni) ; afternoon : (ntsambama) ; evening : (kusihlwa) ; night : (ebusuku)
; one o'clock AM : (insimbi yekucala ekuseni) ; two o'clock AM : (insimbi yesibili ekuseni) ; noon : (emini) ; one o'clock PM : (insimbi yekucala emini) ; two o'clock PM : (insimbi yekucala ntsambama) ; midnight : (kulamabili ebusuku)
; _____ minute(s) : (umzuzu or imizuzu plural) ; _____ hour(s) : (liawa) ; _____ day(s) : (lilanga or emalanga plural) ; _____ week(s) : (liviki or emaviki plural) ; _____ month(s) : (inyanga or tinyanga pural) ; _____ year(s) : (umnyaka or iminyaka plural)
; today : (namuhla) ; yesterday : (itolo) ; tomorrow : (kusasa) ; this week : (kuleliviki) ; last week : (liviki leliphelile) ; next week : (liviki lelitako)
; Sunday : (Lisontfo) ; Monday : (uMsombuluko) ; Tuesday : (Lesibili) ; Wednesday : (Lesitfatfu) ; Thursday : (Lwesine) ; Friday : (Lwesihlanu) ; Saturday : (UMgcibelo)
; January : (Bhimbídvwane) ; February : (iNdlóvana) ; March : (íNdlovu) ; April : (Mábasa) ; May : (íNkhwekhwéti) ; June : (íNhlaba) ; July : (Khólwáne) ; August : (íNgci) ; September : (íNyoni) ; October : (íMphala) ; November : (Lweti) ; December : (íNgongóni)
; black : (mnyama) ; white :(mhlophe) ; gray :(mphunga) ; red :(bomvu) ; blue :(sibhakabhaka) ; yellow :(mtfubi) ; green :(luhlata) ; orange :(sihlala) ; purple : (__) ; brown : (ludzaka)
; How much is a ticket to ___? : Lingumalini lithikithi lekuya _____ () ; One ticket to _____, please. : (Ngicela linye lithikithi) ; Where does this train/bus go? : (ihambaphi lebhasi?) ; Where is the train/bus to _____? : (iyakuphi lebhasi?) ; Does this train/bus stop in _____? : (ngabe iyemayili lebhansi e.... ?) ; When does the train/bus for _____ leave? : (Ihamba/isuka nini lebhasi) ; When will this train/bus arrive in _____? : (itofika ngabani/nini lebhasi e..?.)
; How do I get to _____ ? : Nginga fika njani____? () ; ...the train station? : ....Esiteshi sesitimela() ; ...the bus station? : .... Esiteshi semabhasi() ; ...the airport? : (Esikhumulweni setindiza) ; ...downtown? : (edolobheni) ; ...the youth hostel? : () ; ...the _____ hotel? : (ehhotela) ; ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate? : () ; Where are there a lot of... : (maningi kuphi ema...) ; ...hotels? : (...hhotela?) ; ...restaurants? : (...restaurants?) ; ...bars? : (...bhara?) ; ...sites to see? : (tindzwo tekutichaza) ; Can you show me on the map? : (ngicela ungikhombise imap) ; street : Sitaladi() ; Turn left. : Jika ngesencele() ; Turn right. : Jika Ngesekudla() ; left : Sencele() ; right : Sekudla() ; straight ahead : Condza embili() ; towards the _____ : (nawubheka e...) ; past the _____ : (nawendlula e..) ; before the _____ : (ungakefiki e__) ; Watch for the _. : (Chaphela ...) ; intersection : () ; north : (eNyakatfo) ; south : (eNingizimu) ; east : (eMpumalanga) ; west : (eNshonalanga) ; uphill : () ; downhill : ()
; Taxi! : Tekisi! () ; Take me to , please. : Ngicela ungimikise () ; How much does it cost to get to ? : Kubita malini kufika? () ; Take me there, please. : Ngicela ungimikise khona.()
; Do you have any rooms available? : Nisenawo emakamelo lavulekile? () ; How much is a room for one person/two people? : (Malini likamelo lamunye umuntfu/ bantfu lababili) ; Does the room come with... : Lelikamelo lita nayo yini.... () ; ...bedsheets? : ...emashidi?() ; ...a bathroom? : ...iBathroom/indlu yekugezela?() ; ...a telephone? : ...Lucingo?() ; ...a TV? : ...Mabona kudze?() ; May I see the room first? : Ngingalibona lelikamelo kucala?() ; Do you have anything quieter? : Ninalo lekhashane nemsindvo? (A quieter room) () ; ...bigger? : ...lamakhulu?() ; ...cleaner? : ...lahlobile?() ; ...cheaper? : ...lukungakaduli/langakaduli?() ; OK, I'll take it. : ngitalitsatsa () ; I will stay for _____ night(s). : Ngitohlala busuku (lobu)____ (lobu for plural) () ; Can you suggest another hotel? : Ungangikhomba yini lelinye lihhotela?() ; Do you have a safe? : () ; ...lockers? : () ; Is breakfast/supper included? : kufaka ekhatsi imali yesidlo sasekuseni /yesidlo sasebusuku?() ; What time is breakfast/supper? : singabani sikhatsi sidlo sasekuseni/sidlo sasebusuku?() ;Breakfast: sidlo sasekuseni ;Supper: sidlo sasebusuku ; Please clean my room. : Ngicela uCleane likamelo lami? () ; Can you wake me at ? : Ungangivusa nga? () ; I want to check out... : Ngifuna kuvakasha/kubona e... ()
; Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? : Niyawatsatsa emaAmerican/Australian/Canadian dollars?() ; Do you accept British pounds? : Niyawatsatsa emaBritish Pounds() ; Do you accept euros? : Niyawatsatsa emaEuros?() ; Do you accept credit cards? : Niyawatsatsa emaCredit Cards?() ; Can you change money for me? : Ungangishintjela imali yami?() ; Where can I get money changed? : Ngingayishintja kuphi imali?() ; Can you change a traveler's check for me? : (Ungakhona kungishintjela itraver's check__) ; Where can I get a traveler's check changed? : (Ngangayishintja kuphi itravelr's check__) ; What is the exchange rate? : () ; Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)? : Ingakuphi iATM()
; A table for one person/two people, please. : (Ngicela litafula lamunye umuntfu/lababili bantfu__) ; Can I look at the menu, please? : Ngicela kubona imenu? () ; Can I look in the kitchen? : Ngingabuka likhishi?() ; Is there a house specialty? : () ; Is there a local specialty? : () ; I'm a vegetarian. : Angikudli kudla lokunenyama() ; I don't eat pork. : Angiyidli inyama yengulube() ; I don't eat beef. : Angiyidli inyama yenkhomo() ; I only eat kosher food. : Ngidla kudla lokuthandazelwe kuphela() ; Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard) : () ; fixed-price meal : () ; a la carte : () ; breakfast : () ; lunch : () ; tea (meal) : (litiya) ; supper : () ; I want _. : Ngifuna() ; I want a dish containing _. : Ngifuna kudla lokune () ; chicken : nyama enkhukhu() ; beef : nyama yenkhomo() ; fish : nyama yenhlanti() ; ham : () ; sausage : () ; cheese : () ; eggs : emacandza() ; salad : () ; (fresh) vegetables : () ; (fresh) fruit : () ; bread : sinkhwa() ; toast : sinkhwa lesishisiwe() ; noodles : () ; rice : lilayisi() ; beans : emabhontjisi() ; May I have a glass of _? : Ngingayitfola ingilazi ye? () ; May I have a cup of ? : Ngingayitfola inkomishi ye() ; May I have a bottle of _? : Ngingalitfola libhodlela le () ; coffee : likhofi() ; tea (drink) : litiya() ; juice : () ; (bubbly) water : () ; (still) water : () ; beer : tjwala() ; red/white wine : () ; May I have some _? : () ; salt : swayi() ; black pepper : () ; butter : () ; Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server): Ncesi, waiter?() ; I'm finished. : Sengicedzile() ; It was delicious. : Bekumunandzi() ; Please clear the plates. : Ngicela utsatse emaplete() ; The check, please. : (__)
; Do you serve alcohol? : Niyabutsengisa tjwala() ; Is there table service? : () ; A beer/two beers, please. : () ; A glass of red/white wine, please. : () ; A pint, please. : () ; A bottle, please. : Ngicela libhodlela() ; _____ (hard liquor) and _____ (mixer), please. : () ; whiskey : () ; vodka : () ; rum : () ; water : Emanti () ; club soda : () ; tonic water : () ; orange juice : () ; Coke (soda) : () ; Do you have any bar snacks? : () ; One more, please. : () ; Another round, please. : () ; When is closing time? : Kuvalwa ngabani skhatsi lana() ; Cheers! : ()
; Do you have this in my size? : (Ninaku kwaloku lokulingana mine__) ; How much is this? : Malini loku?() ; That's too expensive. : Kudulile loko() ; Would you take _? : (Niyatsatsa) ; expensive : Kudulile() ; cheap : () ; I can't afford it. : () ; I don't want it. : Angikufuni() ; You're cheating me. : Uyangilobha wena() ; I'm not interested. : (..) ; OK, I'll take it. : () ; Can I have a bag? : () ; Do you ship (overseas)? : () ; I need... : Ngidzinga...() ; ...toothpaste. : () ; ...a toothbrush. : ...Sicubho() ; ...tampons. : ...sishukelo. () ; ...soap. : ....Insipho() ; ...shampoo. : () ; ...pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen) :...emaphilisi ebuhlungu () ; ...cold medicine. : ...emaphilisi emkhuhlane () ; ...stomach medicine. : ...umutsi wesisu () ; ...a razor. : () ; ...an umbrella. : ...sambulelo() ; ...sunblock lotion. : () ; ...a postcard. : () ; ...postage stamps. : () ; ...batteries. : () ; ...writing paper. : () ; ...a pen. : () ; ...English-language books. : ...tincwadzi tesingisi () ; ...English-language magazines. : () ; ...an English-language newspaper. : () ; ...an English-English dictionary. : ()
; I want to rent a car. : Ngifuna kuboleka imoto () ; Can I get insurance? : () ; stop (on a street sign) : () ; one way : () ; yield : () ; no parking : Akumiwa la () ; speed limit : () ; gas (petrol) station : () ; petrol : () ; diesel : ()
; I haven't done anything wrong. : Angikenti lutfo() ; It was a misunderstanding. : Bekungevani() ; Where are you taking me? : Ningimikisaphi?() ; Am I under arrest? : Ngiboshiwe?() ; I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen. : () ; I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate. : () ; I want to talk to a lawyer. : Ngifuna kukhuluma nemumeli() ; Can I just pay a fine now? : Ngingabhalala ifine?()