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30 phrases · Sindhi with romanization, English and audio

  1. ها

    Hā

    Yes

    Usage

    The plain affirmative reply.

    Grammar Note

    A short interjection meaning "yes".

  2. نه

    Na

    No

    Usage

    The plain negative reply; the same word negates verbs.

    Grammar Note

    Means both "no" and "not".

  3. مهرباني ڪري

    Mihirbānī kare

    Please

    Usage

    Added to a request to mean "please"; literally "doing kindness".

    Grammar Note

    Persian-origin مهرباني plus the conjunctive participle ڪري.

  4. مهرباني

    Mihirbānī

    Thank you

    Usage

    "Thank you"; originally a noun meaning kindness.

    Grammar Note

    A noun that doubles as the thanks formula.

  5. معاف ڪجو

    Māfu kajo

    Excuse me

    Usage

    A polite way to get attention or apologise lightly.

    Grammar Note

    ڪجو is the polite plural imperative of ڪرڻ.

  6. مون کي معاف ڪجو

    Mũ khe māfu kajo

    Sorry

    Usage

    Used to apologise: "please forgive me".

    Grammar Note

    Uses the dative مون کي ("to me").

  7. ٺيڪ آهي

    Ṭhīku āhe

    It's OK / I'm fine

    Usage

    "It is fine" / "OK".

    Grammar Note

    The adjective ٺيڪ plus the copula آهي.

  8. مون کي سمجهه ۾ نه آيو

    Mũ khe samujha mẽ na āyo

    I don't understand

    Usage

    Say it when you did not follow what was said.

    Grammar Note

    Literally "it did not come into my understanding"; آيو is the impersonal masculine form, independent of the speaker's gender. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

  9. مون کي سمجهه ۾ آيو

    Mũ khe samujha mẽ āyo

    I understand

    Usage

    Say it when you have understood.

    Grammar Note

    سمجهه ۾ اچڻ ("come into understanding") expresses understanding. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

  10. ختم ٿيو

    Khatamu thiyo

    I'm finished / Done

    Usage

    Said when a meal or task is over.

    Grammar Note

    Masculine past of ختم ٿيڻ, "to finish".

  11. مهرباني ڪري انتظار ڪجو

    Mihirbānī kare intizāru kajo

    Please wait

    Usage

    A polite request that someone wait.

    Grammar Note

    Polite imperative of انتظار ڪرڻ, "to wait". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

  12. ٿورو انتظار ڪجو

    Thoro intizāru kajo

    Just a moment

    Usage

    "Please wait a little."

    Grammar Note

    ٿورو works as an adverb meaning "a little". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

  13. هڪ بالغ، مهرباني ڪري

    Hiku bālighu, mihirbānī kare

    One adult, please

    Usage

    At a ticket desk, to ask for one adult.

    Grammar Note

    The numeral هڪ precedes the noun بالغ.

  14. منهنجي بڪنگ ناهي

    Munhinjī buking nāhe

    I don't have a reservation

    Usage

    Tells a hotel desk that you have no booking.

    Grammar Note

    بڪنگ is feminine, so "my" takes the feminine form منهنجي; ناهي means "is not". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

  15. منهنجي بڪنگ آهي

    Munhinjī buking āhe

    I have a reservation

    Usage

    Tells a hotel desk that you have a booking.

    Grammar Note

    A simple possessive statement: "my booking is". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

  16. منهنجي مدد ڪجو

    Munhinjī madadu kajo

    Please help me

    Usage

    A polite way to ask for help.

    Grammar Note

    Polite imperative of مدد ڪرڻ, "to help". This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

  17. مون کي ٿوري سنڌي ايندي آهي

    Mũ khe thorī sindhī eĩdī āhe

    I know a little Sindhi

    Usage

    Lowers expectations at the start of a conversation; works for any speaker.

    Grammar Note

    Literally "a little Sindhi comes to me", so it fits men and women; سنڌي is feminine, hence the feminine ٿوري and ايندي. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

  18. ڇا توهان انگريزي ڳالهائيندا آهيو؟

    Chhā tavahān angrezī ggālhāiĩdā āhīo?

    Do you speak English?

    Usage

    A polite way to ask whether someone speaks English.

    Grammar Note

    ڇا is an optional question particle; ڳالهائيندا is masculine plural, and a woman is addressed with ڳالهائينديون. This is a composed sentence: it is built from checked words and regular Sindhi grammar, not copied from a phrasebook, so a native speaker may phrase it slightly differently.

  19. هي

    Hī

    This

    Usage

    "This", for something near.

    Grammar Note

    The proximal demonstrative.

  20. اهو

    Uho

    That

    Usage

    "That".

    Grammar Note

    A masculine singular demonstrative.

  21. هتي

    Hite

    Here

    Usage

    "Here".

    Grammar Note

    A place adverb.

  22. اتي

    Ute

    There

    Usage

    "There".

    Grammar Note

    A place adverb.

  23. مان

    Mã

    I / me

    Usage

    "I".

    Grammar Note

    The nominative first-person pronoun; the same spelling also means "from".

  24. توهان

    Tavahān

    You (polite)

    Usage

    The polite "you".

    Grammar Note

    A plural form used as polite singular; تون is for intimates.

  25. گڏ

    Gaddu

    Together

    Usage

    "Together".

    Grammar Note

    An adverb.

  26. بس

    Basi

    That's enough

    Usage

    Declines more with "that's enough".

    Grammar Note

    A Persian-origin adverb.

  27. هاڻي

    Hāṇī

    Right now

    Usage

    "Now".

    Grammar Note

    A time adverb.

  28. هڪ ماڻهو

    Hiku māṇhū

    One person

    Usage

    To state the number of people.

    Grammar Note

    Numeral before noun.

  29. ٻه ماڻهو

    Bba māṇhū

    Two people

    Usage

    To state the number of people.

    Grammar Note

    ٻ is an implosive (bb).

  30. ٽي ماڻهو

    Ṭe māṇhū

    Three people

    Usage

    To state the number of people.

    Grammar Note

    ٽ is a retroflex (ṭ).

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