✅ BASICS
- 👍 Yes: Eny (EH-nee)
- 👎 No: Tsia (TSEE-ah)
- 🙏 Please: Azafady (ah-zah-FAH-dee)
- 😊 Thank you: Misaotra (mee-SOW-trah)
- 🤗 You’re welcome: Tsy misy fisaorana (tsee MEE-see fee-SOW-rah-nah)
- 😬 Sorry / Excuse me: Azafady (ah-zah-FAH-dee)
👋 GREETINGS
- 👋 Hello: Manao ahoana (mah-NOW ah-WAH-nah)
- 👋 Bye: Veloma (veh-LOO-mah)
- 🌞 Good morning: Arahaba maraina (ah-RAH-bah mah-RAI-nah)
- 🌙 Good night: Tafandria mandry (tah-fahn-DREE-ah MAHN-dree)
❓ QUESTIONS
- ❓ What is it?: Inona izany? (ee-NOO-nah ZAH-nee?)
- 👤 Who?: Iza? (EE-zah?)
- 🕒 When?: Rahoviana? (rah-hoo-VEE-ah-nah?)
- 📍 Where?: Aiza? (EYE-zah?)
- 🛠️ How?: Ahoana? (ah-WAH-nah?)
- 🤔 Why?: Nahoana? (nah-WAH-nah?)
- 🤷 I don’t know: Tsy fantatro (tsee FAHN-tah-troo)
- 😕 I don’t understand: Tsy azoko (tsee ah-ZOO-koo)
- 🔁 Again: Indray (een-DRAY)
- 🙋♂️ Can I…?: Afaka aho…? (AH-fah-kah ah-oo…?)
🍎 WHAT?
- 🌟 Good: Tsara (TSAH-rah)
- 👎 Bad: Ratsy (RAHT-see)
- 😋 Yummy: Matsiro! (maht-SEE-roo!)
- 🤢 Yucky: Maimbo! (MYM-boo!)
- 🧸 I like it: Tiako izy (tee-AH-koo EE-zee)
- 💔 I don’t like it: Tsy tiako (tsee tee-AH-koo)
- 💧 Water: Rano (RAH-noo)
- 🍝 Food: Sakafo (SAH-kah-foo)
- 👉 This: Ity (EE-tee)
- 👉 That: Ireny (ee-REH-nee)
🧍♂️ WHO?
- 🧒 My name is: Ny anarako dia… (nee AH-nah-rah-koo dee-ah…)
- 🗣️ What’s your name?: Iza no anaranao? (EE-zah noo ah-nah-rah-NOW?)
- 🙋 I am: Izaho dia… (ee-ZAH-hoo dee-ah…)
- 👉 You are: Ianao dia… (ee-NAH-oo dee-ah…)
😀 FEELINGS
- 😃 I’m happy: Faly aho (FAH-lee ah-oo)
- 😢 I’m sad: Malahelo aho (mah-lah-HEH-loo ah-oo)
- 😴 I’m tired: Vizaka aho (vee-ZAH-kah ah-oo)
- 😡 I’m mad: Tezitra aho (teh-ZEE-trah ah-oo)
- 🤕 I’m hurt: Marary aho (mah-RAH-ree ah-oo)
- 🫤 I don’t feel good: Tsy salama aho (tsee sah-LAH-mah ah-oo)
- 🥰 I love you: Tiako ianao (tee-AH-koo ee-NAH-oo)
- 🍽️ I’m hungry: Noana aho (NOO-ah-nah ah-oo)
- 🥤 I’m thirsty: Mangetaheta aho (mang-eh-tah-HEH-tah ah-oo)
⏰ WHEN?
- 📅 Today: Anio (ah-NEE-oh)
- 📆 Tomorrow: Rahampitso (rah-hahm-PEET-soo)
- 🕰️ Yesterday: Omaly (oo-MAH-lee)
- 🌅 Morning: Maraina (mah-RAI-nah)
- 🌌 Night: Alina (AH-lee-nah)
- ⏳ Now: Ankehitriny (ang-keh-HEE-tree-nee)
- 🔜 Later: Aoriana (ah-oh-REE-ah-nah)
📍 WHERE?
- 🔜 Right: Ankavanana (ang-kah-VAH-nah-nah)
- 🔙 Left: Ankavia (ang-kah-VEE-ah)
- ⬆️ Straight: Mahitsy (mah-HEETS-ee)
- ⬅️ Front: Anoloana (ah-noh-LOO-ah-nah)
- ➡️ Behind: Aoriana (ah-oh-REE-ah-nah)
- ⬆️ Top / above: Ambony (am-BOO-nee)
- ⬇️ Bottom / below: Ambany (am-BAHN-ee)
- 🏠 Inside: Ao anaty (ow ah-NAH-tee)
- 🌳 Outside: Any ivelany (ah-nee ee-VEH-lah-nee)
- 🚪 In: Ao (ow)
- 🏃♀️ Out: Any ivelany (ah-nee ee-VEH-lah-nee)
🔢 HOW MUCH?
- 💵 How much?: Ohatrinona? (oo-hah-TREE-noo-nah?)
- 😮 Too much: Be loatra (bay LOO-ah-trah)
- 👌 A little: Kely (KAY-lee)
- 1️⃣ One: Isa iray (EE-sah ee-RAI)
- 2️⃣ Two: Roa (ROH-ah)
- 3️⃣ Three: Telo (TEH-loo)
- 4️⃣ Four: Efatra (EH-fah-trah)
- 5️⃣ Five: Dimy (DEE-mee)
- 6️⃣ Six: Enina (eh-NEE-nah)
- 7️⃣ Seven: Fito (FEE-too)
- 8️⃣ Eight: Valo (VAH-loo)
- 9️⃣ Nine: Sivy (SEE-vee)
- 🔟 Ten: Folo (FOO-loo)
- 💯 One hundred: Zato (ZAH-too)
🧠 WHY?
- 🤔 Because: Satria (SAH-tree-ah)
- 🧩 So…: Ka… (kah…)
- 👀 If…: Raha… (RAH-hah…)
- 🆚 But: Fa… (fah…)
- 🔄 Or: Sa… (sah…)
- ➕ And: Ary (AH-ree)
💬 ACTIONS
- 🤲 I need: Mila aho (MEE-lah ah-oo)
- 🙋♀️ I want: Tiako… (tee-AH-koo…)
- 🙌 I give: Manome aho (mah-NOO-meh ah-oo)
- 🤝 I help: Manampy aho (mah-NAHM-pee ah-oo)
- 🙋 I ask: Manontany aho (mah-noon-TAHN-ee ah-oo)
- 🗣️ I say: Miteny aho (mee-TEN-ee ah-oo)
- 👂 I listen: Mihaino aho (mee-HAI-noo ah-oo)
- 👀 I see: Mahita aho (mah-HEE-tah ah-oo)
- 🦶 I go: Mandeha aho (man-DEH-hah ah-oo)
- 🍽️ I eat: Mihinana aho (mee-hee-NAH-nah ah-oo)
- 🥤 I drink: Misotro aho (mee-SOO-troo ah-oo)
- 🛌 I sleep: Matory aho (mah-TOO-ree ah-oo)
🔊 IMPORTANT WORDS
- 🆘 Help!: Vonjeo! (voon-JEH-oo!)
- 🔇 Quiet!: Mangina! (mahn-GEE-nah!)
- 🛑 Stop!: Atsaharo! (at-SAH-hah-roo!)
- 👀 Look!: Jereo! (JEH-ray-oo!)
- 🥱 Calm down: Miandrasa! (mee-ahn-DRAH-sah!)
- 👏 Come here: Avia eto! (ah-VEE-ah EH-too!)
- ⏳ Wait: Miandry! (mee-AHN-dree!)
- 🌟 Good job!: Tsara be! (TSAH-rah bay!)
- 🤝 Let’s go!: Andao! (ahn-DOW!)