Khasi to English / English to Khasi translation for frequently used terms and phrases
Whether you are traveling to Meghalaya soon or if it’s still on your bucket list, this handy list of terms and phrases will help you impress and quickly build a rapport with your hosts and probably help navigate in some tricky situations. There are other languages spoken in Meghalaya as well like Pnar in Jaintia Hills and Garo in Garo hills.
| English | Khasi |
| How are you? | Phi long kumno? In short “Kumno?” |
| I am fine | Nga khlaiñ |
| Short response to ‘Kumno?’ | Kumne |
| Go in peace | Leit suk |
| Stay happy | Shong suk |
| Sleep well | Thiah suk |
| Thank you very much | Khublei shibun |
| Thank you | Khublei |
| Sorry/Please | Sngewbha |
| Yes | Hooid |
| No | em |
| Mr | Bah |
| Ms/Mrs | Kong |
| Me | Nga |
| You | Pha |
| What? | Aiu? |
| When? (past) | Mynno? |
| When? (future) | Lano? |
| Where? | Hangno? / Shano? |
| How? | Kumno? |
| What is your name? | Kaei ka kyrteng jong ph |
| My name is David | Nga kyrteng U David |
| I am from Ghy | Nga dei na Ghy |
| How much is this? | Katno kane? |
| I do not want it | Ngam kwah kane |
| I want this | Nga kwah kane |
| When are you going? | Lano phin leit? |
| Where are you going? | Shano phin leit? |
| I am leaving now | Ngan leit noh shwa |
| How do I go to Ward’s Lake? | Kumno ngan leit sha Ward’s Lake? |
| Which way should we go to cave? | Na kano ka lynti ngin leit sha krem pubon? |
| What is there to eat Madam? | Don aiu ban bam Kong? |
| I am hungry | nga lahh th-ngaan |
| Please give again | Ai biang seh |
| enough | La biang |
| Please give water | Ai um seh |
| Please give food (rice) | Ai ja seh |
| Please give (side dish) vegetable / meat | Ai jyntah seh |
| Give what? | Ai aiu? |
| Please give ‘kwai’ | Ai kwai seh |
| I don’t understand | Ngam sngewthuh |
| Water | Um |
| (cooked) rice | Ja |
| fish (meat) | doh-kha |
| chicken (meat) | doh-syiar |
| pork | doh-sni-ang |
| beef | doh-ma-si |
| mutton | doh-bl-ang |
| dish (meat/vegetable) | jyn-tah |
| vegetable | Jhur |
| lentils | Dai |
| salt | ml-uh |
| less | Duna |
| chilli | soh-myn-ken |
| 1 | wei |
| 2 | ar |
| 3 | lai |
| 4 | saw |
| 5 | san |
| 6 | hynriew |
| 7 | hynñiew |
| 8 | phra |
| 9 | khyndai |
| 10 | shipew |
| 20 | arphew |
| 30 | laiphew |
| 40 | sawphew |
| 50 | sanphew |
| 60 | hynriewphew |
| 70 | hynñiewphew |
| 80 | phraphew |
| 90 | khyndaiphew |
| 100 | shispah |
| 200 | arspah |
| 300 | laispah |
| 400 | sawspah |
| 500 | sanspah |
| 600 | hynriewspah |
| 700 | hynñiewspah |
| 800 | phraspah |
| 900 | khyndaispah |
| 1000 | shihajar |
