Daily use common Malagasy Sentences and Phrases

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To learn Malagasy language, Phrases and Sentences are the important sections. Here you can easily learn daily use common Malagasy sentences with the help of English pronunciation. Here is the list of English sentences to Malagasy translation with transliterations. It also helps beginners to learn Malagasy language in an easy way. In this section, we are separated into three levels of sentences to learn easily (Easy sentences, Hard sentences, and Difficult sentences). Sentence is a group of words, you may also learn Vocabulary words to learn Malagasy language quickly and also play some Malagasy word games so you get not bored. Basic-level sentences are useful in daily life conversations, so it is very important to learn all sentences in English and Malagasy.

Malagasy sentences and phrases

The below table gives the daily use common Sentences and Phrases in Malagasy language with their pronunciation in English.

Easy sentences

Welcome	TONGA SOA
Thanks	MISAOTRA
Good	Tsara
Enjoy	ANKAFIZO
Fine	TSARA
Congratulations	Arahabaina
I hate you	halako ianao
I love you	tiako ianao
I’m in love	raiki-pitia aho
I’m sorry	Miala tsiny aho
I’m so sorry	tena miala tsiny aho
I’m yours	anao aho
Thanks again	mamerina ny fisaorana anao
How are you	Manao ahoana ianao
I am fine	salama aho
Take care	Karakarao tsara ny tenanao
I miss you	malahelo anao aho
You're nice	Tsara ianao
That’s terrible	Tena mahatsiravina izany
That's too bad	Tena ratsy izany
That's too much	Be loatra izany
See you	Mandrapihaona
Thank you	Misaotra anao
Thank you sir	Misaotra tompoko
Are you free	Afaka ve ianao
No problem	Tsisy olana
Get well soon	Mangatsiahatsiaha
Very good	Tena tsara
Well done	Vita tsara
What’s up	Inona ny malaza
I can't hear you	Tsy maheno anao aho
I can't stop	Tsy afaka mijanona aho
I know	fantatro
Good bye	Veloma
Good idea	Hevitra tsara
Good luck	Mirary anao ho tsara vintana
You are late	Tara ianao
Who is next?	Iza no manaraka?
Who is she?	Fa iza io?
Who is that man?	Iza io lehilahy io?
Who built it?	Iza no nanorina azy?
They hurt	Naratra izy ireo
She got angry	Tezitra izy
She is a teacher	Mpampianatra izy
She is aggressive	Mahery setra izy
She is attractive	Mahasarika izy
She is beautiful	Tsara tarehy izy
She is crying	Mitomany izy
She is happy	Faly izy
No way!	Tsisy fika!
No worries	Tsy misy ahiahy
No, thank you	Tsia, misaotra

I'm so happy	faly ery aho
I'm hungry	noana Aho
I'm able to run	Afaka mihazakazaka aho
I agree	manaiky aho
I can swim	Afaka milomano aho
I can't come	tsy afaka tonga aho
He got angry	Tezitra izy
He was alone	Irery izy
He was brave	Sahy izy
He likes to swim	Tia milomano izy
Don't be angry	Aza tezitra
Don't be sad	Aza malahelo
Don't cry	Aza mitomany
Come in	Mandrosoa
Come on	Eo moa
Can you come?	Afaka tonga ve ianao?
Can I help?	Afaka manampy ve aho?
Can I eat this?	Afaka mihinana an'ity ve aho?
Can I help you?	Afaka manampy anao ve aho?
Can I see?	Ao hoe jereko?
Are you going?	Handeha ve ianao?
Are you hungry?	Noana ve ianao?
Are you mad?	Tezitra angaha ianao?
Are you serious?	Sao sangisanginao izany?
Are you sleeping?	Matory ve ianao?
Can you do this?	Azonao atao ve izany?
Can you help me?	Afaka manampy ahy ve ianao?
Can you tell me?	Afaka lazainao amiko ve?
Come on tomorrow	Tongava rahampitso
Come quickly	Avia faingana
Could I help you?	Afaka manampy anao ve aho?
Could you tell me?	Afaka milaza amiko ve ianao?
Do not disturb!	Aza elingelenina!
Do you hear me?	Henonao ve aho?
Do you smoke?	Mifoka sigara ve ianao?
Have you eaten?	Efa nisakafo ve ianao?
Have you finished?	Efa vita ve ianao?
He can run fast	Afaka mihazakazaka haingana izy
He began to run	Nanomboka nihazakazaka izy
He did not speak	Tsy niteny izy
His eyes are blue	Manga ny masony
His smile was good	Tsara ny tsikiny
How is your life?	Ahoana ny fiainanao?
How is your family?	Manao ahoana ny fianakavianao?
I am a student	mpianatra aho
I am going to study	Handeha hianatra aho
I am not a teacher	Tsy mpampianatra aho
I am sorry	miala tsiny aho
I believe you	mino anao aho
I can do this job	Afaka manao ity asa ity aho
I can run faster	Afaka mihazakazaka haingana kokoa aho
I can’t believe it	Tsy mino aho
It happens	Mitranga izany

It is new	Vaovao izany
It is a long story	Tantara lava be io
It looks like an bird	Toa vorona izy io
It really takes time	Tena mila fotoana izany
It was really cheap	Tena mora ilay izy
It was so noisy	Nitabataba be ilay izy
It was very difficult	Tena sarotra izany
It wasn't expensive	Tsy lafo ilay izy
It wasn't necessary	Tsy nilaina izany
Let me check	Ao hoe jereko
Let me say	Aleo hoy aho
Let me see	Ao hoe jereko
May I come in?	Afaka mandroso ve aho?
May I help you?	Sao misy azoko anampiana anao?
May I join you?	Afaka miaraka aminao ve aho?
May I speak?	Afaka miteny ve aho?
May I eat this?	Afaka mihinana an'ity ve aho?
My father is tall	Lava ny raiko
My sister has a job	Manana asa ny anabaviko
My sister is famous	Malaza ny anabaviko
My wife is a doctor	Dokotera ny vadiko
No, I'll eat later	Tsia, hohaniko any aoriana
Please come in	Midira azafady
Please do that again	Mba ataovy indray izany
Please give me	Mba omeo ahy
She admired him	Nidera azy izy
She avoids me	Manalavitra ahy izy
She came last	Tonga farany izy
She goes to school	Mandeha mianatra izy
That house is big	Lehibe io trano io
That is a good idea	Hevitra tsara izany
That is my book	Izany no bokiko
That is my son	Izany no zanako
The dog is dead	Maty ilay alika
The river is wide	Malalaka ny renirano
There is no doubt	Tsy misy isalasalana
They are playing	Milalao izy ireo
They are pretty	Tsara tarehy izy ireo
They got married	Nivady izy ireo
They have few books	Vitsy ny boky izy ireo
They stopped talking	Tsy niresaka intsony izy ireo
This is my friend	Ity no namako
This bird can't fly	Tsy afaka manidina io vorona io
This decision is final	Ity fanapahan-kevitra ity dia farany
This is my book	Ity no bokiko
This is my brother	Ity no rahalahiko
This is my daughter	Ity no zanako vavy
This is not a joke	Tsy vazivazy izany
This is surprising	Mahagaga izany
This river is beautiful	Kanto ity renirano ity
This story is true	Marina ity tantara ity
We are happy	Faly izahay
Will it rain today?	Hisy orana ve anio?
Will you go on a trip?	Handeha hitsangatsangana ve ianao?

Will she come?	Ho avy ve izy?
Would you kill me?	Hovonoinao ve aho?
Would you love me?	Ho tia ahy ve ianao?
Would you come here?	Tonga eto ve ianao?
You are a teacher	Mpampianatra ianao
You are very beautiful	Tena tsara tarehy ianao
You are very brave	Tena sahy ianao
You broke the rules	Nandika ny fitsipika ianao
You love me	Tia ahy ianao
you love me or not	tia ahy ianao na tsia
You make me happy	Mahasambatra ahy ianao
You may go	Afaka mandeha ianao
You should sleep	Tokony hatory ianao
You must study hard	Mila mianatra mafy ianao
Whose idea is this?	An'iza ity hevitra ity?
Thanks for your help	Misaotra anao nanampy
Thank you for coming	Misaotra anao tonga
How about you	Ahoana ny hevitrao
How is your family	Manao ahoana ny fianakavianao
How to Say	Ahoana no fiteny
Good morning	Salama
Good afternoon	Salama
Good evening	Salama
Good night	Tafandria mandry
Happy birthday	Tratry ny tsingerintaona nahaterahana
Happy Christmas	Tratry ny Krismasy
Happy new year	Tratry ny taona
Good to see you	Mahafinaritra ny mahita anao
I don't like it	tsy tiako
I have no idea	Tsy manan-kevitra aho
I know everything	Fantatro ny zava-drehetra
I know something	mahalala zavatra aho
Thank you so much	Misaotra anao indrindra
Thanks a million	Misaotra an-tapitrisa
See you later	Rehefa avy eo
See you next week	Amin'ny herinandro ho avy
See you next year	Amin'ny taona manaraka
See you soon	Mandra-pihaona
See you tomorrow	Rahampitso indray
Sweet dreams	Manofisa mamy
I’m crazy about you	Adala aminao aho
I'm crazy with you	Adala aminao aho
Nice to meet you	Faly mahalala anao
It's very cheap	Tena mora
Just a moment	Andraso kely
Not necessarily	Tsy voatery
That’s a good deal	Tsara izany
You're beautiful	You're beautiful
You're very nice	Mahafinaritra tokoa ianao
You're very smart	Tena hendry ianao
I really appreciate it	Tena mankasitraka izany aho
I really miss you	tena manina anao aho

Hard sentences

What is your name	Iza ny anaranao
Which is correct?	Iza no marina?
Will you please help me?	Afaka manampy ahy ve ianao, azafady?
Will you stay at home?	Hijanona ao an-trano ve ianao?
Do you need anything?	Mila zavatra ve ianao?
Do you need this book?	Mila an'ity boky ity ve ianao?
Are you feeling better?	Mihatsara ve ianao?
Are you writing a letter?	Manoratra taratasy ve ianao?
Come and see me now	Avia ary jereo izao
Come with your family	Tongava miaraka amin'ny fianakavianao
I'm very busy this week	Tena sahirana aho amin'ity herinandro ity
There is a lot of money	Be ny vola
They are good people	Olona tsara izy ireo
We need some money	Mila vola izahay
What is your destination?	Aiza ny toerana itodianao?
What are you doing today?	Manao inona no ianao androany?
What are you reading?	Inona no vakianao?
What can I do for you?	Inona no azoko atao ho anao?
What is the problem?	Inona no olana?
What is the story?	Inona ny tantara?
What is your problem?	Inona no olanao?
What was that noise?	Inona izany tabataba izany?
When can we eat?	Rahoviana isika no afaka mihinana?
When do you study?	Rahoviana ianao no mianatra?
When was it finished?	Oviana no vita?
How about your family	Ahoana ny momba ny fianakavianao
Do you understand?	Azonao ve?
Do you love me?	Tia ahy ve ianao?
Don't talk about work	Aza miresaka asa
How can I help you?	Ahoana no ahafahako manampy anao?
How deep is the lake?	Manao ahoana ny halalin'ny farihy?
I'm not disturbing you	Tsy manelingelina anao aho
I'm proud of my son	Reharehako ny zanako
I'm sorry to disturb you	Miala tsiny aho manelingelina anao
Is something wrong?	Misy zavatra tsy mety ve?
May I open the door?	Afaka mamoha ny varavarana ve aho?
Thanks for everything	Misaotra amin'ny zavatra rehetra
This is very difficult	Tena sarotra izany
This is very important	Tena zava-dehibe izany
Where are you from	Avy aiza ianao
Do you have any idea	Manana hevitra ve ianao
I love you so much	tiako ery ianao
I love you very much	tiako be ianao
I’m in love with you	Raiki-pitia aminao aho
I missed you so much	Tena nalahelo anao aho
Let me think about it	Avelao aho hieritreritra izany
Thank you very much	Misaotra indrindra anao
I can't stop thinking	Tsy afa-mieritreritra aho
Will you stop talking?	Tsy hiresaka intsony ve ianao?
Would you like to go?	Te handeha ve ianao?
Would you teach me?	Hampianatra ahy ve ianao?

Where is your room?	Aiza ny efitranonao?
Where should we go?	Aiza no tokony halehantsika?
Where is your house?	Aiza ny tranonao?
Please close the door	Hidio ny varavarana azafady
She agreed to my idea	Nanaiky ny hevitro izy
That boy is intelligent	Mahira-tsaina io zazalahy io
It was a very big room	Efitrano lehibe be ilay izy
He can swim very fast	Afaka milomano haingana izy
He accepted my idea	Nanaiky ny hevitro izy
They loved each other	Nifankatia izy ireo
When will you reach?	Rahoviana ianao no ho tonga?
Where are you from?	Avy aiza ianao?
Where are you going?	Handeha ho aiza ianao?
We love each other	Mifankatia izahay
We obeyed the rules	Nankatò ny fitsipika izahay
We started to walk	Nanomboka nandeha izahay
We will never agree	Tsy hanaiky mihitsy isika
We can make change	Afaka manao fiovana isika
We cook everyday	Mahandro isan'andro izahay
We enjoyed it	Nahafinaritra anay izany
What about you?	Ahoana ny momba anao?
What are you doing?	Manao inona ianao?
What did you say?	Inona hoy ianao teo?
What do you need?	Inona no ilainao?
What do you think?	Inona ny hevitrao?
What do you want?	Inona no tadiavinao?
What happened?	Inona no nitranga?
What is that?	Inona iny?
When was she born?	Oviana izy no teraka?
When will we arrive?	Rahoviana isika no ho tonga?
Where are you?	Aiza ianao?
Where does it hurt?	Aiza no maharary?
Where is my book?	Aiza ny bokiko?
Where is the river?	Aiza ny renirano?
Who broke this?	Iza no namaky an'ity?
Why are you crying?	Nahoana ianao no mitomany?
I can't see anything	Tsy mahita na inona na inona aho
I disagree with you	Tsy mitovy hevitra aminao aho
I like it very much	tiako be
I need more time	Mila fotoana bebe kokoa aho
I want to sleep	Te-hatory aho
I'm able to swim	Mahay milomano aho
I'm not a doctor	Tsy dokotera aho
I'm taller than you	Lava noho ianao aho
I'm very sad	Tena malahelo aho
Is he a teacher?	Mpampianatra ve izy?
Is she married?	Manambady ve izy?
Is this book yours?	Anao ve ity boky ity?
Let's ask the teacher	Andeha hanontany ny mpampianatra
Let's go out and eat	Andao hivoaka hisakafo
Let's go to a movie	Andao handeha hijery sarimihetsika

Difficult sentences

His opinion was not accepted	Tsy nekena ny heviny
His proposals were adopted at the meeting	Lany tamin’ny fivoriana ny tolo-keviny
How do you come to school?	Ahoana ny fandehanana any an-tsekoly?
If I had money, I could buy it	Raha manam-bola aho dia afaka nividy izany
If you want a pencil, I'll lend you one	Raha mila pensilihazo ianao dia hampindramiko anao
If he comes, ask him to wait	Raha tonga izy dia angataho izy hiandry
If it rains, we will get wet	Raha avy ny orana dia ho lena isika
If I studied, I would pass the exam	Raha nianatra aho dia afaka fanadinana
My hair has grown too long	Lava loatra ny voloko
My mother is always at home	Ao an-trano foana ny reniko
There are many fish in this lake	Betsaka ny trondro ao amin'io farihy io
There are many problems to solve	Betsaka ny olana tokony hovahana
There are some books on the desk	Misy boky vitsivitsy eo ambony latabatra
There is nothing wrong with him	Tsy misy maharatsy azy
There was a sudden change in the weather	Nisy fiovana tampoka teo amin’ny toetr’andro
There was nobody in the garden	Tsy nisy olona tao an-jaridaina
There was nobody there	Tsy nisy olona tao
There were five murders this month	Dimy ny vono olona tamin’ity volana ity
They admire each other	Mifampidera izy ireo
They agreed to work together	Nanaiky hiara-miasa izy ireo
They are both good teachers	Mpampianatra mahay izy roa
We want something new	Mila zava-baovao izahay
We should be very careful	Tokony hitandrina tsara isika
When can I see you next time?	Rahoviana aho no afaka mahita anao amin'ny manaraka?
When did you finish the work?	Oviana ianao no nahavita ny asa?
When will you harvest your wheat?	Rahoviana no hojinjainao ny varinao?
Where do you want to go?	Aiza no tianao haleha?
Where is the pretty girl?	Aiza ilay tovovavy tsara tarehy?
Which food do you like?	Inona no sakafo tianao?
Which is more important?	Inona no zava-dehibe kokoa?
Which one is more expensive?	Iza no lafo kokoa?
Which way is the nearest?	Aiza no lalana akaiky indrindra?
Which is your favorite team?	Iza no ekipa tianao indrindra?
Which languages do you speak?	Inona no fiteny ampiasainao?
Which team will win the game?	Iza no ekipa handresy amin'ny lalao?
Why are you drying your hair?	Nahoana ianao no manamainina ny volonao?
Why are you late?	Nahoana ianao no tara?
Why did you get so angry?	Nahoana ianao no tezitra be?
Why did you quit?	Nahoana ianao no niala?
Why don't you come in?	Nahoana ianao no tsy miditra?

Why were you late this morning?	Nahoana ianao no tara androany maraina?
Why are you so tired today?	Nahoana ianao no reraka be androany?
Would you like to dance with me?	Te hiara-mandihy amiko ve ianao?
Would you come tomorrow?	Ho avy ve ianao rahampitso?
You are always complaining	Mitaraina foana ianao
Thanks for your explanation	Misaotra tamin'ny fanazavanao
Thanks for the compliment	Misaotra amin'ny fiderana
Thanks for the information	Misaotra amin'ny fanazavana
Thanks for your understanding	Misaotra noho ny fahatakaranao
Thank you for supporting me	Misaotra anao nanohana ahy
I really miss you so much	Tena malahelo anao tokoa aho
Happy valentine’s day	Tsarà fetin'ny mpifankatia
Whose decision was final?	Fanapahan-kevitr'iza no farany?
Whose life is in danger?	Ain'iza no atahorana?
You are a good teacher	Mpampianatra mahay ianao
You can read this book	Afaka mamaky ity boky ity ianao
You don't understand me	Tsy azonao aho
You have to study hard	Mila mianatra mafy ianao
Where do you have pain?	Aiza no misy fanaintainanao?
They are both in the room	Samy ao anaty efitrano izy ireo
That house is very small	Kely dia kely io trano io
Please give me your hand	Mba omeo ahy ny tananao
Please go to the school	Mandehana any an-tsekoly azafady
Please sit here and wait	Mipetraha eto ary miandry
Please speak more slowly	Mitenena moramora, azafady
My father is in his room	Ao amin’ny efitranony ny raiko
May I ask you something?	Afaka manontany anao ve aho?
May I ask you a question?	Afaka hanontany anao ve aho?
Is the job still available?	Mbola misy ve ny asa?
I arrived there too early	Tonga aloha loatra aho
Do you have a family?	Manana fianakaviana ve ianao?
Do you have any problem?	Manana olana ve ianao?
Do you have any idea?	Manana hevitra ve ianao?
Did you finish the job?	Vitanao ve ny asa?
Did you like the movie?	Tianao ve ilay sarimihetsika?
Are we ready to go now?	Vonona ny handeha izao ve isika?
Would you like to come?	Te ho avy ve ianao?
I don't speak very well	Tsy mahay miteny aho

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