Daily use common Malagasy Sentences and Phrases


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Daily use common Malagasy Sentences and Phrases

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


WelcomeTONGA SOA
ThanksMISAOTRA
GoodTsara
EnjoyANKAFIZO
FineTSARA
CongratulationsArahabaina
I hate youhalako ianao
I love youtiako ianao
I’m in loveraiki-pitia aho
I’m sorryMiala tsiny aho
I’m so sorrytena miala tsiny aho
I’m yoursanao aho
Thanks againmamerina ny fisaorana anao
How are youManao ahoana ianao
I am finesalama aho
Take careKarakarao tsara ny tenanao
I miss youmalahelo anao aho
Youre niceTsara ianao
That’s terribleTena mahatsiravina izany
Thats too badTena ratsy izany
Thats too muchBe loatra izany
See youMandrapihaona
Thank youMisaotra anao
Thank you sirMisaotra tompoko
Are you freeAfaka ve ianao
No problemTsisy olana
Get well soonMangatsiahatsiaha
Very goodTena tsara
Well doneVita tsara
What’s upInona ny malaza
I cant hear youTsy maheno anao aho
I cant stopTsy afaka mijanona aho
I knowfantatro
Good byeVeloma
Good ideaHevitra tsara
Good luckMirary anao ho tsara vintana
You are lateTara 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 hurtNaratra izy ireo
She got angryTezitra izy
She is a teacherMpampianatra izy
She is aggressiveMahery setra izy
She is attractiveMahasarika izy
She is beautifulTsara tarehy izy
She is cryingMitomany izy
She is happyFaly izy
No way!Tsisy fika!
No worriesTsy misy ahiahy
No, thank youTsia, misaotra
Im so happyfaly ery aho
Im hungrynoana Aho
Im able to runAfaka mihazakazaka aho
I agreemanaiky aho
I can swimAfaka milomano aho
I cant cometsy afaka tonga aho
He got angryTezitra izy
He was aloneIrery izy
He was braveSahy izy
He likes to swimTia milomano izy
Dont be angryAza tezitra
Dont be sadAza malahelo
Dont cryAza mitomany
Come inMandrosoa
Come onEo moa
Can you come?Afaka tonga ve ianao?
Can I help?Afaka manampy ve aho?
Can I eat this?Afaka mihinana anity 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 tomorrowTongava rahampitso
Come quicklyAvia 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 fastAfaka mihazakazaka haingana izy
He began to runNanomboka nihazakazaka izy
He did not speakTsy niteny izy
His eyes are blueManga ny masony
His smile was goodTsara ny tsikiny
How is your life?Ahoana ny fiainanao?
How is your family?Manao ahoana ny fianakavianao?
I am a studentmpianatra aho
I am going to studyHandeha hianatra aho
I am not a teacherTsy mpampianatra aho
I am sorrymiala tsiny aho
I believe youmino anao aho
I can do this jobAfaka manao ity asa ity aho
I can run fasterAfaka mihazakazaka haingana kokoa aho
I can’t believe itTsy mino aho
It happensMitranga izany
It is newVaovao izany
It is a long storyTantara lava be io
It looks like an birdToa vorona izy io
It really takes timeTena mila fotoana izany
It was really cheapTena mora ilay izy
It was so noisyNitabataba be ilay izy
It was very difficultTena sarotra izany
It wasnt expensiveTsy lafo ilay izy
It wasnt necessaryTsy nilaina izany
Let me checkAo hoe jereko
Let me sayAleo hoy aho
Let me seeAo 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 anity ve aho?
My father is tallLava ny raiko
My sister has a jobManana asa ny anabaviko
My sister is famousMalaza ny anabaviko
My wife is a doctorDokotera ny vadiko
No, Ill eat laterTsia, hohaniko any aoriana
Please come inMidira azafady
Please do that againMba ataovy indray izany
Please give meMba omeo ahy
She admired himNidera azy izy
She avoids meManalavitra ahy izy
She came lastTonga farany izy
She goes to schoolMandeha mianatra izy
That house is bigLehibe io trano io
That is a good ideaHevitra tsara izany
That is my bookIzany no bokiko
That is my sonIzany no zanako
The dog is deadMaty ilay alika
The river is wideMalalaka ny renirano
There is no doubtTsy misy isalasalana
They are playingMilalao izy ireo
They are prettyTsara tarehy izy ireo
They got marriedNivady izy ireo
They have few booksVitsy ny boky izy ireo
They stopped talkingTsy niresaka intsony izy ireo
This is my friendIty no namako
This bird cant flyTsy afaka manidina io vorona io
This decision is finalIty fanapahan-kevitra ity dia farany
This is my bookIty no bokiko
This is my brotherIty no rahalahiko
This is my daughterIty no zanako vavy
This is not a jokeTsy vazivazy izany
This is surprisingMahagaga izany
This river is beautifulKanto ity renirano ity
This story is trueMarina ity tantara ity
We are happyFaly 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 teacherMpampianatra ianao
You are very beautifulTena tsara tarehy ianao
You are very braveTena sahy ianao
You broke the rulesNandika ny fitsipika ianao
You love meTia ahy ianao
you love me or nottia ahy ianao na tsia
You make me happyMahasambatra ahy ianao
You may goAfaka mandeha ianao
You should sleepTokony hatory ianao
You must study hardMila mianatra mafy ianao
Whose idea is this?Aniza ity hevitra ity?
Thanks for your helpMisaotra anao nanampy
Thank you for comingMisaotra anao tonga
How about youAhoana ny hevitrao
How is your familyManao ahoana ny fianakavianao
How to SayAhoana no fiteny
Good morningSalama
Good afternoonSalama
Good eveningSalama
Good nightTafandria mandry
Happy birthdayTratry ny tsingerintaona nahaterahana
Happy ChristmasTratry ny Krismasy
Happy new yearTratry ny taona
Good to see youMahafinaritra ny mahita anao
I dont like ittsy tiako
I have no ideaTsy manan-kevitra aho
I know everythingFantatro ny zava-drehetra
I know somethingmahalala zavatra aho
Thank you so muchMisaotra anao indrindra
Thanks a millionMisaotra an-tapitrisa
See you laterRehefa avy eo
See you next weekAminny herinandro ho avy
See you next yearAminny taona manaraka
See you soonMandra-pihaona
See you tomorrowRahampitso indray
Sweet dreamsManofisa mamy
I’m crazy about youAdala aminao aho
Im crazy with youAdala aminao aho
Nice to meet youFaly mahalala anao
Its very cheapTena mora
Just a momentAndraso kely
Not necessarilyTsy voatery
That’s a good dealTsara izany
Youre beautifulYoure beautiful
Youre very niceMahafinaritra tokoa ianao
Youre very smartTena hendry ianao
I really appreciate itTena mankasitraka izany aho
I really miss youtena manina anao aho

Hard sentences


What is your nameIza 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 anity boky ity ve ianao?
Are you feeling better?Mihatsara ve ianao?
Are you writing a letter?Manoratra taratasy ve ianao?
Come and see me nowAvia ary jereo izao
Come with your familyTongava miaraka aminny fianakavianao
Im very busy this weekTena sahirana aho aminity herinandro ity
There is a lot of moneyBe ny vola
They are good peopleOlona tsara izy ireo
We need some moneyMila 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 familyAhoana ny momba ny fianakavianao
Do you understand?Azonao ve?
Do you love me?Tia ahy ve ianao?
Dont talk about workAza miresaka asa
How can I help you?Ahoana no ahafahako manampy anao?
How deep is the lake?Manao ahoana ny halalinny farihy?
Im not disturbing youTsy manelingelina anao aho
Im proud of my sonReharehako ny zanako
Im sorry to disturb youMiala 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 everythingMisaotra aminny zavatra rehetra
This is very difficultTena sarotra izany
This is very importantTena zava-dehibe izany
Where are you fromAvy aiza ianao
Do you have any ideaManana hevitra ve ianao
I love you so muchtiako ery ianao
I love you very muchtiako be ianao
I’m in love with youRaiki-pitia aminao aho
I missed you so muchTena nalahelo anao aho
Let me think about itAvelao aho hieritreritra izany
Thank you very muchMisaotra indrindra anao
I cant stop thinkingTsy 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 doorHidio ny varavarana azafady
She agreed to my ideaNanaiky ny hevitro izy
That boy is intelligentMahira-tsaina io zazalahy io
It was a very big roomEfitrano lehibe be ilay izy
He can swim very fastAfaka milomano haingana izy
He accepted my ideaNanaiky ny hevitro izy
They loved each otherNifankatia 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 otherMifankatia izahay
We obeyed the rulesNankatò ny fitsipika izahay
We started to walkNanomboka nandeha izahay
We will never agreeTsy hanaiky mihitsy isika
We can make changeAfaka manao fiovana isika
We cook everydayMahandro isanandro izahay
We enjoyed itNahafinaritra 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 anity?
Why are you crying?Nahoana ianao no mitomany?
I cant see anythingTsy mahita na inona na inona aho
I disagree with youTsy mitovy hevitra aminao aho
I like it very muchtiako be
I need more timeMila fotoana bebe kokoa aho
I want to sleepTe-hatory aho
Im able to swimMahay milomano aho
Im not a doctorTsy dokotera aho
Im taller than youLava noho ianao aho
Im very sadTena malahelo aho
Is he a teacher?Mpampianatra ve izy?
Is she married?Manambady ve izy?
Is this book yours?Anao ve ity boky ity?
Lets ask the teacherAndeha hanontany ny mpampianatra
Lets go out and eatAndao hivoaka hisakafo
Lets go to a movieAndao handeha hijery sarimihetsika

Difficult sentences


His opinion was not acceptedTsy nekena ny heviny
His proposals were adopted at the meetingLany 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 itRaha manam-bola aho dia afaka nividy izany
If you want a pencil, Ill lend you oneRaha mila pensilihazo ianao dia hampindramiko anao
If he comes, ask him to waitRaha tonga izy dia angataho izy hiandry
If it rains, we will get wetRaha avy ny orana dia ho lena isika
If I studied, I would pass the examRaha nianatra aho dia afaka fanadinana
My hair has grown too longLava loatra ny voloko
My mother is always at homeAo an-trano foana ny reniko
There are many fish in this lakeBetsaka ny trondro ao aminio farihy io
There are many problems to solveBetsaka ny olana tokony hovahana
There are some books on the deskMisy boky vitsivitsy eo ambony latabatra
There is nothing wrong with himTsy misy maharatsy azy
There was a sudden change in the weatherNisy fiovana tampoka teo amin’ny toetr’andro
There was nobody in the gardenTsy nisy olona tao an-jaridaina
There was nobody thereTsy nisy olona tao
There were five murders this monthDimy ny vono olona tamin’ity volana ity
They admire each otherMifampidera izy ireo
They agreed to work togetherNanaiky hiara-miasa izy ireo
They are both good teachersMpampianatra mahay izy roa
We want something newMila zava-baovao izahay
We should be very carefulTokony hitandrina tsara isika
When can I see you next time?Rahoviana aho no afaka mahita anao aminny 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 aminny 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 dont 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 complainingMitaraina foana ianao
Thanks for your explanationMisaotra taminny fanazavanao
Thanks for the complimentMisaotra aminny fiderana
Thanks for the informationMisaotra aminny fanazavana
Thanks for your understandingMisaotra noho ny fahatakaranao
Thank you for supporting meMisaotra anao nanohana ahy
I really miss you so muchTena malahelo anao tokoa aho
Happy valentine’s dayTsarà fetinny mpifankatia
Whose decision was final?Fanapahan-kevitriza no farany?
Whose life is in danger?Ainiza no atahorana?
You are a good teacherMpampianatra mahay ianao
You can read this bookAfaka mamaky ity boky ity ianao
You dont understand meTsy azonao aho
You have to study hardMila mianatra mafy ianao
Where do you have pain?Aiza no misy fanaintainanao?
They are both in the roomSamy ao anaty efitrano izy ireo
That house is very smallKely dia kely io trano io
Please give me your handMba omeo ahy ny tananao
Please go to the schoolMandehana any an-tsekoly azafady
Please sit here and waitMipetraha eto ary miandry
Please speak more slowlyMitenena moramora, azafady
My father is in his roomAo 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 earlyTonga 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 dont speak very wellTsy mahay miteny aho
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