Translate English to Malagasy
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Common English to Malagasy translations
| English | Malagasy | Pronunciation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hello | Manao ahoana | mah-NOW ah-HOO-ah-nah | ||
| Thank you | Misaotra | mee-SOW-trah | ||
| Goodbye | Veloma | veh-LOO-mah | ||
| Good morning | (Good morning) | good MOR-ning | ||
| Please | (Please) | pleez | ||
| How much is this? | (How much?) | how much | ||
| Where is the bathroom? | (Bathroom?) | BAHTH-room | ||
| I do not understand | (I don't understand) | not understand | ||
| Can you help me? | (Help me?) | help mee | ||
| I would like tea | (Tea please) | tee pleez | ||
| The bill, please | (Bill please) | bil pleez | ||
| Nice to meet you | (Nice to meet you) | meet yoo | ||
| I need a doctor | (Need doctor) | DOK-ter | ||
| Excuse me | (Excuse me) | eks-KYOOZ mee |
Tips for English to Malagasy translation
Malagasy is an Austronesian language spoken by about 25 million people in Madagascar. Remarkably, it is related to Indonesian and Malay rather than African languages.
Malagasy word order is VOS (verb-object-subject), one of the rarest orders in world languages.
Malagasy uses the Latin alphabet with no diacritics. Spelling is largely phonetic.
Malagasy has borrowed from Bantu languages, Arabic, French, and English.
About the Malagasy language
Madagascar is the world's fourth-largest island with extraordinary biodiversity. Malagasy culture blends Southeast Asian and African elements.
Malagasy literature and oral traditions are rich, including the hainteny (poetic dialogue form).
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