Translate Malagasy to English
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Common Malagasy to English translations
| Malagasy | English | Pronunciation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manao ahoana | Hello | mah-NOW ah-HOO-ah-nah | ||
| Misaotra | Thank you | mee-SOW-trah | ||
| Veloma | Goodbye | veh-LOO-mah | ||
| (Good morning) | Good morning | good MOR-ning | ||
| (Please) | Please | pleez | ||
| (How much?) | How much is this? | how much | ||
| (Bathroom?) | Where is the bathroom? | BAHTH-room | ||
| (I don't understand) | I do not understand | not understand | ||
| (Help me?) | Can you help me? | help mee | ||
| (Tea please) | I would like tea | tee pleez | ||
| (Bill please) | The bill, please | bil pleez | ||
| (Nice to meet you) | Nice to meet you | meet yoo | ||
| (Need doctor) | I need a doctor | DOK-ter | ||
| (Excuse me) | Excuse me | eks-KYOOZ mee |
Tips for Malagasy to English 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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