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Malagasy Phrases For Travel: Days & Numbers

Writer: Roxy Fleming
Roxy Fleming
Oct 29
3 min read

Spoken in:Ā Madagascar.

Language known locally as:Ā Malagasy or Fiteny Malagasy.Ā 

Alphabet:Ā Latin alphabet.


Travelling to Madagascar and don't know a word of Malagasy?


No problem!


Travel With Confidence has you covered!!!


I'm Roxy, a veteran solo traveler who has been on the road since 2008. Every time I visited a new country, I found I needed to know a certain set of phrases to win the smiles of the locals 😃 After a while I realised I had created a master list of travel phrases; and I knew that if I had these phrases translated before landing in my new destination, then I would leave there with more than just photos and memories, I’d leave knowing I’d connected with the people who made each place special.Ā You see I learnt that you don’t need to be fluent in a language to make a big difference; sometimes, just a few simple phrases can turn a stranger into a friend.



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I began buying travel phrasebooks but soon realised they were full of unnecessary phrases which were simply added in to fill pages! All that meant was carrying around dead weight. šŸ‘ŽšŸ¼ No thank you!


That's why I decided to create my own phrasebook!


What began as a personal project, evolved into a mission to help fellow travelers worldwide. With the help of native speakers I met along my way, I began translating my list of phrases into 114 languages. Why 114 you ask? There are over 7,000 languages worldwide, but I determined that all you would need is 114 languages to communicate in every single country. 😮


I have now published my translations in a book called Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook; which is available to download or purchase from Amazon.


In the meantime, here are my Malagasy phrases for travel, for free šŸ¤‘


Malagasy Phrases For Travel

Malagasy Days & Numbers


English

Malagasy

Pronunciation

Monday

Alatsinainy

ah-lah-tsee-nye-nee

Tuesday

Talata

tah-lah-tah

Wednesday

Alarobia

ah-lah-roo-bee-ah

Thursday

Alakamisy

ah-lah-kah-mee-see

Friday

Zoma

zoh-mah

Saturday

Asabotsy

ah-sah-boht-see

Sunday

Alahady

ah-lah-hah-dee


English

Malagasy

Pronunciation

0

Aotra

ow-tra

1

Iray

ee-rai

2

Roa

roh-ah

3

Telo

teh-loo

4

Efatra

eh-fah-trah

5

Dimy

dee-mee

6

Enina

eh-nee-nah

7

Fito

fee-too

8

Valo

vah-loo

9

Sivy

see-vee

10

Folo

foh-loo

11

Iraika ambin’ny folo

ee-rai-kah am-been-nee foh-loo

12

Roa ambin’ny folo

roh-ah am-been-nee foh-loo

13

Telo ambin’ny folo

teh-loo am-been-nee foh-loo

14

Efatra ambin’ny folo

eh-fah-trah am-been-nee foh-loo

15

Dimy ambin’ny folo

dee-mee am-been-nee foh-loo

16

Enina ambin’ny folo

eh-nee-nah ahm-bin-nee foo-loo

17

Fito ambin’ny folo

fee-too ahm-bin-nee foo-loo

18

Valo ambin’ny folo

vah-lo ahm-bin-nee foo-loo

19

Sivy ambin’ny folo

see-vee ahm-bin-nee foo-loo

20

Roapolo

roh-ah-poh-loo

21

Roapolo sy iray

roapolo sy iray

25

Roapolo sy dimy

roh-ah-poh-lo see dee-mee

30

Telopolo

teh-loo-poh-loo

40

Efapolo

eh-fah-poh-loo

50

Dimampolo

dee-mam-poh-loo

60

Enimpolo

eh-neem-poh-loo

70

Fitopolo

fee-toh-poh-loo

80

Valopolo

vah-loo-poh-loo

90

Sivifolo

see-vee-foh-loo

100

Zato

zah-too

101

Zato sy iray

zah-too see ee-ry

150

Zato sy dimampolo

zah-too see dee-mahm-poh-lo

200

Roanjato

roh-ahn-jah-too

1,000

Arivo

ah-ree-voo

10,000

Alina

ah-lee-nah

100,000

Hetsy

heht-see

1,000,000

Tapitrisa

tah-pee-tree-sah


Now you've got all the Malagasy Days & Numbers travel phrases nailed, search through my other blogs to find:


  • Malagasy GreetingsĀ Travel Phrases

  • Malagasy Travel Basics Travel Phrases

  • Malagasy Food & Dining Travel Phrases


I'm busy uploading my entire book onto this website, so you can have it all for free. Why? Because I know that not everyone can afford to buy everything they want. I was a poor traveler for MANY years myself, so I know the struggle!


Therefore these blogs are my gift to travelers worldwide šŸŽ


However, if you don't want to spend all day searching through blogs and want your very own copy of my book to have at hand, when and where you need it, then head over to Amazon now and grab a copy.


The best thing about having your very own copy is:


You won't ever have to rely on wifi or data to communicate what you need!


From my many years of travel, this is without a doubt THE BEST REASON TO OWN MY BOOK!


You may think that everywhere has wifi or signal these days because that's the world you are used to. But when you land in a third world country or you trek out into remote locations, you quickly realise that your phone is absolutely useless in your new environment!


So make sure you're prepared for all eventualities and don't get caught out!



Want to look inside the book?


Download a sample version here šŸ‘‡šŸ½


Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook

The Perfect Travel Companion!


Don't shop on Amazon? Send me an email at travelwithconfidence.world@gmail.comĀ and I'll arrange a personal copy direct to you!


Stay safe and happy travels,

Roxy.

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