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The compact guide includes a two-way bilingual dictionary with over 2,000 entries and a phrasebook containing all of the essential topics, from introductions and common phrases to accommodations, food and drink, weather and health, among many others. Malagasy to English Dictionary: Words, phrases, translations: Introductions | Food | Accomodations | Travel | Communications | Shopping | Money | Health | Bureaucracy | Weather | Nature | Animals | Plants | Politics | Emergency | Time | Measures | Numbers Hello; How are you?, Good morning/afternoon/evening Manahoana Hello; How are you?, Good morning/afternoon/evening Manakory Hello; How are you?, Good morning/afternoon/evening Akory Fine, thank you. Tsara fa misaotra Welcome! Tonga sao! Good-bye Veloma Bon voyage Soava dia! See you! Mandra-pihaona! Please Asafady Thank you Misaotra You're welcome Tsy misy fisaorana Excuse me Azafady kely e! Help Vonjeo Could you help me please? Afaka manampy ahy ve ianao Do you speak English? Miteny anglisy ve ianao Do you speak Malagasy? Miteny gasy ve ianao I do not speak Malagasy Tsy mahay miteny gasy aho I do not speak English Tsy mahay miteny anglisy aho I understand a little Mahazo kely aho Nice to meet you Faly mahalala anao Yes Eny No Tsia I am sorry Miala tsiny aho My name is [NAME] {NAME] no anarako What is your name? Iza no anaranao Polite form of address. Finish greetings with tompoko my/your family ny fianahaviako/ny fianahavianao my/your friend ny namako/ny namanao my/your husband/wife ny vadiko/ny vadinao my/your children ny zanako/ny zanakao my/your daughter ny zanako vavy/ny zanakao vavy my/your son ny zanako lahy/ny zanakao lahy my/your father ny raiko/ny rainao my/your mother ny reniko/ny reninao my/your parents ny ray aman-dreniko/ny ray aman-dreninao my/your grandparents ny raibe sy renibeko/ny raibe sy renibenao my/your brother (brother of a man) ny rahalahiko/ny rahalahinao my/your brother (brother of a woman) ny anadahiko/ny anadahinao my/your sister (sister of a man) ny rahavaviko/ny rahavavinao my/your sister (sister of a woman) ny anabaviko/ny anabavinao my/your cousin (male) ny cousin-ako/ny cousin-anao my/your cousin (female) ny cousine-ako/ny cousine-anao What is your occupation? Inona no asanao? I am a [JOB] [JOB] aho business person mpanao afera doctor dokotera journalist mpanao gazety scientist mpikaroka student mpianatra teacher mpampianatra How old are you? Firy taona ianao? I am [AGE] years old. [AGE] taona aho (see "Numbers" section) Where are you from? Avy aiza ianao? Where do you live? Aiza ianao no mipetraka? I am from [PLACE] Avy any [PLACE] aho I live in [PLACE] Any [PLACE] aho no mipetraka Australia Aostralia England Angletera France Frantsa Germany Alemaina the United States Amerika Are you married? Manambady ve ianao? I am [STATUS] [STATUS] aho single tsy mbola manambady married manambady divorced nisaraka I have children/child Manan-janaka aho Happy birthday Bon anniversaire Congratulations! Arahabaina! Malagasy-English/English-Malagasy: Dictionary and Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebook) by Janie Rasoloson Amazon.com: Malagasy, the national language of Madagascar, has over 10 million speakers. This dictionary and phrasebook provides the traveller to this beautiful island with the means for basic communication, as well as an introduction to the country's culture. The compact guide includes a two-way bilingual dictionary with over 2,000 entries and a phrasebook containing all of the essential topics, from introductions and common phrases to accommodations, food and drink, weather and health, among many others. Find a mistake? Want to submit pictures or content? Contact WildMadagascar.org Almost all pictures on this site were taken with a Konica Minolta Recent articles Madagascar fires mapped with Google Earth in real-time Every year as much as one-third of Madagascar, one of the planet's most biodiverse islands, goes up in flames. Now a new tool gives scientists the ability to monitor and track Madagascar's fires in real-time through the Internet. UNESCO lists rainforest parks of Madagascar as Heritage sites (7/2/2007) UNESCO has listed six rainforest parks in Madagascar as World Heritage sites. The announcement comes as the Indian Ocean island nation has moved aggressively to protect its biologically-rich forests from further degradation. Conservation is saving lemurs and helping people in Madagascar (5/7/2007) Madagascar, an island nation that lies off the coast of southeastern Africa, has long been famous for its unique and diverse species of wildlife, especially lemurs--primates found nowhere else on the planet. In recent years, the island country has also become world-renowned for conservation efforts that are succeeding in spite of extraordinary pressures from a poor population that relies heavily on forest burning for basic subsistence. A large part of this success is due to the early efforts of Patricia Wright, a primatologist who has been working in the country for more than 20 years. Wright led the effort to launch the country's leading protected area and helped Madagascar become a leading global example of conservation despite its economic adversity. home | photos index | search | about | contact Unless otherwise noted, all content and images are the property of Rhett Butler, content copyright 2004-2007. All rights reserved.