Malagasy Vocabulary

The Malagasy vocabulary is the backbone for learning. Below we picked 70% of the most commonly used words. Therefore memorizing them will give you a 70% boost in the language. This is the smarter way of online learning. Learn only what you need. We start with commonly used numbers.

One: iray	Two: roa	Three: telo
Four: efatra	Five: dimy	Six: enina
Seven: fito	Eight: valo	Nine: sivy
Ten: folo	First: voalohany	Second: faharoa

Time Expressions

Days of the week and time expressions:

Monday: alatsinainy	Tuesday: talata	Wednesday: alarobia
Thursday: alakamisy	Friday: zoma	Saturday: asabotsy
Sunday: alahady	Now: izao/amin'izao fotoana izao	Yesterday: omaly
Today: anio	Tonight: ra-alina	Tomorrow: rahampitso

Most popular fruits and vegetables:

Fruits: voankazo	Apples: paoma
Bananas: akondro	Tomatoes: voatabia
Potatoes: ovy	Onions: tongolo

Red: mena	Green: maintso	Blue: manga
White: fotsy	Black: mainty	Grey: volon-davenona

Some words related to food:

Breakfast: sakafo maraina	Lunch: sakafo atoandro
Dinner: sakafo hariva	Milk: ronono
Coffee: kafe	Bread: mofo dipaina

Weather terms and sensations:

Sunny: be masoandro	Windy: mandrivotra	Rainy: Manorana
Snowy: Misy ranomandry	Cold: mangatsiaka	Hot: mafana

Words related to family and relatives:

Boy: lehilahy/ ankizilahy	Girl: vehivavy/ankizivavy
Son: zanaka lahy	Daughter: zanaka vavy
Brother: rahalahy	Sister: rahavavy
Man: lehilahy	Woman: vehivavy
Father: ray/dada	Mother: mama/ neny
Grandfather: dadabe	Grandmother: bebe

Locations in the house which are talked about more during the day:

House: trano	Toilet: trano fivoahana/trano fidiovana	Room: efitrano
Bedroom: efitrano	Kitchen: lakozia	Table: latabatra

Animals and pets popular to everyone:

Cat: saka	Dog: alika	Mouse: totozy
Bird: vorona	Cow: omby	Horse: soavaly

The clothes most worn by most people:

Socks: b kiraro	Shoes: kiraro	Trousers: pataloha
Shirt: akanjo ambony	Sweater: akanjo ambony	Coat: akanjo ambony lava

Most popular languages in the world:

English: anglisy	French: frantsay	German: alema
Spanish: espanila	Italian: italianina	Portuguese: prtige
Greek: grika	Russian: rosianina	Arabic: arabo
Hindi: hindi	Chinese: sinoa	Japanese: zaponey

Travel Vocabulary

Most popular terms when traveling:

Taxi: taksi	Bus: bisy
Hotel: tely	Reservation: famandrihina
Airport: serenam	Passport: pasipaoro

Words you can use in class or talking about school:

Student: mpianatra	Teacher: mpampianatra	Pen: penina
Books: boky	Page: pejy	Dictionary: diksionera

Body parts which are talked about more often:

Hand: tanana	Feet: tongotra	Hair: volo
Eye: maso	Mouth: vava	Nose: orona

Emergency vocabulary to ask for help or offer help when needed:

Ambulance: ambilansy	Doctor: dokotera
Hospital: hptaly	Pharmacy: trano fivarotam-panafody
Police: polisy	Stomach Ache: aretim-bavony

As you can see, this Malagasy vocabulary is something you will need every day. You can use our Vocabulary Trainer to help you memorize these words.