1000 Most Common Malagasy Words

This is a list of the 1,000 most commonly spoken Malagasy words. Learn english to malagasy words and their meaning.

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1000 Most Common Malagasy Words

 

Number	Malagasy	in English
1	toy ny	as
2	I	I
3	ny	his
4	fa	that
5	izy	he
6	dia	was
7	fa	for
8	amin’ny	on
9	dia	are
10	amin’ny	with
11	izy ireo	they
12	ho	be
13	amin’ny	at
14	iray	one
15	manana	have
16	izany	this
17	amin’ny	from
18	amin’ny	by
19	mafana	hot
20	teny	word
21	fa	but
22	inona	what
23	ny sasany	some
24	dia	is
25	izany	it
26	ianao	you
27	na	or
28	nanana	had
29	ny	the
30	ny	of
31	ny	to
32	ary	and
33	ny	a
34	amin’ny	in
35	izahay	we
36	afaka	can
37	avy	out
38	hafa	other
39	ireo	were
40	izay	which
41	atao	do
42	ny	their
43	fotoana	time
44	raha	if
45	ho	will
46	ahoana	how
47	nanao hoe:	said
48	iray	an
49	tsirairay	each
50	milaza	tell
51	no	does
52	napetraka	set
53	telo	three
54	te	want
55	rivotra	air
56	tsara	well
57	koa	also
58	milalao	play
59	kely	small
60	tapitra	end
61	mametraka	put
62	an-trano	home
63	vakio	read
64	tanana	hand
65	seranan-tsambo	port
66	lehibe	large
67	tsipelina	spell
68	ampio	add
69	na dia	even
70	tany	land
71	eto	here
72	tsy maintsy	must
73	lehibe	big
74	avo	high
75	toy izany	such
76	manaraka	follow
77	zavatra	act
78	antony	why
79	manontany	ask
80	ny olona	men
81	fanovana	change
82	nandeha	went
83	fahazavana	light
84	tsara fanahy	kind
85	eny	off
86	mila	need
87	trano	house
88	sary	picture
89	manandrana	try
90	antsika	us
91	indray	again
92	biby	animal
93	hevitra	point
94	ny reniny	mother
95	izao tontolo izao	world
96	akaiky	near
97	hanorina	build
98	tena	self
99	eto an-tany	earth
100	ray	father
101	rehetra	any
102	vaovao	new
103	asa	work
104	Fizarana	part
105	handray	take
106	mahazo	get
107	toerana	place
108	nanao	made
109	velona	live
110	izay	where
111	rehefa	after
112	indray	back
113	kely	little
114	ihany	only
115	manodidina	round
116	ny olona	man
117	taona	year
118	tonga	came
119	fampisehoana	show
120	rehetra	every
121	tsara	good
122	ahy	me
123	manome	give
124	ny	our
125	eo ambany	under
126	anarana	name
127	tena	very
128	ny alalan ’	through
129	fotsiny	just
130	endrika	form
131	didim-pitsarana	sentence
132	lehibe	great
133	mieritreritra	think
134	milaza	say
135	vonjeo	help
136	ambany	low
137	tsipika	line
138	mitovy	differ
139	indray	turn
140	antony	cause
141	be	much
142	hoe	mean
143	talohan’ny	before
144	hetsika	move
145	marina	right
146	zazalahy	boy
147	taloha	old
148	koa	too
149	toy izany koa	same
150	izy	she
151	rehetra	all
152	ery	there
153	rahoviana	when
154	ny	up
155	fampiasana	use
156	ny	your
157	fomba	way
158	ny	about
159	maro	many
160	avy eo	then
161	azy ireo	them
162	manoratra	write
163	te	would
164	toy ny	like
165	izany	so
166	ireo	these
167	azy	her
168	ela	long
169	manao	make
170	zavatra	thing
171	jereo	see
172	azy	him
173	roa	two
174	manana	has
175	mijery	look
176	bebe kokoa	more
177	andro	day
178	afaka	could
179	mandeha	go
180	ho avy	come
181	nanao	did
182	isa	number
183	feo	sound
184	tsy	no
185	indrindra	most
186	ny olona	people
187	ny	my
188	ny	over
189	mahafantatra	know
190	rano	water
191	noho ny	than
192	antso	call
193	voalohany	first
194	izay	who
195	mety	may
196	midina	down
197	lafiny	side
198	efa	been
199	ankehitriny	now
200	hahita	find
201	lohany	head
202	mitsangana	stand
203	manokana	own
204	pejy	page
205	tokony	should
206	firenena	country
207	hita	found
208	valiny	answer
209	am-pianarana	school
210	mitombo	grow
211	fianarana	study
212	mbola	still
213	mianatra	learn
214	fototra	plant
215	fonony	cover
216	sakafo	food
217	masoandro	sun
218	efatra	four
219	eo	between
220	fanjakana	state
221	foana	keep
222	maso	eye
223	na oviana na oviana	never
224	farany	last
225	aoka	let
226	nihevitra	thought
227	tanàna	city
228	hazo	tree
229	miampita	cross
230	toeram-pambolena	farm
231	mafy	hard
232	nanomboka	start
233	mety	might
234	tantara	story
235	tsofa	saw
236	lavitra	far
237	ranomasina	sea
238	hanatona	draw
239	niala	left
240	tara	late
241	Run	run
242	aza	don’t
243	raha	while
244	mpanao gazety	press
245	akaiky	close
246	alina	night
247	tena	real
248	fiainana	life
249	vitsivitsy	few
250	avaratra	north
251	boky	book
252	mitondra	carry
253	naka	took
254	ny siansa	science
255	mihinana	eat
256	efitra	room
257	namana	friend
258	nanomboka	began
259	hevitra	idea
260	trondro	fish
261	tendrombohitra	mountain
262	mijanòna	stop
263	indray mandeha	once
264	fototra	base
265	mihainoa	hear
266	soavaly	horse
267	notapatapahina	cut
268	azo antoka	sure
269	mijery	watch
270	loko	color
271	endrika	face
272	hazo	wood
273	lehibe	main
274	misokatra	open
275	toa	seem
276	miara-	together
277	manaraka	next
278	fotsy	white
279	ankizy	children
280	manomboka	begin
281	nahazo	got
282	mandeha	walk
283	ohatra	example
284	hanamaivana	ease
285	taratasy	paper
286	vondrona	group
287	foana	always
288	mozika	music
289	ireo	those
290	samy	both
291	marika	mark
292	matetika	often
293	taratasy	letter
294	mandra-	until
295	kilaometatra	mile
296	ony	river
297	fiara	car
298	tongotra	feet
299	fikarakarana	care
300	faharoa	second
301	ampy	enough
302	tani-hay	plain
303	ankizivavy	girl
304	mahazatra	usual
305	tanora	young
306	vonona	ready
307	ambony	above
308	mandrakizay	ever
309	mena	red
310	lisitra	list
311	aza	though
312	mahatsapa	feel
313	lahateny	talk
314	vorona	bird
315	tsy ho ela	soon
316	vatana	body
317	amboa	dog
318	fianakaviana	family
319	mivantana	direct
320	mametraka	pose
321	miala	leave
322	hira	song
323	mandrefy	measure
324	varavarana	door
325	vokatra	product
326	mainty	black
327	fohy	short
328	Anarana iombonana	numeral
329	am-pianarana	class
330	rivotra	wind
331	fanontaniana	question
332	hitranga	happen
333	tanteraka	complete
334	sambo	ship
335	faritra	area
336	antsasany	half
337	vato	rock
338	mba	order
339	afo	fire
340	Atsimo	south
341	olana	problem
342	kely	piece
343	nilaza	told
344	nahalala	knew
345	nitranga	pass
346	satria	since
347	ambony	top
348	rehetra	whole
349	mpanjaka	king
350	teny an-dalana	street
351	mirefy	inch
352	hahamaro	multiply
353	na inona na inona	nothing
354	Mazava ho azy fa	course
355	mijanona	stay
356	kodiarana	wheel
357	feno	full
358	hery	force
359	manga	blue
360	zavatra	object
361	manapa-kevitra	decide
362	ambonin’ny	surface
363	lalina	deep
364	volana	moon
365	nosy	island
366	tongotra	foot
367	rafitra	system
368	be asa	busy
369	fitsapana	test
370	rakitsoratra	record
371	sambokely	boat
372	iombonana	common
373	volamena	gold
374	azo atao	possible
375	fiaramanidina	plane
376	hisolo	stead
377	maina	dry
378	manontany tena	wonder
379	nihomehy mihitsy	laugh
380	arivo	thousand
381	lasa izay	ago
382	nihazakazaka	ran
383	hanamarina	check
384	lalao	game
385	endrika	shape
386	equate	equate
387	mafana	hot
388	Miss	miss
389	nitondra	brought
390	hafanana	heat
391	oram-panala	snow
392	kodiarana	tire
393	mitondra	bring
394	eny	yes
395	lavitra	distant
396	mameno	fill
397	atsinanana	east
398	nandoko	paint
399	fiteny	language
400	eo	among
401	vondrona	unit
402	fahefana	power
403	tanàna	town
404	tsara dia tsara	fine
405	sasany	certain
406	manidina	fly
407	lavo	fall
408	mitarika	lead
409	fitarainany	cry
410	maizina	dark
411	milina	machine
412	fanamarihana	note
413	miandry	wait
414	drafitra	plan
415	endrika	figure
416	kintana	star
417	boaty	box
418	anarana iombonana	noun
419	an-tsaha	field
420	fitsaharana	rest
421	marina	correct
422	afaka	able
423	Pound	pound
424	nanaovanareo	done
425	hatsaran-tarehy	beauty
426	fiara	drive
427	nitsangana	stood
428	dia ahitana	contain
429	anoloana	front
430	mampianatra	teach
431	herinandro	week
432	farany	final
433	nanome	gave
434	maitso	green
435	ô	oh
436	haingana	quick
437	hampitombo	develop
438	ranomasina	ocean
439	mafana	warm
440	maimaim-poana	free
441	minitra	minute
442	mahery	strong
443	manokana	special
444	an-tsaina	mind
445	aoriana	behind
446	mazava	clear
447	rambo	tail
448	voka-pambolena sy fiompiana	produce
449	Raha ny marina	fact
450	toerana	space
451	nandre	heard
452	tsara indrindra	best
453	ora	hour
454	tsara kokoa	better
455	marina	true
456	mandritra	during
457	jato	hundred
458	dimy	five
459	tsarovy	remember
460	dingana	step
461	tany am-boalohany	early
462	mihazona	hold
463	andrefana	west
464	tany	ground
465	mahaliana	interest
466	hahatratra	reach
467	fifadian-kanina	fast
468	ny matoanteny amin’ny	verb
469	mihira	sing
470	mihaino	listen
471	enina	six
472	latabatra	table
473	Tsangatsangana	travel
474	kely kokoa	less
475	maraina	morning
476	folo	ten
477	tsotra	simple
478	maro	several
479	zanatsoratra	vowel
480	amin’ny	toward
481	ady	war
482	mametraka	lay
483	manohitra	against
484	fomba	pattern
485	miadana	slow
486	afovoany	center
487	fitiavana	love
488	olona	person
489	vola	money
490	manompo	serve
491	hita	appear
492	lalana	road
493	sarintany	map
494	orana	rain
495	fitsipika	rule
496	hitantana	govern
497	sintony	pull
498	mangatsiaka	cold
499	filazana	notice
500	feo	voice
501	hery	energy
502	mihaza	hunt
503	inoana	probable
504	fandriana	bed
505	rahalahy	brother
506	atody	egg
507	mitaingina	ride
508	efitra	cell
509	mino	believe
510	angamba	perhaps
511	haka	pick
512	tampoka	sudden
513	manisa	count
514	kianja	square
515	antony	reason
516	lavany	length
517	maneho	represent
518	zava-kanto	art
519	foto-kevitra	subject
520	faritra	region
521	habeny	size
522	Tsy mitovy	vary
523	hanorim-ponenana	settle
524	miteny	speak
525	lanja	weight
526	ankapobeny	general
527	ranomandry	ice
528	zavatra	matter
529	faribolana	circle
530	mpivady	pair
531	Anisan’ny	include
532	fisarahana	divide
533	vanin	syllable
534	nahatsapa	felt
535	lehibe	grand
536	baolina	ball
537	nefa	yet
538	alon	wave
539	mitete	drop
540	fo	heart
541	aho	am
542	ankehitriny	present
543	mavesatra	heavy
544	dihy	dance
545	maotera	engine
546	toerana	position
547	sandry	arm
548	malalaka	wide
549	niondrana an-tsambo	sail
550	fitaovana	material
551	ampahany	fraction
552	ala	forest
553	mipetraka	sit
554	hazakazaka	race
555	varavarankely	window
556	fivarotana	store
557	fahavaratra	summer
558	fiaran-dalamby	train
559	torimaso	sleep
560	manaporofo	prove
561	irery	lone
562	tongotra	leg
563	fanatanjahan-tena	exercise
564	rindrina	wall
565	trondro	catch
566	tendrombohitra	mount
567	maniry	wish
568	lanitra	sky
569	birao	board
570	fifaliana	joy
571	ririnina	winter
572	Sat	sat
573	voasoratra	written
574	bibidia	wild
575	fitaovana	instrument
576	foana	kept
577	fitaratra	glass
578	ny ahitra	grass
579	omby vavy	cow
580	asa	job
581	sisin’ny	edge
582	famantarana	sign
583	fitsidihana	visit
584	Ny lasa	past
585	malefaka	soft
586	mahafinaritra	fun
587	mamirapiratra	bright
588	mandatsa-dranomaso	gas
589	toetrandro	weather
590	volana	month
591	tapitrisa	million
592	Mijoro ho	bear
593	farany	finish
594	sambatra	happy
595	manantena	hope
596	voninkazo	flower
597	mitafy	clothe
598	hafahafa	strange
599	lasa	gone
600	varotra	trade
601	hira fiderana	melody
602	saran-dalana	trip
603	birao	office
604	mandray	receive
605	ny laharana	row
606	vava	mouth
607	marina	exact
608	famantarana	symbol
609	faty	die
610	kely indrindra	least
611	olana	trouble
612	Manaova feo fifaliana	shout
613	afa-tsy	except
614	nanoratra	wrote
615	voa	seed
616	fiteny	tone
617	hiaraka	join
618	hevitra	suggest
619	madio	clean
620	fiatoana	break
621	vehivavy	lady
622	tokontany	yard
623	mitsangana	rise
624	ratsy	bad
625	namely	blow
626	menaka	oil
627	ra	blood
628	mikasika	touch
629	nitombo	grew
630	-jato	cent
631	afangaro	mix
632	ekipa	team
633	tariby	wire
634	vidin’ny	cost
635	very	lost
636	Brown	brown
637	mitondra	wear
638	zaridaina	garden
639	mitovy	equal
640	naniraka	sent
641	misafidy	choose
642	latsaka	fell
643	antonona	fit
644	mikoriana	flow
645	ara-drariny	fair
646	banky	bank
647	hanangona	collect
648	afa-	save
649	fanaraha-maso	control
650	decimal	decimal
651	sofina	ear
652	hafa	else
653	tena	quite
654	namaky	broke
655	tranga	case
656	afovoany	middle
657	mamono	kill
658	zazalahy	son
659	farihy	lake
660	fotoana	moment
661	ambaratonga	scale
662	mafy	loud
663	lohataona	spring
664	mandinika	observe
665	ankizy	child
666	mahitsy	straight
667	consonant	consonant
668	firenena	nation
669	rakibolana	dictionary
670	ronono	milk
671	hafainganam-pandeha	speed
672	fomba	method
673	taova	organ
674	vola	pay
675	taona	age
676	faritra	section
677	fitafiana	dress
678	rahona	cloud
679	tsy nampoizina	surprise
680	mangina	quiet
681	vato	stone
682	kely	tiny
683	fihanihana	climb
684	milay	cool
685	famolavolana	design
686	mahantra	poor
687	be dia be	lot
688	andrana	experiment
689	ambany	bottom
690	fototra	key
691	vy	iron
692	tokan-tena	single
693	tapa-kazo	stick
694	marin-	flat
695	roa-polo	twenty
696	hoditra	skin
697	tsiky	smile
698	crease	crease
699	lavaka	hole
700	hitsambikina	jump
701	Baby	baby
702	valo	eight
703	tanàna	village
704	mivory	meet
705	faka	root
706	mividy	buy
707	atsangano	raise
708	mamaha	solve
709	metaly	metal
710	na	whether
711	atoseho	push
712	fito	seven
713	andinin-tsoratra	paragraph
714	fahatelo	third
715	dia	shall
716	Held	held
717	volony	hair
718	mamaritra	describe
719	Cook	cook
720	rihana	floor
721	na	either
722	vokatra	result
723	hodorana	burn
724	colina	hill
725	azo antoka	safe
726	saka	cat
727	taonjato	century
728	Diniho	consider
729	karazany	type
730	lalàna	law
731	kely	bit
732	fari-	coast
733	dika mitovy	copy
734	andian-teny	phrase
735	mangina	silent
736	lava	tall
737	fasika	sand
738	nofon-tany	soil
739	horonam-boky	roll
740	mari-pana	temperature
741	rantsan-tànany	finger
742	orinasa	industry
743	danja	value
744	ady	fight
745	lainga	lie
746	nandresy	beat
747	manaitaitra	excite
748	voajanahary	natural
749	View	view
750	hevitra	sense
751	Renivohitra	capital
752	dia tsy	won’t
753	seza	chair
754	loza	danger
755	vokatra	fruit
756	manan-karena	rich
757	matevina	thick
758	miaramila	soldier
759	dingana	process
760	miasa	operate
761	fanao	practice
762	misaraka	separate
763	sarotra	difficult
764	dokotera	doctor
765	mba miangavy re	please
766	miaro	protect
767	mitataovovonana	noon
768	vokatra	crop
769	ankehitriny	modern
770	singa	element
771	voa	hit
772	mpianatra	student
773	zoro	corner
774	antoko	party
775	famatsiana	supply
776	izay	whose
777	toerana	locate
778	peratra	ring
779	toetra	character
780	bibikely	insect
781	tratra	caught
782	fotoana	period
783	maneho	indicate
784	onjam-peo	radio
785	niteny	spoke
786	tsivaky	atom
787	olombelona	human
788	tantara	history
789	vokatry	effect
790	elektrika	electric
791	manantena	expect
792	taolana	bone
793	lalamby	rail
794	sary an-tsaina	imagine
795	manome	provide
796	miombon-kevitra	agree
797	dia toy izany no	thus
798	malemy fanahy	gentle
799	vehivavy	woman
800	komandin’ny	captain
801	maminavina	guess
802	ilaina	necessary
803	maranitra	sharp
804	elatra	wing
805	hamorona	create
806	mpiara-belona	neighbor
807	Wash	wash
808	ramanavy	bat
809	fa	rather
810	vahoaka	crowd
811	katsaka	corn
812	ampitahao amin’ny	compare
813	tononkalo	poem
814	kofehy	string
815	Bell	bell
816	miankina	depend
817	hena	meat
818	RUB	rub
819	fantsona	tube
820	malaza	famous
921	dolara	dollar
822	Stream	stream
823	tahotra	fear
284	fahitana	sight
825	manify	thin
826	telozoro	triangle
827	planeta	planet
828	faingana	hurry
829	lehiben’ny	chief
830	zanatany	colony
831	famantaranandro	clock
832	ny ahy	mine
833	karavato	tie
834	hiditra	enter
835	lehibe	major
836	vaovao	fresh
837	fikarohana	search
838	handefa	send
839	mavo	yellow
840	basy	gun
841	hamela	allow
842	printy	print
843	maty	dead
844	toerana	spot
845	efitra	desert
846	niantso ny Fiangonany	suit
847	amin’izao fotoana izao	current
848	atraka	lift
840	nitsangana	rose
850	tonga	arrive
851	tompony	master
852	lalana	track
853	ray aman-dreny	parent
854	eny an-tanety	shore
855	fizarana	division
856	lamba	sheet
857	fananana	substance
858	mankasitraka	favor
859	mifandray	connect
860	lahatsoratra	post
861	mandany	spend
862	chord	chord
863	tavy	fat
864	faly	glad
865	tany am-boalohany	original
866	anjara	share
867	peo	station
868	Dada	dad
869	mofo	bread
870	Mampianiana	charge
871	iombonana	proper
872	bar	bar
873	tolotra	offer
874	ampahany	segment
875	mpanompo	slave
876	gana	duck
877	avy hatrany	instant
878	tsena	market
879	diplaoma	degree
880	hameno	populate
881	zana-borona	chick
882	malala	dear
883	fahavalo	enemy
884	navalin’i	reply
885	zava-pisotro	drink
886	mitranga	occur
887	fanohanana	support
888	miteny	speech
889	toetra	nature
890	isan-karazany	range
891	etona	steam
892	Soratra Masina	motion
893	lalana	path
894	rano	liquid
895	midira	log
896	natao	meant
897	quotient	quotient
898	nify	teeth
899	akorandriaka	shell
900	tendany	neck
901	ôksizenina	oxygen
902	siramamy	sugar
903	fahafatesana	death
904	tsara tarehy	pretty
905	fahaiza-manao	skill
906	vehivavy	women
907	vanim-potoana	season
908	vahaolana	solution
909	andriamby	magnet
910	volafotsy	silver
911	misaotra	thank
912	sampana	branch
913	lalao	match
914	suffix	suffix
915	indrindra	especially
916	aviavy	fig
917	raiki-tahotra	afraid
918	goavana	huge
919	rahavavy	sister
920	vy	steel
921	hevitra	discuss
922	handroso	forward
923	mitovy	similar
924	hitari-dalana	guide
925	traikefa	experience
926	maty	score
927	paoma	apple
928	nividy	bought
929	led	led
930	dity	pitch
931	akanjo	coat
932	faobe	mass
933	karatra	card
934	tarika	band
935	tady	rope
936	taratasy mi-	slip
937	Win	win
938	manonofy	dream
939	hariva	evening
940	toe-	condition
941	fahana	feed
942	fitaovana	tool
943	tanteraka	total
944	fototra	basic
945	manimbolo	smell
946	dohasaha	valley
947	na	nor
948	avo roa heny	double
949	seza	seat
950	foana	continue
951	andian-tsoratra	block
952	tabilao	chart
953	satroka	hat
954	mivarotra	sell
955	fahombiazana	success
956	orinasa	company
957	analana	subtract
958	zava-nitranga	event
959	manokana	particular
960	fifanarahana	deal
961	milomano	swim
962	teny	term
963	mifanohitra	opposite
964	vadiny	wife
965	kiraro	shoe
966	soroka	shoulder
967	fielezan’ny	spread
968	handamina	arrange
969	toby	camp
970	mamorona	invent
971	landihazo	cotton
972	Born	born
973	mamaritra	determine
974	litatra	quart
975	sivy	nine
976	kamiao	truck
977	feo	noise
978	ambaratonga	level
979	kisendrasendra	chance
980	hanangona	gather
981	fivarotana	shop
982	mihinjitra	stretch
983	hitora	throw
984	hamirapiratra	shine
985	fananana	property
986	tsanganana	column
987	molekiola	molecule
988	mifidy	select
989	diso	wrong
990	volondavenona	gray
991	Avereno	repeat
992	mitaky	require
993	malalaka	broad
994	hiomana	prepare
995	sira	salt
996	orona	nose
997	teny	plural
998	fahatezerana	anger
999	fitarainana	claim
1000	kaontinanta	continent