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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
izaho	pronoun	I	Izaho dia eto izao. I am here now.
ianao	pronoun	you	Ianao no namako. You are my friend.
izy	pronoun	he	Izy dia reraka be androany. He is very tired today.
izy	pronoun	she	Izy dia ao an-trano izao. She is at home now.
isika	pronoun	we	Isika dia handeha hody. We are going home.
izy ireo	pronoun	they	Izy ireo dia miasa ao an-tanàna. They work in the city.
inona	pronoun	what	Inona no anaranao? What is your name?
aiza	adverb	where	Aiza no mipetraka ianao izao? Where do you live now?
oviana	adverb	when	Oviana ianao no ho avy eto? When will you come here?
iza	pronoun	who	Iza no eo am-baravarana? Who is at the door?
nahoana	adverb	why	Nahoana ianao no malahelo androany? Why are you sad today?
ahoana	adverb	how	Ahoana no ahalalanao izany? How do you know that?
misy	verb	to be	Misy rano eto. There is water here.
manana	verb	to have	Manana boky vaovao aho. I have a new book.
manao	verb	to do	Manao tsara ny asantsika isika. We do our work well.
mandeha	verb	to go	Mandeha any an-tsekoly maraina izy ireo. They go to school early.
avy	verb	to come	Avia ao an-tranoko azafady. Please come to my house.
mahita	verb	to see	Mahita tsara ny tendrombohitra aho. I see the mountain clearly.
mahalala	verb	to know	Mahalala ny valiny sahady izy. She knows the answer already.
mieritreritra	verb	to think	Mieritreritra ny fianakaviako aho. I think about my family.
te	verb	to want	Te rano bebe kokoa izy ireo izao. They want more water now.
mila	verb	to need	Mila fotoana bebe kokoa isika androany. We need more time today.
manao	verb	to make	Manao mofo tsara isan'andro izy. She makes good bread daily.
maka	verb	to take	Raiso miaraka aminao ny boky. Take the book with you.
manome	verb	to give	Manome rano azy aho. I give him some water.
milaza	verb	to say	Milaza zavatra tsara matetika izy ireo. They say good things often.
miteny	verb	to tell	Lazao ahy ny tantara marina. Tell me the true story.
manontany	verb	to ask	Manontany fanontaniana tsotra aho. I ask a simple question.
mahita	verb	to find	Nahita ny lakile very izahay. We found the lost key.
mijery	verb	to look	Jereo ny lanitra manga. Look at the blue sky.
mampiasa	verb	to use	Mampiasa ity seza ity isan'andro aho. I use this chair daily.
miasa	verb	to work	Miasa eto isa-maraina izy ireo. They work every morning here.
mihinana	verb	to eat	Mihinana vary ao an-trano isika. We eat rice at home.
misotro	verb	to drink	Misotro dite isaky ny hariva izy. She drinks tea every evening.
matory	verb	to sleep	Matory amin'ny alina ny zaza. The child sleeps at night.
mandeha an-tongotra	verb	to walk	Mandeha an-tongotra any an-tsekoly isan'andro aho. I walk to school daily.
mihazakazaka	verb	to run	Mihazakazaka haingana be ilay zazalahy. The boy runs very fast.
mamaky	verb	to read	Mamaky tantara fohy izy. She reads a short story.
manoratra	verb	to write	Manoratra mazava ny anarako aho. I write my name clearly.
miteny	verb	to speak	Miteny tsara ilay fiteny izy ireo. They speak the language well.
mihaino	verb	to listen	Mihainoa tsara ny mozika. Listen to the music carefully.
mandre	verb	to hear	Mandre ny rivotra any ivelany aho. I hear the wind outside.
mividy	verb	to buy	Mividy sakafo amin'ny atoandro isika. We buy food at noon.
mivarotra	verb	to sell	Mivarotra voankazo ao an-tanàna izy ireo. They sell fruit in town.
mandoa	verb	to pay	Mandoa ny dite aho. I pay for the tea.
manampy	verb	to help	Mifanampy isan'andro ny namana. Friends help each other daily.
tia	verb	to love	Tiako lalina ny fianakaviako. I love my family deeply.
miaina	verb	to live	Mipetraka ao amin'ity tanàna ity izy ireo. They live in this city.
maty	verb	to die	Maty miadana indraindray ny hazo antitra. Old trees die slowly sometimes.
mianatra	verb	to learn	Mianatra teny vaovao haingana ny ankizy. Children learn new words quickly.
mampianatra	verb	to teach	Mampianatra ao amin'ny sekolinay izy. She teaches at our school.
manokatra	verb	to open	Sokafy ny varavarana izao azafady. Please open the door now.
manidy	verb	to close	Hidio ny varavarankely amin'ny alina. Close the window at night.
olona	noun	person	Tsara fanahy be io olona io. That person is very kind.
lehilahy	noun	man	Rainy ilay lehilahy. The man is my father.
vehivavy	noun	woman	Matanjaka be ilay vehivavy. The woman is very strong.
zaza	noun	child	Matory izao ny zaza. The child is sleeping now.
zazalahy	noun	boy	Mamaky boky isaky ny hariva ilay zazalahy. The boy reads every evening.
zazavavy	noun	girl	Manana voninkazo ilay zazavavy. The girl has a flower.
fianakaviana	noun	family	Miara-mipetraka eto ny fianakaviako. My family lives together here.
reny	noun	mother	Manao sakafo tsara ny reniko. My mother makes good food.
ray	noun	father	Miasa ao an-tanàna ny raiko. My father works in town.
namana	noun	friend	Faly be ny namako. My friend is very happy.
trano	noun	house	Lehibe be ny tranon'izy ireo. Their house is very big.
an-trano	noun	home	Handeha hody aho izao. I am going home now.
sekoly	noun	school	Misokatra maraina isan'andro ny sekoly. The school opens early daily.
tanàna	noun	city	Be olona ity tanàna ity. This city is very busy.
firenena	noun	country	Tsara tarehy be ny firenentsika. Our country is very beautiful.
izao tontolo izao	noun	world	Lehibe dia lehibe izao tontolo izao. The world is very large.
arabe	noun	street	Lava sy malalaka ny arabe. The street is long and wide.
efitra	noun	room	Kely be ity efitra ity. This room is very small.
fotoana	noun	time	Mandalo haingana be ny fotoana izao. Time passes very quickly now.
andro	noun	day	Andro tsara ny anio. Today is a good day.
alina	noun	night	Mangatsiaka be ny alina. The night is very cold.
maraina	noun	morning	Madio sy mangatsika ny maraina. The morning is fresh and cool.
hariva	noun	evening	Misotro dite isaky ny hariva isika. We drink tea every evening.
herinandro	noun	week	Misy fito andro ny herinandro iray. A week has seven days.
volana	noun	month	Sahirana be ity volana ity. This month is very busy.
taona	noun	year	Toa vaovao be ity taona ity. This year feels very new.
anio	adverb	today	Miasa ao an-trano aho anio. I work at home today.
rahampitso	adverb	tomorrow	Handeha rahampitso maraina isika. We will go tomorrow morning.
omaly	adverb	yesterday	Tonga teto izy omaly hariva. She came here yesterday evening.
izao	adverb	now	Mila ny fanampianao aho izao. I need your help now.
masoandro	noun	sun	Mafana be ny masoandro. The sun is very hot.
volana	noun	moon	Mamirapiratra ny volana anio alina. The moon is bright tonight.
kintana	noun	star	Mamirapiratra be io kintana io. That star is very bright.
lanitra	noun	sky	Manga be ny lanitra. The sky is very blue.
tany	noun	earth	Fonenantsika ny tany. The earth is our home.
afo	noun	fire	Mafana be ny afo. The fire is very hot.
rano	noun	water	Mangatsiaka be ny rano. The water is very cold.
orana	noun	rain	Milatsaka isan-tolakandro ny orana. The rain comes every afternoon.
rivotra	noun	wind	Mahery be ny rivotra. The wind is very strong.
hazo	noun	tree	Avo be io hazo io. That tree is very tall.
voninkazo	noun	flower	Tsara tarehy be ity voninkazo ity. This flower is very beautiful.
tendrombohitra	noun	mountain	Avo be ny tendrombohitra. The mountain is very high.
renirano	noun	river	Lava sy malalaka ny renirano. The river is long and wide.
ranomasina	noun	sea	Manga ny ranomasina anio. The sea is blue today.
sakafo	noun	food	Tsara be ny sakafo. The food is very good.
mofo	noun	bread	Vaovao ity mofo ity anio. This bread is fresh today.
vary	noun	rice	Mihinana vary isan'andro isika. We eat rice every day.
hena	noun	meat	Mafana be ny hena. The meat is very hot.
trondro	noun	fish	Vaovao ny trondro anio. The fish is fresh today.
atody	noun	egg	Mihinana atody iray isan'andro aho. I eat one egg daily.
ronono	noun	milk	Mbola mafana ny ronono. The milk is still warm.
voankazo	noun	fruit	Mamy be ity voankazo ity. This fruit is very sweet.
dite	noun	tea	Misotro dite isa-maraina isika. We drink tea every morning.
kafe	noun	coffee	Misotro kafe isa-maraina izy. He drinks coffee every morning.
loha	noun	head	Marary kely ny lohako. My head hurts a little.
maso	noun	eye	Tsara tarehy be ny masony. Her eyes are very beautiful.
sofina	noun	ear	Mandre io feo io ny sofiko. My ear hears that sound.
vava	noun	mouth	Sokafy ny vavanao azafady. Open your mouth, please.
orona	noun	nose	Kely be ny orony. His nose is very small.
tanana	noun	hand	Mangatsiaka be ny tanako. My hand is very cold.
tongotra	noun	foot	Marary ny tongotro anio. My foot hurts today.
fo	noun	heart	Feno ny foko anio. My heart is full today.
anarana	noun	name	Tsara be ny anaranao. Your name is very beautiful.
boky	noun	book	Antitra be ity boky ity. This book is very old.
teny	noun	word	Tena zava-dehibe io teny io. That word is very important.
fiteny	noun	language	Mora ianarana ity fiteny ity. This language is easy to learn.
vola	noun	money	Mila vola bebe kokoa aho izao. I need more money now.
asa	noun	work	Sarotra be ny asako. My work is very hard.
fitiavana	noun	love	Mampahatsara ny fiainana ny fitiavana. Love makes life beautiful.
mozika	noun	music	Tsara tarehy be ny mozika. The music is very beautiful.
tantara	noun	story	Mahaliana be io tantara io. That story is very interesting.
lalana	noun	way	Lava be ity lalana ity. This way is very long.
zavatra	noun	thing	Ilaina be io zavatra io. That thing is very useful.
fiainana	noun	life	Tsy mora foana ny fiainana. Life is not always easy.
varavarana	noun	door	Misokatra izao ny varavarana. The door is now open.
latabatra	noun	table	Eo ambonin'ny latabatra ny boky. The book is on the table.
seza	noun	chair	Antitra be ity seza ity. This chair is very old.
fiara	noun	car	Haingana be ny fiara. The car is very fast.
tsara	adjective	good	Tsara be ity sakafo ity. This food is very good.
ratsy	adjective	bad	Ratsy be ny toetr'andro. The weather is very bad.
lehibe	adjective	big	Lehibe be ny tranon'izy ireo. Their house is very big.
kely	adjective	small	Kely be ity efitra ity. This room is very small.
vaovao	adjective	new	Manana boky vaovao aho. I have a new book.
antitra	adjective	old	Antitra be io seza io. That chair is very old.
lava	adjective	long	Lava be ny lalana. The road is very long.
fohy	adjective	short	Fohy be ny tantara. The story is very short.
avo	adjective	high	Avo be io tendrombohitra io. That mountain is very high.
ambany	adjective	low	Ambany loatra ny latabatra. The table is too low.
mafana	adjective	hot	Mafana be ny dite. The tea is very hot.
mangatsiaka	adjective	cold	Mangatsiaka be ny rano. The water is very cold.
faly	adjective	happy	Faly be ny zaza. The child is very happy.
malahelo	adjective	sad	Malahelo izy anio. She feels sad today.
tsara tarehy	adjective	beautiful	Tsara tarehy be ny voninkazo. The flower is very beautiful.
mora	adjective	easy	Mora be ity asa ity. This work is very easy.
sarotra	adjective	hard	Sarotra be ity fanontaniana ity. This question is very hard.
haingana	adjective	fast	Haingana be io fiara io. That car is very fast.
miadana	adjective	slow	Mandeha miadana ilay lehilahy antitra. The old man walks slowly.
marina	adjective	right	Marina ny valinteninao. Your answer is right.
diso	adjective	wrong	Diso io valiny io. That answer is wrong.
zava-dehibe	adjective	important	Tena zava-dehibe ity boky ity. This book is very important.
marina	adjective	true	Marina io tantara io. That story is true.
feno	adjective	full	Feno tanteraka ny vera. The glass is completely full.
foana	adjective	empty	Foana tanteraka ny efitra. The room is completely empty.
tanora	adjective	young	Mbola tanora ilay zazavavy. The girl is still young.
matanjaka	adjective	strong	Matanjaka be io lehilahy io. That man is very strong.
malemy	adjective	weak	Malemy aho anio. I feel weak today.
mena	adjective	red	Mena mamirapiratra ny voninkazo. The flower is bright red.
manga	adjective	blue	Manga ny lanitra anio. The sky is blue today.
maitso	adjective	green	Maitso mamirapiratra ny hazo. The tree is bright green.
mavo	adjective	yellow	Mavo mamirapiratra ny voninkazo. The flower is bright yellow.
mainty	adjective	black	Mainty ny fiara. The car is black.
fotsy	adjective	white	Fotsy ny ronono. The milk is white.
eny	interjection	yes	Eny, vonona aho izao. Yes, I am ready now.
tsia	interjection	no	Tsia, tsy mahalala aho. No, I do not know.
tsy	adverb	not	Tsy reraka aho izao. I am not tired now.
sy	conjunction	and	Vonona ny dite sy ny mofo. Tea and bread are ready.
na	conjunction	or	Tsara ny dite na ny kafe. Tea or coffee is fine.
fa	conjunction	but	Reraka aho fa faly. I am tired but happy.
raha	conjunction	if	Raha avy ny orana, mitoera ao an-trano. If it rains, stay home.
satria	conjunction	because	Nijanona tao an-trano aho satria nilatsaka ny orana. I stayed home because rain fell.
miaraka amin'ny	preposition	with	Tonga niaraka amin'ny namako aho. I came with my friend.
tsy misy	preposition	without	Misotro dite tsy misy siramamy izy. He drinks tea without sugar.
ho an'ny	preposition	for	Ho anao ity fanomezana ity. This gift is for you.
avy amin'ny	preposition	from	Avy amin'ny tanàna izy. She came from the city.
any	preposition	to	Nandeha any an-tsekoly isika. We went to the school.