Looking for practical Baluchi to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Baluchi phrase first, then the Bemba translation (Bemba) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Bemba.
Tip: when a Bemba phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Baluchi wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
سلام
Shani(salam)
تشکر
Natotela(tashakkor)
صبح بخیر
Muli shani(subh bakhair)
دوپہر بخیر
Muli shani(dopehar bakhair)
شام بخیر
Muli shani(shaam bakhair)
شب بخیر
Shalenipo bwino(shab bakhair)
بعد میں ملیں گے
Tukakutana(baad mein milain ge)
خدا حافظ
Twalumba(khuda hafiz)
تُهند ناو چے؟
Iwe ulishani?(tuhind naw che?)
من ناو جان آ
Ndefwaya John(man naw John a)
تُهند حال چے؟
Uli bwanji?(tuhind haal che?)
تُهند سے مل کر خوشی ہوئی
Nashitasha kukumona(tuhind se mil kar khushi hui)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
آیا تو انگلیسی صحبت میکنی؟
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?(Aya to engilisi sohbat mikoni?)
من هندی خوب صحبت نمیکنم
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino(Man Hindi khub sohbat namikonam)