Looking for practical Baluchi to Tumbuka phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Baluchi phrase first, then the Tumbuka translation (Tumbuka) — 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 Tumbuka.
Tip: pick five Tumbuka phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
سلام
Moni(salam)
تشکر
Zikomo(tashakkor)
صبح بخیر
Muli bwanji(subh bakhair)
دوپہر بخیر
Muli bwanji(dopehar bakhair)
شام بخیر
Muli bwanji(shaam bakhair)
شب بخیر
Usiku wabwino(shab bakhair)
بعد میں ملیں گے
Tiwonana(baad mein milain ge)
خدا حافظ
Tsalani bwino(khuda hafiz)
تُهند ناو چے؟
Dzina lanu ndi ndani?(tuhind naw che?)
من ناو جان آ
Dzina langa ndi John(man naw John a)
تُهند حال چے؟
Muli bwanji?(tuhind haal che?)
تُهند سے مل کر خوشی ہوئی
Ndine wokondwa kukumana nanu(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؟
Muli ndi Chingerezi?(muli ndi chingerezi)
من هندی خوب صحبت نمیکنم
Sikuyankhula Hindi bwino(sikuyankhula hindi bwino)