Looking for practical Bemba to Kiga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Bemba phrase first, then the Kiga translation (Kiga) — 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 Kiga.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Kiga-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Shani
Okwagala
Natotela
Webale
Muli shani
Osiibye bulungi
Muli shani
Osiibye bulungi
Muli shani
Osiibye bulungi
Shalenipo bwino
Osiibye bulungi
Tukakutana
Tugenda okukutana
Twalumba
Nkwagala
Iwe ulishani?
Erinnya lyo ani?
Ndefwaya John
Erinnya lyange nze John
Uli bwanji?
Oli otya?
Nashitasha kukumona
Nneebwanga okukuyita
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.
Ndefwaya kumfwa
Sikuganya.
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.
Ningaloleleko?
Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?
Ili kuti ikalamba?
Ekitanda kiki?
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
Nkwenda otya mu kiti?
Fumya kumwendo
Genda ku kkono.
Fumya kumwendo
Genda ku ddyo.
Enda pamo
Genda mu maaso.
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
Ekitundu kiki?
Ticket imwe, nomba
Ekitanda emu, nyamba.
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?
Ndi lost
Ndi mu kwegendereza.
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
Nkwenda kutuuka wa SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Eya
Eee
Awe
Oya
Panga
Wali
Ndi bwino
Ndiinze
Ndi bwino na
Sindiinze
Ilyo lishibukile
Ekitanga kiza
Uchite shani?
Oteka ki?
Ushakufwa?
Okwetegera?
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa
Nfuna okwetegera
Leka ifi
Leka akaseke
Nshakufwa
Ndi mwefwe
Takwaba shani
Tera kintu
Nshakufwa bwino
Nkwagala
Nashala bwino mu mwaka
Okwagala omwaka omukya
Ube na mulimo wabwino
Okwetegera mu nsi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?
Eri heza y'ekitabo?(Eri heza y'ekitabo?)
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?
Eri heza y'ekibuga?(Eri heza y'ekibuga?)
Ninshi ni platform iyi?
Ekiyungiriro ki?(Ekiyungiriro ki?)
Ninshi ikalamba?
Ekitonde ki?(Ekitonde ki?)
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?
Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?(Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?)
Ili pamo na pano.
Eri wansi wano(Eri wansi wano)
Ili lishilu na pano.
Eri kure wano(Eri kure wano)
Ushibukishe pa mape?
Oyinza okundabira ku karita?(Oyinza okundabira ku karita?)
Leka pano, chonde.
Mugume wano, nyabo(Mugume wano, nyabo)
Kuli shani?
Ekitanga ki?(Ekitanga ki?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ili shani?
Ekitanga ki?(ekitanga ki)
Ili lya kuli
Ekitanga ky'ekikula(ekitanga ky'ekikula)
Muli na chimo chibulu?
Oli n'ekintu ekirungi?(oli n'ekintu ekirungi)
Ningakupanga na kadi?
Nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi?(nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi)
Ningakonda itabo lyakupanga abali babili
Nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri(nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri)