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Common Bemba to Latin phrases

100 practical Bemba to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Bemba to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Bemba phrase first, then the Latin translation (Latin) — 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 Latin.

Tip: when a Latin phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Bemba 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.

  1. Shani

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Natotela

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Muli shani

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Muli shani

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Muli shani

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Shalenipo bwino

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Tukakutana

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Twalumba

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. Iwe ulishani?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Ndefwaya John

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Uli bwanji?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Nashitasha kukumona

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Ndefwaya kumfwa

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Nimwandi ulukanda buteko

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Ningaloleleko?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Ili kuti ikalamba?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Ningalileka shani ku city center?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Fumya kumwendo

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Fumya kumwendo

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Enda pamo

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Kuli shani ifyabukata?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Ticket imwe, nomba

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Kuli lishilu ukulya?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ndi lost

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Eya

    Ita

  2. Awe

    Non

  3. Panga

    Fortasse

  4. Ndi bwino

    Consentio

  5. Ndi bwino na

    Non consentio

  6. Ilyo lishibukile

    Bene sonat

  7. Uchite shani?

    Quid censes?

  8. Ushakufwa?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. Ndefwaya ifyakufwa

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. Leka ifi

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. Nshakufwa

    Me paenitet

  12. Takwaba shani

    Nullum problema

  13. Nshakufwa bwino

    Felicitaciones

  14. Nashala bwino mu mwaka

    Felix natalis dies

  15. Ube na mulimo wabwino

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Ninshi ni platform iyi?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Ninshi ikalamba?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. Ili pamo na pano.

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. Ili lishilu na pano.

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. Ushibukishe pa mape?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Leka pano, chonde.

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Kuli shani?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Ili shani?

    Quot hoc constat? (Ili shani?)

  2. Ili lya kuli

    Id nimis carum est. (Ili lya kuli)

  3. Muli na chimo chibulu?

    Habesne quidquam cheap? (Muli na chimo chibulu?)

  4. Ningakupanga na kadi?

    Possumne solvere charta? (Ningakupanga na kadi?)

  5. Ningakonda itabo lyakupanga abali babili

    Velim mensam pro duobus. (Ningakonda itabo lyakupanga abali babili)

  6. Icilanga, tapali

    Ratio, quaeso. (Icilanga, tapali)

  7. Ubufyashi bwakupanga?

    Estne servitium inclusum? (Ubufyashi bwakupanga?)

  8. Ndi mvegetarian

    Vegetarianus sum. (Ndi mvegetarian)

  9. Nshikala na fya spicy, tapali

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso. (Nshikala na fya spicy, tapali)

  10. Ili lya bwino

    Hoc est deliciosum. (Ili lya bwino)

  11. Ningakonda ifyalo?

    Possumne habere menu? (Ningakonda ifyalo?)

  12. Icupa ca mvula, tapali

    Poculum aquae, quaeso. (Icupa ca mvula, tapali)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Tuma abashitisha

    Vocā polīciam

  2. Tuma ambulance

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. Nshikala na doctor

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. Nshikala bwino

    Māla mē sentio

  5. Ndi na allergy ku nsalu

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Ili kuti hospital ya pafupi?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. Kuli ububi pano

    Hic dolet

  8. Nashitile passport yangu

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. Nawe tuma hotel yangu?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. Chikondi!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Nashamukeni

    Te convenire pulchrum est (na-sha-mu-ke-ni)

  2. Tulefwaya ukusanga

    Conventum constituamus (tu-le-fwa-ya u-ku-sanga)

  3. Ninshi ifikala bwino kwa iwe?

    Quot hora tibi convenit? (nin-shi i-fi-ka-la bwi-no kwa i-we)

  4. Nizakutuma ifishina lelo

    Reportum hodie mittam (ni-za-ku-tu-ma i-fi-shi-na le-lo)

  5. Twafwaya ukusambilila lero?

    Possumusne cras loqui? (twa-fwa-ya u-ku-sam-bi-li-la le-ro)

  6. Nomba fwebo file iliko

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso (nom-ba fwe-bo fi-le i-li-ko)

  7. Natotela pa nshita

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo (na-to-te-la pa nshi-ta)

  8. Nifwaya ukushanda na iwe

    Spero ad te laborare (ni-fwa-ya u-ku-shan-da na i-we)

  9. Wakosa ukufumya icikomo?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare? (wa-ko-sa u-ku-fum-ya i-ci-ko-mo)

  10. Nizakukumbusha

    Permitte me ad te redire (ni-za-ku-kum-bu-sha)

  11. Ishina lyakupela ni Lwapula

    Terminatio est Veneris (i-shi-na lya-ku-pe-la ni Lwa-pu-la)

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Ninshi ilya shani?

    Quot hora est? (Ninshi ilya shani?)

  2. Kuli nomba itatu.

    Tertia hora est. (Kuli nomba itatu.)

  3. Lelo.

    Hodie (Lelo.)

  4. Mwaume.

    Cras (Mwaume.)

  5. Kale.

    Heri (Kale.)

  6. Lwandi.

    Dies Lunae (Lwandi.)

  7. Lwakabamba.

    Dies Martis (Lwakabamba.)

  8. Lwapili.

    Dies Mercurii (Lwapili.)

  9. Imwe.

    Unus (Imwe.)

  10. Ibili.

    Duo (Ibili.)

  11. Itatu.

    Tres (Itatu.)

  12. Icumi.

    Decem (Icumi.)

  13. Cikumi.

    Centum (Cikumi.)

  14. Pafya.

    Dimidium (Pafya.)

  15. Ilyo.

    Plus (Ilyo.)

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