Looking for practical Bemba to Romani phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Bemba phrase first, then the Romani translation (Romani) — 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 Romani.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Romani-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
Sastimos
Natotela
Dikhes
Muli shani
Sar san o drom
Muli shani
Sar san o drom
Muli shani
Sar san o večer
Shalenipo bwino
Sar san o noć
Tukakutana
Sikav tuke na jekh
Twalumba
Sastipen
Iwe ulishani?
So t'avel tiri navn?
Ndefwaya John
Mande t'avel John
Uli bwanji?
Soske tuke?
Nashitasha kukumona
Rromale tuke
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?
Aš tuke anglis thaj?(ash tooke anglis thaj)
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
Na thajav Hindi sar o baro(na thajav Hindi sar o baro)
Ndefwaya kumfwa
Na sam tuke(na sam tooke)
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
Sikav tuke buti(sikav tooke buti)
Ningaloleleko?
Suk tuke so khanav avri?(suk tooke so khanav avri)
Ili kuti ikalamba?
Kade si o toalet?(kade si o toalet)
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
Sako me džanav katar o centar?(sako me jhanav katar o centar)
Fumya kumwendo
Džanav levo(jhanav levo)
Fumya kumwendo
Džanav pravo(jhanav pravo)
Enda pamo
Džanav buti(jhanav buti)
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
Sako si o tarifo?(sako si o tarifo)
Ticket imwe, nomba
Eka tiketa, please(eka tiketa, please)
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
Si o baro katar here?(si o baro katar here)
Ndi lost
Me si na džanav(me si na jhanav)
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?(kade me jhanav kupi o SIM kardo)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Eya
Ja
Awe
Na
Panga
Možda
Ndi bwino
Sukalav
Ndi bwino na
Nesukalav
Ilyo lishibukile
To so boro
Uchite shani?
So te phendav?
Ushakufwa?
Sako te mikerav?
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa
Me mangav miker
Leka ifi
Phirav kher
Nshakufwa
Me som te bachtal
Takwaba shani
Na problem
Nshakufwa bwino
Sukalav tuke
Nashala bwino mu mwaka
Sukal tuke kher
Ube na mulimo wabwino
Sakona safar kher
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?
Kasa jekh train station?
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?
Kasa jekh bus stop?
Ninshi ni platform iyi?
Kasa platform?
Ninshi ikalamba?
So kalo khera?
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?
So si jekh pravas?
Ili pamo na pano.
So si buchi tu?
Ili lishilu na pano.
So si dikh le tu?
Ushibukishe pa mape?
Tu kheres me le mapa?
Leka pano, chonde.
Sti le tu, please.
Kuli shani?
Kado kheras?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ili shani?
Sako kheres thaj?(sako kheres thaj)
Ili lya kuli
Taj e bori drago(taj e bori drago)
Muli na chimo chibulu?
Aso tuke katar chede?(aso tuke katar chede)
Ningakupanga na kadi?
Sakava kade kerdan?(sakava kade kerdan)
Ningakonda itabo lyakupanga abali babili
Mande sar o buchi for duj(mande sar o buchi for duj)
Icilanga, tapali
O bil, please(o bil, please)
Ubufyashi bwakupanga?
Sar o servis included?(sar o servis included)
Ndi mvegetarian
Mande so vegetarian(mande so vegetarian)
Nshikala na fya spicy, tapali
Na spicy khana, please(na spicy khana, please)
Ili lya bwino
Taj e delikates(taj e delikates)
Ningakonda ifyalo?
Sakava kade o menu?(sakava kade o menu)
Icupa ca mvula, tapali
O buchi thaj, please(o buchi thaj, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Tuma abashitisha
Zhanav te policija
Tuma ambulance
Zhanav te ambulanca
Nshikala na doctor
Mane kaj doctoro
Nshikala bwino
Mane si mala
Ndi na allergy ku nsalu
Mane si alergik te kikiriki
Ili kuti hospital ya pafupi?
Kade si najbliža bolnica?
Kuli ububi pano
Sikav tut here
Nashitile passport yangu
Mane si zhalav my passport
Nawe tuma hotel yangu?
Sukare te zhanav my hotel?
Chikondi!
Pomoć!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nashamukeni
Sastipen te kerel tuke(na-sha-mu-ke-ni)
Tulefwaya ukusanga
Aven te kerdan o kher(tu-le-fwa-ya u-ku-sanga)
Ninshi ifikala bwino kwa iwe?
So kher o vremi te tuke?(nin-shi i-fi-ka-la bwi-no kwa i-we)
Nizakutuma ifishina lelo
Me phenen o raport thaj dikh(ni-za-ku-tu-ma i-fi-shi-na le-lo)
Twafwaya ukusambilila lero?
Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?(twa-fwa-ya u-ku-sam-bi-li-la le-ro)
Nomba fwebo file iliko
Phral te jekh file kerdik(nom-ba fwe-bo fi-le i-li-ko)
Natotela pa nshita
Sastim te for o vremi tuke(na-to-te-la pa nshi-ta)
Nifwaya ukushanda na iwe
Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke(ni-fwa-ya u-ku-shan-da na i-we)
Wakosa ukufumya icikomo?
Kade te jekh kher o pun?(wa-ko-sa u-ku-fum-ya i-ci-ko-mo)
Nizakukumbusha
Aven me kerdan nazar tuke(ni-za-ku-kum-bu-sha)
Ishina lyakupela ni Lwapula
O deadline si o Vrihda(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.