Looking for practical Bemba to Turkmen phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Bemba phrase first, then the Turkmen translation (Turkmen) — 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 Turkmen.
Tip: read the Turkmen line out loud three times, then cover the Bemba side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Shani
Salam
Natotela
Sag bol
Muli shani
Erteňiz hayyr
Muli shani
Gündizňiz hayyr
Muli shani
Akşamyňyz hayyr
Shalenipo bwino
Gowy gijeler
Tukakutana
Görüşeriz
Twalumba
Hoşlaşýarys
Iwe ulishani?
Adyňyz näme?
Ndefwaya John
Meniň adym John
Uli bwanji?
Nädip?
Nashitasha kukumona
Siz bilen tanyşmak hoş
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?
Siz iňlisçe gepleýärsiňizmi?(Siz inlisce gepleyarsynyzmi?)
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
Men hindçe gowy geplemeýärin.(Men hindce gowy geplemeýärin.)
Ndefwaya kumfwa
Men düşünmeýärin.(Men düşünmeýärin.)
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
Hawa, haýyş edýärin, seýrek gepleiň.
Ningaloleleko?
Şuny gaýtalap aýdyp bilersiňizmi?(Şuny gaýtalap aýdyp bilýärsiňizmi?)
Ili kuti ikalamba?
Wc nirede?
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
Şäher merkezine nädip baryp bileýin?
Fumya kumwendo
Çep tarapyna öwrüliň.
Fumya kumwendo
Sag tarapyna öwrüliň.
Enda pamo
Düz git.
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
Bilet näçe?
Ticket imwe, nomba
Bir bilet, haýyş edýärin.
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
Bu ýerde uzakmy?
Ndi lost
Men ýitdim.
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
Men SIM kartyny nireden satyn alyp bilerin?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Eya
Hawa
Awe
Ýok
Panga
Belki
Ndi bwino
Men razy
Ndi bwino na
Men razy däl
Ilyo lishibukile
Bu gowy eşidilýär
Uchite shani?
Sen näme pikir edýärsiň?
Ushakufwa?
Meni kömek edip bilersiňmi?
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa
Meniň kömege zerur
Leka ifi
Bir pursat gara
Nshakufwa
Bagyşla
Takwaba shani
Problem ýok
Nshakufwa bwino
Tebrikler
Nashala bwino mu mwaka
Doglan günüňiz bilen
Ube na mulimo wabwino
Howpsuz ýol geçiriň
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?
Demir ýol stansiýasy nirede?(Demir yol stansiyasy nirede?)