Looking for practical Bemba to Venda phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Bemba phrase first, then the Venda translation (Venda) — 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 Venda.
Tip: read the Venda 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
Ndi matsheloni
Natotela
Ndi a livhuwa
Muli shani
Ndi matsheloni
Muli shani
Ndi masiari
Muli shani
Ndi madekwana
Shalenipo bwino
Ndi masiari a u fhela
Tukakutana
Tshilidzi
Twalumba
Vhuyani
Iwe ulishani?
Ndi mini dzina lenu?
Ndefwaya John
Dzina langa ndi John
Uli bwanji?
Ni khou itea?
Nashitasha kukumona
Ndi khou funa u vhuya na inwi
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?
Ni a ṱhota ṅwambo?(ni a thota n'wambo)
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
A ndi ṱhoti Hindi zwavhudi(a ndi thoti Hindi zwavhudi)
Ndefwaya kumfwa
A ndi ḓivhi(a ndi dhiwi)
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
Ndi ṱhanyela u ṱhota nga ṱhoho(ndi thanyela u thota nga thoho)
Ningaloleleko?
Ndi a ṱanga zwenezwi?(ndi a thanga zwenezwi)
Ili kuti ikalamba?
Bani hu na khotani?(bani hu na khotani)
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
Ndi ya hani u ya tsini na muṱa?(ndi ya hani u ya tsini na mutha)
Fumya kumwendo
Fhulu u ya shango(fhulu u ya shango)
Fumya kumwendo
Fhulu u ya ṱhoho(fhulu u ya thoho)
Enda pamo
Ḓi ṱhota nga ṱhoho(dhi thota nga thoho)
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
Fhasi i na hani?(fhasi i na hani)
Ticket imwe, nomba
Ticket ye ḽa, nd please(ticket ye la, nd please)
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
I na fhasi u bva hone?(i na fhasi u bva hone)
Ndi lost
Ndi a fhedza(ndi a fhedza)
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
Ndi nga wana SIM card phi?(ndi nga wana SIM card phi)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Eya
Ee
Awe
Aih
Panga
Ndi nga si
Ndi bwino
Ndi a livhuwa
Ndi bwino na
Ndi a sa livhuwi
Ilyo lishibukile
Izwi zwine zwa ita zwavhuya
Uchite shani?
U vhona mini?
Ushakufwa?
U nga nthusa?
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa
Ndi na nyito
Leka ifi
Langa muthu
Nshakufwa
Ndi a humbula
Takwaba shani
A hu na nḓila
Nshakufwa bwino
Ndi a livhuwa
Nashala bwino mu mwaka
Ndi a ni ṱhonifha
Ube na mulimo wabwino
Ndi a ni ṱhonifha na u shuma
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?
Uphi i-station ye-train?
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?
Uphi i-bus stop?
Ninshi ni platform iyi?
I-platform efani na?
Ninshi ikalamba?
Iri ngafhi?
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?
Iyi ndi ndowei efani?
Ili pamo na pano.
Iri khathihi na.
Ili lishilu na pano.
Iri khulwane na.
Ushibukishe pa mape?
U nga nanga u tshi khou vhona kha maphu?
Leka pano, chonde.
Dzhia fhedzi, ndi khou livhuwa.
Kuli shani?
Zwi tshi dzhia ngafhi?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Ili shani?
Zwi khou itea ngani?(Ili shani?)
Ili lya kuli
Izwi ndi zwihulu.(Ili lya kuli)
Muli na chimo chibulu?
Ni na zwine zwa itea nga nṱha?(Muli na chimo chibulu?)
Ningakupanga na kadi?
Ndi nga fhira nga khadi?(Ningakupanga na kadi?)
Ningakonda itabo lyakupanga abali babili
Ndi khou ṱoḓa tafela ya vhuṱanzi.(Ningakonda itabo lyakupanga abali babili)
Icilanga, tapali
Ndi ṱhoḓa muthu, ndapota.(Icilanga, tapali)
Ubufyashi bwakupanga?
Ndi na tshelete ya vhuṱanzi?(Ubufyashi bwakupanga?)
Ndi mvegetarian
Ndi muvegetarian.(Ndi mvegetarian)
Nshikala na fya spicy, tapali
A si na food ya vhuṱhiri, ndapota.(Nshikala na fya spicy, tapali)
Ili lya bwino
Izi ndi zwitukwama.(Ili lya bwino)
Ningakonda ifyalo?
Ndi nga ṱoḓa menu?(Ningakonda ifyalo?)
Icupa ca mvula, tapali
Ndi ṱhoḓa glasi ya mvura, ndapota.(Icupa ca mvula, tapali)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Tuma abashitisha
Fhonelela mapolisa
Tuma ambulance
Fhonelela ambulanse
Nshikala na doctor
Ndi funa ngaka
Nshikala bwino
Ndi a shota
Ndi na allergy ku nsalu
Ndi na u shota kha phiri
Ili kuti hospital ya pafupi?
Ndi wani hoso ya vhuṱungu?
Kuli ububi pano
Zwi a vha na mulalo hone
Nashitile passport yangu
Ndi fhedza pasipoti yangu
Nawe tuma hotel yangu?
U nga fhonelela hotele yangu?
Chikondi!
Ramba!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nashamukeni
Ndi khou livhuwa u vhulunga(na-sha-mu-ke-ni)
Tulefwaya ukusanga
A ri vhe na thendo(tu-le-fwa-ya u-ku-sanga)
Ninshi ifikala bwino kwa iwe?
Ndi ngani ini u shuma na yone?(nin-shi i-fi-ka-la bwi-no kwa i-we)
Nizakutuma ifishina lelo
Ndi do ruma ripoti ndayani(ni-za-ku-tu-ma i-fi-shi-na le-lo)
Twafwaya ukusambilila lero?
A ri nga bvela phanda nga ndayo?(twa-fwa-ya u-ku-sam-bi-li-la le-ro)
Nomba fwebo file iliko
Ndi khou humbela u wana faele yo thomulwaho(nom-ba fwe-bo fi-le i-li-ko)
Natotela pa nshita
Ndi a livhuwa nga ha u ralo(na-to-te-la pa nshi-ta)
Nifwaya ukushanda na iwe
Ndi khou takalela u shuma na inwi(ni-fwa-ya u-ku-shan-da na i-we)
Wakosa ukufumya icikomo?
A ni nga sumbedza nḓila iṅwe?(wa-ko-sa u-ku-fum-ya i-ci-ko-mo)
Nizakukumbusha
Ndi do bva u ya u inwi(ni-za-ku-kum-bu-sha)
Ishina lyakupela ni Lwapula
Nḓila i khou fhela nga ṋaṅwe(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.