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Common Catalan to Bemba phrases

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

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

Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Bemba-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.

  1. Hola

    Shani

  2. Gràcies

    Natotela

  3. Bon dia

    Muli shani

  4. Bona tarda

    Muli shani

  5. Bona nit

    Muli shani

  6. Bona nit

    Shalenipo bwino

  7. Fins després

    Tukakutana

  8. Adéu

    Twalumba

  9. Com et dius?

    Iwe ulishani?

  10. Em dic John

    Ndefwaya John

  11. Com estàs?

    Uli bwanji?

  12. Encantat de conèixer-te

    Nashitasha kukumona

Useful phrases for travellers

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

  1. Parles anglès?

    Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?

  2. No parlo bé l'hindi

    Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino

  3. No entenc

    Ndefwaya kumfwa

  4. Si us plau, parla lentament

    Nimwandi ulukanda buteko

  5. Podries dir-ho de nou?

    Ningaloleleko?

  6. On és el lavabo?

    Ili kuti ikalamba?

  7. Com arribo al centre de la ciutat?

    Ningalileka shani ku city center?

  8. Gira a l'esquerra

    Fumya kumwendo

  9. Gira a la dreta

    Fumya kumwendo

  10. Ves recte

    Enda pamo

  11. Quant costa el bitllet?

    Kuli shani ifyabukata?

  12. Un bitllet, si us plau

    Ticket imwe, nomba

  13. És lluny d'aquí?

    Kuli lishilu ukulya?

  14. Estic perdut

    Ndi lost

  15. On puc comprar una targeta SIM?

    Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Sí

    Eya

  2. No

    Awe

  3. Potser

    Panga

  4. Estic d'acord

    Ndi bwino

  5. No estic d'acord

    Ndi bwino na

  6. Això sona bé

    Ilyo lishibukile

  7. Què en penses?

    Uchite shani?

  8. Em pots ajudar?

    Ushakufwa?

  9. Necessito ajuda

    Ndefwaya ifyakufwa

  10. Espera un moment

    Leka ifi

  11. Em sap greu

    Nshakufwa

  12. Cap problema

    Takwaba shani

  13. Felicitats

    Nshakufwa bwino

  14. Feliç aniversari

    Nashala bwino mu mwaka

  15. Que tinguis un bon viatge

    Ube na mulimo wabwino

Directions and getting around

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

  1. On és l'estació de tren?

    Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?

  2. On és la parada d'autobús?

    Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?

  3. Quina és la plataforma?

    Ninshi ni platform iyi?

  4. A quina hora marxa?

    Ninshi ikalamba?

  5. És aquest el camí correcte?

    Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?

  6. És a prop d'aquí

    Ili pamo na pano.

  7. És lluny d'aquí

    Ili lishilu na pano.

  8. Em pots ensenyar al mapa?

    Ushibukishe pa mape?

  9. Atura't aquí, si us plau

    Leka pano, chonde.

  10. Quant temps triga?

    Kuli shani?

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Quant costa això?

    Ili shani? (Ili shani?)

  2. Això és massa car

    Ili lya kuli (Ili lya kuli)

  3. Teniu alguna cosa més barata?

    Muli na chimo chibulu? (Muli na chimo chibulu?)

  4. Puc pagar amb targeta?

    Ningakupanga na kadi? (Ningakupanga na kadi?)

  5. Voldria una taula per a dos

    Ningakonda itabo lyakupanga abali babili (Ningakonda itabo lyakupanga abali babili)

  6. El compte, si us plau

    Icilanga, tapali (Icilanga, tapali)

  7. Està inclòs el servei?

    Ubufyashi bwakupanga? (Ubufyashi bwakupanga?)

  8. Sóc vegetarià

    Ndi mvegetarian (Ndi mvegetarian)

  9. Sense menjar picant, si us plau

    Nshikala na fya spicy, tapali (Nshikala na fya spicy, tapali)

  10. Això és deliciós

    Ili lya bwino (Ili lya bwino)

  11. Puc tenir el menú?

    Ningakonda ifyalo? (Ningakonda ifyalo?)

  12. Un got d'aigua, si us plau

    Icupa ca mvula, tapali (Icupa ca mvula, tapali)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Truqueu a la policia

    Tuma abashitisha

  2. Truqueu una ambulància

    Tuma ambulance

  3. Necessito un metge

    Nshikala na doctor

  4. Em sento malament

    Nshikala bwino

  5. Sóc al·lèrgic als cacauets

    Ndi na allergy ku nsalu

  6. On és l'hospital més proper?

    Ili kuti hospital ya pafupi?

  7. Em fa mal aquí

    Kuli ububi pano

  8. He perdut el meu passaport

    Nashitile passport yangu

  9. Podeu trucar al meu hotel?

    Nawe tuma hotel yangu?

  10. Ajuda!

    Chikondi!

Work and business

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

  1. Encantat de conèixer-te

    Nashamukeni (na-sha-mu-ke-ni)

  2. Programem una reunió

    Tulefwaya ukusanga (tu-le-fwa-ya u-ku-sanga)

  3. Quina hora et va bé?

    Ninshi ifikala bwino kwa iwe? (nin-shi i-fi-ka-la bwi-no kwa i-we)

  4. Enviaré l'informe avui

    Nizakutuma ifishina lelo (ni-za-ku-tu-ma i-fi-shi-na le-lo)

  5. Podem parlar demà?

    Twafwaya ukusambilila lero? (twa-fwa-ya u-ku-sam-bi-li-la le-ro)

  6. Troba adjunt el fitxer

    Nomba fwebo file iliko (nom-ba fwe-bo fi-le i-li-ko)

  7. Gràcies pel teu temps

    Natotela pa nshita (na-to-te-la pa nshi-ta)

  8. Espero treballar amb tu

    Nifwaya ukushanda na iwe (ni-fwa-ya u-ku-shan-da na i-we)

  9. Podries aclarir aquest punt?

    Wakosa ukufumya icikomo? (wa-ko-sa u-ku-fum-ya i-ci-ko-mo)

  10. Et torno a contactar

    Nizakukumbusha (ni-za-ku-kum-bu-sha)

  11. La data límit és divendres

    Ishina lyakupela ni Lwapula (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. Quina hora és?

    Ninshi ilya shani? (Ninshi ilya shani?)

  2. Són les tres.

    Kuli nomba itatu. (Kuli nomba itatu.)

  3. Avui

    Lelo. (Lelo.)

  4. Demà

    Mwaume. (Mwaume.)

  5. Ahir

    Kale. (Kale.)

  6. Dilluns

    Lwandi. (Lwandi.)

  7. Dimarts

    Lwakabamba. (Lwakabamba.)

  8. Dimecres

    Lwapili. (Lwapili.)

  9. U

    Imwe. (Imwe.)

  10. Dos

    Ibili. (Ibili.)

  11. Tres

    Itatu. (Itatu.)

  12. Deu

    Icumi. (Icumi.)

  13. Cents

    Cikumi. (Cikumi.)

  14. Meitat

    Pafya. (Pafya.)

  15. Més

    Ilyo. (Ilyo.)

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