Looking for practical Chichewa to Kapampangan phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chichewa phrase first, then the Kapampangan translation (Kapampangan) — 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 Kapampangan.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Kapampangan-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.
Moni
Kumusta
Zikomo
Salamat
M'mawa wabwino
Magandang umaga
Masana abwino
Magandang hapon
Madziwabwino
Magandang gabi
Usiku wabwino
Magandang gabi
Tiwonana
Kita-kits
Tsalani bwino
Paalam
Dzina lako ndi ndani?
Anong pangalan mo?
Dzina langa ndi John
Ang pangalan ko ay John
Muli bwanji?
Kamusta ka?
Ndikufuna kukumana nanu
Masaya akong makilala ka
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Mukulankhula Chingerezi?
Magsalita ka bang Ingles?(Magsalita ka bang Ingles?)
Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino
E ku makasulat king Hindi.(Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino)
Sindikumva
E ku makaintindi.(Sindikumva)
Chonde lukani pang'onopang'ono
Pakiusap, magsalita kang marayu.(Chonde lukani pang'onopang'ono)
Mungathe kutero kwachiwiri?
Maliari mu bang sabian uling?(Mungathe kutero kwachiwiri?)
Kuti ndi kuti chimbudzi?
Atyu nu ing banyo?(Kuti ndi kuti chimbudzi?)
Ndingapite bwanji ku mseu wa mzinda?
Paanu ku makapunta king sentru ning ciudad?(Ndingapite bwanji ku mseu wa mzinda?)
Pangani kumanzere
Lumiko kang kaliwa.(Pangani kumanzere)
Pangani kumanzere
Lumiko kang kanan.(Pangani kumanzere)
Pitani mwachindunji
Magsalikut ka.(Pitani mwachindunji)
Ndi ndalama zingati?
Magkano ing pamasahe?(Ndi ndalama zingati?)
Tiket imodzi, chonde
Isang tiket, pakiusap.(Tiket imodzi, chonde)
Ndi kutali bwanji kuchokera pano?
Malayo ba ini king ditak?(Ndi kutali bwanji kuchokera pano?)
Ndakhalapo
Naligaw ku.(Ndakhalapo)
Ndingatengere kuti SIM card?
Atyu nu ing pamilian SIM card?(Ndingatengere kuti SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Inde
Opo
Ayi
Ali
Mwina
Buri
Ndikugwirizana
Sang-ayon ako
Sindikugwirizana
Eku sang-ayon
Zimakoma
Atyu ya ing masalese
Mumaganiza chiyani?
Nanu ing akit mu?
Mungandithandize?
Makatulong ka kaku?
Ndikufuna thandizo
Kailangan ku ning tulung
Dikirani pang'ono
Maghintay ka mu
Ndikupemphera
Pasensya na
Palibe vuto
E ali ya problema
Zikomo
Mabalaus
Tsiku lobadwa labwino
Maligayang kaarawan
Pita bwino
Maging ligtas ka king biye
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuti ndi kuti sitima?
Nanu ing lugar ning istasyon ning tren?(Nanu ing lugar ning istasyon ning tren?)
Kuti ndi kuti malo otsetsereka?
Nanu ing lugar ning bus stop?(Nanu ing lugar ning bus stop?)
Ndi chigawo chiti?
Nanu ing platform?(Nanu ing platform?)
Ndi nthawi iti imatenga?
Anong oras lalakad ya?(Anong oras lalakad ya?)
Kodi iyi ndi njira yoyenera?
Iti ba ing tamang dalan?(Iti ba ing tamang dalan?)
Ili pafupi pano
Malapit ya keng ditak.(Malapit ya keng ditak.)
Ili kutali pano
Malayo ya keng ditak.(Malayo ya keng ditak.)
Kodi mungandionetse pa mapu?
Malyari mu bang ipakit king mapa?(Malyari mu bang ipakit king mapa?)
Khalani pano, chonde
Tumigil ka keng ditak, paki.(Tumigil ka keng ditak, paki.)
Zimatenga nthawi yaitali bwanji?
Makananu katagal?(Makananu katagal?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Zimatenga ndalama zingati?
Magkano ini?(mag-kah-no ee-nee)
Izi ndizokwera mtengo kwambiri.
Masyadong mahal yan(ma-shah-yong ma-hal yan)
Kodi muli ndi chinthu chotsika mtengo?
Atyu ka bang mas mura?(ah-tyoo kah bang mas moo-rah)
Ndingathe kulipira ndi khadi?
Maka bayad ku gamit ing card?(ma-kah ba-yad koo ga-mit ing kard)
Ndikufuna tebulo la anthu awiri.
Gusto ku ning lamesa para king dua(goos-toh koo ning lah-meh-sah pah-rah king doo-ah)
Chikonthe, chonde.
Ing bill, pakisabi(ing bill pah-kee-sah-bee)
Kodi ntchito yakhala mu mtengo?
Atyu na bang kasali ing serbisyo?(ah-tyoo nah bang kah-sah-lee ing ser-bi-syo)
Ndine mvegetarian.
Vegetarian ku(veh-ge-ta-ree-an koo)
Osati chakudya chotentha, chonde.
E ku kayang maanghang, pakisabi(eh koo kah-yang mah-ahng-hang pah-kee-sah-bee)
Izi ndizochuluka.
Masarap ini(mah-sah-rap ee-nee)
Ndingathe kupeza menyu?
Maka ku ning menu?(ma-kah koo ning meh-noo)
Galasi ya madzi, chonde.
Isang baso ning danum, pakisabi(ee-sang bah-soh ning dah-noom pah-kee-sah-bee)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Fufuzani apolisi
Tawagan mu ing pulis
Fufuzani ambulansi
Tawagan mu ing ambulansya
Ndikufuna dokotala
Kailangan ku ning doktor
Ndikumva kutopa
Makanyan ku
Ndine wosokoneza ndi ma nuts a phala
Atyu ku king allergy kareng mani
Kuti ndi kuti chibadwe chachikondi?
Atyu nu ing malapit a ospital?
Kukonda apa
Masakit iti
Ndapeza pasipoti yanga
Nawawala ku ing pasaporte ku
Mungafufuze hotelo yanga?
Maliari mu bang tawagan ing hotel ku?
Thandizani!
Tulungan mu!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ndikuyamikira kukumana nanu
Masaya kung makilala ka(Masaya kung makilala ka)
Tiyeni tikhazikitse meeting
Mag-schedule tayu ning miting
Ndi nthawi yanji yomwe ikugwira ntchito kwa inu?
Anong oras ing akma para keka?
Ndzatumiza lipoti lero
Ipadala ku ing ulat ngeni
Tingathe kulankhula mawa?
Makausapan ta bukas?
Chonde pezani fayilo yowonjezedwa
Pakisali ing file a nakasama
Zikomo chifukwa cha nthawi yanu
Salamat king oras mu
Ndikuyembekezera kugwira ntchito nanu
Asahan ku ing maki-salamuha keka
Mungathe kuthetsa mfundo imeneyo?
Maka-clarify ka ba king puntong iyan?
Nditheke kubwerera kwa inu
Balikan daka
Nthawi yotsiriza ndi Lachisanu
Ing deadline kayang Biyernes
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.