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100 practical Chichewa to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.
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Looking for practical Chichewa to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chichewa phrase first, then the Latin translation (Latin) — 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 Latin.
Tip: when a Latin phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Chichewa wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Table of contents
Greetings and pleasantries Useful phrases for travellers Everyday conversation Directions and getting around Shopping and dining Emergencies and health Work and business Time, days and numbers
Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Zikomo
Gratias tibi
(grah-tee-as tee-bee)
M'mawa wabwino
Bonum mane
(boh-num mah-neh)
Masana abwino
Bonum postmeridianum
(boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)
Madziwabwino
Bonum vesperum
(boh-num vehs-peh-rum)
Usiku wabwino
Bona nox
(boh-nah nox)
Tiwonana
Vide te postea
(vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)
Tsalani bwino
Vale
(wah-leh)
Dzina lako ndi ndani?
Quod est nomen tuum?
(kwod est noh-men too-um)
Dzina langa ndi John
Nomen meum est Iohannes
(noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)
Muli bwanji?
Quomodo es?
(kwo-mo-do es)
Ndikufuna kukumana nanu
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
(tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Mukulankhula Chingerezi?
Loquerisne Anglice?
(Loquerisne Anglice?)
Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino
Non bene loquor Hindi.
(Non bene loquor Hindi.)
Sindikumva
Non intellego.
(Non intellego.)
Chonde lukani pang'onopang'ono
Quaeso, lente loquere.
(Quaeso, lente loquere.)
Mungathe kutero kwachiwiri?
Potesne id iterum dicere?
(Potesne id iterum dicere?)
Kuti ndi kuti chimbudzi?
Ubi est latrina?
(Ubi est latrina?)
Ndingapite bwanji ku mseu wa mzinda?
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
(Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)
Pangani kumanzere
Dextra verte.
(Dextra verte.)
Pangani kumanzere
Sinistra verte.
(Sinistra verte.)
Pitani mwachindunji
I ad rectum.
(I ad rectum.)
Ndi ndalama zingati?
Quot est merces?
(Quot est merces?)
Tiket imodzi, chonde
Unum tessera, quaeso.
(Unum tessera, quaeso.)
Ndi kutali bwanji kuchokera pano?
Estne longum a hic?
(Estne longum a hic?)
Ndakhalapo
Ego sum perditus.
(Ego sum perditus.)
Ndingatengere kuti SIM card?
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
(Ubi possum emere SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Sindikugwirizana
Non consentio
Mumaganiza chiyani?
Quid censes?
Mungandithandize?
Potesne me adiuvare?
Ndikufuna thandizo
Auxilium mihi opus est
Dikirani pang'ono
Exspecta paulisper
Ndikupemphera
Me paenitet
Palibe vuto
Nullum problema
Tsiku lobadwa labwino
Felix natalis dies
Pita bwino
Felix iter habeas
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kuti ndi kuti sitima?
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
(Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)
Kuti ndi kuti malo otsetsereka?
Ubi est statio bus?
(Ubi est statio bus?)
Ndi chigawo chiti?
Quae est suggestus?
(Quae est suggestus?)
Ndi nthawi iti imatenga?
Quo tempore discedit?
(Quo tempore discedit?)
Kodi iyi ndi njira yoyenera?
Estne haec via recta?
(Estne haec via recta?)
Ili pafupi pano
Prope est hic
(Prope est hic)
Ili kutali pano
Longius est ab hoc
(Longius est ab hoc)
Kodi mungandionetse pa mapu?
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
(Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)
Khalani pano, chonde
Siste hic, quaeso
(Siste hic, quaeso)
Zimatenga nthawi yaitali bwanji?
Quot tempus capit?
(Quot tempus capit?)
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Zimatenga ndalama zingati?
Quot hoc constat?
Izi ndizokwera mtengo kwambiri.
Id nimis carum est.
Kodi muli ndi chinthu chotsika mtengo?
Habesne quidquam cheap?
Ndingathe kulipira ndi khadi?
Possumne solvere charta?
Ndikufuna tebulo la anthu awiri.
Velim mensam pro duobus.
Chikonthe, chonde.
Ratio, quaeso.
Kodi ntchito yakhala mu mtengo?
Estne servitium inclusum?
Ndine mvegetarian.
Vegetarianus sum.
Osati chakudya chotentha, chonde.
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
Izi ndizochuluka.
Hoc est deliciosum.
Ndingathe kupeza menyu?
Possumne habere menu?
Galasi ya madzi, chonde.
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Fufuzani apolisi
Vocā polīciam
Fufuzani ambulansi
Vocā ambulantiam
Ndikufuna dokotala
Medicum mihi opus est
Ndikumva kutopa
Māla mē sentio
Ndine wosokoneza ndi ma nuts a phala
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
Kuti ndi kuti chibadwe chachikondi?
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
Ndapeza pasipoti yanga
Passum meum perdidī
Mungafufuze hotelo yanga?
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ndikuyamikira kukumana nanu
Te convenire pulchrum est
Tiyeni tikhazikitse meeting
Conventum constituamus
Ndi nthawi yanji yomwe ikugwira ntchito kwa inu?
Quot hora tibi convenit?
Ndzatumiza lipoti lero
Reportum hodie mittam
Tingathe kulankhula mawa?
Possumusne cras loqui?
Chonde pezani fayilo yowonjezedwa
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
Zikomo chifukwa cha nthawi yanu
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
Ndikuyembekezera kugwira ntchito nanu
Spero ad te laborare
Mungathe kuthetsa mfundo imeneyo?
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
Nditheke kubwerera kwa inu
Permitte me ad te redire
Nthawi yotsiriza ndi Lachisanu
Terminatio est Veneris
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.
Ndi nthawi yanji?
Quot hora est?
Ndi nthawi itatu.
Tertia hora est.
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