Common Chinese (Traditional) (繁體中文) to Bemba phrases

100 practical Chinese (Traditional) (繁體中文) to Bemba phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Chinese (Traditional) (繁體中文) to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Chinese (Traditional) 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: pick five Bemba phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. 你好

    Shani (nǐ hǎo)

  2. 謝謝

    Natotela (xièxiè)

  3. 早安

    Muli shani (zǎo ān)

  4. 午安

    Muli shani (wǔ ān)

  5. 晚安

    Muli shani (wǎn ān)

  6. 晚安

    Shalenipo bwino (wǎn ān)

  7. 再見

    Tukakutana (zài jiàn)

  8. 再見

    Twalumba (zài jiàn)

  9. 你叫什麼名字?

    Iwe ulishani? (nǐ jiào shénme míngzì?)

  10. 我叫約翰

    Ndefwaya John (wǒ jiào yuēhàn)

  11. 你好嗎?

    Uli bwanji? (nǐ hǎo ma?)

  12. 很高興認識你

    Nashitasha kukumona (hěn gāoxìng rènshì nǐ)

Useful phrases for travellers

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

  1. 你會說英語嗎?

    Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza? (nǐ huì shuō yīngyǔ ma?)

  2. 我不太會說印地語

    Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino

  3. 我不明白

    Ndefwaya kumfwa

  4. 請慢一點說

    Nimwandi ulukanda buteko

  5. 你可以再說一次嗎?

    Ningaloleleko? (nǐ kěyǐ zài shuō yīcì ma?)

  6. 洗手間在哪裡?

    Ili kuti ikalamba? (xǐshǒujiān zài nǎlǐ?)

  7. 我怎麼去市中心?

    Ningalileka shani ku city center? (wǒ zěnme qù shì zhōngxīn?)

  8. 向左轉

    Fumya kumwendo

  9. 向右轉

    Fumya kumwendo

  10. 直走

    Enda pamo

  11. 票價是多少?

    Kuli shani ifyabukata? (piàojià shì duōshǎo?)

  12. 請給我一張票

    Ticket imwe, nomba

  13. 離這裡遠嗎?

    Kuli lishilu ukulya? (lí zhèlǐ yuǎn ma?)

  14. 我迷路了

    Ndi lost

  15. 我可以在哪裡買SIM卡?

    Ili kuti nindeke SIM card? (wǒ kěyǐ zài nǎlǐ mǎi SIM kǎ?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Eya

  2. 不是

    Awe

  3. 也許

    Panga

  4. 我同意

    Ndi bwino

  5. 我不同意

    Ndi bwino na

  6. 聽起來不錯

    Ilyo lishibukile

  7. 你怎麼看?

    Uchite shani?

  8. 你可以幫我嗎?

    Ushakufwa?

  9. 我需要幫助

    Ndefwaya ifyakufwa

  10. 等一下

    Leka ifi

  11. 對不起

    Nshakufwa

  12. 沒問題

    Takwaba shani

  13. 恭喜

    Nshakufwa bwino

  14. 生日快樂

    Nashala bwino mu mwaka

  15. 祝你旅途平安

    Ube na mulimo wabwino

Directions and getting around

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

  1. 火車站在哪裡?

    Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima? (huǒchē zhàn zài nǎlǐ?)

  2. 公車站在哪裡?

    Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi? (gōngchē zhàn zài nǎlǐ?)

  3. 哪個月台?

    Ninshi ni platform iyi? (nǎ ge yuè tái?)

  4. 幾點出發?

    Ninshi ikalamba? (jǐ diǎn chūfā?)

  5. 這是對的路嗎?

    Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino? (zhè shì duì de lù ma?)

  6. 在這附近。

    Ili pamo na pano. (zài zhè fùjìn.)

  7. 離這裡很遠。

    Ili lishilu na pano. (lí zhè lǐ hěn yuǎn.)

  8. 你可以在地圖上給我看嗎?

    Ushibukishe pa mape? (nǐ kěyǐ zài dìtú shàng gěi wǒ kàn ma?)

  9. 請在這裡停。

    Leka pano, chonde. (qǐng zài zhè lǐ tíng.)

  10. 需要多久?

    Kuli shani? (xūyào duōjiǔ?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. 這個多少錢?

    Ili shani? (Ili shani?)

  2. 那太貴了。

    Ili lya kuli (Ili lya kuli)

  3. 你有便宜一點的東西嗎?

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

  4. 我可以用卡支付嗎?

    Ningakupanga na kadi? (Ningakupanga na kadi?)

  5. 我想要一張兩人的桌子。

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

  6. 請給我帳單。

    Icilanga, tapali (Icilanga, tapali)

  7. 服務費包含在內嗎?

    Ubufyashi bwakupanga? (Ubufyashi bwakupanga?)

  8. 我吃素。

    Ndi mvegetarian (Ndi mvegetarian)

  9. 請不要辣的食物。

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

  10. 這很好吃。

    Ili lya bwino (Ili lya bwino)

  11. 我可以要菜單嗎?

    Ningakonda ifyalo? (Ningakonda ifyalo?)

  12. 請給我一杯水。

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

Emergencies and health

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

  1. 打電話給警察

    Tuma abashitisha

  2. 叫救護車

    Tuma ambulance

  3. 我需要醫生

    Nshikala na doctor

  4. 我感到不舒服

    Nshikala bwino

  5. 我對花生過敏

    Ndi na allergy ku nsalu

  6. 最近的醫院在哪裡?

    Ili kuti hospital ya pafupi?

  7. 這裡痛

    Kuli ububi pano

  8. 我把護照弄丟了

    Nashitile passport yangu

  9. 你能打電話給我的酒店嗎?

    Nawe tuma hotel yangu?

  10. 救命!

    Chikondi!

Work and business

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

  1. 很高興認識你

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

  2. 讓我們安排一個會議

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

  3. 你什麼時候方便?

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

  4. 我今天會發送報告

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

  5. 我們可以明天談嗎?

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

  6. 請查收附件

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

  7. 謝謝你的時間

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

  8. 我期待與你合作

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

  9. 你能澄清一下那一點嗎?

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

  10. 我會再聯繫你

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

  11. 截止日期是星期五

    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. 現在幾點?

    Ninshi ilya shani? (Ninshi ilya shani?)

  2. 現在是三點。

    Kuli nomba itatu. (Kuli nomba itatu.)

  3. 今天

    Lelo. (Lelo.)

  4. 明天

    Mwaume. (Mwaume.)

  5. 昨天

    Kale. (Kale.)

  6. 星期一

    Lwandi. (Lwandi.)

  7. 星期二

    Lwakabamba. (Lwakabamba.)

  8. 星期三

    Lwapili. (Lwapili.)

  9. Imwe. (Imwe.)

  10. Ibili. (Ibili.)

  11. Itatu. (Itatu.)

  12. Icumi. (Icumi.)

  13. 一百

    Cikumi. (Cikumi.)

  14. 一半

    Pafya. (Pafya.)

  15. 更多

    Ilyo. (Ilyo.)