Looking for practical Corsican to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Corsican 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.
Bonghjornu
Shani
Grazie
Natotela
Bonghjornu
Muli shani
Bona sera
Muli shani
Bona sera
Muli shani
Bona notte
Shalenipo bwino
À prestu
Tukakutana
Addiu
Twalumba
Cumu ti chjami?
Iwe ulishani?
Mi chjamu John
Ndefwaya John
Cumu stai?
Uli bwanji?
Hè un piacè di cunnosce ti
Nashitasha kukumona
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Parlate inglese?
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?
Ùn parlu micca bè hindi.
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
Ùn capiscu micca.
Ndefwaya kumfwa
Per piacè, parlate pianu.
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
Pudete dì quessa torna?
Ningaloleleko?
Induve hè u bagnu?
Ili kuti ikalamba?
Cumu possu ghjunghje à u centru di a cità?
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
Girate à manca.
Fumya kumwendo
Girate à diritta.
Fumya kumwendo
Andate drittu.
Enda pamo
Quant'è u prezzu?
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
Una biglietta, per piacè.
Ticket imwe, nomba
Hè luntanu da quì?
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
Sò persu.
Ndi lost
Induve possu cumprà una carta SIM?
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Iè
Eya
Ùn
Awe
Forse
Panga
Sò d'accordu
Ndi bwino
Ùn sò micca d'accordu
Ndi bwino na
Quessa pare bè
Ilyo lishibukile
Chì ne pensi?
Uchite shani?
Pò aiutà mi?
Ushakufwa?
Aghju bisognu d'aiutu
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa
Aspetta un mumentu
Leka ifi
Mi dispiace
Nshakufwa
Nisun prublema
Takwaba shani
Felicitazioni
Nshakufwa bwino
Bon anniversariu
Nashala bwino mu mwaka
Fà un viaghju sicuru
Ube na mulimo wabwino
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Induve hè a stazione di treni?
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?
Induve hè a fermata di l'autobus?
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?
Chì piattaforma hè?
Ninshi ni platform iyi?
À chì ora parte?
Ninshi ikalamba?
Hè sta a strada ghjusta?
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?
Hè vicinu quì
Ili pamo na pano.
Hè luntanu quì
Ili lishilu na pano.
Pudete mostrà mi nantu à a mappa?
Ushibukishe pa mape?
Fermate quì, per piacè
Leka pano, chonde.
Cumu longu ci vole?
Kuli shani?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.