Looking for practical Dombe to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Dombe 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: read the Bemba line out loud three times, then cover the Dombe side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salibonani
Shani
Ngiyabonga
Natotela
Ubusuku obuhle
Muli shani
Uhlanga oluhle
Muli shani
Ubusuku obuhle
Muli shani
Lala kahle
Shalenipo bwino
Siyaphinda
Tukakutana
Hamba kahle
Twalumba
Ubani igama lakho?
Iwe ulishani?
Igama lami nguJohn
Ndefwaya John
Unjani?
Uli bwanji?
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Nashitasha kukumona
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Uta kuta chiRungu?
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?
Ndi ndakuta Hindi zvakanaka.
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
Ndi ndinzwisise.
Ndefwaya kumfwa
Ndapota kuta zvishoma.
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
Ungazvitaura zvakare?
Ningaloleleko?
Chikamu chechimbuzi chiri kupi?
Ili kuti ikalamba?
Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwekugara?
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
Tendeuka kuruboshwe.
Fumya kumwendo
Tendeuka kurudyi.
Fumya kumwendo
Enda mberi.
Enda pamo
Mitero inodhura zvakadini?
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
Tikiti imwe, ndapota.
Ticket imwe, nomba
Iri kure here kubva pano?
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
Ndakanyura.
Ndi lost
Ndingatenga sei kadhi reSIM?
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ehe
Eya
Aih
Awe
Zvichida
Panga
Ndinobvumirana
Ndi bwino
Ndinopikisa
Ndi bwino na
Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka
Ilyo lishibukile
Unofungei?
Uchite shani?
Unogona kundibatsira here?
Ushakufwa?
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa
Mirira kwechinguva
Leka ifi
Ndine hurombo
Nshakufwa
Hapana dambudziko
Takwaba shani
Makorokoto
Nshakufwa bwino
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa
Nashala bwino mu mwaka
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
Ube na mulimo wabwino
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kupi yehamba yechitima?
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?(ku-pi ye-hamba ye-chi-ti-ma)
Kupi yehamba yebhazi?
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?(ku-pi ye-hamba ye-bha-zi)
Ndeipi chikuva?
Ninshi ni platform iyi?(Nde-i-pi chi-ku-va)
Ndeipi nguva inobva?
Ninshi ikalamba?(Nde-i-pi ngu-va i-no-bva)
Iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama?
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?(I-yi ndi-yo nzi-ra ya-ka-ru-ra-ma)
Iri pedyo pano
Ili pamo na pano.(I-ri pe-dyo pa-no)
Iri kure nepanotangira
Ili lishilu na pano.(I-ri ku-re ne-pa-no-tan-gi-ra)
Unogona kundiratidza pamepu?
Ushibukishe pa mape?(U-no-go-na kun-di-ra-ti-dza pa-me-pu)
Mira pano, ndapota
Leka pano, chonde.(Mi-ra pa-no, n-da-po-ta)
Inotora nguva yakareba?
Kuli shani?(I-no-to-ra ngu-va ya-ka-re-ba)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.