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Common Dombe to Latin phrases

100 practical Dombe to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Dombe to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Dombe 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Latin-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.

  1. Salibonani

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Ngiyabonga

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Ubusuku obuhle

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Uhlanga oluhle

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Ubusuku obuhle

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Lala kahle

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Siyaphinda

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Hamba kahle

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. Ubani igama lakho?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Igama lami nguJohn

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Unjani?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Ngiyajabula ukukwazi

    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.

  1. Uta kuta chiRungu?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Ndi ndakuta Hindi zvakanaka.

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Ndi ndinzwisise.

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Ndapota kuta zvishoma.

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Ungazvitaura zvakare?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Chikamu chechimbuzi chiri kupi?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwekugara?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Tendeuka kuruboshwe.

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Tendeuka kurudyi.

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Enda mberi.

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Mitero inodhura zvakadini?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Tikiti imwe, ndapota.

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Iri kure here kubva pano?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ndakanyura.

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Ndingatenga sei kadhi reSIM?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ehe

    Ita

  2. Aih

    Non

  3. Zvichida

    Fortasse

  4. Ndinobvumirana

    Consentio

  5. Ndinopikisa

    Non consentio

  6. Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka

    Bene sonat

  7. Unofungei?

    Quid censes?

  8. Unogona kundibatsira here?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. Ndiri kuda rubatsiro

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. Mirira kwechinguva

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. Ndine hurombo

    Me paenitet

  12. Hapana dambudziko

    Nullum problema

  13. Makorokoto

    Felicitaciones

  14. Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa

    Felix natalis dies

  15. Iva nerwendo rwakanaka

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Kupi yehamba yechitima?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Kupi yehamba yebhazi?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Ndeipi chikuva?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Ndeipi nguva inobva?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. Iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. Iri pedyo pano

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. Iri kure nepanotangira

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. Unogona kundiratidza pamepu?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Mira pano, ndapota

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Inotora nguva yakareba?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Iri chingani?

    Quot hoc constat? (iri chingani)

  2. Iri kutengesa kwazvo

    Id nimis carum est. (iri kutengesa kwazvo)

  3. Une chimwe chiri kutengesa chiri pasi?

    Habesne quidquam cheap? (une chimwe chiri kutengesa chiri pasi)

  4. Ndingabhadhara nekadhi here?

    Possumne solvere charta? (ndingabhadhara nekadhi here)

  5. Ndinoda tafura yevaviri

    Velim mensam pro duobus. (ndinoda tafura yevaviri)

  6. Chikwereti, ndapota

    Ratio, quaeso. (chikwereti, ndapota)

  7. Sevhisi yakasanganisirwa here?

    Estne servitium inclusum? (sevhisi yakasanganisirwa here)

  8. Ndiri vegetarian

    Vegetarianus sum. (ndiri vegetarian)

  9. Hapana chikafu chinopisa, ndapota

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso. (hapana chikafu chinopisa, ndapota)

  10. Iri rinonaka

    Hoc est deliciosum. (iri rinonaka)

  11. Ndingawana menyu here?

    Possumne habere menu? (ndingawana menyu here)

  12. Girazi remvura, ndapota

    Poculum aquae, quaeso. (girazi remvura, ndapota)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Fona mapurisa

    Vocā polīciam

  2. Fona amburensi

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. Ndiri kuda chiremba

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. Ndiri kurwara

    Māla mē sentio

  5. Ndine allergy kumapere

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Papi chipatara chiri pedyo?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. Zvinorwadza pano

    Hic dolet

  8. Ndakakanganwa pasipoti yangu

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. Unogona kufona hotera yangu?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. Rubatsiro!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

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

  1. Ndiwe wakanaka

    Te convenire pulchrum est

  2. Ngatironge musangano

    Conventum constituamus

  3. Ndeipi nguva inokodzera kwauri?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. Ndichatumira mushumo nhasi

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. Tingataure mangwana here?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

  6. Ndapota tsvaga faira rakabatanidzwa

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. Ndatenda nenguva yako

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

  8. Ndiri kutarisira kushanda newe

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. Ungajekesa ipapo here?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. Nditende kuti ndidzoke kwauri

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. Nguva yekupedzisira iChishanu

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Ndi chingani?

    Quot hora est? (ndi chingani)

  2. Ndi mitatu

    Tertia hora est. (ndi mitatu)

  3. Nhasi

    Hodie (nhasi)

  4. Mangwana

    Cras (mangwana)

  5. Nezuro

    Heri (nezuro)

  6. Muvhuro

    Dies Lunae (muvhuro)

  7. Chipiri

    Dies Martis (chipiri)

  8. Chitatu

    Dies Mercurii (chitatu)

  9. Imwe

    Unus (imwe)

  10. Piri

    Duo (piri)

  11. Tatu

    Tres (tatu)

  12. Gumi

    Decem (gumi)

  13. Zana

    Centum (zana)

  14. Hafu

    Dimidium (hafu)

  15. Zvimwe

    Plus (zvimwe)

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