Looking for practical Dombe to Lombard phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Dombe phrase first, then the Lombard translation (Lombard) — 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 Lombard.
Tip: pick five Lombard 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.
Salibonani
Ciao
Ngiyabonga
Grazie
Ubusuku obuhle
Bun di
Uhlanga oluhle
Bun pomeriggio
Ubusuku obuhle
Bun sera
Lala kahle
Bun nott
Siyaphinda
A dopo
Hamba kahle
Addio
Ubani igama lakho?
Cömm a te ciama?
Igama lami nguJohn
Me ciami John
Unjani?
Cömm a te stai?
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Piacer de incontrarte
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Uta kuta chiRungu?
Parlet inglèis?
Ndi ndakuta Hindi zvakanaka.
Mi no parlo ben l'hindi
Ndi ndinzwisise.
Mi no capisco
Ndapota kuta zvishoma.
Per piaser, parla pian
Ungazvitaura zvakare?
Pödet dì quela roba anmò?
Chikamu chechimbuzi chiri kupi?
Unde l'è 'l bagn?
Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwekugara?
Cöme riva al centr de la cità?
Tendeuka kuruboshwe.
Gira a mancina
Tendeuka kurudyi.
Gira a destra
Enda mberi.
Va dritto
Mitero inodhura zvakadini?
Quant l'è 'l bigliett?
Tikiti imwe, ndapota.
Un bigliett, per piaser
Iri kure here kubva pano?
L'è luntan da chì?
Ndakanyura.
Mi son pèrdüü
Ndingatenga sei kadhi reSIM?
Unde pödi comprà 'na scheda SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ehe
Sì
Aih
No
Zvichida
Forse
Ndinobvumirana
Sò d'accordo
Ndinopikisa
Sò in disaccordo
Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka
L'è bòn
Unofungei?
Cömm'a penset?
Unogona kundibatsira here?
Pödet mè aiutà?
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro
G'ho bisògn d'aiut
Mirira kwechinguva
Aspetta un momènt
Ndine hurombo
Mi dispiàs
Hapana dambudziko
Nissun prublema
Makorokoto
Complimenti
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa
Buon compleàn
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
Fà un viàgg sicür
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kupi yehamba yechitima?
Unde l'è la stazion del treno?(ku-pi ye-hamba ye-chi-ti-ma)
Kupi yehamba yebhazi?
Unde l'è la fermada del bus?(ku-pi ye-hamba ye-bha-zi)
Ndeipi chikuva?
Quale binario l'è?(Nde-i-pi chi-ku-va)
Ndeipi nguva inobva?
A che ora l'è che parte?(Nde-i-pi ngu-va i-no-bva)
Iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama?
L'è questa la strada giusta?(I-yi ndi-yo nzi-ra ya-ka-ru-ra-ma)
Iri pedyo pano
L'è quaj in del press.(I-ri pe-dyo pa-no)
Iri kure nepanotangira
L'è lontan da qui.(I-ri ku-re ne-pa-no-tan-gi-ra)
Unogona kundiratidza pamepu?
Te me pòdet mostrà in del mappa?(U-no-go-na kun-di-ra-ti-dza pa-me-pu)