Looking for practical Dombe to Swahili phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Dombe phrase first, then the Swahili translation (Swahili) — 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 Swahili.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Swahili-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.
Salibonani
Habari
Ngiyabonga
Asante
Ubusuku obuhle
Habari ya asubuhi
Uhlanga oluhle
Habari ya mchana
Ubusuku obuhle
Habari ya jioni
Lala kahle
Usiku mwema
Siyaphinda
Tutaonana baadaye
Hamba kahle
Kwaheri
Ubani igama lakho?
Jina lako nani?
Igama lami nguJohn
Jina langu ni John
Unjani?
Habari gani?
Ngiyajabula ukukwazi
Nafurahi kukutana na wewe
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Uta kuta chiRungu?
Unazungumza Kiingereza?
Ndi ndakuta Hindi zvakanaka.
Sizungumza Hindi vizuri.
Ndi ndinzwisise.
Sielewi.
Ndapota kuta zvishoma.
Tafadhali ongea polepole.
Ungazvitaura zvakare?
Unaweza kusema tena?
Chikamu chechimbuzi chiri kupi?
Choo kiko wapi?
Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwekugara?
Ninafika vipi katikati ya jiji?
Tendeuka kuruboshwe.
Geuka kushoto.
Tendeuka kurudyi.
Geuka kulia.
Enda mberi.
Nenda moja kwa moja.
Mitero inodhura zvakadini?
Nauli ni kiasi gani?
Tikiti imwe, ndapota.
Tiketi moja, tafadhali.
Iri kure here kubva pano?
Je, ni mbali na hapa?
Ndakanyura.
Nimepotea.
Ndingatenga sei kadhi reSIM?
Ninaweza kununua kadi ya SIM wapi?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ehe
Ndio
Aih
Hapana
Zvichida
Pengine
Ndinobvumirana
Ninakubaliana
Ndinopikisa
Sikubaliani
Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka
Inasikika vizuri
Unofungei?
Unafikiriaje?
Unogona kundibatsira here?
Unaweza kunisaidia?
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro
Nahitaji msaada
Mirira kwechinguva
Subiri kidogo
Ndine hurombo
Ninasikitika
Hapana dambudziko
Hakuna shida
Makorokoto
Hongera
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa
Siku ya kuzaliwa njema
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
Safari njema
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kupi yehamba yechitima?
Kituo cha treni kiko wapi?(ku-pi ye-hamba ye-chi-ti-ma)
Kupi yehamba yebhazi?
Kituo cha basi kiko wapi?(ku-pi ye-hamba ye-bha-zi)
Ndeipi chikuva?
Ni jukwaa gani?(Nde-i-pi chi-ku-va)
Ndeipi nguva inobva?
Inatoka saa ngapi?(Nde-i-pi ngu-va i-no-bva)
Iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama?
Je, hii ndiyo njia sahihi?(I-yi ndi-yo nzi-ra ya-ka-ru-ra-ma)
Iri pedyo pano
Iko karibu hapa(I-ri pe-dyo pa-no)
Iri kure nepanotangira
Iko mbali na hapa(I-ri ku-re ne-pa-no-tan-gi-ra)
Unogona kundiratidza pamepu?
Unaweza kunionesha kwenye ramani?(U-no-go-na kun-di-ra-ti-dza pa-me-pu)
Mira pano, ndapota
Simama hapa, tafadhali(Mi-ra pa-no, n-da-po-ta)
Inotora nguva yakareba?
Inachukua muda gani?(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.
Iri chingani?
Hii inagharimu kiasi gani?(iri chingani)
Iri kutengesa kwazvo
Hiyo ni ghali sana(iri kutengesa kwazvo)
Une chimwe chiri kutengesa chiri pasi?
Je, una kitu chochote cha bei nafuu?(une chimwe chiri kutengesa chiri pasi)
Ndingabhadhara nekadhi here?
Naweza kulipa kwa kadi?(ndingabhadhara nekadhi here)
Ndinoda tafura yevaviri
Ningependa meza ya watu wawili(ndinoda tafura yevaviri)
Chikwereti, ndapota
Tafadhali, bili(chikwereti, ndapota)
Sevhisi yakasanganisirwa here?
Je, huduma imejumuishwa?(sevhisi yakasanganisirwa here)
Ndiri vegetarian
Mimi ni mboga(ndiri vegetarian)
Hapana chikafu chinopisa, ndapota
Tafadhali, sina chakula chenye pilipili(hapana chikafu chinopisa, ndapota)
Iri rinonaka
Hii ni tamu(iri rinonaka)
Ndingawana menyu here?
Naweza kupata menyu?(ndingawana menyu here)
Girazi remvura, ndapota
Tafadhali, glasi ya maji(girazi remvura, ndapota)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Fona mapurisa
Piga simu polisi
Fona amburensi
Piga simu ya wagonjwa
Ndiri kuda chiremba
Nahitaji daktari
Ndiri kurwara
Ninajisikia mgonjwa
Ndine allergy kumapere
Nina mzio wa karanga
Papi chipatara chiri pedyo?
Hospitali iliyo karibu iko wapi?
Zvinorwadza pano
Inaniuma hapa
Ndakakanganwa pasipoti yangu
Nimepoteza pasipoti yangu
Unogona kufona hotera yangu?
Unaweza kupiga simu hoteli yangu?
Rubatsiro!
Nisaidie!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ndiwe wakanaka
Nafurahi kukutana nawe
Ngatironge musangano
Tuweke mkutano
Ndeipi nguva inokodzera kwauri?
Ni saa ngapi inakufaa?
Ndichatumira mushumo nhasi
Nitaituma ripoti leo
Tingataure mangwana here?
Tunaweza kuzungumza kesho?
Ndapota tsvaga faira rakabatanidzwa
Tafadhali pata faili iliyoambatishwa
Ndatenda nenguva yako
Asante kwa muda wako
Ndiri kutarisira kushanda newe
Natarajia kufanya kazi na wewe
Ungajekesa ipapo here?
Unaweza kufafanua hiyo pointi?
Nditende kuti ndidzoke kwauri
Nitarudi kwako
Nguva yekupedzisira iChishanu
Muda wa mwisho ni Ijumaa
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.