Looking for practical Faroese to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Faroese 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Bemba-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.
Halló
Shani
Takk
Natotela
Góðan morgun
Muli shani
Góðan dag
Muli shani
Góðan kvøld
Muli shani
Góðan nátt
Shalenipo bwino
Síggjast seinni
Tukakutana
Farvæl
Twalumba
Hvat er títt navn?
Iwe ulishani?
Eg eiti John
Ndefwaya John
Hvussu hevur tú tað?
Uli bwanji?
Gott at hitta teg
Nashitasha kukumona
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tú tosaði enskt?
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?
Eg tosi ikki væl hindi.
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
Eg skilji ikki.
Ndefwaya kumfwa
Vinaliga tosa sakta.
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
Kunnu tú siga tað aftur?
Ningaloleleko?
Hvar er toalettin?
Ili kuti ikalamba?
Hvussu fái eg til miðbýin?
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
Snú til vinstru.
Fumya kumwendo
Snú til høgru.
Fumya kumwendo
Fara beint fram.
Enda pamo
Hvussu nógv kostar ferðin?
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
Ein atvøtt, takk.
Ticket imwe, nomba
Er tað langt frá her?
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
Eg eri lost.
Ndi lost
Hvar kann eg keypa ein SIM-kort?
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja
Eya
Nei
Awe
Kanska
Panga
Eg eri samdur
Ndi bwino
Eg eri ósamd
Ndi bwino na
Tað hoyrist gott út
Ilyo lishibukile
Hvat heldur tú?
Uchite shani?
Kanst tú hjálpa mær?
Ushakufwa?
Eg þarf hjálp
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa
Vanta eitt eygnarblikk
Leka ifi
Eg eri leysur
Nshakufwa
Eingin trupulleiki
Takwaba shani
Takk fyri
Nshakufwa bwino
Tillykke við føðingardegnum
Nashala bwino mu mwaka
Hava ein tryggan túr
Ube na mulimo wabwino
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Hvar er jarnvøtturin?
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?
Hvar er bussstoppin?
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?
Hvat plattform er tað?
Ninshi ni platform iyi?
Hvat tíð fer tað?
Ninshi ikalamba?
Er hetta rætta leiðin?
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?
Tað er nærhendis.
Ili pamo na pano.
Tað er langt burtur frá her.
Ili lishilu na pano.
Kann tú vísa mær á kortinum?
Ushibukishe pa mape?
Støð her, vinarliga.
Leka pano, chonde.
Hvussu leingi tekur tað?
Kuli shani?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.