Looking for practical Fijian to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Fijian 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: pick five Bemba 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.
Bula
Shani(boo-lah)
Vinaka
Natotela(vee-nah-kah)
Bula vinaka
Muli shani(boo-lah vee-nah-kah)
Muri ni bula
Muli shani(moo-ree nee boo-lah)
Bula vinaka
Muli shani(boo-lah vee-nah-kah)
Moce
Shalenipo bwino(mo-theh)
Tale mai
Tukakutana(tah-leh my)
Moce
Twalumba(mo-theh)
Na yacamu?
Iwe ulishani?(nah yah-kah-moo)
Na yacaqu o John
Ndefwaya John(nah yah-thah-koo oh John)
O cei?
Uli bwanji?(oh theh-ee)
Au marautaki iko
Nashitasha kukumona(ow mah-rah-oo-tah-kee ee-koh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
O ni vosa vakavalagi?
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?
Au sega ni vosa vinaka na Hindi.
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
Au sega ni kila.
Ndefwaya kumfwa
Yalo vinaka, vosa vakalailai.
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
O na rawa ni tukuna tale?
Ningaloleleko?
E na vanua cava na tovo?
Ili kuti ikalamba?
Ena cava na noqu lako ki na koro?
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
Tukuna ki loma.
Fumya kumwendo
Tukuna ki matau.
Fumya kumwendo
Lako tu.
Enda pamo
Ena vica na iyaya?
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
Dua na tikiti, yalo vinaka.
Ticket imwe, nomba
E levu na iotioti mai na vanua oqo?
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
Au sa leqa.
Ndi lost
E na vanua cava au rawa ni volia kina na SIM card?
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Io
Eya
Sega
Awe
Sega ni saumi
Panga
Au sa vakadeitaka
Ndi bwino
Au sega ni vakadeitaka
Ndi bwino na
Sa vinaka na kena vosa
Ilyo lishibukile
Na cava o nanuma?
Uchite shani?
E rawa ni o veivuke mai?
Ushakufwa?
Au gadreva na veivuke
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa
Muri e dua na miniti
Leka ifi
Au masulaki
Nshakufwa
Sega ni dua na leqa
Takwaba shani
Vinaka vakalevu
Nshakufwa bwino
Marautaki na siga ni sucu
Nashala bwino mu mwaka
Muri na nomu i tavi vinaka
Ube na mulimo wabwino
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
E na viti na sitoa ni qiqi?
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?
E na viti na sitoa ni bus?
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?
Na cava na wati ni qiqi?
Ninshi ni platform iyi?
Na gauna cava e biu kina?
Ninshi ikalamba?
Oqo na sala dodonu?
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?
E tiko mai na vanua oqo.
Ili pamo na pano.
E levu na loma mai oqo.
Ili lishilu na pano.
E rawa ni o vakaraitaka vei au ena map?
Ushibukishe pa mape?
Meke mai oqo, yalovinaka.
Leka pano, chonde.
E na gauna cava?
Kuli shani?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.