Looking for practical Fulani to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Fulani 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: read the Bemba line out loud three times, then cover the Fulani side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
A jaraama
Shani
A jaraama
Natotela
Nde woɗi
Muli shani
Nde njahi
Muli shani
Nde saare
Muli shani
Nde daɗi
Shalenipo bwino
A waawi
Tukakutana
Njaara
Twalumba
Hol ko innde maa?
Iwe ulishani?
Innde am ko John
Ndefwaya John
No mbadi?
Uli bwanji?
Mi yidi no feere ma
Nashitasha kukumona
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
A yiɗi wondi English?
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?
Mi waawi Hindi ɗum jooɗi.
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
Mi waawi ɗum.
Ndefwaya kumfwa
A jaabi e jooɗi.
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
A waawi ɓeydude ɗum?
Ningaloleleko?
Hol ko toilet?
Ili kuti ikalamba?
Nde miɗo jogii to ɗiɗo?
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
Sokki leydi.
Fumya kumwendo
Sokki toɓɓere.
Fumya kumwendo
Yahi e jooɗi.
Enda pamo
Hol ko fee?
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
Nde ticket, a jaabi.
Ticket imwe, nomba
Ko ɓuri to?
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
Mi ɗaɓɓiti.
Ndi lost
Hol ko mi waawi jokkude SIM?
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Eey
Eya(ey)
Alaa
Awe(alaa)
Wonaa
Panga(wonaa)
Mi yidi
Ndi bwino(mi yidi)
Mi yidi walaa
Ndi bwino na(mi yidi walaa)
O wadi na'i
Ilyo lishibukile(o wadi na'i)
Hol no ndiyam?
Uchite shani?(hol no ndiyam)
A waawi am warta?
Ushakufwa?(a waawi am warta)
Mi yidi warta
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa(mi yidi warta)
Ndee na'i
Leka ifi(ndee na'i)
Mi yidi honto
Nshakufwa(mi yidi honto)
Alaa honto
Takwaba shani(alaa honto)
A jaaraama
Nshakufwa bwino(a jaaraama)
Barka da haihuwa
Nashala bwino mu mwaka(barka da haihuwa)
Ndaari no feere
Ube na mulimo wabwino(ndaari no feere)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Hol ko jango?
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?(hol ko jango)
Hol ko wuro?
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?(hol ko wuro)
Hol ko platform?
Ninshi ni platform iyi?(hol ko platform)
Hol no feere?
Ninshi ikalamba?(hol no feere)
Ko woni ndiyam?
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?(ko woni ndiyam)
O wadi nder
Ili pamo na pano.(o wadi nder)
O wadi fowru
Ili lishilu na pano.(o wadi fowru)
A waawi mi yahi nder map?
Ushibukishe pa mape?(a waawi mi yahi nder map)
Hakkil nder, mi yidi
Leka pano, chonde.(hakkil nder, mi yidi)
Hol no feere?
Kuli shani?(hol no feere)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.