Looking for practical Hausa to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hausa 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.
Sannu
Shani
Na gode
Natotela
Ina kwana
Muli shani
Ina wuni
Muli shani
Ina yini
Muli shani
Sai da safe
Shalenipo bwino
Sai anjima
Tukakutana
Sai anjima
Twalumba
Menene sunanka?
Iwe ulishani?
Sunana John
Ndefwaya John
Lafiya lau?
Uli bwanji?
Na ji dadin haduwa da kai
Nashitasha kukumona
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Shin kuna magana da Turanci?
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?
Ba na magana da Hindi sosai.
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
Ban fahimta ba.
Ndefwaya kumfwa
Don Allah kuyi magana a hankali.
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
Za ku iya maimaita hakan?
Ningaloleleko?
Ina gidan wanka?
Ili kuti ikalamba?
Ta yaya zan kai ga tsakiyar birni?
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
Juya hagu.
Fumya kumwendo
Juya dama.
Fumya kumwendo
Tafi kai tsaye.
Enda pamo
Nawa ne kudin tafiya?
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
Katin guda, don Allah.
Ticket imwe, nomba
Shin yana da nisa daga nan?
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
Na bata.
Ndi lost
Ina zan iya sayen katin SIM?
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
I
Eya(ee)
A'a
Awe(ah-ah)
Wataƙila
Panga(wah-tah-kee-lah)
Na yarda
Ndi bwino
Ba na yarda
Ndi bwino na
Wannan yana da kyau
Ilyo lishibukile
Me kake tunani?
Uchite shani?
Za ka iya taimaka mini?
Ushakufwa?
Ina bukatar taimako
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa
Duba na ɗan lokaci
Leka ifi
Ina mai hakuri
Nshakufwa
Babu matsala
Takwaba shani
Taya murna
Nshakufwa bwino
Barka da ranar haihuwa
Nashala bwino mu mwaka
Yi tafiya lafiya
Ube na mulimo wabwino
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ina tashar jirgin kasa?
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?(Ina tashar jirgin kasa?)
Ina tashar bas?
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?(Ina tashar bas?)
Wanne dandalin ne?
Ninshi ni platform iyi?(Wanne dandalin ne?)
Wane lokaci zai tashi?
Ninshi ikalamba?(Wane lokaci zai tashi?)
Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?(Shin wannan hanya ce mai kyau?)
Yana kusa nan
Ili pamo na pano.(Yana kusa nan)
Yana da nisa daga nan
Ili lishilu na pano.(Yana da nisa daga nan)
Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?
Ushibukishe pa mape?(Za ka iya nuna mini a taswira?)
Tsaya anan, don Allah
Leka pano, chonde.(Tsaya anan, don Allah)
Yaya tsawon lokaci zai dauka?
Kuli shani?(Yaya tsawon lokaci zai dauka?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.