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Common Hawaiian to Bemba phrases

100 practical Hawaiian to Bemba phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Hawaiian to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Hawaiian 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 Hawaiian 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.

  1. Aloha

    Shani

  2. Mahalo

    Natotela

  3. Aloha kakahiaka

    Muli shani

  4. Aloha ʻauinalā

    Muli shani

  5. Aloha ahiahi

    Muli shani

  6. Aloha pō

    Shalenipo bwino

  7. A hui hou

    Tukakutana

  8. Aloha

    Twalumba

  9. O wai kou inoa?

    Iwe ulishani?

  10. O koʻu inoa, ʻo John

    Ndefwaya John

  11. Pehea ʻoe?

    Uli bwanji?

  12. Pili ka ʻike ʻana iā ʻoe

    Nashitasha kukumona

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Kōkua ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia?

    Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza? (ko-ku-a oe ee ka o-le-lo pe-le-ka-nia)

  2. Aia nō ka ʻōlelo Hindi ʻole au

    Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino (ai-a no ka o-le-lo hin-di o-le)

  3. Aʻole au e ʻike

    Ndefwaya kumfwa (a-o-le au ee ee-ke)

  4. E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo i ka manawa

    Nimwandi ulukanda buteko (e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo ee ka ma-na-wa)

  5. E ʻoluʻolu e ʻōlelo hou?

    Ningaloleleko? (e o-lu-o-lu e o-le-lo how)

  6. O nā wahi e noho ai?

    Ili kuti ikalamba? (o na wa-hi e no-ho ai)

  7. Pehea e loaʻa ai au i ke kūlana o ke kūlanakauhale?

    Ningalileka shani ku city center? (pe-he-a e lo-a-i ai au ee ke ku-la-na o ke ku-la-na-kau-ha-le)

  8. E huli i ka ʻākau

    Fumya kumwendo (e hu-li ee ka a-ka-u)

  9. E huli i ka hema

    Fumya kumwendo (e hu-li ee ka he-ma)

  10. E hele pololei

    Enda pamo (e he-le po-lo-lei)

  11. Ehia ka uku?

    Kuli shani ifyabukata? (e-hi-a ka u-ku)

  12. E ʻoluʻolu, hoʻokomo i ka pepa hoʻokipa hoʻokahi

    Ticket imwe, nomba (e o-lu-o-lu ho-o-komo ee ka pe-pa ho-o-ki-pa ho-o-ka-hi)

  13. Pāʻoihana kēia mai kēia?

    Kuli lishilu ukulya? (pa-o-i-ha-na ke-ia mai ke-ia)

  14. Ua nalowale au

    Ndi lost (ua na-lo-wa-le au)

  15. E nā wahi e loaʻa ai ka kaʻa SIM?

    Ili kuti nindeke SIM card? (e na wa-hi e lo-a-i ai ka ka-a sim)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Āe

    Eya

  2. Aʻole

    Awe

  3. Pono paha

    Panga

  4. Ke ʻae nei au

    Ndi bwino

  5. Ke nānā ʻole au

    Ndi bwino na

  6. He mea maikaʻi ia

    Ilyo lishibukile

  7. He aha kāu manaʻo?

    Uchite shani?

  8. E kōkua ana ʻoe iaʻu?

    Ushakufwa?

  9. Ke pono nei au i ke kōkua

    Ndefwaya ifyakufwa

  10. E kali i kekahi manawa

    Leka ifi

  11. E kala mai

    Nshakufwa

  12. Aʻohe pilikia

    Takwaba shani

  13. Aloha wau ia ʻoe

    Nshakufwa bwino

  14. Hauʻoli lā hānau

    Nashala bwino mu mwaka

  15. E mālama i kāu huakaʻi

    Ube na mulimo wabwino

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?

    Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima? (Aia i hea ke alanui kaʻa?)

  2. Aia i hea ke koho?

    Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi? (Aia i hea ke koho?)

  3. O wai ke alanui?

    Ninshi ni platform iyi? (O wai ke alanui?)

  4. He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?

    Ninshi ikalamba? (He aha ka manawa e haʻalele ai?)

  5. He ala kūpono kēia?

    Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino? (He ala kūpono kēia?)

  6. Aia i loko o kēia wahi

    Ili pamo na pano. (Aia i loko o kēia wahi)

  7. Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi

    Ili lishilu na pano. (Lōʻihi mai kēia wahi)

  8. E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?

    Ushibukishe pa mape? (E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hōʻike mai i ka ʻāina?)

  9. E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu

    Leka pano, chonde. (E kū i kēia wahi, e ʻoluʻolu)

  10. Ehia ka manawa e lawe ai?

    Kuli shani? (Ehia ka manawa e lawe ai?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Ehia ka mea e loaʻa ai?

    Ili shani? (Ili shani?)

  2. O ia hoʻi, he mau kālā ko ia

    Ili lya kuli (Ili lya kuli)

  3. He mea cheaper anei kāu?

    Muli na chimo chibulu? (Muli na chimo chibulu?)

  4. E hiki iaʻu ke uku ma ke kāleka?

    Ningakupanga na kadi? (Ningakupanga na kadi?)

  5. Makemake au i ke pākīpika no nā mea ʻelua

    Ningakonda itabo lyakupanga abali babili (Ningakonda itabo lyakupanga abali babili)

  6. Ke kuleana, e ʻoluʻolu

    Icilanga, tapali (Icilanga, tapali)

  7. E komo pū ana ka lawelawe?

    Ubufyashi bwakupanga? (Ubufyashi bwakupanga?)

  8. He meaʻai ʻai au

    Ndi mvegetarian (Ndi mvegetarian)

  9. E ʻoluʻolu, ʻaʻole i ka mea ʻai ʻono

    Nshikala na fya spicy, tapali (Nshikala na fya spicy, tapali)

  10. He mea ʻono kēia

    Ili lya bwino (Ili lya bwino)

  11. E hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa i ka menu?

    Ningakonda ifyalo? (Ningakonda ifyalo?)

  12. He ipu wai, e ʻoluʻolu

    Icupa ca mvula, tapali (Icupa ca mvula, tapali)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. E kāhea i ke aupuni

    Tuma abashitisha

  2. E kāhea i ka ʻauʻau

    Tuma ambulance

  3. Pili au i ke kanaka mālama

    Nshikala na doctor

  4. E ʻike au i ka maʻi

    Nshikala bwino

  5. He ʻeha koʻu i nā pāpaʻi

    Ndi na allergy ku nsalu

  6. Aia i hea ka lāʻau mālama kokua?

    Ili kuti hospital ya pafupi?

  7. E ʻeha ana i kēia wahi

    Kuli ububi pano

  8. Ua nalowale koʻu pepa hoʻokipa

    Nashitile passport yangu

  9. E kāhea anei ʻoe i koʻu wahi noho?

    Nawe tuma hotel yangu?

  10. Kōkua!

    Chikondi!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. He mea maikaʻi ke ʻike iā ʻoe

    Nashamukeni (na-sha-mu-ke-ni)

  2. E hoʻomaikaʻi kā mākou hui

    Tulefwaya ukusanga (tu-le-fwa-ya u-ku-sanga)

  3. Aia i ka hora kūpono no ʻoe?

    Ninshi ifikala bwino kwa iwe? (nin-shi i-fi-ka-la bwi-no kwa i-we)

  4. E hoʻouna ana au i ka report i kēia lā

    Nizakutuma ifishina lelo (ni-za-ku-tu-ma i-fi-shi-na le-lo)

  5. E hiki anei ke kamaʻilio i ke aupuni?

    Twafwaya ukusambilila lero? (twa-fwa-ya u-ku-sam-bi-li-la le-ro)

  6. E ʻoluʻolu e ʻike i ka faila i hoʻopili ʻia

    Nomba fwebo file iliko (nom-ba fwe-bo fi-le i-li-ko)

  7. Mahalo no kāu manawa

    Natotela pa nshita (na-to-te-la pa nshi-ta)

  8. Ke nānā aku nei au e hana pū me ʻoe

    Nifwaya ukushanda na iwe (ni-fwa-ya u-ku-shan-da na i-we)

  9. E hiki anei iā ʻoe ke hoʻomaikaʻi i kēlā kiko?

    Wakosa ukufumya icikomo? (wa-ko-sa u-ku-fum-ya i-ci-ko-mo)

  10. E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻi mai au

    Nizakukumbusha (ni-za-ku-kum-bu-sha)

  11. O nā lā pau o ka Pōʻalima

    Ishina lyakupela ni Lwapula (i-shi-na lya-ku-pe-la ni Lwa-pu-la)

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. He aha ka hora?

    Ninshi ilya shani? (Ninshi ilya shani?)

  2. Ekolu ka hora

    Kuli nomba itatu. (Kuli nomba itatu.)

  3. I kēia lā

    Lelo. (Lelo.)

  4. I ka lā ʻapōpō

    Mwaume. (Mwaume.)

  5. I ante lā

    Kale. (Kale.)

  6. Pōʻakahi

    Lwandi. (Lwandi.)

  7. Pōʻalua

    Lwakabamba. (Lwakabamba.)

  8. Pōʻakolu

    Lwapili. (Lwapili.)

  9. Kahi

    Imwe. (Imwe.)

  10. Lua

    Ibili. (Ibili.)

  11. Ekolu

    Itatu. (Itatu.)

  12. Umi

    Icumi. (Icumi.)

  13. Hana i ka hoʻokahi

    Cikumi. (Cikumi.)

  14. Pālua

    Pafya. (Pafya.)

  15. O nā mea hou

    Ilyo. (Ilyo.)

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