Looking for practical Kiga to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kiga 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.
Okwagala
Shani
Webale
Natotela
Osiibye bulungi
Muli shani
Osiibye bulungi
Muli shani
Osiibye bulungi
Muli shani
Osiibye bulungi
Shalenipo bwino
Tugenda okukutana
Tukakutana
Nkwagala
Twalumba
Erinnya lyo ani?
Iwe ulishani?
Erinnya lyange nze John
Ndefwaya John
Oli otya?
Uli bwanji?
Nneebwanga okukuyita
Nashitasha kukumona
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
Sikuganya.
Ndefwaya kumfwa
Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?
Ningaloleleko?
Ekitanda kiki?
Ili kuti ikalamba?
Nkwenda otya mu kiti?
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
Genda ku kkono.
Fumya kumwendo
Genda ku ddyo.
Fumya kumwendo
Genda mu maaso.
Enda pamo
Ekitundu kiki?
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
Ekitanda emu, nyamba.
Ticket imwe, nomba
Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
Ndi mu kwegendereza.
Ndi lost
Nkwenda kutuuka wa SIM card?
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Eee
Eya
Oya
Awe
Wali
Panga
Ndiinze
Ndi bwino
Sindiinze
Ndi bwino na
Ekitanga kiza
Ilyo lishibukile
Oteka ki?
Uchite shani?
Okwetegera?
Ushakufwa?
Nfuna okwetegera
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa
Leka akaseke
Leka ifi
Ndi mwefwe
Nshakufwa
Tera kintu
Takwaba shani
Nkwagala
Nshakufwa bwino
Okwagala omwaka omukya
Nashala bwino mu mwaka
Okwetegera mu nsi
Ube na mulimo wabwino
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Eri heza y'ekitabo?
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?(Eri heza y'ekitabo?)
Eri heza y'ekibuga?
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?(Eri heza y'ekibuga?)
Ekiyungiriro ki?
Ninshi ni platform iyi?(Ekiyungiriro ki?)
Ekitonde ki?
Ninshi ikalamba?(Ekitonde ki?)
Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?(Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?)
Eri wansi wano
Ili pamo na pano.(Eri wansi wano)
Eri kure wano
Ili lishilu na pano.(Eri kure wano)
Oyinza okundabira ku karita?
Ushibukishe pa mape?(Oyinza okundabira ku karita?)
Mugume wano, nyabo
Leka pano, chonde.(Mugume wano, nyabo)
Ekitanga ki?
Kuli shani?(Ekitanga ki?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.