Looking for practical Kinyarwanda to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kinyarwanda 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.
Muraho
Shani
Urakoze
Natotela
Bwakire bwiza
Muli shani
Nimugoroba mwiza
Muli shani
Mwaramutse mwiza
Muli shani
Ijoro ryiza
Shalenipo bwino
Tuzabonana nyuma
Tukakutana
Murabeho
Twalumba
Witwa nde?
Iwe ulishani?
Nitwa John
Ndefwaya John
Umeze ute?
Uli bwanji?
Nishimiye kukumenya
Nashitasha kukumona
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Uravuga Icyongereza?
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?
Sinavuga Hindi neza
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
Sinumva
Ndefwaya kumfwa
Nyabuneka vuga buhoro
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
Wabivuga ukundi?
Ningaloleleko?
Aho ubwiherero buri he?
Ili kuti ikalamba?
Nagenda nte ku mugi?
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
Hindukira ibumoso
Fumya kumwendo
Hindukira iburyo
Fumya kumwendo
Genda imbere
Enda pamo
Igiciro ni ikihe?
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
Itike imwe, nyabuneka
Ticket imwe, nomba
Ni kure hano?
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
Ndi mu kaga
Ndi lost
Nshobora kugura SIM card he?
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Yego
Eya
Oya
Awe
Birashoboka
Panga
Ndemeranya
Ndi bwino
Sinemeranya
Ndi bwino na
Birumvikana neza
Ilyo lishibukile
Ubitekerezaho iki?
Uchite shani?
Urashobora kumfasha?
Ushakufwa?
Nkeneye ubufasha
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa
Tegereza gato
Leka ifi
Ndakwinginze
Nshakufwa
Nta kibazo
Takwaba shani
Ibyishimo
Nshakufwa bwino
Isabukuru nziza
Nashala bwino mu mwaka
Ugire urugendo rwiza
Ube na mulimo wabwino
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Aho ikigo cy'igariyamoshi kiri?
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?(Aho ikigo cy'igariyamoshi kiri?)
Aho ahagarara bisi?
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?(Aho ahagarara bisi?)
Ni iyihe platform?
Ninshi ni platform iyi?(Ni iyihe platform?)
Igihe izava ryari?
Ninshi ikalamba?(Igihe izava ryari?)
Ese iyi niyo nzira nziza?
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?(Ese iyi niyo nzira nziza?)
Iri hafi hano
Ili pamo na pano.(Iri hafi hano)
Iri kure hano
Ili lishilu na pano.(Iri kure hano)
Ushobora kumfasha ku ikarita?
Ushibukishe pa mape?(Ushobora kumfasha ku ikarita?)
Hagarara hano, nyabuneka
Leka pano, chonde.(Hagarara hano, nyabuneka)
Bifata igihe kingana iki?
Kuli shani?(Bifata igihe kingana iki?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.