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100 practical Kinyarwanda to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.
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Looking for practical Kinyarwanda to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kinyarwanda phrase first, then the Latin translation (Latin) — 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 Latin.
Tip: read the Latin line out loud three times, then cover the Kinyarwanda side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Table of contents
Greetings and pleasantries
Useful phrases for travellers
Everyday conversation
Directions and getting around
Shopping and dining
Emergencies and health
Work and business
Time, days and numbers
Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Urakoze
Gratias tibi
(grah-tee-as tee-bee)
Bwakire bwiza
Bonum mane
(boh-num mah-neh)
Nimugoroba mwiza
Bonum postmeridianum
(boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)
Mwaramutse mwiza
Bonum vesperum
(boh-num vehs-peh-rum)
Ijoro ryiza
Bona nox
(boh-nah nox)
Tuzabonana nyuma
Vide te postea
(vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)
Witwa nde?
Quod est nomen tuum?
(kwod est noh-men too-um)
Nitwa John
Nomen meum est Iohannes
(noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)
Umeze ute?
Quomodo es?
(kwo-mo-do es)
Nishimiye kukumenya
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
(tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Uravuga Icyongereza?
Loquerisne Anglice?
(Loquerisne Anglice?)
Sinavuga Hindi neza
Non bene loquor Hindi.
(Non bene loquor Hindi.)
Sinumva
Non intellego.
(Non intellego.)
Nyabuneka vuga buhoro
Quaeso, lente loquere.
(Quaeso, lente loquere.)
Wabivuga ukundi?
Potesne id iterum dicere?
(Potesne id iterum dicere?)
Aho ubwiherero buri he?
Ubi est latrina?
(Ubi est latrina?)
Nagenda nte ku mugi?
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
(Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)
Hindukira ibumoso
Dextra verte.
(Dextra verte.)
Hindukira iburyo
Sinistra verte.
(Sinistra verte.)
Genda imbere
I ad rectum.
(I ad rectum.)
Igiciro ni ikihe?
Quot est merces?
(Quot est merces?)
Itike imwe, nyabuneka
Unum tessera, quaeso.
(Unum tessera, quaeso.)
Ni kure hano?
Estne longum a hic?
(Estne longum a hic?)
Ndi mu kaga
Ego sum perditus.
(Ego sum perditus.)
Nshobora kugura SIM card he?
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
(Ubi possum emere SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Sinemeranya
Non consentio
Birumvikana neza
Bene sonat
Ubitekerezaho iki?
Quid censes?
Urashobora kumfasha?
Potesne me adiuvare?
Nkeneye ubufasha
Auxilium mihi opus est
Tegereza gato
Exspecta paulisper
Nta kibazo
Nullum problema
Isabukuru nziza
Felix natalis dies
Ugire urugendo rwiza
Felix iter habeas
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Aho ikigo cy'igariyamoshi kiri?
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
(Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)
Aho ahagarara bisi?
Ubi est statio bus?
(Ubi est statio bus?)
Ni iyihe platform?
Quae est suggestus?
(Quae est suggestus?)
Igihe izava ryari?
Quo tempore discedit?
(Quo tempore discedit?)
Ese iyi niyo nzira nziza?
Estne haec via recta?
(Estne haec via recta?)
Iri hafi hano
Prope est hic
(Prope est hic)
Iri kure hano
Longius est ab hoc
(Longius est ab hoc)
Ushobora kumfasha ku ikarita?
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
(Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)
Hagarara hano, nyabuneka
Siste hic, quaeso
(Siste hic, quaeso)
Bifata igihe kingana iki?
Quot tempus capit?
(Quot tempus capit?)
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Iyi igura angahe?
Quot hoc constat?
Ibyo ni ibihenze cyane.
Id nimis carum est.
Ufite ikintu cyoroheje?
Habesne quidquam cheap?
Nshobora kwishyura n'ikarita?
Possumne solvere charta?
Nashaka ameza y'abantu babiri.
Velim mensam pro duobus.
Ndagusabye, umwenda.
Ratio, quaeso.
Serivisi irimo?
Estne servitium inclusum?
Ndi umunyvegetari.
Vegetarianus sum.
Ntimukanyuze ibiryo birimo umunyu.
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
Ibi biraryoshye.
Hoc est deliciosum.
Nshobora kubona urutonde rw'ibiryo?
Possumne habere menu?
Ndagusabye, igikombe cy'amazi.
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Hamagara polisi
Vocā polīciam
Hamagara ambulance
Vocā ambulantiam
Nkeneye umuganga
Medicum mihi opus est
Ndumva ndwaye
Māla mē sentio
Mfite allergie ku mbuto z'ihene
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
Ihagararanye ry'ubuvuzi rihe?
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
Birambabaza hano
Hic dolet
Nabuze pasiporo yanjye
Passum meum perdidī
Urashobora guhamagara hoteli yanjye?
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nishimiye guhura nawe
Te convenire pulchrum est
Reka dushyireho inama
Conventum constituamus
Ni ryari byakugendekera?
Quot hora tibi convenit?
Nzohereza raporo uyu munsi
Reportum hodie mittam
Dushobora kuvugana ejo?
Possumusne cras loqui?
Nyamuneka reba dosiye iri hano
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
Urakoze ku gihe cyawe
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
Ntegereje gukorana nawe
Spero ad te laborare
Wansobanurira icyo kibazo?
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
Nzakugarukira
Permitte me ad te redire
Igihe ntarengwa ni ku wa gatanu
Terminatio est Veneris
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.
Ni saa ingahe?
Quot hora est?
(ni saa ingahe)
Ni saa tatu
Tertia hora est.
(ni saa tatu)
Uyu munsi
Hodie
(uyu munsi)
Ejo hazaza
Cras
(ejo hazaza)
Kuwa Mbere
Dies Lunae
(kuwa mbere)
Kuwa Kabiri
Dies Martis
(kuwa kabiri)
Kuwa Gatatu
Dies Mercurii
(kuwa gatatu)
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