Looking for practical Kurdish (Kurmanji) to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kurdish (Kurmanji) 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 Kurdish (Kurmanji) 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.
Slav
Shani
Spas
Natotela
Beyanî baş
Muli shani
Nîvro baş
Muli shani
Êvar baş
Muli shani
Şev baş
Shalenipo bwino
Dîsa dîtin
Tukakutana
Bi xatirê te
Twalumba
Navê te çi ye?
Iwe ulishani?
Navê min John e
Ndefwaya John
Tu çawa yî?
Uli bwanji?
Bi xêr hatî
Nashitasha kukumona
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Tu bi Îngilîzî diaxivî?
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?(tu bi ingilîzî diaxivin?)
Ez Hindi baş diaxivim.
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino(ez hindî baş diaxivin.)
Ez fêm nakim.
Ndefwaya kumfwa(ez fem nakim.)
Ji kerema xwe, hêsan diaxivin.
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
Ma tu dikarî vê jî bêjî?
Ningaloleleko?
Toalet li kû ye?
Ili kuti ikalamba?
Çawa dikim ku bêm navenda bajarê?
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
Çepê bigere.
Fumya kumwendo
Rastê bigere.
Fumya kumwendo
Rêya rastê bide.
Enda pamo
Bihayê rêwîti çend e?
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
Yek tikêt, ji kerema xwe.
Ticket imwe, nomba
Ma ew ji vir dûr e?
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
Ez wenda me.
Ndi lost
Li kû dikarim kartê SIM bikirim?
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Erê
Eya
Na
Awe
Gelekî
Panga
Ez razî me
Ndi bwino
Ez razî nînim
Ndi bwino na
Ew baş e
Ilyo lishibukile
Tu çi difikirî?
Uchite shani?
Tu dikarî alîkarî min bikî?
Ushakufwa?
Ez alîkarî hewce me
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa
Bêhnîkê bisekine
Leka ifi
Min bibore
Nshakufwa
Pirsa nîne
Takwaba shani
Pîrozbahî
Nshakufwa bwino
Rojbûna te pîroz be
Nashala bwino mu mwaka
Seyahata te bi ewlehî be
Ube na mulimo wabwino
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kû jî stasyonê trenê ye?
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?(ku ji stationê trenê ye?)
Kû jî durdora otobûsê ye?
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?(ku ji durdora otobûsê ye?)
Kîjan platform e?
Ninshi ni platform iyi?(kijan platform e?)
Kengî derdikeve?
Ninshi ikalamba?(kengi derdikeve?)
Ev rêya rast e?
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?(ev reya rast e?)
Ew li vir nêzîk e.
Ili pamo na pano.
Ew ji vir dûr e.
Ili lishilu na pano.
Ma tu dikarî li ser nexşeyê min nîşan bî?
Ushibukishe pa mape?(ma tu dikari li ser nexşeyê min nîşan bi?)
Li vir rawestî, ji kerema xwe.
Leka pano, chonde.
Çend demê digire?
Kuli shani?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.