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Common Latin to Bemba phrases

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

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

    Shani (sal-way)

  2. Gratias tibi

    Natotela (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Bonum mane

    Muli shani (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Bonum postmeridianum

    Muli shani (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Bonum vesperum

    Muli shani (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Bona nox

    Shalenipo bwino (boh-nah nox)

  7. Vide te postea

    Tukakutana (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Vale

    Twalumba (wah-leh)

  9. Quod est nomen tuum?

    Iwe ulishani? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Nomen meum est Iohannes

    Ndefwaya John (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Quomodo es?

    Uli bwanji? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Te convenire mihi iucundum est

    Nashitasha kukumona (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.

  1. Loquerisne Anglice?

    Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Non bene loquor Hindi.

    Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Non intellego.

    Ndefwaya kumfwa (Non intellego.)

  4. Quaeso, lente loquere.

    Nimwandi ulukanda buteko (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Potesne id iterum dicere?

    Ningaloleleko? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Ubi est latrina?

    Ili kuti ikalamba? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?

    Ningalileka shani ku city center? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Dextra verte.

    Fumya kumwendo (Dextra verte.)

  9. Sinistra verte.

    Fumya kumwendo (Sinistra verte.)

  10. I ad rectum.

    Enda pamo (I ad rectum.)

  11. Quot est merces?

    Kuli shani ifyabukata? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Unum tessera, quaeso.

    Ticket imwe, nomba (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Estne longum a hic?

    Kuli lishilu ukulya? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ego sum perditus.

    Ndi lost (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Ubi possum emere SIM card?

    Ili kuti nindeke SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ita

    Eya

  2. Non

    Awe

  3. Fortasse

    Panga

  4. Consentio

    Ndi bwino

  5. Non consentio

    Ndi bwino na

  6. Bene sonat

    Ilyo lishibukile

  7. Quid censes?

    Uchite shani?

  8. Potesne me adiuvare?

    Ushakufwa?

  9. Auxilium mihi opus est

    Ndefwaya ifyakufwa

  10. Exspecta paulisper

    Leka ifi

  11. Me paenitet

    Nshakufwa

  12. Nullum problema

    Takwaba shani

  13. Felicitaciones

    Nshakufwa bwino

  14. Felix natalis dies

    Nashala bwino mu mwaka

  15. Felix iter habeas

    Ube na mulimo wabwino

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Ubi est statio ferriviaria?

    Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Ubi est statio bus?

    Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Quae est suggestus?

    Ninshi ni platform iyi? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Quo tempore discedit?

    Ninshi ikalamba? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. Estne haec via recta?

    Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. Prope est hic

    Ili pamo na pano. (Prope est hic)

  7. Longius est ab hoc

    Ili lishilu na pano. (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?

    Ushibukishe pa mape? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Siste hic, quaeso

    Leka pano, chonde. (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Quot tempus capit?

    Kuli shani? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Quot hoc constat?

    Ili shani? (Ili shani?)

  2. Id nimis carum est.

    Ili lya kuli (Ili lya kuli)

  3. Habesne quidquam cheap?

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

  4. Possumne solvere charta?

    Ningakupanga na kadi? (Ningakupanga na kadi?)

  5. Velim mensam pro duobus.

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

  6. Ratio, quaeso.

    Icilanga, tapali (Icilanga, tapali)

  7. Estne servitium inclusum?

    Ubufyashi bwakupanga? (Ubufyashi bwakupanga?)

  8. Vegetarianus sum.

    Ndi mvegetarian (Ndi mvegetarian)

  9. Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

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

  10. Hoc est deliciosum.

    Ili lya bwino (Ili lya bwino)

  11. Possumne habere menu?

    Ningakonda ifyalo? (Ningakonda ifyalo?)

  12. Poculum aquae, quaeso.

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

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Vocā polīciam

    Tuma abashitisha

  2. Vocā ambulantiam

    Tuma ambulance

  3. Medicum mihi opus est

    Nshikala na doctor

  4. Māla mē sentio

    Nshikala bwino

  5. Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

    Ndi na allergy ku nsalu

  6. Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

    Ili kuti hospital ya pafupi?

  7. Hic dolet

    Kuli ububi pano

  8. Passum meum perdidī

    Nashitile passport yangu

  9. Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

    Nawe tuma hotel yangu?

  10. Auxilium!

    Chikondi!

Work and business

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

  1. Te convenire pulchrum est

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

  2. Conventum constituamus

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

  3. Quot hora tibi convenit?

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

  4. Reportum hodie mittam

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

  5. Possumusne cras loqui?

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

  6. File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

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

  7. Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

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

  8. Spero ad te laborare

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

  9. Potesne illud punctum explicare?

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

  10. Permitte me ad te redire

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

  11. Terminatio est Veneris

    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. Quot hora est?

    Ninshi ilya shani? (Ninshi ilya shani?)

  2. Tertia hora est.

    Kuli nomba itatu. (Kuli nomba itatu.)

  3. Hodie

    Lelo. (Lelo.)

  4. Cras

    Mwaume. (Mwaume.)

  5. Heri

    Kale. (Kale.)

  6. Dies Lunae

    Lwandi. (Lwandi.)

  7. Dies Martis

    Lwakabamba. (Lwakabamba.)

  8. Dies Mercurii

    Lwapili. (Lwapili.)

  9. Unus

    Imwe. (Imwe.)

  10. Duo

    Ibili. (Ibili.)

  11. Tres

    Itatu. (Itatu.)

  12. Decem

    Icumi. (Icumi.)

  13. Centum

    Cikumi. (Cikumi.)

  14. Dimidium

    Pafya. (Pafya.)

  15. Plus

    Ilyo. (Ilyo.)

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