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100 practical Latin to Chichewa phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.
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Looking for practical Latin to Chichewa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin phrase first, then the Chichewa translation (Chichewa) — 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 Chichewa.
Tip: read the Chichewa 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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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.
Gratias tibi
Zikomo
(grah-tee-as tee-bee)
Bonum mane
M'mawa wabwino
(boh-num mah-neh)
Bonum postmeridianum
Masana abwino
(boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)
Bonum vesperum
Madziwabwino
(boh-num vehs-peh-rum)
Bona nox
Usiku wabwino
(boh-nah nox)
Vide te postea
Tiwonana
(vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)
Vale
Tsalani bwino
(wah-leh)
Quod est nomen tuum?
Dzina lako ndi ndani?
(kwod est noh-men too-um)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
Dzina langa ndi John
(noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)
Quomodo es?
Muli bwanji?
(kwo-mo-do es)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
Ndikufuna kukumana nanu
(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.
Loquerisne Anglice?
Mukulankhula Chingerezi?
(Mukulankhula Chingerezi?)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino
(Sindikulankhula Hindi bwino)
Non intellego.
Sindikumva
(Sindikumva)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Chonde lukani pang'onopang'ono
(Chonde lukani pang'onopang'ono)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
Mungathe kutero kwachiwiri?
(Mungathe kutero kwachiwiri?)
Ubi est latrina?
Kuti ndi kuti chimbudzi?
(Kuti ndi kuti chimbudzi?)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
Ndingapite bwanji ku mseu wa mzinda?
(Ndingapite bwanji ku mseu wa mzinda?)
Dextra verte.
Pangani kumanzere
(Pangani kumanzere)
Sinistra verte.
Pangani kumanzere
(Pangani kumanzere)
I ad rectum.
Pitani mwachindunji
(Pitani mwachindunji)
Quot est merces?
Ndi ndalama zingati?
(Ndi ndalama zingati?)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
Tiket imodzi, chonde
(Tiket imodzi, chonde)
Estne longum a hic?
Ndi kutali bwanji kuchokera pano?
(Ndi kutali bwanji kuchokera pano?)
Ego sum perditus.
Ndakhalapo
(Ndakhalapo)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
Ndingatengere kuti SIM card?
(Ndingatengere kuti SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Non consentio
Sindikugwirizana
Quid censes?
Mumaganiza chiyani?
Potesne me adiuvare?
Mungandithandize?
Auxilium mihi opus est
Ndikufuna thandizo
Exspecta paulisper
Dikirani pang'ono
Me paenitet
Ndikupemphera
Nullum problema
Palibe vuto
Felix natalis dies
Tsiku lobadwa labwino
Felix iter habeas
Pita bwino
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
Kuti ndi kuti sitima?
(Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)
Ubi est statio bus?
Kuti ndi kuti malo otsetsereka?
(Ubi est statio bus?)
Quae est suggestus?
Ndi chigawo chiti?
(Quae est suggestus?)
Quo tempore discedit?
Ndi nthawi iti imatenga?
(Quo tempore discedit?)
Estne haec via recta?
Kodi iyi ndi njira yoyenera?
(Estne haec via recta?)
Prope est hic
Ili pafupi pano
(Prope est hic)
Longius est ab hoc
Ili kutali pano
(Longius est ab hoc)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
Kodi mungandionetse pa mapu?
(Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)
Siste hic, quaeso
Khalani pano, chonde
(Siste hic, quaeso)
Quot tempus capit?
Zimatenga nthawi yaitali bwanji?
(Quot tempus capit?)
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Quot hoc constat?
Zimatenga ndalama zingati?
Id nimis carum est.
Izi ndizokwera mtengo kwambiri.
Habesne quidquam cheap?
Kodi muli ndi chinthu chotsika mtengo?
Possumne solvere charta?
Ndingathe kulipira ndi khadi?
Velim mensam pro duobus.
Ndikufuna tebulo la anthu awiri.
Ratio, quaeso.
Chikonthe, chonde.
Estne servitium inclusum?
Kodi ntchito yakhala mu mtengo?
Vegetarianus sum.
Ndine mvegetarian.
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
Osati chakudya chotentha, chonde.
Hoc est deliciosum.
Izi ndizochuluka.
Possumne habere menu?
Ndingathe kupeza menyu?
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
Galasi ya madzi, chonde.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Vocā polīciam
Fufuzani apolisi
Vocā ambulantiam
Fufuzani ambulansi
Medicum mihi opus est
Ndikufuna dokotala
Māla mē sentio
Ndikumva kutopa
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
Ndine wosokoneza ndi ma nuts a phala
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
Kuti ndi kuti chibadwe chachikondi?
Passum meum perdidī
Ndapeza pasipoti yanga
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
Mungafufuze hotelo yanga?
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Te convenire pulchrum est
Ndikuyamikira kukumana nanu
Conventum constituamus
Tiyeni tikhazikitse meeting
Quot hora tibi convenit?
Ndi nthawi yanji yomwe ikugwira ntchito kwa inu?
Reportum hodie mittam
Ndzatumiza lipoti lero
Possumusne cras loqui?
Tingathe kulankhula mawa?
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
Chonde pezani fayilo yowonjezedwa
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
Zikomo chifukwa cha nthawi yanu
Spero ad te laborare
Ndikuyembekezera kugwira ntchito nanu
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
Mungathe kuthetsa mfundo imeneyo?
Permitte me ad te redire
Nditheke kubwerera kwa inu
Terminatio est Veneris
Nthawi yotsiriza ndi Lachisanu
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.
Quot hora est?
Ndi nthawi yanji?
Tertia hora est.
Ndi nthawi itatu.
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