Common Latin to Dombe phrases

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

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Looking for practical Latin to Dombe phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin phrase first, then the Dombe translation (Dombe) — 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 Dombe.

Tip: pick five Dombe phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Salve

    Salibonani (sal-way)

  2. Gratias tibi

    Ngiyabonga (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Bonum mane

    Ubusuku obuhle (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Bonum postmeridianum

    Uhlanga oluhle (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Bonum vesperum

    Ubusuku obuhle (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Bona nox

    Lala kahle (boh-nah nox)

  7. Vide te postea

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

  8. Vale

    Hamba kahle (wah-leh)

  9. Quod est nomen tuum?

    Ubani igama lakho? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Nomen meum est Iohannes

    Igama lami nguJohn (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Quomodo es?

    Unjani? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Te convenire mihi iucundum est

    Ngiyajabula ukukwazi (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?

    Uta kuta chiRungu? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Non bene loquor Hindi.

    Ndi ndakuta Hindi zvakanaka. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Non intellego.

    Ndi ndinzwisise. (Non intellego.)

  4. Quaeso, lente loquere.

    Ndapota kuta zvishoma. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Potesne id iterum dicere?

    Ungazvitaura zvakare? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Ubi est latrina?

    Chikamu chechimbuzi chiri kupi? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?

    Ndingasvika sei kumusoro kwekugara? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Dextra verte.

    Tendeuka kuruboshwe. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Sinistra verte.

    Tendeuka kurudyi. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. I ad rectum.

    Enda mberi. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Quot est merces?

    Mitero inodhura zvakadini? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Unum tessera, quaeso.

    Tikiti imwe, ndapota. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Estne longum a hic?

    Iri kure here kubva pano? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ego sum perditus.

    Ndakanyura. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Ubi possum emere SIM card?

    Ndingatenga sei kadhi reSIM? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ita

    Ehe

  2. Non

    Aih

  3. Fortasse

    Zvichida

  4. Consentio

    Ndinobvumirana

  5. Non consentio

    Ndinopikisa

  6. Bene sonat

    Izvozvo zvinonzwika zvakanaka

  7. Quid censes?

    Unofungei?

  8. Potesne me adiuvare?

    Unogona kundibatsira here?

  9. Auxilium mihi opus est

    Ndiri kuda rubatsiro

  10. Exspecta paulisper

    Mirira kwechinguva

  11. Me paenitet

    Ndine hurombo

  12. Nullum problema

    Hapana dambudziko

  13. Felicitaciones

    Makorokoto

  14. Felix natalis dies

    Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa

  15. Felix iter habeas

    Iva nerwendo rwakanaka

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Ubi est statio ferriviaria?

    Kupi yehamba yechitima? (ku-pi ye-hamba ye-chi-ti-ma)

  2. Ubi est statio bus?

    Kupi yehamba yebhazi? (ku-pi ye-hamba ye-bha-zi)

  3. Quae est suggestus?

    Ndeipi chikuva? (Nde-i-pi chi-ku-va)

  4. Quo tempore discedit?

    Ndeipi nguva inobva? (Nde-i-pi ngu-va i-no-bva)

  5. Estne haec via recta?

    Iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama? (I-yi ndi-yo nzi-ra ya-ka-ru-ra-ma)

  6. Prope est hic

    Iri pedyo pano (I-ri pe-dyo pa-no)

  7. Longius est ab hoc

    Iri kure nepanotangira (I-ri ku-re ne-pa-no-tan-gi-ra)

  8. Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?

    Unogona kundiratidza pamepu? (U-no-go-na kun-di-ra-ti-dza pa-me-pu)

  9. Siste hic, quaeso

    Mira pano, ndapota (Mi-ra pa-no, n-da-po-ta)

  10. Quot tempus capit?

    Inotora nguva yakareba? (I-no-to-ra ngu-va ya-ka-re-ba)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Quot hoc constat?

    Iri chingani? (iri chingani)

  2. Id nimis carum est.

    Iri kutengesa kwazvo (iri kutengesa kwazvo)

  3. Habesne quidquam cheap?

    Une chimwe chiri kutengesa chiri pasi? (une chimwe chiri kutengesa chiri pasi)

  4. Possumne solvere charta?

    Ndingabhadhara nekadhi here? (ndingabhadhara nekadhi here)

  5. Velim mensam pro duobus.

    Ndinoda tafura yevaviri (ndinoda tafura yevaviri)

  6. Ratio, quaeso.

    Chikwereti, ndapota (chikwereti, ndapota)

  7. Estne servitium inclusum?

    Sevhisi yakasanganisirwa here? (sevhisi yakasanganisirwa here)

  8. Vegetarianus sum.

    Ndiri vegetarian (ndiri vegetarian)

  9. Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

    Hapana chikafu chinopisa, ndapota (hapana chikafu chinopisa, ndapota)

  10. Hoc est deliciosum.

    Iri rinonaka (iri rinonaka)

  11. Possumne habere menu?

    Ndingawana menyu here? (ndingawana menyu here)

  12. Poculum aquae, quaeso.

    Girazi remvura, ndapota (girazi remvura, ndapota)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Vocā polīciam

    Fona mapurisa

  2. Vocā ambulantiam

    Fona amburensi

  3. Medicum mihi opus est

    Ndiri kuda chiremba

  4. Māla mē sentio

    Ndiri kurwara

  5. Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

    Ndine allergy kumapere

  6. Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

    Papi chipatara chiri pedyo?

  7. Hic dolet

    Zvinorwadza pano

  8. Passum meum perdidī

    Ndakakanganwa pasipoti yangu

  9. Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

    Unogona kufona hotera yangu?

  10. Auxilium!

    Rubatsiro!

Work and business

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

  1. Te convenire pulchrum est

    Ndiwe wakanaka

  2. Conventum constituamus

    Ngatironge musangano

  3. Quot hora tibi convenit?

    Ndeipi nguva inokodzera kwauri?

  4. Reportum hodie mittam

    Ndichatumira mushumo nhasi

  5. Possumusne cras loqui?

    Tingataure mangwana here?

  6. File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

    Ndapota tsvaga faira rakabatanidzwa

  7. Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

    Ndatenda nenguva yako

  8. Spero ad te laborare

    Ndiri kutarisira kushanda newe

  9. Potesne illud punctum explicare?

    Ungajekesa ipapo here?

  10. Permitte me ad te redire

    Nditende kuti ndidzoke kwauri

  11. Terminatio est Veneris

    Nguva yekupedzisira iChishanu

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Quot hora est?

    Ndi chingani? (ndi chingani)

  2. Tertia hora est.

    Ndi mitatu (ndi mitatu)

  3. Hodie

    Nhasi (nhasi)

  4. Cras

    Mangwana (mangwana)

  5. Heri

    Nezuro (nezuro)

  6. Dies Lunae

    Muvhuro (muvhuro)

  7. Dies Martis

    Chipiri (chipiri)

  8. Dies Mercurii

    Chitatu (chitatu)

  9. Unus

    Imwe (imwe)

  10. Duo

    Piri (piri)

  11. Tres

    Tatu (tatu)

  12. Decem

    Gumi (gumi)

  13. Centum

    Zana (zana)

  14. Dimidium

    Hafu (hafu)

  15. Plus

    Zvimwe (zvimwe)