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Common Latin to Kinyarwanda phrases

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

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

Tip: read the Kinyarwanda 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

    Muraho (sal-way)

  2. Gratias tibi

    Urakoze (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Bonum mane

    Bwakire bwiza (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Bonum postmeridianum

    Nimugoroba mwiza (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Bonum vesperum

    Mwaramutse mwiza (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Bona nox

    Ijoro ryiza (boh-nah nox)

  7. Vide te postea

    Tuzabonana nyuma (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Vale

    Murabeho (wah-leh)

  9. Quod est nomen tuum?

    Witwa nde? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Nomen meum est Iohannes

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

  11. Quomodo es?

    Umeze ute? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Te convenire mihi iucundum est

    Nishimiye kukumenya (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?

    Uravuga Icyongereza? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Non bene loquor Hindi.

    Sinavuga Hindi neza (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Non intellego.

    Sinumva (Non intellego.)

  4. Quaeso, lente loquere.

    Nyabuneka vuga buhoro (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Potesne id iterum dicere?

    Wabivuga ukundi? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Ubi est latrina?

    Aho ubwiherero buri he? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?

    Nagenda nte ku mugi? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Dextra verte.

    Hindukira ibumoso (Dextra verte.)

  9. Sinistra verte.

    Hindukira iburyo (Sinistra verte.)

  10. I ad rectum.

    Genda imbere (I ad rectum.)

  11. Quot est merces?

    Igiciro ni ikihe? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Unum tessera, quaeso.

    Itike imwe, nyabuneka (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Estne longum a hic?

    Ni kure hano? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ego sum perditus.

    Ndi mu kaga (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Ubi possum emere SIM card?

    Nshobora kugura SIM card he? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ita

    Yego

  2. Non

    Oya

  3. Fortasse

    Birashoboka

  4. Consentio

    Ndemeranya

  5. Non consentio

    Sinemeranya

  6. Bene sonat

    Birumvikana neza

  7. Quid censes?

    Ubitekerezaho iki?

  8. Potesne me adiuvare?

    Urashobora kumfasha?

  9. Auxilium mihi opus est

    Nkeneye ubufasha

  10. Exspecta paulisper

    Tegereza gato

  11. Me paenitet

    Ndakwinginze

  12. Nullum problema

    Nta kibazo

  13. Felicitaciones

    Ibyishimo

  14. Felix natalis dies

    Isabukuru nziza

  15. Felix iter habeas

    Ugire urugendo rwiza

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Ubi est statio ferriviaria?

    Aho ikigo cy'igariyamoshi kiri? (Aho ikigo cy'igariyamoshi kiri?)

  2. Ubi est statio bus?

    Aho ahagarara bisi? (Aho ahagarara bisi?)

  3. Quae est suggestus?

    Ni iyihe platform? (Ni iyihe platform?)

  4. Quo tempore discedit?

    Igihe izava ryari? (Igihe izava ryari?)

  5. Estne haec via recta?

    Ese iyi niyo nzira nziza? (Ese iyi niyo nzira nziza?)

  6. Prope est hic

    Iri hafi hano (Iri hafi hano)

  7. Longius est ab hoc

    Iri kure hano (Iri kure hano)

  8. Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?

    Ushobora kumfasha ku ikarita? (Ushobora kumfasha ku ikarita?)

  9. Siste hic, quaeso

    Hagarara hano, nyabuneka (Hagarara hano, nyabuneka)

  10. Quot tempus capit?

    Bifata igihe kingana iki? (Bifata igihe kingana iki?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Quot hoc constat?

    Iyi igura angahe?

  2. Id nimis carum est.

    Ibyo ni ibihenze cyane.

  3. Habesne quidquam cheap?

    Ufite ikintu cyoroheje?

  4. Possumne solvere charta?

    Nshobora kwishyura n'ikarita?

  5. Velim mensam pro duobus.

    Nashaka ameza y'abantu babiri.

  6. Ratio, quaeso.

    Ndagusabye, umwenda.

  7. Estne servitium inclusum?

    Serivisi irimo?

  8. Vegetarianus sum.

    Ndi umunyvegetari.

  9. Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

    Ntimukanyuze ibiryo birimo umunyu.

  10. Hoc est deliciosum.

    Ibi biraryoshye.

  11. Possumne habere menu?

    Nshobora kubona urutonde rw'ibiryo?

  12. Poculum aquae, quaeso.

    Ndagusabye, igikombe cy'amazi.

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Vocā polīciam

    Hamagara polisi

  2. Vocā ambulantiam

    Hamagara ambulance

  3. Medicum mihi opus est

    Nkeneye umuganga

  4. Māla mē sentio

    Ndumva ndwaye

  5. Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

    Mfite allergie ku mbuto z'ihene

  6. Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

    Ihagararanye ry'ubuvuzi rihe?

  7. Hic dolet

    Birambabaza hano

  8. Passum meum perdidī

    Nabuze pasiporo yanjye

  9. Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

    Urashobora guhamagara hoteli yanjye?

  10. Auxilium!

    Fasha!

Work and business

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

  1. Te convenire pulchrum est

    Nishimiye guhura nawe

  2. Conventum constituamus

    Reka dushyireho inama

  3. Quot hora tibi convenit?

    Ni ryari byakugendekera?

  4. Reportum hodie mittam

    Nzohereza raporo uyu munsi

  5. Possumusne cras loqui?

    Dushobora kuvugana ejo?

  6. File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

    Nyamuneka reba dosiye iri hano

  7. Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

    Urakoze ku gihe cyawe

  8. Spero ad te laborare

    Ntegereje gukorana nawe

  9. Potesne illud punctum explicare?

    Wansobanurira icyo kibazo?

  10. Permitte me ad te redire

    Nzakugarukira

  11. Terminatio est Veneris

    Igihe ntarengwa ni ku wa gatanu

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Quot hora est?

    Ni saa ingahe? (ni saa ingahe)

  2. Tertia hora est.

    Ni saa tatu (ni saa tatu)

  3. Hodie

    Uyu munsi (uyu munsi)

  4. Cras

    Ejo hazaza (ejo hazaza)

  5. Heri

    Ejo (ejo)

  6. Dies Lunae

    Kuwa Mbere (kuwa mbere)

  7. Dies Martis

    Kuwa Kabiri (kuwa kabiri)

  8. Dies Mercurii

    Kuwa Gatatu (kuwa gatatu)

  9. Unus

    Kimwe (kimwe)

  10. Duo

    Kabiri (kabiri)

  11. Tres

    Gatatu (gatatu)

  12. Decem

    Cumi (cumi)

  13. Centum

    Ijana (ijana)

  14. Dimidium

    Igice (igice)

  15. Plus

    Byinshi (byinshi)

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