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Common Latin to Luganda phrases

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

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

Tip: pick five Luganda 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

    Oli otya? (Oli otya?)

  2. Gratias tibi

    Webale (Webale)

  3. Bonum mane

    Osiibye otya? (Osiibye otya?)

  4. Bonum postmeridianum

    Osiibye bulungi? (Osiibye bulungi?)

  5. Bonum vesperum

    Osiibye otya? (Osiibye otya?)

  6. Bona nox

    Lwaki olugendo? (Lwaki olugendo?)

  7. Vide te postea

    Tugenda kutya? (Tugenda kutya?)

  8. Vale

    Nkwagala (Nkwagala)

  9. Quod est nomen tuum?

    Erinnya lyo ani? (Erinnya lyo ani?)

  10. Nomen meum est Iohannes

    Erinnya lyange nze John (Erinnya lyange nze John)

  11. Quomodo es?

    Oli otya? (Oli otya?)

  12. Te convenire mihi iucundum est

    Nkwagala okukulaba (Nkwagala okukulaba)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Loquerisne Anglice?

    Okwogera mu Lungereza? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Non bene loquor Hindi.

    Sikozesa Hindi bulungi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Non intellego.

    Sijja kumanya. (Non intellego.)

  4. Quaeso, lente loquere.

    Nnyonnyola bulungi. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Potesne id iterum dicere?

    Osobola okwogera buno buno? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Ubi est latrina?

    Ekitanda kiki? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?

    Nteekateeka owa city center? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Dextra verte.

    Genda ku kkono. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Sinistra verte.

    Genda ku mwoyo. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. I ad rectum.

    Genda mu maaso. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Quot est merces?

    Ekitundu kiki? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Unum tessera, quaeso.

    Ticket emu, please. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Estne longum a hic?

    Kiki kirekera wano? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ego sum perditus.

    Ndi mu bubi. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Ubi possum emere SIM card?

    Nneeyisa SIM card wano? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ita

    Ye

  2. Non

    Nedda

  3. Fortasse

    Okwagala

  4. Consentio

    Nnaakuwandiika

  5. Non consentio

    Sikuwandiika

  6. Bene sonat

    Kyo kyekirungi

  7. Quid censes?

    Otekayo ki?

  8. Potesne me adiuvare?

    Osobola okundabira?

  9. Auxilium mihi opus est

    Nfuna obuyambi

  10. Exspecta paulisper

    Saba omukutu

  11. Me paenitet

    Nsaba

  12. Nullum problema

    Tewali kibadde

  13. Felicitaciones

    Okwagaliza

  14. Felix natalis dies

    Okwagaliza ku lunaku lw'okuzaala

  15. Felix iter habeas

    Genda bulungi

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Ubi est statio ferriviaria?

    Ekitangaala ky'ekitanda? (ekitangaala ky'ekitanda)

  2. Ubi est statio bus?

    Ekitangaala ky'ekitanda? (ekitangaala ky'ekitanda)

  3. Quae est suggestus?

    Ekitangaala ki? (ekitangaala ki)

  4. Quo tempore discedit?

    Bwe ki ssaawa esigala? (bwe ki ssaawa esigala)

  5. Estne haec via recta?

    Okwetegeka kwe? (okwetegeka kwe)

  6. Prope est hic

    Kiri wano wansi (kiri wano wansi)

  7. Longius est ab hoc

    Kiri mangu (kiri mangu)

  8. Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?

    Osobola okundabira ku kaddde? (osobola okundabira ku kaddde)

  9. Siste hic, quaeso

    Ggenda wano, please (ggenda wano, please)

  10. Quot tempus capit?

    Tewali bungi ki? (tewali bungi ki)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Quot hoc constat?

    Kiki ky'ekitundu? (Kiki ky'ekitundu?)

  2. Id nimis carum est.

    Ekitundu kyo kireetese.

  3. Habesne quidquam cheap?

    Oli n'ekikadde ekirala?

  4. Possumne solvere charta?

    Nneetaaga okwefuga ku kadi?

  5. Velim mensam pro duobus.

    Nneetaaga akatale ka abantu babiri.

  6. Ratio, quaeso.

    Ekitabo, please.

  7. Estne servitium inclusum?

    Okwetegereza kukyusiddwa?

  8. Vegetarianus sum.

    Nze ndi omukazi wa mboga.

  9. Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

    Tewali emmere eya kinyama, please.

  10. Hoc est deliciosum.

    Ono mulungi.

  11. Possumne habere menu?

    Nneetaaga menu?

  12. Poculum aquae, quaeso.

    Ekikopo ky'amata, please.

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Vocā polīciam

    Mpozzi polisi

  2. Vocā ambulantiam

    Mpozzi ambulance

  3. Medicum mihi opus est

    Nfuna daktari

  4. Māla mē sentio

    Ndi mu mbeera mbi

  5. Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

    Ndi mu bbeera ya nfuzi

  6. Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

    Okwetegereza hospital ey'ekyama?

  7. Hic dolet

    Bikozesa wano

  8. Passum meum perdidī

    Nfuuse passport yange

  9. Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

    Osobola okumpa mpozzi hotel yange?

  10. Auxilium!

    Mbadde!

Work and business

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

  1. Te convenire pulchrum est

    Nkwagala okubaako (Nkwagala okubaako)

  2. Conventum constituamus

    Tugende mu nteekateeka (Tugende mu nteekateeka)

  3. Quot hora tibi convenit?

    Okwesiga ki? (Okwesiga ki?)

  4. Reportum hodie mittam

    Nja kutandika okutuusa ebiragiro leero (Nja kutandika okutuusa ebiragiro leero)

  5. Possumusne cras loqui?

    Tusobola okubaako oluvannyuma? (Tusobola okubaako oluvannyuma?)

  6. File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

    Nsaba osanga fayiro eyakwatiddwa (Nsaba osanga fayiro eyakwatiddwa)

  7. Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

    Webale ku ssaawa yo (Webale ku ssaawa yo)

  8. Spero ad te laborare

    Ntegedde okubaako na ggwe (Ntegedde okubaako na ggwe)

  9. Potesne illud punctum explicare?

    Osobola okuddamu ekifaananyi? (Osobola okuddamu ekifaananyi?)

  10. Permitte me ad te redire

    Nja kukuwandiikira (Nja kukuwandiikira)

  11. Terminatio est Veneris

    Ekitundu ky’okusaba kiki ku Lwokutaano (Ekitundu ky’okusaba kiki ku Lwokutaano)

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Quot hora est?

    Ki nsonga? (ki nsonga)

  2. Tertia hora est.

    Kiri saawa ssatu (kiri saawa ssatu)

  3. Hodie

    Leero (leero)

  4. Cras

    Nne (nne)

  5. Heri

    Yaka (yaka)

  6. Dies Lunae

    Mmande (mmande)

  7. Dies Martis

    Olwokubiri (olwokubiri)

  8. Dies Mercurii

    Olwokutaano (olwokutaano)

  9. Unus

    Emu (emu)

  10. Duo

    Bbiri (bbiri)

  11. Tres

    Ssatu (ssatu)

  12. Decem

    Kkumi (kkumi)

  13. Centum

    Kikumi (kikumi)

  14. Dimidium

    Okwetaba (okwetaba)

  15. Plus

    Mungeri (mungeri)

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