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100 practical Latin to Tumbuka phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.
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Looking for practical Latin to Tumbuka phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin phrase first, then the Tumbuka translation (Tumbuka) — 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 Tumbuka.
Tip: pick five Tumbuka 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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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
Muli bwanji
(boh-num mah-neh)
Bonum postmeridianum
Muli bwanji
(boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)
Bonum vesperum
Muli bwanji
(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 lanu 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
Ndine wokondwa 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?
Muli ndi Chingerezi?
(muli ndi chingerezi)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
Sikuyankhula Hindi bwino
(sikuyankhula hindi bwino)
Non intellego.
Sindikumva
(sindikumva)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Chonde yankhulani pang'ono
(chonde yankhulani pang'ono)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
Mungandiyankhulepo?
(mungandiyankhulepo)
Ubi est latrina?
Kuti ndi kuti?
(kuti ndi kuti)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
Ndingafike bwanji ku msewu waukulu?
(ndingafike bwanji ku msewu waukulu)
Dextra verte.
Pita kumanzere
(pita kumanzere)
Sinistra verte.
Pita kumanja
(pita kumanja)
I ad rectum.
Pita mwendo
(pita mwendo)
Quot est merces?
Ndi ndalama zingati?
(ndi ndalama zingati)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
Tiketi imodzi, chonde
(tiketi imodzi, chonde)
Estne longum a hic?
Ndi mtunda wautali kuchokera pano?
(ndi mtunda wautali kuchokera pano)
Ego sum perditus.
Ndakhalapo
(ndakhalapo)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
Ndingatengere kuti kuti SIM card?
(ndingatengere kuti kuti sim card)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Non consentio
Sindikugwirizana
Bene sonat
Ichi chimaoneka bwino
Quid censes?
Muli ndi chiyani choti mumaganize?
Potesne me adiuvare?
Mungandithandize?
Auxilium mihi opus est
Ndikufuna thandizo
Exspecta paulisper
Dikirani pang’ono
Me paenitet
Ndikupemphera
Nullum problema
Palibe vutoli
Felix natalis dies
Tsiku lobadwa labwino
Felix iter habeas
Pita bwino pa ulendo
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
Kukakhala kuti chiteshi cha njinga?
(Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)
Ubi est statio bus?
Kukakhala kuti malo otchinga basi?
(Ubi est statio bus?)
Quae est suggestus?
Ndi chigawo chiti?
(Quae est suggestus?)
Quo tempore discedit?
Nanga nthawi itangopita?
(Quo tempore discedit?)
Estne haec via recta?
Kodi iyi ndi njira yoyenera?
(Estne haec via recta?)
Prope est hic
Iyi ndi pafupi apa
(Prope est hic)
Longius est ab hoc
Iyi ndi kutali ndi apa
(Longius est ab hoc)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
Mungandionetse pa chithunzi?
(Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)
Siste hic, quaeso
Chimitsa apa, 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?
Iyi ikuguliradi chingwe?
(iyi ikuguliradi chingwe)
Id nimis carum est.
Iyi ndi mtengo wopusa
(iyi ndi mtengo wopusa)
Habesne quidquam cheap?
Muli ndi chinthu chochepa mtengo?
(muli ndi chinthu chochepa mtengo)
Possumne solvere charta?
Ningathe kulipira ndi khadi?
(ningathe kulipira ndi khadi)
Velim mensam pro duobus.
Ndikufuna tebulo la anthu awiri
(ndikufuna tebulo la anthu awiri)
Ratio, quaeso.
Chikalata, chonde
(chikalata, chonde)
Estne servitium inclusum?
Ntchito ikuphatikizidwa?
(ntchito ikuphatikizidwa)
Vegetarianus sum.
Ndine wopanda nyama
(ndine wopanda nyama)
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
Chonde, osati chakudya chothira
(chonde, osati chakudya chothira)
Hoc est deliciosum.
Iyi ndi yokoma
(iyi ndi yokoma)
Possumne habere menu?
Ningathe kupeza menyu?
(ningathe kupeza menyu)
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
Galasi ya madzi, chonde
(galasi ya madzi, chonde)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Vocā polīciam
Fufuzani polisi
Vocā ambulantiam
Fufuzani ambulansi
Medicum mihi opus est
Ndikufuna dokotala
Māla mē sentio
Ndikuwona bwino
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
Ndine wosowa ma groundnuts
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
Kuti ndi chiyani chachikondi?
Passum meum perdidī
Ndasowa pasipoti yangu
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
Mungafufuze hotelo yanga?
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Te convenire pulchrum est
Ndalumba kukumana nanu
Conventum constituamus
Tiyeni tiwoneke pa nthawi
Quot hora tibi convenit?
Nthawi yiti ikukugwirirani ntchito?
Reportum hodie mittam
Ndidzatumiza lipoti lero
Possumusne cras loqui?
Tingathe kulankhula mawa?
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
Chonde onani fayilo yolembedwa
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 imeneyi?
Permitte me ad te redire
Nditenge nthawi ndikubwerereni
Terminatio est Veneris
Nthawi yomaliza ndi Lachisanu
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.
Quot hora est?
Ndi chiyani nthawi?
(Ndi chiyani nthawi?)
Tertia hora est.
Ndi saa tatu
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