Looking for practical Limburgish to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Limburgish phrase first, then the Bemba translation (Bemba) — 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 Bemba.
Tip: read the Bemba line out loud three times, then cover the Limburgish 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.
Hallo
Shani
Dank je
Natotela
Goeie môrge
Muli shani
Goeie middag
Muli shani
Goeie avend
Muli shani
Goeie nacht
Shalenipo bwino
Tot ziens
Tukakutana
Vaarwel
Twalumba
Wat is dien naam?
Iwe ulishani?
Mijn naam is John
Ndefwaya John
Hoe is 't?
Uli bwanji?
Fijn je te ontmoeten
Nashitasha kukumona
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Spreek je Engels?
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?
Ich spreek nie goed Hindi.
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
Ich verstoon het nie.
Ndefwaya kumfwa
Spreek asjeblieft langzaam.
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
Kunt ge dat nog een keer zegge?
Ningaloleleko?
Wo is de toilet?
Ili kuti ikalamba?
Hoe kom ich in het centrum?
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
Sla linksaf.
Fumya kumwendo
Sla rechtsaf.
Fumya kumwendo
Ga rechtdoor.
Enda pamo
Hoeveel kost de rit?
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
Ene ticket, asjeblieft.
Ticket imwe, nomba
Is het ver van hier?
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
Ich ben verdwaald.
Ndi lost
Wo kan ich een SIM-kaart kopen?
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja
Eya
Neen
Awe
Misschien
Panga
Ich het het eens
Ndi bwino
Ich het het nie eens
Ndi bwino na
Dat klinkt goed
Ilyo lishibukile
Wat denkste?
Uchite shani?
Kunns de mie helppe?
Ushakufwa?
Ich heb hulp nodig
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa
Wacht een moment
Leka ifi
Ich ben sorry
Nshakufwa
Gein probleem
Takwaba shani
Gefeliciteerd
Nshakufwa bwino
Gelukkige verjaardag
Nashala bwino mu mwaka
Veer neet veilig reis
Ube na mulimo wabwino
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wo is de treinstation?
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?
Wo is de busstop?
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?
Wèch platform is 't?
Ninshi ni platform iyi?
Wèltijd vertrekt 't?
Ninshi ikalamba?
Is dit de goeie weg?
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?
Het is hier in de buurt.
Ili pamo na pano.
Het is ver van hier.
Ili lishilu na pano.
Kan je 't op de kaart wèze?
Ushibukishe pa mape?
Stop hier, asjeblieft.
Leka pano, chonde.
Hoe lang duurt 't?
Kuli shani?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.