Looking for practical Lombard to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lombard 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 Lombard 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.
Ciao
Shani
Grazie
Natotela
Bun di
Muli shani
Bun pomeriggio
Muli shani
Bun sera
Muli shani
Bun nott
Shalenipo bwino
A dopo
Tukakutana
Addio
Twalumba
Cömm a te ciama?
Iwe ulishani?
Me ciami John
Ndefwaya John
Cömm a te stai?
Uli bwanji?
Piacer de incontrarte
Nashitasha kukumona
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Parlet inglèis?
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?
Mi no parlo ben l'hindi
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
Mi no capisco
Ndefwaya kumfwa
Per piaser, parla pian
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
Pödet dì quela roba anmò?
Ningaloleleko?
Unde l'è 'l bagn?
Ili kuti ikalamba?
Cöme riva al centr de la cità?
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
Gira a mancina
Fumya kumwendo
Gira a destra
Fumya kumwendo
Va dritto
Enda pamo
Quant l'è 'l bigliett?
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
Un bigliett, per piaser
Ticket imwe, nomba
L'è luntan da chì?
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
Mi son pèrdüü
Ndi lost
Unde pödi comprà 'na scheda SIM?
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Sì
Eya
No
Awe
Forse
Panga
Sò d'accordo
Ndi bwino
Sò in disaccordo
Ndi bwino na
L'è bòn
Ilyo lishibukile
Cömm'a penset?
Uchite shani?
Pödet mè aiutà?
Ushakufwa?
G'ho bisògn d'aiut
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa
Aspetta un momènt
Leka ifi
Mi dispiàs
Nshakufwa
Nissun prublema
Takwaba shani
Complimenti
Nshakufwa bwino
Buon compleàn
Nashala bwino mu mwaka
Fà un viàgg sicür
Ube na mulimo wabwino
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Unde l'è la stazion del treno?
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?
Unde l'è la fermada del bus?
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?
Quale binario l'è?
Ninshi ni platform iyi?
A che ora l'è che parte?
Ninshi ikalamba?
L'è questa la strada giusta?
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?
L'è quaj in del press.
Ili pamo na pano.
L'è lontan da qui.
Ili lishilu na pano.
Te me pòdet mostrà in del mappa?
Ushibukishe pa mape?
Fermati qui, per piaser.
Leka pano, chonde.
Quant temp l'ci vò?
Kuli shani?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.