Looking for practical Lombard to Kinyarwanda phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lombard 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Kinyarwanda-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Ciao
Muraho
Grazie
Urakoze
Bun di
Bwakire bwiza
Bun pomeriggio
Nimugoroba mwiza
Bun sera
Mwaramutse mwiza
Bun nott
Ijoro ryiza
A dopo
Tuzabonana nyuma
Addio
Murabeho
Cömm a te ciama?
Witwa nde?
Me ciami John
Nitwa John
Cömm a te stai?
Umeze ute?
Piacer de incontrarte
Nishimiye kukumenya
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Parlet inglèis?
Uravuga Icyongereza?
Mi no parlo ben l'hindi
Sinavuga Hindi neza
Mi no capisco
Sinumva
Per piaser, parla pian
Nyabuneka vuga buhoro
Pödet dì quela roba anmò?
Wabivuga ukundi?
Unde l'è 'l bagn?
Aho ubwiherero buri he?
Cöme riva al centr de la cità?
Nagenda nte ku mugi?
Gira a mancina
Hindukira ibumoso
Gira a destra
Hindukira iburyo
Va dritto
Genda imbere
Quant l'è 'l bigliett?
Igiciro ni ikihe?
Un bigliett, per piaser
Itike imwe, nyabuneka
L'è luntan da chì?
Ni kure hano?
Mi son pèrdüü
Ndi mu kaga
Unde pödi comprà 'na scheda SIM?
Nshobora kugura SIM card he?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Sì
Yego
No
Oya
Forse
Birashoboka
Sò d'accordo
Ndemeranya
Sò in disaccordo
Sinemeranya
L'è bòn
Birumvikana neza
Cömm'a penset?
Ubitekerezaho iki?
Pödet mè aiutà?
Urashobora kumfasha?
G'ho bisògn d'aiut
Nkeneye ubufasha
Aspetta un momènt
Tegereza gato
Mi dispiàs
Ndakwinginze
Nissun prublema
Nta kibazo
Complimenti
Ibyishimo
Buon compleàn
Isabukuru nziza
Fà un viàgg sicür
Ugire urugendo rwiza
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.