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Common Luganda to Latin phrases

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

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

Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Latin-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.

  1. Oli otya?

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Webale

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Osiibye otya?

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Osiibye bulungi?

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Osiibye otya?

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Lwaki olugendo?

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Tugenda kutya?

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Nkwagala

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. Erinnya lyo ani?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Erinnya lyange nze John

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Oli otya?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Nkwagala okukulaba

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (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.

  1. Okwogera mu Lungereza?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Sikozesa Hindi bulungi.

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Sijja kumanya.

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Nnyonnyola bulungi.

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Osobola okwogera buno buno?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Ekitanda kiki?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Nteekateeka owa city center?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Genda ku kkono.

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Genda ku mwoyo.

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Genda mu maaso.

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Ekitundu kiki?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Ticket emu, please.

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Kiki kirekera wano?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ndi mu bubi.

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Nneeyisa SIM card wano?

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

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ye

    Ita

  2. Nedda

    Non

  3. Okwagala

    Fortasse

  4. Nnaakuwandiika

    Consentio

  5. Sikuwandiika

    Non consentio

  6. Kyo kyekirungi

    Bene sonat

  7. Otekayo ki?

    Quid censes?

  8. Osobola okundabira?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. Nfuna obuyambi

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. Saba omukutu

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. Nsaba

    Me paenitet

  12. Tewali kibadde

    Nullum problema

  13. Okwagaliza

    Felicitaciones

  14. Okwagaliza ku lunaku lw'okuzaala

    Felix natalis dies

  15. Genda bulungi

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Ekitangaala ky'ekitanda?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Ekitangaala ky'ekitanda?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Ekitangaala ki?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Bwe ki ssaawa esigala?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. Okwetegeka kwe?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. Kiri wano wansi

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. Kiri mangu

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. Osobola okundabira ku kaddde?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Ggenda wano, please

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Tewali bungi ki?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Kiki ky'ekitundu?

    Quot hoc constat? (Kiki ky'ekitundu?)

  2. Ekitundu kyo kireetese.

    Id nimis carum est.

  3. Oli n'ekikadde ekirala?

    Habesne quidquam cheap?

  4. Nneetaaga okwefuga ku kadi?

    Possumne solvere charta?

  5. Nneetaaga akatale ka abantu babiri.

    Velim mensam pro duobus.

  6. Ekitabo, please.

    Ratio, quaeso.

  7. Okwetegereza kukyusiddwa?

    Estne servitium inclusum?

  8. Nze ndi omukazi wa mboga.

    Vegetarianus sum.

  9. Tewali emmere eya kinyama, please.

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

  10. Ono mulungi.

    Hoc est deliciosum.

  11. Nneetaaga menu?

    Possumne habere menu?

  12. Ekikopo ky'amata, please.

    Poculum aquae, quaeso.

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Mpozzi polisi

    Vocā polīciam

  2. Mpozzi ambulance

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. Nfuna daktari

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. Ndi mu mbeera mbi

    Māla mē sentio

  5. Ndi mu bbeera ya nfuzi

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Okwetegereza hospital ey'ekyama?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. Bikozesa wano

    Hic dolet

  8. Nfuuse passport yange

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. Osobola okumpa mpozzi hotel yange?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. Mbadde!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

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

  1. Nkwagala okubaako

    Te convenire pulchrum est (Nkwagala okubaako)

  2. Tugende mu nteekateeka

    Conventum constituamus (Tugende mu nteekateeka)

  3. Okwesiga ki?

    Quot hora tibi convenit? (Okwesiga ki?)

  4. Nja kutandika okutuusa ebiragiro leero

    Reportum hodie mittam (Nja kutandika okutuusa ebiragiro leero)

  5. Tusobola okubaako oluvannyuma?

    Possumusne cras loqui? (Tusobola okubaako oluvannyuma?)

  6. Nsaba osanga fayiro eyakwatiddwa

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso (Nsaba osanga fayiro eyakwatiddwa)

  7. Webale ku ssaawa yo

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo (Webale ku ssaawa yo)

  8. Ntegedde okubaako na ggwe

    Spero ad te laborare (Ntegedde okubaako na ggwe)

  9. Osobola okuddamu ekifaananyi?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare? (Osobola okuddamu ekifaananyi?)

  10. Nja kukuwandiikira

    Permitte me ad te redire (Nja kukuwandiikira)

  11. Ekitundu ky’okusaba kiki ku Lwokutaano

    Terminatio est Veneris (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. Ki nsonga?

    Quot hora est? (ki nsonga)

  2. Kiri saawa ssatu

    Tertia hora est. (kiri saawa ssatu)

  3. Leero

    Hodie (leero)

  4. Nne

    Cras (nne)

  5. Yaka

    Heri (yaka)

  6. Mmande

    Dies Lunae (mmande)

  7. Olwokubiri

    Dies Martis (olwokubiri)

  8. Olwokutaano

    Dies Mercurii (olwokutaano)

  9. Emu

    Unus (emu)

  10. Bbiri

    Duo (bbiri)

  11. Ssatu

    Tres (ssatu)

  12. Kkumi

    Decem (kkumi)

  13. Kikumi

    Centum (kikumi)

  14. Okwetaba

    Dimidium (okwetaba)

  15. Mungeri

    Plus (mungeri)

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