Looking for practical Luganda to Turkmen phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Luganda phrase first, then the Turkmen translation (Turkmen) — 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 Turkmen.
Tip: read the Turkmen line out loud three times, then cover the Luganda 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.
Oli otya?
Salam(Oli otya?)
Webale
Sag bol(Webale)
Osiibye otya?
Erteňiz hayyr(Osiibye otya?)
Osiibye bulungi?
Gündizňiz hayyr(Osiibye bulungi?)
Osiibye otya?
Akşamyňyz hayyr(Osiibye otya?)
Lwaki olugendo?
Gowy gijeler(Lwaki olugendo?)
Tugenda kutya?
Görüşeriz(Tugenda kutya?)
Nkwagala
Hoşlaşýarys(Nkwagala)
Erinnya lyo ani?
Adyňyz näme?(Erinnya lyo ani?)
Erinnya lyange nze John
Meniň adym John(Erinnya lyange nze John)
Oli otya?
Nädip?(Oli otya?)
Nkwagala okukulaba
Siz bilen tanyşmak hoş(Nkwagala okukulaba)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Okwogera mu Lungereza?
Siz iňlisçe gepleýärsiňizmi?(Siz inlisce gepleyarsynyzmi?)
Sikozesa Hindi bulungi.
Men hindçe gowy geplemeýärin.(Men hindce gowy geplemeýärin.)
Sijja kumanya.
Men düşünmeýärin.(Men düşünmeýärin.)
Nnyonnyola bulungi.
Hawa, haýyş edýärin, seýrek gepleiň.
Osobola okwogera buno buno?
Şuny gaýtalap aýdyp bilersiňizmi?(Şuny gaýtalap aýdyp bilýärsiňizmi?)
Ekitanda kiki?
Wc nirede?
Nteekateeka owa city center?
Şäher merkezine nädip baryp bileýin?
Genda ku kkono.
Çep tarapyna öwrüliň.
Genda ku mwoyo.
Sag tarapyna öwrüliň.
Genda mu maaso.
Düz git.
Ekitundu kiki?
Bilet näçe?
Ticket emu, please.
Bir bilet, haýyş edýärin.
Kiki kirekera wano?
Bu ýerde uzakmy?
Ndi mu bubi.
Men ýitdim.
Nneeyisa SIM card wano?
Men SIM kartyny nireden satyn alyp bilerin?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ye
Hawa
Nedda
Ýok
Okwagala
Belki
Nnaakuwandiika
Men razy
Sikuwandiika
Men razy däl
Kyo kyekirungi
Bu gowy eşidilýär
Otekayo ki?
Sen näme pikir edýärsiň?
Osobola okundabira?
Meni kömek edip bilersiňmi?
Nfuna obuyambi
Meniň kömege zerur
Saba omukutu
Bir pursat gara
Nsaba
Bagyşla
Tewali kibadde
Problem ýok
Okwagaliza
Tebrikler
Okwagaliza ku lunaku lw'okuzaala
Doglan günüňiz bilen
Genda bulungi
Howpsuz ýol geçiriň
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ekitangaala ky'ekitanda?
Demir ýol stansiýasy nirede?(Demir yol stansiyasy nirede?)