Looking for practical Malay (Bahasa Melayu) to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Malay 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 Malay 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.
Halo
Shani
Terima kasih
Natotela
Selamat pagi
Muli shani
Selamat petang
Muli shani
Selamat malam
Muli shani
Selamat malam
Shalenipo bwino
Jumpa lagi
Tukakutana
Selamat tinggal
Twalumba
Siapa nama anda?
Iwe ulishani?
Nama saya John
Ndefwaya John
Apa khabar?
Uli bwanji?
Senang berjumpa dengan anda
Nashitasha kukumona
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Adakah anda bercakap dalam bahasa Inggeris?
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?(Adakah anda bercakap dalam bahasa Inggeris?)
Saya tidak bercakap Hindi dengan baik
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
Saya tidak faham
Ndefwaya kumfwa
Sila bercakap perlahan
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
Bolehkah anda ulang semula?
Ningaloleleko?
Di manakah tandas?
Ili kuti ikalamba?
Bagaimana saya boleh ke pusat bandar?
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
Belok kiri
Fumya kumwendo
Belok kanan
Fumya kumwendo
Jalan terus
Enda pamo
Berapa harga tambang?
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
Satu tiket, sila
Ticket imwe, nomba
Adakah ia jauh dari sini?
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
Saya tersesat
Ndi lost
Di manakah saya boleh beli kad SIM?
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ya
Eya
Tidak
Awe
Mungkin
Panga
Saya setuju
Ndi bwino
Saya tidak setuju
Ndi bwino na
Itu kedengaran baik
Ilyo lishibukile
Apa pendapat anda?
Uchite shani?
Boleh anda bantu saya?
Ushakufwa?
Saya perlukan bantuan
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa
Tunggu sebentar
Leka ifi
Saya minta maaf
Nshakufwa
Tiada masalah
Takwaba shani
Tahniah
Nshakufwa bwino
Selamat hari jadi
Nashala bwino mu mwaka
Selamat jalan
Ube na mulimo wabwino
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Di mana stesen kereta api?
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?(Di mana stesen kereta api?)
Di mana perhentian bas?
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?(Di mana perhentian bas?)
Platform yang mana?
Ninshi ni platform iyi?(Platform yang mana?)
Pukul berapa ia berlepas?
Ninshi ikalamba?(Pukul berapa ia berlepas?)
Adakah ini jalan yang betul?
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?(Adakah ini jalan yang betul?)
Ia dekat sini
Ili pamo na pano.(Ia dekat sini)
Ia jauh dari sini
Ili lishilu na pano.(Ia jauh dari sini)
Bolehkah anda tunjukkan pada peta?
Ushibukishe pa mape?(Bolehkah anda tunjukkan pada peta?)
Berhenti di sini, sila
Leka pano, chonde.(Berhenti di sini, sila)
Berapa lama ia mengambil masa?
Kuli shani?(Berapa lama ia mengambil masa?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.