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Common Maltese to Bemba phrases

100 practical Maltese to Bemba phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Maltese to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Maltese 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: when a Bemba phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Maltese wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Ħello

    Shani

  2. Grazzi

    Natotela

  3. Bongu

    Muli shani

  4. Bongu filgħaxija

    Muli shani

  5. Il-lejl it-tajba

    Muli shani

  6. Il-lejl it-tajba

    Shalenipo bwino

  7. Naraw x'imkien

    Tukakutana

  8. Addio

    Twalumba

  9. X'jismek?

    Iwe ulishani?

  10. Jien jisimni John

    Ndefwaya John

  11. Kif inti?

    Uli bwanji?

  12. Nice li niltaqgħu

    Nashitasha kukumona

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Titkellem bl-Ingliż?

    Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?

  2. Ma nitkellimx sew il-Hindi.

    Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino

  3. Ma nifhimx.

    Ndefwaya kumfwa

  4. Jekk jogħġbok, itkellem bil-mod.

    Nimwandi ulukanda buteko

  5. Tista' tgħid dan mill-ġdid?

    Ningaloleleko?

  6. Fejn hi l-banju?

    Ili kuti ikalamba?

  7. Kif nista' naslu ċ-ċentru tal-belt?

    Ningalileka shani ku city center?

  8. Iċċaqlaq lemin.

    Fumya kumwendo

  9. Iċċaqlaq xellug.

    Fumya kumwendo

  10. Mur dritt.

    Enda pamo

  11. Kemm hi l-prezz?

    Kuli shani ifyabukata?

  12. Biljetta waħda, jekk jogħġbok.

    Ticket imwe, nomba

  13. Huwa 'l bogħod minn hawn?

    Kuli lishilu ukulya?

  14. Jien mitluf.

    Ndi lost

  15. Fejn nista' nixtri SIM card?

    Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Iva

    Eya

  2. Le

    Awe

  3. Forse

    Panga

  4. Naqbel

    Ndi bwino

  5. Ma naqblux

    Ndi bwino na

  6. Dak jismu tajjeb

    Ilyo lishibukile

  7. X'jidhrulek?

    Uchite shani?

  8. Tista' tgħinni?

    Ushakufwa?

  9. Għandi bżonn għajnuna

    Ndefwaya ifyakufwa

  10. Staqsi ftit

    Leka ifi

  11. Jien skużani

    Nshakufwa

  12. L-ebda problema

    Takwaba shani

  13. Prosit

    Nshakufwa bwino

  14. Happy birthday

    Nashala bwino mu mwaka

  15. Ikollok vjaġġ sikur

    Ube na mulimo wabwino

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Fejn hi l-istazzjon tal-ferrovija?

    Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?

  2. Fejn hi l-ħanut tal-linja?

    Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?

  3. Liema pjattaforma hi?

    Ninshi ni platform iyi?

  4. X'ħin titlaq?

    Ninshi ikalamba?

  5. Hija din it-triq it-tajba?

    Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?

  6. Hija viċin hawn.

    Ili pamo na pano.

  7. Hija 'l bogħod minn hawn.

    Ili lishilu na pano.

  8. Tista' turi lili fuq il-mappa?

    Ushibukishe pa mape?

  9. Waqqaf hawn, jekk jogħġbok.

    Leka pano, chonde.

  10. Kemm tieħu?

    Kuli shani?

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Kemm jiswa dan?

    Ili shani? (Ili shani?)

  2. Dak huwa wisq għali.

    Ili lya kuli (Ili lya kuli)

  3. Għandek xi ħaġa iktar irħisa?

    Muli na chimo chibulu? (Muli na chimo chibulu?)

  4. Nista' nħallas bil-karta?

    Ningakupanga na kadi? (Ningakupanga na kadi?)

  5. Nixtieq mejda għal tnejn.

    Ningakonda itabo lyakupanga abali babili (Ningakonda itabo lyakupanga abali babili)

  6. Il-kont, jekk jogħġbok.

    Icilanga, tapali (Icilanga, tapali)

  7. Huwa servizz inkluż?

    Ubufyashi bwakupanga? (Ubufyashi bwakupanga?)

  8. Jien veġetarjan.

    Ndi mvegetarian (Ndi mvegetarian)

  9. Ebda ikel picanti, jekk jogħġbok.

    Nshikala na fya spicy, tapali (Nshikala na fya spicy, tapali)

  10. Dan huwa delizzjuż.

    Ili lya bwino (Ili lya bwino)

  11. Nista' nkun għandi l-menu?

    Ningakonda ifyalo? (Ningakonda ifyalo?)

  12. Bott ta' ilma, jekk jogħġbok.

    Icupa ca mvula, tapali (Icupa ca mvula, tapali)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Iċċempel lill-pulizija

    Tuma abashitisha

  2. Iċċempel ambulanza

    Tuma ambulance

  3. Għandi bżonn tabib

    Nshikala na doctor

  4. Inħossni morda

    Nshikala bwino

  5. Jien allerġiku għall-ġammie

    Ndi na allergy ku nsalu

  6. Fejn hu l-isptar l-eqreb?

    Ili kuti hospital ya pafupi?

  7. Iħossni hawn

    Kuli ububi pano

  8. Ntlejt il-passaport tiegħi

    Nashitile passport yangu

  9. Tista' iċċempel l-lukanda tiegħi?

    Nawe tuma hotel yangu?

  10. Għajnuna!

    Chikondi!

Work and business

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

  1. Nice li niltaqgħu

    Nashamukeni (na-sha-mu-ke-ni)

  2. Ejja nippjanaw laqgħa

    Tulefwaya ukusanga (tu-le-fwa-ya u-ku-sanga)

  3. Liema ħin jaħdem għalik?

    Ninshi ifikala bwino kwa iwe? (nin-shi i-fi-ka-la bwi-no kwa i-we)

  4. Se nibgħat ir-rapport illum

    Nizakutuma ifishina lelo (ni-za-ku-tu-ma i-fi-shi-na le-lo)

  5. Nistgħu nitkellmu għada?

    Twafwaya ukusambilila lero? (twa-fwa-ya u-ku-sam-bi-li-la le-ro)

  6. Jekk jogħġbok sib il-fajl imwaqqaf

    Nomba fwebo file iliko (nom-ba fwe-bo fi-le i-li-ko)

  7. Grazzi għall-ħin tiegħek

    Natotela pa nshita (na-to-te-la pa nshi-ta)

  8. Nistenna bil-ħerqa li naħdem miegħek

    Nifwaya ukushanda na iwe (ni-fwa-ya u-ku-shan-da na i-we)

  9. Tista' tikkjarifika dak il-punt?

    Wakosa ukufumya icikomo? (wa-ko-sa u-ku-fum-ya i-ci-ko-mo)

  10. Ħalli nirrivija lilek

    Nizakukumbusha (ni-za-ku-kum-bu-sha)

  11. Il-limitu huwa l-Ġimgħa

    Ishina lyakupela ni Lwapula (i-shi-na lya-ku-pe-la ni Lwa-pu-la)

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Kemm hu l-ħin?

    Ninshi ilya shani? (Ninshi ilya shani?)

  2. Hija t-tielet.

    Kuli nomba itatu. (Kuli nomba itatu.)

  3. Illum

    Lelo. (Lelo.)

  4. Għada

    Mwaume. (Mwaume.)

  5. Ilbieraħ

    Kale. (Kale.)

  6. Il-Ħadd

    Lwandi. (Lwandi.)

  7. It-Tlieta

    Lwakabamba. (Lwakabamba.)

  8. Il-Erbgħa

    Lwapili. (Lwapili.)

  9. Wieħed

    Imwe. (Imwe.)

  10. Tnejn

    Ibili. (Ibili.)

  11. Tlieta

    Itatu. (Itatu.)

  12. Għaxar

    Icumi. (Icumi.)

  13. Mija

    Cikumi. (Cikumi.)

  14. Nofs

    Pafya. (Pafya.)

  15. Iktar

    Ilyo. (Ilyo.)

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