Looking for practical Ndau to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Ndau 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 Ndau 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.
Mhoro
Shani
Ndatenda
Natotela
Mangwanani akanaka
Muli shani
Masikati akanaka
Muli shani
Manheru akanaka
Muli shani
Usiku hwakanaka
Shalenipo bwino
Tichasangana zvakare
Tukakutana
Sara zvakanaka
Twalumba
Zita rako ndiani?
Iwe ulishani?
Zita rangu ndiJohn
Ndefwaya John
Uri sei?
Uli bwanji?
Ndinofara kukuziva
Nashitasha kukumona
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Unotaura Chirungu here?
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?
Handitauri Hindi zvakanaka.
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
Handinzwisise.
Ndefwaya kumfwa
Ndapota taura zvishoma.
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
Ungazvitaura zvakare here?
Ningaloleleko?
Chimbuzi chiri kupi?
Ili kuti ikalamba?
Ndingasvika sei ku nzvimbo yeguta?
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
Pinda kuruboshwe.
Fumya kumwendo
Pinda kurudyi.
Fumya kumwendo
Enda mberi.
Enda pamo
Mari yefare ingani?
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
Tiketi imwe, ndapota.
Ticket imwe, nomba
Iko kure kubva pano?
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
Ndakakanganiswa.
Ndi lost
Ndingatenga kupi SIM card?
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ehe
Eya
Aih
Awe
Pangani
Panga
Ndakubvumirana
Ndi bwino
Handibvumirani
Ndi bwino na
Izvi zvinonzwika zvakanaka
Ilyo lishibukile
Unofungei?
Uchite shani?
Ungandibatsira here?
Ushakufwa?
Ndiri kuda rubatsiro
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa
Mirira nguva shoma
Leka ifi
Ndineurombo
Nshakufwa
Hapana dambudziko
Takwaba shani
Makorokoto
Nshakufwa bwino
Makorokoto ezuva rekuzvarwa
Nashala bwino mu mwaka
Iva nerwendo rwakanaka
Ube na mulimo wabwino
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kupi kwete chiteshi chenjere?
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?(kupi kwete chiteshi chenjere)
Kupi kwete chiteshi chebhazi?
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?(kupi kwete chiteshi chebhazi)
Ndeipi chikuva?
Ninshi ni platform iyi?(ndeipi chikuva)
Ndeipi nguva inobva?
Ninshi ikalamba?(ndeipi nguva inobva)
Iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama?
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?(iyi ndiyo nzira yakarurama)
Iri pedyo pano
Ili pamo na pano.(iri pedyo pano)
Iri kure neapo
Ili lishilu na pano.(iri kure neapo)
Unogona kundiratidza pamepu?
Ushibukishe pa mape?(unogona kundiratidza pamepu)
Mira pano, ndapota
Leka pano, chonde.(mira pano, ndapota)
Zvinotora nguva yakareba sei?
Kuli shani?(zvinotora nguva yakareba sei)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.