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100 practical Nepali to Tumbuka phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.
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Looking for practical Nepali to Tumbuka phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Nepali phrase first, then the Tumbuka translation (Tumbuka) — 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 Tumbuka.
Tip: when a Tumbuka phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Nepali wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Table of contents
Greetings and pleasantries
Useful phrases for travellers
Everyday conversation
Directions and getting around
Shopping and dining
Emergencies and health
Work and business
Time, days and numbers
Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
धन्यवाद
Zikomo
(dhanyabad)
शुभ बिहान
Muli bwanji
(shubh bihān)
शुभ अपराह्न
Muli bwanji
(shubh aparāhn)
शुभ साँझ
Muli bwanji
(shubh sānjh)
शुभ रात्री
Usiku wabwino
(shubh rātri)
फेरि भेटौंला
Tiwonana
(pherī bheṭaunlā)
बिदाई
Tsalani bwino
(bidāī)
तिम्रो नाम के हो?
Dzina lanu ndi ndani?
(timro nām ke ho?)
मेरो नाम जोन हो
Dzina langa ndi John
(merō nām jōn ho)
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ?
Muli bwanji?
(timīlā'ī kasto cha?)
तिमीलाई भेटेर खुशी लाग्यो
Ndine wokondwa kukumana nanu
(timīlā'ī bheṭera khushī lāgyō)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
के तपाईँ अङ्ग्रेजी बोल्नुहुन्छ?
Muli ndi Chingerezi?
(muli ndi chingerezi)
मलाई हिन्दी राम्रोसँग बोल्न आउँदैन
Sikuyankhula Hindi bwino
(sikuyankhula hindi bwino)
म बुझ्दिन
Sindikumva
(sindikumva)
कृपया चाँडो बोल्नुस्
Chonde yankhulani pang'ono
(chonde yankhulani pang'ono)
के तपाईँले त्यो फेरि भन्न सक्नुहुन्छ?
Mungandiyankhulepo?
(mungandiyankhulepo)
बाथरूम कहाँ छ?
Kuti ndi kuti?
(kuti ndi kuti)
म शहरको केन्द्रमा कसरी जान्छु?
Ndingafike bwanji ku msewu waukulu?
(ndingafike bwanji ku msewu waukulu)
बायाँ मोड्नुहोस्
Pita kumanzere
(pita kumanzere)
दायाँ मोड्नुहोस्
Pita kumanja
(pita kumanja)
सिधै जानुहोस्
Pita mwendo
(pita mwendo)
भाडा कति हो?
Ndi ndalama zingati?
(ndi ndalama zingati)
एक टिकट, कृपया
Tiketi imodzi, chonde
(tiketi imodzi, chonde)
के यो यहाँबाट टाढा छ?
Ndi mtunda wautali kuchokera pano?
(ndi mtunda wautali kuchokera pano)
म हराएँ
Ndakhalapo
(ndakhalapo)
म कहाँ सिम कार्ड किन्न सक्छु?
Ndingatengere kuti kuti SIM card?
(ndingatengere kuti kuti sim card)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
म सहमत छु
Ndikugwirizana
(ma sahamat chu)
म असहमत छु
Sindikugwirizana
(ma asahamat chu)
त्यो राम्रो सुनिन्छ
Ichi chimaoneka bwino
(tyo ramro suninchha)
तिमीलाई के लाग्छ?
Muli ndi chiyani choti mumaganize?
(timīlā'ī ke lāgchha?)
के तिमी मलाई मद्दत गर्न सक्छौ?
Mungandithandize?
(ke timī malā'ī maddat garna sakchhau?)
मलाई मद्दत चाहिन्छ
Ndikufuna thandizo
(malā'ī maddat chāhinchha)
एक क्षण पर्ख
Dikirani pang’ono
(ek kṣaṇa parkha)
म माफी चाहन्छु
Ndikupemphera
(ma māphī chāhanchu)
कोई समस्या छैन
Palibe vutoli
(ko'ī samasyā chaina)
बधाई छ
Zikomo
(badhā'ī cha)
जन्मदिनको शुभकामना
Tsiku lobadwa labwino
(janmadinako śubhakamana)
सुरक्षित यात्रा गर्नुहोस्
Pita bwino pa ulendo
(surakṣit yātrā garnuhos)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
रेलवे स्टेशन कहाँ छ?
Kukakhala kuti chiteshi cha njinga?
(relwe station kahaan chha?)
बस स्टप कहाँ छ?
Kukakhala kuti malo otchinga basi?
(bas stop kahaan chha?)
यो कुन प्लेटफर्म हो?
Ndi chigawo chiti?
(yo kun platform ho?)
यसले कति बजेको जान्छ?
Nanga nthawi itangopita?
(yasle kati bajeko jaanchha?)
के यो सही बाटो हो?
Kodi iyi ndi njira yoyenera?
(ke yo sahi baato ho?)
यो यहाँ नजिक छ।
Iyi ndi pafupi apa
(yo yahaan najik chha.)
यो यहाँबाट टाढा छ।
Iyi ndi kutali ndi apa
(yo yahaan baata taadha chha.)
के तपाईले मलाई नक्सामा देखाउन सक्नुहुन्छ?
Mungandionetse pa chithunzi?
(ke tapaile malai naksaama dekhauna saknuhunchha?)
यहाँ रोक्नुहोस्, कृपया।
Chimitsa apa, chonde
(yahaan roknauhos, kripaya.)
यसमा कति समय लाग्छ?
Zimatenga nthawi yaitali bwanji?
(yasma kati samay lagchha?)
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
यो कति महँगो छ?
Iyi ikuguliradi chingwe?
(iyi ikuguliradi chingwe)
त्यो धेरै महँगो छ
Iyi ndi mtengo wopusa
(iyi ndi mtengo wopusa)
के तपाईंसँग सस्तो केहि छ?
Muli ndi chinthu chochepa mtengo?
(muli ndi chinthu chochepa mtengo)
के म कार्डले भुक्तानी गर्न सक्छु?
Ningathe kulipira ndi khadi?
(ningathe kulipira ndi khadi)
म दुईको लागि टेबल चाहन्छु
Ndikufuna tebulo la anthu awiri
(ndikufuna tebulo la anthu awiri)
बिल, कृपया
Chikalata, chonde
(chikalata, chonde)
के सेवासमेत छ?
Ntchito ikuphatikizidwa?
(ntchito ikuphatikizidwa)
म शाकाहारी हुँ
Ndine wopanda nyama
(ndine wopanda nyama)
कृपया मसालेदार खाना नदिनुहोस्
Chonde, osati chakudya chothira
(chonde, osati chakudya chothira)
यो स्वादिष्ट छ
Iyi ndi yokoma
(iyi ndi yokoma)
के म मेनु पाउन सक्छु?
Ningathe kupeza menyu?
(ningathe kupeza menyu)
एक गिलास पानी, कृपया
Galasi ya madzi, chonde
(galasi ya madzi, chonde)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
पुलिसलाई फोन गर्नुहोस्
Fufuzani polisi
(pulislai phone garnuhos)
एम्बुलेंसलाई फोन गर्नुहोस्
Fufuzani ambulansi
(ambulenslai phone garnuhos)
मलाई डाक्टरको आवश्यकता छ
Ndikufuna dokotala
(malai daktarko aavashyakta chha)
म बिरामी भएको छु
Ndikuwona bwino
(ma birami bhayeko chhu)
मलाई मूँगफलीको एलर्जी छ
Ndine wosowa ma groundnuts
(malai mungphaliko elarji chha)
नजिकको अस्पताल कहाँ छ?
Kuti ndi chiyani chachikondi?
(najikako aspatal kahaan chha)
यहाँ दुख्छ
Kuli kuuma apa
(yahaan dukchha)
म मेरो पासपोर्ट हराएँ
Ndasowa pasipoti yangu
(ma mero passport harayen)
के तपाईँ मेरो होटललाई फोन गर्न सक्नुहुन्छ?
Mungafufuze hotelo yanga?
(ke tapaai mero hotelai phone garn saknuhunchha)
मद्दत गर्नुहोस्
Thandizani!
(maddat garnuhos)
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
तपाईलाई भेट्न पाउँदा खुशी लाग्यो
Ndalumba kukumana nanu
(tapaīlā'ī bheṭna pā'um̐dā khusī lāgyo)
हामी बैठकको समय तय गरौं
Tiyeni tiwoneke pa nthawi
तपाईका लागि कुन समय उपयुक्त छ?
Nthawi yiti ikukugwirirani ntchito?
म आज रिपोर्ट पठाउनेछु
Ndidzatumiza lipoti lero
के हामी भोलि कुरा गर्न सक्छौं?
Tingathe kulankhula mawa?
कृपया संलग्न फाइल भेट्नुहोस्
Chonde onani fayilo yolembedwa
तपाईको समयको लागि धन्यवाद
Zikomo chifukwa cha nthawi yanu
तपाईसँग काम गर्न पाउँदा म उत्सुक छु
Ndikuyembekezera kugwira ntchito nanu
के तपाई त्यो बुँदा स्पष्ट पार्न सक्नुहुन्छ?
Mungathe kuthetsa mfundo imeneyi?
म तपाईलाई फिर्ता सम्पर्क गर्छु
Nditenge nthawi ndikubwerereni
समयसीमा शुक्रबार हो
Nthawi yomaliza ndi Lachisanu
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.
यो कति बजेको छ?
Ndi chiyani nthawi?
(Ndi chiyani nthawi?)
यो तीन बजेको छ
Ndi saa tatu
(yo teen bajeko chha)
मंगलबार
Lachiwiri
(mangalbar)
बुधबार
Lachitatu
(budhbar)
आधा
Pachikhalidwe
(aadha)
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