Looking for practical Occitan to Kinyarwanda phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Occitan phrase first, then the Kinyarwanda translation (Kinyarwanda) — 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 Kinyarwanda.
Tip: when a Kinyarwanda phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Occitan 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.
Bonjorn
Muraho
Mercé
Urakoze
Bonjorn
Bwakire bwiza
Bona après-midi
Nimugoroba mwiza
Bona serada
Mwaramutse mwiza
Bona nuèch
Ijoro ryiza
A lèu
Tuzabonana nyuma
Adieu
Murabeho
Cossí t'apèlas?
Witwa nde?
M'apèli John
Nitwa John
Cossí vas?
Umeze ute?
Ravi de te conéisser
Nishimiye kukumenya
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Parles anglès?
Uravuga Icyongereza?
Parli pas ben hindi.
Sinavuga Hindi neza
Compreni pas.
Sinumva
Parla a l'òrt.
Nyabuneka vuga buhoro
Pòdes dire aquò tornarmai?
Wabivuga ukundi?
Ont es lo WC?
Aho ubwiherero buri he?
Cossí arribar al centre vilatg?
Nagenda nte ku mugi?
Torna a l'esquèrra.
Hindukira ibumoso
Torna a la drecha.
Hindukira iburyo
Ves dret.
Genda imbere
Cossí es lo preu?
Igiciro ni ikihe?
Un bilhet, per favor.
Itike imwe, nyabuneka
Es luènh d'aquí?
Ni kure hano?
Soi perdut.
Ndi mu kaga
Ont pòdi crompar una carta SIM?
Nshobora kugura SIM card he?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Òc
Yego
Non
Oya
De segur
Birashoboka
Es d'acòrd
Ndemeranya
Es pas d'acòrd
Sinemeranya
Aquela sembla bona
Birumvikana neza
Cossí o pensas?
Ubitekerezaho iki?
Pòdes m'ajudar?
Urashobora kumfasha?
Ai besonh d'ajuda
Nkeneye ubufasha
Esperatz un moment
Tegereza gato
Soi desolat
Ndakwinginze
Pas de problèma
Nta kibazo
Felicitacions
Ibyishimo
Bon aniversari
Isabukuru nziza
Fai un viatge segur
Ugire urugendo rwiza
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.