Looking for practical Qeqchi to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Qeqchi 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: pick five Bemba phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Sa'qi
Shani(sah-kee)
Uxlab'äl
Natotela(ook-lah-bahl)
Sa'qi k'ay
Muli shani(sah-kee kay)
Sa'qi k'ik'
Muli shani(sah-kee keek)
Sa'qi k'ux
Muli shani(sah-kee koosh)
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux
Shalenipo bwino(sah-kee keek koosh)
K'ux k'ik'
Tukakutana(koosh keek)
K'ux
Twalumba(koosh)
Jach'och' k'ut?
Iwe ulishani?(ha-choch kut)
In k'ut John
Ndefwaya John(een koot John)
K'ut k'ax?
Uli bwanji?(kut k'ash)
K'ax k'ut k'ux
Nashitasha kukumona(kash kut koosh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Ndefwaya kumfwa
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Ningaloleleko?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Ili kuti ikalamba?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
K'utun ri k'ay.
Fumya kumwendo
K'utun ri k'ay.
Fumya kumwendo
K'utun k'ay.
Enda pamo
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
K'utun ri k'ay.
Ticket imwe, nomba
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Ndi lost
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja'
Eya
Nok
Awe
K'a riq
Panga
In k'ut
Ndi bwino
In k'ut nok
Ndi bwino na
K'ut in k'ut
Ilyo lishibukile
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Uchite shani?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Ushakufwa?
In k'uch k'ax
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa
K'ut k'ax riq
Leka ifi
In k'ut k'ax
Nshakufwa
Nok k'ut
Takwaba shani
K'ut in k'ut riq
Nshakufwa bwino
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Nashala bwino mu mwaka
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Ube na mulimo wabwino
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?(ja' kutun ri tren)
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?(ja' kutun ri bus)
¿K'utun ri platform?
Ninshi ni platform iyi?(kutun ri platform)
¿Jas k'utun ri?
Ninshi ikalamba?(jas kutun ri)
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?(kutun ri k'ax)
Ri k'utun k'utun
Ili pamo na pano.(ri kutun kutun)
Ri k'utun k'ax
Ili lishilu na pano.(ri kutun k'ax)
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?
Ushibukishe pa mape?(jas kutun ri mapa)
¿K'utun ri, por favor?
Leka pano, chonde.(kutun ri por favor)
¿Jas k'utun ri?
Kuli shani?(jas kutun ri)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.