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Common Samoan to Bemba phrases

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

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Looking for practical Samoan to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Samoan 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Bemba-speaking trip in a few weeks.

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Greetings and pleasantries

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

  1. Talofa

    Shani

  2. Fa'amolemole

    Natotela

  3. Talofa i le taeao

    Muli shani

  4. Talofa i le afiafi

    Muli shani

  5. Talofa i le po

    Muli shani

  6. O le po lelei

    Shalenipo bwino

  7. Fa'afetai

    Tukakutana

  8. Tofa

    Twalumba

  9. O ai lou igoa?

    Iwe ulishani?

  10. O lo'u igoa o John

    Ndefwaya John

  11. O a mai oe?

    Uli bwanji?

  12. O le fiafia e feiloa'i ma oe

    Nashitasha kukumona

Useful phrases for travellers

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

  1. E te tautala i le Igilisi?

    Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?

  2. E le mafai ona ou tautala i le Hindi lelei

    Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino

  3. E le mafai ona ou malamalama

    Ndefwaya kumfwa

  4. Fa'amolemole tautala i se fa'atekinolosi

    Nimwandi ulukanda buteko

  5. E mafai ona e fa'atekinolosi?

    Ningaloleleko?

  6. O fea le umukuka?

    Ili kuti ikalamba?

  7. E fa'apefea ona ou o'o i le ogatotonu o le aai?

    Ningalileka shani ku city center?

  8. Tali i le itu mauga

    Fumya kumwendo

  9. Tali i le itu i matu

    Fumya kumwendo

  10. O le ala i le fa'atekinolosi

    Enda pamo

  11. E fia le tau o le ta'avale?

    Kuli shani ifyabukata?

  12. O se tiketi, fa'amolemole

    Ticket imwe, nomba

  13. E mamao mai iinei?

    Kuli lishilu ukulya?

  14. Ua ou leiloa

    Ndi lost

  15. O fea e mafai ai ona ou fa'atau se ka'a SIM?

    Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ioe

    Eya

  2. Leai

    Awe

  3. Atonu

    Panga

  4. O le fa'amaonia

    Ndi bwino

  5. O le fa'amaonia e le o ia

    Ndi bwino na

  6. E lelei le fa'ailoa

    Ilyo lishibukile

  7. O le a sou manatu?

    Uchite shani?

  8. E mafai ona e fesoasoani mai ia te a'u?

    Ushakufwa?

  9. E manaʻomia le fesoasoani

    Ndefwaya ifyakufwa

  10. Fa'amolemole taofi se moment

    Leka ifi

  11. Fa'amolemole, ou te fa'amalie atu

    Nshakufwa

  12. E leai se fa'aletonu

    Takwaba shani

  13. Fa'afetai

    Nshakufwa bwino

  14. Manuia le aso fanau

    Nashala bwino mu mwaka

  15. Ia manuia lau malaga

    Ube na mulimo wabwino

Directions and getting around

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

  1. O fea le nofoaga o le taavale vae?

    Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?

  2. O fea le nofoaga taofi o le autobus?

    Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?

  3. O le fea le tulaga?

    Ninshi ni platform iyi?

  4. O le a le taimi e alu ai?

    Ninshi ikalamba?

  5. O le ala saʻo lenei?

    Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?

  6. E latalata iinei

    Ili pamo na pano.

  7. E mamao mai iinei

    Ili lishilu na pano.

  8. E mafai ona e fa'aali mai i le mapa?

    Ushibukishe pa mape?

  9. Taofi iinei, fa'amolemole

    Leka pano, chonde.

  10. E fia le taimi e alu ai?

    Kuli shani?

Shopping and dining

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

  1. E fia le tau o lenei?

    Ili shani? (Ili shani?)

  2. O le tau o ia o lo'o maualuga.

    Ili lya kuli (Ili lya kuli)

  3. E iai ni mea e sili atu le taugofie?

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

  4. E mafai ona ou totogi i le kaadi?

    Ningakupanga na kadi? (Ningakupanga na kadi?)

  5. Ou te mana'o i se laulau mo le lua.

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

  6. Fa'amolemole, le pili.

    Icilanga, tapali (Icilanga, tapali)

  7. O lo'o aofia i le auaunaga?

    Ubufyashi bwakupanga? (Ubufyashi bwakupanga?)

  8. O a'u o se tagata 'ai fa'avae i le la'au.

    Ndi mvegetarian (Ndi mvegetarian)

  9. E leai ni mea 'ai vevela, fa'amolemole.

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

  10. E manaia lenei.

    Ili lya bwino (Ili lya bwino)

  11. E mafai ona ou maua le menu?

    Ningakonda ifyalo? (Ningakonda ifyalo?)

  12. Fa'amolemole, se ipu vai.

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

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Faafesootai leoleo

    Tuma abashitisha

  2. Faafesootai se ambulanse

    Tuma ambulance

  3. E tatau ia te aʻu se fomaʻi

    Nshikala na doctor

  4. O loʻu lagona e le lelei

    Nshikala bwino

  5. O aʻu e i ai le allergy i fatu peni

    Ndi na allergy ku nsalu

  6. O fea le falemaʻi e sili ona lata mai?

    Ili kuti hospital ya pafupi?

  7. E tiga iinei

    Kuli ububi pano

  8. Ua ou leiloa laʻu pasese

    Nashitile passport yangu

  9. E mafai ona e faafesootai laʻu otel?

    Nawe tuma hotel yangu?

  10. Fa'amolemole!

    Chikondi!

Work and business

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

  1. O le fiafia e feiloai i le fa'avae

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

  2. Se'i o tatou fa'ata'ita'iga se fonotaga

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

  3. O le a le taimi e lelei mo oe?

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

  4. O le a ou auina atu le lipoti i le aso

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

  5. E mafai ona tatou talanoa i le taeao?

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

  6. Fa'amolemole, fa'aaoga le fa'amaumauga i le fa'amaumauga

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

  7. Fa'afetai mo lou taimi

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

  8. O lo'o ou fa'atali e galulue fa'atasi ma oe

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

  9. E mafai ona e fa'amaonia le fa'avae?

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

  10. Se'i o'u toe fo'i atu i le fa'avae

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

  11. O le taimi e ta'ita'ia ai o le Aso Faraile

    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. O le ā le taimi?

    Ninshi ilya shani? (Ninshi ilya shani?)

  2. E toʻatolu le itula

    Kuli nomba itatu. (Kuli nomba itatu.)

  3. I le aso

    Lelo. (Lelo.)

  4. I le aso e teʻa

    Mwaume. (Mwaume.)

  5. I le aso naʻo

    Kale. (Kale.)

  6. O le Aso Gafua

    Lwandi. (Lwandi.)

  7. O le Aso Lua

    Lwakabamba. (Lwakabamba.)

  8. O le Aso Lulu

    Lwapili. (Lwapili.)

  9. Tasi

    Imwe. (Imwe.)

  10. Lua

    Ibili. (Ibili.)

  11. Tolu

    Itatu. (Itatu.)

  12. Sefulu

    Icumi. (Icumi.)

  13. Selau

    Cikumi. (Cikumi.)

  14. Ava

    Pafya. (Pafya.)

  15. Sili

    Ilyo. (Ilyo.)

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