Looking for practical Sanskrit to Kinyarwanda phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sanskrit 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: pick five Kinyarwanda 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.
नमः
Muraho(namah)
धन्यवादः
Urakoze(dhanyavādaḥ)
सुप्रभातम्
Bwakire bwiza(suprabhātam)
सुप्रभातम्
Nimugoroba mwiza(suprabhātam)
शुभसंध्या
Mwaramutse mwiza(śubha-sandhyā)
शुभरात्रि
Ijoro ryiza(śubha-rātri)
पुनर्मिलामः
Tuzabonana nyuma(punar-milāmaḥ)
विदा
Murabeho(vidā)
तव नाम किम्?
Witwa nde?(tava nāma kim?)
मम नाम जोनः
Nitwa John(mama nāma jonaḥ)
भवान् कथम् अस्ति?
Umeze ute?(bhavān katham asti?)
त्वं दृष्ट्वा सुखं
Nishimiye kukumenya(tvaṁ dṛṣṭvā sukhaṁ)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
भवान् इंग्लिषं वदति किम्?
Uravuga Icyongereza?(bhavān iṅgliṣaṃ vadati kim?)
अहं हिन्दीं कुशलतः न वदामि
Sinavuga Hindi neza(ahaṃ hindīṃ kuśalataḥ na vadāmi)
अहं न बोधामि
Sinumva(ahaṃ na bodhāmi)
कृपया शनैः वदतु
Nyabuneka vuga buhoro(kṛpayā śanaiḥ vadatu)
तत् पुनः वदतु
Wabivuga ukundi?(tat punaḥ vadatu)
शौचालयं कुत्र अस्ति?
Aho ubwiherero buri he?(śaucālayaṃ kutra asti?)
नगरस्य केन्द्रं कथं गच्छामि?
Nagenda nte ku mugi?(nagaraasya kendraṃ kathaṃ gacchāmi?)