Looking for practical Sepedi to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sepedi 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.
Dumela
Shani
Ke a leboga
Natotela
Dumelang
Muli shani
Mokhutsong o motle
Muli shani
Mokhutsong o motle
Muli shani
Borai bo botle
Shalenipo bwino
Tsamaya sentle
Tukakutana
Siyabonga
Twalumba
O na le leina lefe?
Iwe ulishani?
Leina la ka ke John
Ndefwaya John
O kae?
Uli bwanji?
Ke thabela go kopana le wena
Nashitasha kukumona
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Na o bua Seisemane?
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?
Ke sitwa go bua Hindi sentle
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
Ke sitwa go kwele
Ndefwaya kumfwa
Tsweetswee bua ka borai
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
Na o ka bo o mpotsa gape?
Ningaloleleko?
Borai bo kae?
Ili kuti ikalamba?
Ke etse eng go ya borai?
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
Fetola go le letšatši
Fumya kumwendo
Fetola go le letona
Fumya kumwendo
Ya ka pela
Enda pamo
Phetho ke bokae?
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
Tiketeng e le nngwe, tsweetswee
Ticket imwe, nomba
Na ke kgole go tswa fano?
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
Ke sitwa go etse
Ndi lost
Borai bo kae ke ka reka SIM card?
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ee
Eya
Aowa
Awe
Mohlomong
Panga
Ke a dumela
Ndi bwino
Ke sitwa go dumela
Ndi bwino na
Seo se utlwa sentle
Ilyo lishibukile
O nagana eng?
Uchite shani?
O ka nthusa?
Ushakufwa?
Ke hloka thuso
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa
Emela nako
Leka ifi
Ke maswabi
Nshakufwa
Ga go na bothata
Takwaba shani
Dumelang
Nshakufwa bwino
Tlhogong e monate
Nashala bwino mu mwaka
Dira leeto le le bolokehileng
Ube na mulimo wabwino
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?(Ke kae boraiwa ba terene?)
Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?(Ke kae boraiwa ba bosi?)
Ke sehlopha sefe?
Ninshi ni platform iyi?(Ke sehlopha sefe?)
Nako efe e tlo fofa?
Ninshi ikalamba?(Nako efe e tlo fofa?)
A ke tsela e nepahetseng?
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?(A ke tsela e nepahetseng?)
E haufi le fa
Ili pamo na pano.(E haufi le fa)
E hole le fa
Ili lishilu na pano.(E hole le fa)
O ka mpontsha ka mape?
Ushibukishe pa mape?(O ka mpontsha ka mape?)
Emisa fa, tsweetswee
Leka pano, chonde.(Emisa fa, tsweetswee)
E nka nako e kae?
Kuli shani?(E nka nako e kae?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.