Looking for practical Sinhala to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sinhala 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.
හෙලෝ
Shani(Hello)
ස්තුතියි
Natotela(sthuthiyi)
සුභ උදෑසනක්
Muli shani(subha udæsanak)
සුභ පස්වරුක්
Muli shani(subha paswaruk)
සුභ සවසක්
Muli shani(subha sawasak)
සුභ රාත්රියක්
Shalenipo bwino(subha rathriyak)
පසුව හමුවෙමු
Tukakutana(pasuwa hamuwemu)
ගුඩ් බයි
Twalumba(Goodbye)
ඔබගේ නම කුමක්ද?
Iwe ulishani?(obagē nama kumakda)
මගේ නම ජෝන්
Ndefwaya John(mage nama John)
ඔබට කොහොමද?
Uli bwanji?(obata kohomada)
ඔබට හමුවී සතුටුයි
Nashitasha kukumona(obata hamuwi sathutuyi)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ඔබට ඉංග්රීසි කතා කරන්න පුළුවන්ද?
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?(Obata ingreesi katha karanna puluwanda?)
මට හින්දි හොඳින් කතා කරන්න බැහැ
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino(Mata hindi hondin katha karanna beha)