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Common Tahitian to Bemba phrases

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

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Looking for practical Tahitian to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tahitian 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.

  1. Ia ora na

    Shani

  2. Mauruuru

    Natotela

  3. Ia ora na i te poiri

    Muli shani

  4. Ia ora na i te ahiahi

    Muli shani

  5. Ia ora na i te po

    Muli shani

  6. Māuruuru i te po

    Shalenipo bwino

  7. Aita e nūna

    Tukakutana

  8. Nānā

    Twalumba

  9. O vai to oe inoa?

    Iwe ulishani?

  10. O John to'u inoa

    Ndefwaya John

  11. E aha te huru?

    Uli bwanji?

  12. Ua here au i te hi'oraa

    Nashitasha kukumona

Useful phrases for travellers

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

  1. E parau ana oe i te reo Pā'ā?

    Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?

  2. Eiaha vau e parau i te reo Hindi i te mau mea.

    Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino

  3. Eiaha vau e a'ore.

    Ndefwaya kumfwa

  4. E parau mai i te tempo e haere mai.

    Nimwandi ulukanda buteko

  5. E nehenehe anei oe e parau mai i te mea oia?

    Ningaloleleko?

  6. O vai te fare to'ato'a?

    Ili kuti ikalamba?

  7. E aha te huru e haere ai au i te pūerto?

    Ningalileka shani ku city center?

  8. Tū mai i te mau 'ā.

    Fumya kumwendo

  9. Tū mai i te 'ā 'ā.

    Fumya kumwendo

  10. Haere mai i te mau.

    Enda pamo

  11. Ehia te utu?

    Kuli shani ifyabukata?

  12. E tahi te tiket, fa'aitoito.

    Ticket imwe, nomba

  13. E i'a te reira mai i teie nei?

    Kuli lishilu ukulya?

  14. Ua pohe vau.

    Ndi lost

  15. O vai au e taea ai e vau te hoko i te kāri SIM?

    Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?

Everyday conversation

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

  1. E

    Eya

  2. Aita

    Awe

  3. E mea e taea

    Panga

  4. Ua fa'ato'ato'a vau

    Ndi bwino

  5. Aita vau e fa'ato'ato'a

    Ndi bwino na

  6. Ua maitai te reira

    Ilyo lishibukile

  7. Eaha to oe mana'o?

    Uchite shani?

  8. E taea anei oe e tauturu mai ia'u?

    Ushakufwa?

  9. E hinaaro vau i te tauturu

    Ndefwaya ifyakufwa

  10. A haere i te taime

    Leka ifi

  11. E mea au e te fa'aitoito

    Nshakufwa

  12. Aita te mea

    Takwaba shani

  13. Ia ora na

    Nshakufwa bwino

  14. Ia ora na i to oe matamua

    Nashala bwino mu mwaka

  15. E haere i te ha'amaitai

    Ube na mulimo wabwino

Directions and getting around

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

  1. E hea te fare ta'iri?

    Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?

  2. E hea te ta'iri rori?

    Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?

  3. O vai te pahi?

    Ninshi ni platform iyi?

  4. E aha te hora e haere ai?

    Ninshi ikalamba?

  5. E mea pono anei te ara?

    Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?

  6. E ti'a i teie nei.

    Ili pamo na pano.

  7. E mamao mai i teie nei.

    Ili lishilu na pano.

  8. E taea anei e oe te fa'ahiti mai i te map?

    Ushibukishe pa mape?

  9. Aita i teie nei, fa'amolemole.

    Leka pano, chonde.

  10. E pesia te taime?

    Kuli shani?

Shopping and dining

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

  1. E aha te utu o teie?

    Ili shani? (Ili shani?)

  2. O tei e too te utu

    Ili lya kuli (Ili lya kuli)

  3. E i tei ta oe i te mea e iti atu?

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

  4. E nehenehe au e utu i te kāri?

    Ningakupanga na kadi? (Ningakupanga na kadi?)

  5. E hinaaro vau i te meka no te piti

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

  6. Te mau utu, na please

    Icilanga, tapali (Icilanga, tapali)

  7. E tei i roto i te mau utu te tauturu?

    Ubufyashi bwakupanga? (Ubufyashi bwakupanga?)

  8. O vau e vegetarian

    Ndi mvegetarian (Ndi mvegetarian)

  9. Aita e mea pāpū, na please

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

  10. Tei ia i te mea maita

    Ili lya bwino (Ili lya bwino)

  11. E nehenehe au e riro i te mau menu?

    Ningakonda ifyalo? (Ningakonda ifyalo?)

  12. E ipu vai, na please

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

Emergencies and health

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

  1. A fa'ata'ita'i i te polisia

    Tuma abashitisha

  2. A fa'ata'ita'i i te ambulance

    Tuma ambulance

  3. E hinaaro vau i te ta'ata rongo

    Nshikala na doctor

  4. E ma'ama'u vau

    Nshikala bwino

  5. E fa'ahiahia vau i te 'ori 'a'amu

    Ndi na allergy ku nsalu

  6. O vai te ho'ê fare rongo e te 'i'oa?

    Ili kuti hospital ya pafupi?

  7. E ve'ave'a i 'nei

    Kuli ububi pano

  8. Ua po'ia vau i ta'u passport

    Nashitile passport yangu

  9. E taea anei oe e fa'ata'ita'i i ta'u fare 'a'amu?

    Nawe tuma hotel yangu?

  10. Aita!

    Chikondi!

Work and business

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

  1. Ua fārihi au i te hāmani ia oe

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

  2. E tāpuni i te hui

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

  3. Eaha te hora e pā ai ia oe?

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

  4. E faatahiti au i te pūrū i teie mahana

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

  5. E nehenehe anei ta tatou parau i te pō?

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

  6. E hi'o i te fa'ahou i tāpuni

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

  7. Mauruuru no to oe taime

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

  8. E tei fa'ahuru au i te hāmani i teie mau huru

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

  9. E nehenehe anei oe e fa'ahuru i taua huru?

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

  10. Eiaha e faarahi mai

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

  11. O te taime e pau o te parau o te Pōmare

    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. Eaha te hora?

    Ninshi ilya shani? (Ninshi ilya shani?)

  2. E toru te hora

    Kuli nomba itatu. (Kuli nomba itatu.)

  3. I teie mahana

    Lelo. (Lelo.)

  4. A te mahana

    Mwaume. (Mwaume.)

  5. I te mahana i maoro

    Kale. (Kale.)

  6. Māhina

    Lwandi. (Lwandi.)

  7. Tūʻā

    Lwakabamba. (Lwakabamba.)

  8. Pōtu

    Lwapili. (Lwapili.)

  9. Tahi

    Imwe. (Imwe.)

  10. Piti

    Ibili. (Ibili.)

  11. Toru

    Itatu. (Itatu.)

  12. Tahi rau

    Icumi. (Icumi.)

  13. Hau

    Cikumi. (Cikumi.)

  14. Tei

    Pafya. (Pafya.)

  15. E hia

    Ilyo. (Ilyo.)

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