Looking for practical Tahitian to Kinyarwanda phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tahitian 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: read the Kinyarwanda line out loud three times, then cover the Tahitian side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Ia ora na
Muraho
Mauruuru
Urakoze
Ia ora na i te poiri
Bwakire bwiza
Ia ora na i te ahiahi
Nimugoroba mwiza
Ia ora na i te po
Mwaramutse mwiza
Māuruuru i te po
Ijoro ryiza
Aita e nūna
Tuzabonana nyuma
Nānā
Murabeho
O vai to oe inoa?
Witwa nde?
O John to'u inoa
Nitwa John
E aha te huru?
Umeze ute?
Ua here au i te hi'oraa
Nishimiye kukumenya
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
E parau ana oe i te reo Pā'ā?
Uravuga Icyongereza?
Eiaha vau e parau i te reo Hindi i te mau mea.
Sinavuga Hindi neza
Eiaha vau e a'ore.
Sinumva
E parau mai i te tempo e haere mai.
Nyabuneka vuga buhoro
E nehenehe anei oe e parau mai i te mea oia?
Wabivuga ukundi?
O vai te fare to'ato'a?
Aho ubwiherero buri he?
E aha te huru e haere ai au i te pūerto?
Nagenda nte ku mugi?
Tū mai i te mau 'ā.
Hindukira ibumoso
Tū mai i te 'ā 'ā.
Hindukira iburyo
Haere mai i te mau.
Genda imbere
Ehia te utu?
Igiciro ni ikihe?
E tahi te tiket, fa'aitoito.
Itike imwe, nyabuneka
E i'a te reira mai i teie nei?
Ni kure hano?
Ua pohe vau.
Ndi mu kaga
O vai au e taea ai e vau te hoko i te kāri SIM?
Nshobora kugura SIM card he?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
E
Yego
Aita
Oya
E mea e taea
Birashoboka
Ua fa'ato'ato'a vau
Ndemeranya
Aita vau e fa'ato'ato'a
Sinemeranya
Ua maitai te reira
Birumvikana neza
Eaha to oe mana'o?
Ubitekerezaho iki?
E taea anei oe e tauturu mai ia'u?
Urashobora kumfasha?
E hinaaro vau i te tauturu
Nkeneye ubufasha
A haere i te taime
Tegereza gato
E mea au e te fa'aitoito
Ndakwinginze
Aita te mea
Nta kibazo
Ia ora na
Ibyishimo
Ia ora na i to oe matamua
Isabukuru nziza
E haere i te ha'amaitai
Ugire urugendo rwiza
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.