Looking for practical Tamazight (Tifinagh) to Luganda phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tamazight (Tifinagh) phrase first, then the Luganda translation (Luganda) — 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 Luganda.
Tip: pick five Luganda 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.
ⵣⵓⵍ
Oli otya?(Oli otya?)
ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ
Webale(Webale)
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵙ
Osiibye otya?(Osiibye otya?)
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ
Osiibye bulungi?(Osiibye bulungi?)
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ
Osiibye otya?(Osiibye otya?)
ⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ
Lwaki olugendo?(Lwaki olugendo?)
ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ
Tugenda kutya?(Tugenda kutya?)
ⵙⵉⵏⵉⵏ
Nkwagala(Nkwagala)
ⵉⵙ ⵉⵏⵉⵙ ⵅⵉⵙ?
Erinnya lyo ani?(Erinnya lyo ani?)
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵙ ⵊⵓⵏ
Erinnya lyange nze John(Erinnya lyange nze John)
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ?
Oli otya?(Oli otya?)
ⵉⵙ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵏ
Nkwagala okukulaba(Nkwagala okukulaba)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ⴰⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵏⵖⵉⵍⵉⵏ?
Okwogera mu Lungereza?(amun issin inghilin?)
ⴰⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵃⵉⵏⴷⵉ ⵉⵏⵖⵉⵍⵉⵏ
Sikozesa Hindi bulungi.(amun issin Hindi inghilin)