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Common Tok Pisin to Bemba phrases

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

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

    Shani

  2. Tenkyu

    Natotela

  3. Gutpela moning

    Muli shani

  4. Gutpela apinun

    Muli shani

  5. Gutpela nait

    Muli shani

  6. Gutpela nait

    Shalenipo bwino

  7. Lukim yu bihain

    Tukakutana

  8. Gudbai

    Twalumba

  9. Wanem nem bilong yu?

    Iwe ulishani?

  10. Mi nem em John

    Ndefwaya John

  11. Yu stap gut?

    Uli bwanji?

  12. Gutpela long mitim yu

    Nashitasha kukumona

Useful phrases for travellers

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

  1. Yu tok Pisin?

    Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?

  2. Mi no tok Hindi gut.

    Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino

  3. Mi no save.

    Ndefwaya kumfwa

  4. Plis, tok liklik.

    Nimwandi ulukanda buteko

  5. Yu ken tokim gen?

    Ningaloleleko?

  6. Wea toilet?

    Ili kuti ikalamba?

  7. Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?

    Ningalileka shani ku city center?

  8. Taim yu go, tanim left.

    Fumya kumwendo

  9. Taim yu go, tanim raet.

    Fumya kumwendo

  10. Go stret.

    Enda pamo

  11. Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?

    Kuli shani ifyabukata?

  12. Wan tiket, plis.

    Ticket imwe, nomba

  13. Em i long long wanem?

    Kuli lishilu ukulya?

  14. Mi lus.

    Ndi lost

  15. Wea mi ken baim SIM card?

    Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Yes

    Eya

  2. No

    Awe

  3. Baibe

    Panga

  4. Mi agri

    Ndi bwino

  5. Mi no agri

    Ndi bwino na

  6. Em i gut

    Ilyo lishibukile

  7. Yu ting wanem?

    Uchite shani?

  8. Yu inap helpim mi?

    Ushakufwa?

  9. Mi nidim help

    Ndefwaya ifyakufwa

  10. Wai liklik

    Leka ifi

  11. Mi sori

    Nshakufwa

  12. No problem

    Takwaba shani

  13. Tenkyu

    Nshakufwa bwino

  14. Hapi baisde

    Nashala bwino mu mwaka

  15. Lukaut long trip

    Ube na mulimo wabwino

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Wea em train stesen?

    Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?

  2. Wea em bus stop?

    Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?

  3. Wea em platform?

    Ninshi ni platform iyi?

  4. Wanem taim em i likim?

    Ninshi ikalamba?

  5. Dispela em stret rot?

    Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?

  6. Em i klostu hia

    Ili pamo na pano.

  7. Em i longwe long hia

    Ili lishilu na pano.

  8. Yu inap soim mi long map?

    Ushibukishe pa mape?

  9. Stap hia, plis

    Leka pano, chonde.

  10. Hao long em i tek?

    Kuli shani?

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Hamamas dispela i kost?

    Ili shani? (Ili shani?)

  2. Dispela i tu mipela

    Ili lya kuli (Ili lya kuli)

  3. Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?

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

  4. Inap mi peim long kad?

    Ningakupanga na kadi? (Ningakupanga na kadi?)

  5. Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela

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

  6. Bil, plis

    Icilanga, tapali (Icilanga, tapali)

  7. Service i stap insait?

    Ubufyashi bwakupanga? (Ubufyashi bwakupanga?)

  8. Mi vegetarian

    Ndi mvegetarian (Ndi mvegetarian)

  9. No spicy kaikai, plis

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

  10. Dispela i naispela

    Ili lya bwino (Ili lya bwino)

  11. Inap mi kisim menu?

    Ningakonda ifyalo? (Ningakonda ifyalo?)

  12. Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis

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

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Kolim polis

    Tuma abashitisha

  2. Kolim ambulans

    Tuma ambulance

  3. Mi nidim dokta

    Nshikala na doctor

  4. Mi sik

    Nshikala bwino

  5. Mi gat alergi long pinat

    Ndi na allergy ku nsalu

  6. Wea hospital i klostu?

    Ili kuti hospital ya pafupi?

  7. I penim hia

    Kuli ububi pano

  8. Mi lusim paspot

    Nashitile passport yangu

  9. Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?

    Nawe tuma hotel yangu?

  10. Help!

    Chikondi!

Work and business

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

  1. Nais long mitim yu

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

  2. Makim wanpela miting

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

  3. Wanem taim i gut long yu?

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

  4. Mi bai sendim report tude

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

  5. Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?

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

  6. Plis lukim fael i atach

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

  7. Tenkyu long yu taim

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

  8. Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu

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

  9. Yu inap kliaim dispela point?

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

  10. Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu

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

  11. Deidlain i Fraida

    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. Dispela taim em i wanem?

    Ninshi ilya shani? (Ninshi ilya shani?)

  2. Em i tri oklok

    Kuli nomba itatu. (Kuli nomba itatu.)

  3. Tude

    Lelo. (Lelo.)

  4. Tumora

    Mwaume. (Mwaume.)

  5. Yestede

    Kale. (Kale.)

  6. Mande

    Lwandi. (Lwandi.)

  7. Tiusde

    Lwakabamba. (Lwakabamba.)

  8. Wensde

    Lwapili. (Lwapili.)

  9. Wan

    Imwe. (Imwe.)

  10. Tu

    Ibili. (Ibili.)

  11. Tri

    Itatu. (Itatu.)

  12. Ten

    Icumi. (Icumi.)

  13. Wan hanred

    Cikumi. (Cikumi.)

  14. Haf

    Pafya. (Pafya.)

  15. Mo

    Ilyo. (Ilyo.)

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