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100 practical Tumbuka to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.
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Looking for practical Tumbuka to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tumbuka phrase first, then the Latin translation (Latin) — 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 Latin.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Latin-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Table of contents
Greetings and pleasantries Useful phrases for travellers Everyday conversation Directions and getting around Shopping and dining Emergencies and health Work and business Time, days and numbers
Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Zikomo
Gratias tibi
(grah-tee-as tee-bee)
Muli bwanji
Bonum mane
(boh-num mah-neh)
Muli bwanji
Bonum postmeridianum
(boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)
Muli bwanji
Bonum vesperum
(boh-num vehs-peh-rum)
Usiku wabwino
Bona nox
(boh-nah nox)
Tiwonana
Vide te postea
(vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)
Tsalani bwino
Vale
(wah-leh)
Dzina lanu ndi ndani?
Quod est nomen tuum?
(kwod est noh-men too-um)
Dzina langa ndi John
Nomen meum est Iohannes
(noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)
Muli bwanji?
Quomodo es?
(kwo-mo-do es)
Ndine wokondwa kukumana nanu
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
(tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Muli ndi Chingerezi?
Loquerisne Anglice?
(Loquerisne Anglice?)
Sikuyankhula Hindi bwino
Non bene loquor Hindi.
(Non bene loquor Hindi.)
Sindikumva
Non intellego.
(Non intellego.)
Chonde yankhulani pang'ono
Quaeso, lente loquere.
(Quaeso, lente loquere.)
Mungandiyankhulepo?
Potesne id iterum dicere?
(Potesne id iterum dicere?)
Kuti ndi kuti?
Ubi est latrina?
(Ubi est latrina?)
Ndingafike bwanji ku msewu waukulu?
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
(Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)
Pita kumanzere
Dextra verte.
(Dextra verte.)
Pita kumanja
Sinistra verte.
(Sinistra verte.)
Pita mwendo
I ad rectum.
(I ad rectum.)
Ndi ndalama zingati?
Quot est merces?
(Quot est merces?)
Tiketi imodzi, chonde
Unum tessera, quaeso.
(Unum tessera, quaeso.)
Ndi mtunda wautali kuchokera pano?
Estne longum a hic?
(Estne longum a hic?)
Ndakhalapo
Ego sum perditus.
(Ego sum perditus.)
Ndingatengere kuti kuti SIM card?
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
(Ubi possum emere SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Sindikugwirizana
Non consentio
Ichi chimaoneka bwino
Bene sonat
Muli ndi chiyani choti mumaganize?
Quid censes?
Mungandithandize?
Potesne me adiuvare?
Ndikufuna thandizo
Auxilium mihi opus est
Dikirani pang’ono
Exspecta paulisper
Ndikupemphera
Me paenitet
Palibe vutoli
Nullum problema
Tsiku lobadwa labwino
Felix natalis dies
Pita bwino pa ulendo
Felix iter habeas
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Kukakhala kuti chiteshi cha njinga?
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
(Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)
Kukakhala kuti malo otchinga basi?
Ubi est statio bus?
(Ubi est statio bus?)
Ndi chigawo chiti?
Quae est suggestus?
(Quae est suggestus?)
Nanga nthawi itangopita?
Quo tempore discedit?
(Quo tempore discedit?)
Kodi iyi ndi njira yoyenera?
Estne haec via recta?
(Estne haec via recta?)
Iyi ndi pafupi apa
Prope est hic
(Prope est hic)
Iyi ndi kutali ndi apa
Longius est ab hoc
(Longius est ab hoc)
Mungandionetse pa chithunzi?
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
(Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)
Chimitsa apa, chonde
Siste hic, quaeso
(Siste hic, quaeso)
Zimatenga nthawi yaitali bwanji?
Quot tempus capit?
(Quot tempus capit?)
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Iyi ikuguliradi chingwe?
Quot hoc constat?
(iyi ikuguliradi chingwe)
Iyi ndi mtengo wopusa
Id nimis carum est.
(iyi ndi mtengo wopusa)
Muli ndi chinthu chochepa mtengo?
Habesne quidquam cheap?
(muli ndi chinthu chochepa mtengo)
Ningathe kulipira ndi khadi?
Possumne solvere charta?
(ningathe kulipira ndi khadi)
Ndikufuna tebulo la anthu awiri
Velim mensam pro duobus.
(ndikufuna tebulo la anthu awiri)
Chikalata, chonde
Ratio, quaeso.
(chikalata, chonde)
Ntchito ikuphatikizidwa?
Estne servitium inclusum?
(ntchito ikuphatikizidwa)
Ndine wopanda nyama
Vegetarianus sum.
(ndine wopanda nyama)
Chonde, osati chakudya chothira
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
(chonde, osati chakudya chothira)
Iyi ndi yokoma
Hoc est deliciosum.
(iyi ndi yokoma)
Ningathe kupeza menyu?
Possumne habere menu?
(ningathe kupeza menyu)
Galasi ya madzi, chonde
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
(galasi ya madzi, chonde)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Fufuzani polisi
Vocā polīciam
Fufuzani ambulansi
Vocā ambulantiam
Ndikufuna dokotala
Medicum mihi opus est
Ndikuwona bwino
Māla mē sentio
Ndine wosowa ma groundnuts
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
Kuti ndi chiyani chachikondi?
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
Ndasowa pasipoti yangu
Passum meum perdidī
Mungafufuze hotelo yanga?
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Ndalumba kukumana nanu
Te convenire pulchrum est
Tiyeni tiwoneke pa nthawi
Conventum constituamus
Nthawi yiti ikukugwirirani ntchito?
Quot hora tibi convenit?
Ndidzatumiza lipoti lero
Reportum hodie mittam
Tingathe kulankhula mawa?
Possumusne cras loqui?
Chonde onani fayilo yolembedwa
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
Zikomo chifukwa cha nthawi yanu
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
Ndikuyembekezera kugwira ntchito nanu
Spero ad te laborare
Mungathe kuthetsa mfundo imeneyi?
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
Nditenge nthawi ndikubwerereni
Permitte me ad te redire
Nthawi yomaliza ndi Lachisanu
Terminatio est Veneris
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.
Ndi chiyani nthawi?
Quot hora est?
(Ndi chiyani nthawi?)
Ndi saa tatu
Tertia hora est.
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