Looking for practical Udmurt to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Udmurt 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: when a Bemba phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Udmurt wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Салам
Shani
Рахмат
Natotela
Шунды кутскон
Muli shani
Шунды кутскон
Muli shani
Шунды кутскон
Muli shani
Шунды нокт
Shalenipo bwino
Курат кутскон
Tukakutana
Прощай
Twalumba
Тиэ нум шунды?
Iwe ulishani?
Ми нум Джон
Ndefwaya John
Тиэ кукшет?
Uli bwanji?
Тиэ мын кутскон
Nashitasha kukumona
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Си англисъёс?
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?
Хинди кутскон ваньгыт.
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
Ми нундыз.
Ndefwaya kumfwa
Пожалуйста, ваньгыт пыр.
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
Си ваньгыт но?
Ningaloleleko?
Куда ваньгыт пыч?
Ili kuti ikalamba?
Курат кутскон кала?
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
Солтӥсь.
Fumya kumwendo
Олӥсь.
Fumya kumwendo
Курат вӧт.
Enda pamo
Кудо кутскон?
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
Озъёс билет, пожалуйста.
Ticket imwe, nomba
Курат ваньгыт пыч?
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
Ми лӧз.
Ndi lost
Куда ми сим-картэ вӧт?
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Эн
Eya(En)
Ю
Awe(Yu)
Куи
Panga(Kui)
Ми кыдзы
Ndi bwino(Mi kydzy)
Ми кыдзы но
Ndi bwino na(Mi kydzy no)
Ти ваньгыт
Ilyo lishibukile(Ti vanygyt)
Си кывтос?
Uchite shani?(Si kyvtos?)
Си ми кыдмыт?
Ushakufwa?(Si mi kydmyt?)
Ми кыдмыт
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa(Mi kydmyt)
Куи ваньгыт
Leka ifi(Kui vanygyt)
Ми кужым
Nshakufwa(Mi kuzhym)
Ю проблемо
Takwaba shani(Yu problema)
Поздравляю
Nshakufwa bwino(Pozdravlyayu)
Шундыны кутшет
Nashala bwino mu mwaka(Shundyny kutshyet)
Си ваньгыт кутшет
Ube na mulimo wabwino(Si vanygyt kutshyet)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Куара поезд станция?
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?(Kuara poezd stantsiya?)
Куара автобус туй?
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?(Kuara avtobus tuy?)
Куара платформа?
Ninshi ni platform iyi?(Kuara platforma?)
Кундысь ке лэсьтэ?
Ninshi ikalamba?(Kundys' ke lëstë?)
Эн шундысь ву?
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?(En shundys' vu?)
Эн вуэсь куты
Ili pamo na pano.(En vuëś kuty)
Эн вуэсь куты
Ili lishilu na pano.(En vuëś kuty)
Си ми карта куты?
Ushibukishe pa mape?(Si mi karta kuty?)
Куты туй, пӧлӧсь
Leka pano, chonde.(Kuty tuy, pölös')
Кундысь ке куты?
Kuli shani?(Kundys' ke kuty?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.