Looking for practical Venetian to Bemba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Venetian 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.
Ciao
Shani
Grazie
Natotela
Bona matina
Muli shani
Bona tarde
Muli shani
Bona sera
Muli shani
Bona note
Shalenipo bwino
A presto
Tukakutana
Addio
Twalumba
Come te ciami?
Iwe ulishani?
Me ciamo John
Ndefwaya John
Come te stai?
Uli bwanji?
Piasee de conossarte
Nashitasha kukumona
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Parli inglese?
Ulyashi ulukanda mu Chingereza?
No parlo ben l'hindi.
Ndefwaya ukulanda Hindi bwino
No capisco.
Ndefwaya kumfwa
Parla piano, per favore.
Nimwandi ulukanda buteko
Pò dirlo ancora?
Ningaloleleko?
Dove xe el bagno?
Ili kuti ikalamba?
Come riva al centro?
Ningalileka shani ku city center?
Gira a sinistra.
Fumya kumwendo
Gira a destra.
Fumya kumwendo
Va dritto.
Enda pamo
Quanto costa el biglietto?
Kuli shani ifyabukata?
Un biglietto, per favore.
Ticket imwe, nomba
Xe lontan da qua?
Kuli lishilu ukulya?
Me so perdù.
Ndi lost
Dove posso comprar una scheda SIM?
Ili kuti nindeke SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Sì
Eya
No
Awe
Forse
Panga
Sò d'accordo
Ndi bwino
No sò d'accordo
Ndi bwino na
Quelo el xe bon
Ilyo lishibukile
Cossa ne pensi?
Uchite shani?
Pòi aiutarmi?
Ushakufwa?
Gò bisogno de aiuto
Ndefwaya ifyakufwa
Aspetta un momento
Leka ifi
Me dispiase
Nshakufwa
Nissun problema
Takwaba shani
Complimenti
Nshakufwa bwino
Bon compleanno
Nashala bwino mu mwaka
Fai un bel viaggio
Ube na mulimo wabwino
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Dove xe la stazion dei treni?
Uli kuti ikalamba ya chitima?
Dove xe la fermada del bus?
Uli kuti icikalo ca bisi?
Quale binario xe?
Ninshi ni platform iyi?
A che ora parte?
Ninshi ikalamba?
Xe questa la strada giusta?
Ninshi iyi ni njira shabwino?
Xe vicino qua
Ili pamo na pano.
Xe lontano da qua
Ili lishilu na pano.
Pò mostrarmelo sulla mappa?
Ushibukishe pa mape?
Fermati qua, per favore
Leka pano, chonde.
Quanto tempo ghe vò?
Kuli shani?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.