1-10 Flashcards
Hello (at the door),
Excuse me
Odi
Hi
Moni
How are you?
Muli bwanji?
I’m good, how are you?
Ndili bwino, kaya inu?
I’m not doing good.
Sindili bwino
Thanks
Zikomo
Bye
Zikomo, ndapita
Go well
Pitani bwino
Travel well
Yendani bwino
See you later
Tionana
Good morning
(Did you wake up well?)
Mwadzuka bwanji
Yes
Eya, e
No
Ayi
I, me
Ine
Ineyo (same but more emphatic)
I travelled well
Ndinayenda bwino
I feel hot
Ndikumva kutentha
I feel cold
Ndikumva kuzizira
I’m hungry
Ndili ndi njala
I just want water
Ndikufuna madzi okha
Sorry
Pepa / pepani (s/p)
I don’t like
Sindikonda
I don’t want anything
Sindikufuna chilichonse
I don’t eat meat
Sindimadya nyama
I like to dance
Ndimakonda kuvina
You have hurt me
Wandipweteka (s)
Mwandipweteka (p)
Leave me alone
Tandisiye (s)
Tandisiyeni (p)
That’s it, that’s enough, that’s fine
Basi
Ouch!
Mayine, mayo
It doesn’t matter
Palibe kanthu
Monday
Lolemba
Mande
Tuesday
Lachiwiri
Wednesday
Lachitatu
Thursday
Lachinayi
Friday
Lachisanu
Flaide
Saturday
Loweruka
Satade
Sunday
Lamulungu, lasabata
Sande
I’ll see you on Saturday
Tionana satade
I will come on Thursday
Ndibwera lachinayi
Come for a chat on Monday
Mubwere kudzacheza lolemba
The choir meets on Wednesdays
Akwaya amakumana lachitatu
The doctor only visits on Tuesdays
Adotolo amabwera lachiwiri lokha
January
Janyuwale
February
Febuwale
March
Malichi
April
Epulo
May
Meyi
June
Juni
July
Julaye
August
Ogasti
September
Seputembala
October
Okutobala
November
Novembala
December
Disembala
I was born in January
Ndinabadwa mu Janyuwale
The wedding is in November
Chikwati chili mu Novembala
The child will be born in October
Mwana abadwa mu Okutobala
This June is very cold
Juni uno yazizira kwambiri
Day(s)
Tsiku (masiku)
Every day
Masiku onse
Today
Lero
Tomorrow
Mawa
Yesterday
Dzulo
The day before yesterday
Dzana
The day after tomorrow
Mkucha
Which day?
Tsiku liti?
Morning
M’mawa
Afternoon
Masana
Evening
Madzulo
Night
Usiku
All day
Tsiku lonse
All night
Usiku wonse
We danced all night
Tinavina usiku wonse
I will come the day after tomorrow
Ndibwera mkucha
I work in the afternoon
Ndimagwira ntchito masana
I arrived the day before yesterday
Ndinafika dzana
When should I come?
Ndibwere liti?
Come in the morning
Mubwere m’mawa
Week
Sabata
Mulungu
This week
Mulungu uno
Last week
Mulungu watha
Next week
Mulungu wamawa
The week after next
Mulungu wamkucha
Month(s)
Mwezi (miyezi)
Year(s)
Chaka (zaka)
Last year
Chaka chatha
This year
Chaka chino
These days
Masiku ano
In the past
Kale
Long ago
Kalekale
Forever
Mpaka muyaya
She’s three years old
Ali ndi zaka zitatu
Back in those days we used to eat…
Kalekale tinkadya…
These days we eat…
Masiku ano timadya…
This month I’m short (of cash)
Mwezi uno ndashota
I was sick last week
Ndimadwala mulungu watha
Person
(People)
Munthu
(Anthu)
Thing
(Things)
Chinthu
(Zinthu)
One
(One person, one thing)
-modzi
(Munthu m’modzi, chinthu chimodzi)
Two
(Two people, two things)
-wiri
(Anthu awiri, zinthu ziwiri)
Three
(Three people, three things)
-tatu
(Anthu atatu, zinthu zitatu)
Four
(Four people, four things)
Folo, -nayi
(Anthu anayi, zinthu zinayi)
Five
Faifi, -sanu
(Anthu asanu, zinthu zisanu)
Six
Sikisi
(Anthu sikisi, zinthu sikisi)
Seven
Seveni
Eight
Eyiti
Nine
Naini
Ten
Teni
Eleven
Ileveni
Twelve
Twelofu
20
Twente
30
Sate
40
Fote
50
Fifite
60
Sikisite
70
Sevente
80
Eyite
90
Nayinte
100
Wani handedi
1000
Wani sauzande
1,000,000
Wani milioni
You should buy 20
Mugule twente
I have counted 80
Ndawerenga eyite
When you reach the age of 50
Mukakwana zaka fifite
It amounts to 7000 kwacha
Zakwana seveni sauzande kwacha
Who
Ndani
Who has arrived/come?
Kwabwera ndani?
What
Chiyani, chani
What is it?
Ndi chiyani?
Where
Kuti
Where is he/she?
Ali kuti?
When?
Liti?
When is it?
Ndi liti?
How
(Also: what is it? What’s the problem? How come?)
Bwanji
How did you do it?
Munapanga bwanji?
How much (money) is it?
Ndi ndalama zingati?
How much is it? /
How are you doing? (When sick)
Mukuchita bwanji?
How much will you charge me for it?
Mundichaja zingati?
That one
Iyoyo
Over there
Apopo
Over here
Apapa
Help!
Ndi thandizeni
Without
Opanda
Under
Pansi pa
But
Koma
I am from Malawi
Ndine waku Malawi
Why?
Chifukwa chani?
I am going to Malawi
Ndikupita ku Malawi