Greetings Flashcards
Goodbye
Murabeho
Good night
Ijoro ryiza
Good night
Muramuke
What’s up? (informal)
Bite
[bee-tay]
What’s your name? (familiar)
Witwa nde?
[wee-tkwa nde]
What’s your name? (formal)
Mwitwa nde?
[mui-tkwa nde]
My name is Emily.
Nitwa Emily.
[knee-tkwa]
Hello
Muraho
Good morning
Mwaramutse
How do you greet someone in the afternoon in Kinyarwanda?
Mwiriwe
True or False: ‘Amakuru’ means ‘How are you?’ in Kinyarwanda.
True
Fill in the blank: ‘_______’ is a Kinyarwanda greeting used to ask about someone’s well-being.
Amakuru
What is the appropriate response to ‘Amakuru’?
Ni meza
What does ‘Urakora neza?’ mean?
Are you doing well?
How would you greet a group of people in Kinyarwanda?
Muraho
What is the Kinyarwanda phrase for ‘Good evening’?
Mwiriwe
True or False: ‘Ndakomeye’ means ‘I am fine’ in Kinyarwanda.
False
What is the response to ‘Mwaramutse’?
Mwaramutse
What does ‘Nukuri’ mean?
Really
What is the Kinyarwanda term for ‘friend’ that can be used in greetings?
Inshuti
How would you say ‘How was your day?’ in Kinyarwanda?
Uko umunsi wawe wagenze?
Fill in the blank: ‘_______’ is a Kinyarwanda greeting used to say ‘Welcome’.
Ikaze
What is the Kinyarwanda expression for ‘See you later’?
Tuzabonana
How do you say ‘Thank you’ in Kinyarwanda?
Urakoze
True or False: ‘Ndagukunda’ means ‘I love you’ in Kinyarwanda.
True
What is the appropriate greeting when meeting someone for the first time in Kinyarwanda?
Nitwa [your name], ni byiza kukumenya.
