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Kinyarwanda Everyday Flashcards

Helpful Kinyarwanda Phrases

1
Q

Good Morning

A

Mwaramutse

(MwahRahMootZay

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2
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Good Afternoon

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Mwiriwe

MweeReeWay

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3
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Hello (anytime)

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Muraho

MooRahHoh

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4
Q

Hello (pidgin Swahili)

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Jambo

JahmBoh

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5
Q

How are you?

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Amakuru

AhMahKooRoo

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6
Q

How are you? (reciprocated)

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Amakuru yawe

AhMahKooRoo Yah Way

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7
Q

How are you doing?

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Umeze gute

OoMAYzay GOOtay)

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8
Q

What’s up?

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Bitese

BEEtess

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9
Q

I’m fine

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Ne meza

Nee MAYza

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10
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I’m not good

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Meze nabi

MayZay NahBee

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11
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I’m fine

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Meze neza

MAYzay NAYzah

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12
Q

Thank you

A

Murakoze

MooRahKohZay

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13
Q

Thank you very much (Swahili)

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Ahsante Sana

AhSANtee SAHna

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14
Q

You, too

A

Nawe

NahWay

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15
Q

Goodbye (afternoon)

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Mwirirwe

MeeReeGway

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16
Q

Goodbye (evening)

A

Muramuke

MooRahMooKeyAy

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17
Q

Goodbye (general)

A

Murabeho

MooRahBAYho)

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18
Q

See you next time/soon

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Turongera

TooRohnGayRah

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19
Q

Yes

A

Yego

YAYgo

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20
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No

21
Q

What’s your name?

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Witwa nde

WitWAHNday

22
Q

My name is ___

A

Nitwa ___

NEETwah

23
Q

Nice to meet you (one person)

A

Ndabishimye

NdahBeeSheemYay

24
Q

Nice to meet you (plural, polite form)

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Nishimiye kuba menya

NeeSheeyay KooBah MenYah

25
Q

Good

A

Meza

MAYza

26
Q

Bad

A

Bibi

BeeBee

27
Q

No problem

A

Nakibazu

NAHkeyBAzoo

28
Q

No problem (Swahili)

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Hakuna Matata (or) Hamna Shida

29
Q

Welcome

A

Murakaza neza

MooRahKahZah NayZa

30
Q

Welcome (Swahili)

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Karibu

KarReeBoo

31
Q

Feel at home

A

Murisanga

MooReeSahnGah

32
Q

Excuse me (also means have compassion)

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Imbabazi

ImBahBahZee

33
Q

I am an American (woman)

A

Ndu mnyamerikakazi

NDOOmnyaMayreeka KahZEE

34
Q

I am an American (man)

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NDU mnyarerika

NDOOmnyaMayreekah

35
Q

I work for

A

Nkorera

NhoRerAh

36
Q

We work for

A

Dukorera

DooKohRerAh

37
Q

Have a good day

A

Umunsi Mwiza

OoMoonSee MweeZah

38
Q

Have a good night

A

Ijoro Rwiza

EeJoro GweeZah

39
Q

Have a good trip

A 
Urugendo Rwiza
(OoRooGenDoh GweeZah)
40
Q

I speak a little Kinyarwanda

A

Kinyarwanda cyanje n’igikye

KeenYahGwanda CheeAnJeeay NeeGeeay

41
Q

I’m trying

A

Ndagerageza

NdaGayraGayZah

42
Q

I don’t understand that

A

Simbyumva

SeemByoomVah

43
Q

Repeat

A

Subiramo

SooVeeRahMoh

44
Q

Excuse me (if trying to get through a crowd)

A

Ndasaba inzira

NDahSahBah EenZeeRah

45
Q

Me, too

A

Najye

NahJeeYay

46
Q

You, too

A

Nawe

NahWay

47
Q

What do you want?

A

Urashaka iki?

OoRahShaka eeki

48
Q

Where are you going?

A

Ugiyehe

OoGeeye he

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