Phrases Flashcards

1
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_____ or _____ times per week

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_____(#) cyangwa _____(#) mu cyumweru

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2
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Add _____($)

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Ongeraho _____

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3
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All right

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Nuko

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4
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And _____ minutes

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Iminota i_____

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5
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And now

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None; noneho

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6
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And so

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None; noneho; niko

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7
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And so on

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N’ibindi n’ibindi

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8
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And you

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Namwe

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9
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Another day

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Undi munsi

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10
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Another time

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Ikindi gihe

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11
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Appropriate use of the mosquito net

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Gukoresha neze inzitiramubu

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12
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Are you happy?

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Murishimimye?

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13
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Are you hungry?

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Uri shonje?

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14
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Are you married?

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Urabarse?

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15
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Are you passing through _____?

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Uranurya _____?

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16
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Are you single?

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Uri ingaragu?

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17
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At another time

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Ubundi

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18
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At different places

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Hamwe na hamwe

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19
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At least

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Byibura nibura

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20
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At the same time

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Rimwe

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21
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Be careful!

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Itonde!

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22
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Be patient; be strong; be resilient (used for social problems)

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Inhangane!

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23
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Be strong (for physical problems)

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Komera!

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24
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Bedtime

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Amalyama

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25
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Better yourself!

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Iteze imbere!

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26
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Between sunset and sunrise

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Hgati yo kurasa wo kurenga kw’izuba

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27
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Bless you

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Kira; urakire

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28
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Board of Directors

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Inama y’ubuyobozi

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29
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Bring me _____

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Nzanira _____

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30
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Can we pass home?

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Tunyurane mu rugo?

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31
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Can you tell me the road _____?

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Mushobora kundangira umuhanda _____?

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32
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Can you tell me the way to get to _____?

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Mushobora kunyobora inzira ijya _____?

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33
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Click of the tongue

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Ikinyamunoko

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34
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Come here!

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Ngwino!

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35
Q

Come in!

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Karibu!

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36
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Come to the table

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Ku mesa

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37
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Congratulations

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N’uko n’uko

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38
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Did you sleep well?

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Waramye neza?; waramukanye amahoro? (Ndyamya neza)

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39
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Dishonest person

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Umuhemu

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40
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Do not

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Have; reka

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41
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Do not beg, it’s bad

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Wisabiriza, ni mabi

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42
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Do not grab me; do not touch me

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Wimfata

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43
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Do not touch

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Winkoraho

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44
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Do not wait

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Witegereza

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45
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Do not worry

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Humura!

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46
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Don’t you know it!

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Ntubizi!

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47
Q

Do you need the toilet?

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Urashaka kwituma?

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48
Q

Do you pass by this way _____?

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Muraca muryi iyi nzira?; muranyura mu iyi inzira?

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49
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Do you understand?

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Urumva?

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50
Q

Does not work

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Ntacora

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51
Q

Enjoy your meal!

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Muryoherwe!

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52
Q

Enough!

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Oya ayo!

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53
Q

Entrance forbidden

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Mu muhezo

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54
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Excuse me (in a crowd)

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Ndasaba inzira

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55
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Excuse me (sorry)

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Mbabarira

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56
Q

Feel at home

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Murisanga

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57
Q

For free?

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Kubuntu?

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58
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From _____ to _____ (time)

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Kuva _____ kugera _____

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59
Q

From morning until night

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Kova mu gitondo kugeze nimugoroba

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60
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Get healthier

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Yorohewe

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61
Q

Get treated

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Yavuywe (bamuvuye)

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62
Q

Give me _____

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Moereza _____

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63
Q

Give me the balance

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Ngarurira

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64
Q

Go ahead

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Komesa

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65
Q

Go and return quickly

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Umukubirano

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66
Q

Go away; off you go

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Hoshi

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67
Q

Go straight here

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Tambikana aha

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68
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Go work, you will find money

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Jya gukora, uzabona amafaranga

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69
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Gold-digger (puller out of teeth)

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Umukuzi w’amenyo

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70
Q

Good morning

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Mwaramutse

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71
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Good to know!; Is it true!

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Ese

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72
Q

Good!

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Ni byiza!

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73
Q

Goodbye

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Mwirirwe

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74
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Goodbye (for a long time)

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Murabeho

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75
Q

Happy birthday

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Isabukuru nziza y’amavuko

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76
Q

Have a good day

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Umunsi mwiza

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77
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Have a good evening

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Umugoroba mwiza

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78
Q

Have a good night

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Ijoro ryiza

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79
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Have a good trip

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Urugenda rwiza

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80
Q

Hello (after a long time)

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Muraho

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81
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Help! Help! (I request you to help me)

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Nimumtabare! Nimumtabare!

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82
Q

Here is _____

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Hari hano _____

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83
Q

How are you?

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Amakuru?; Umerewe ute?

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84
Q

How can I arrive in town?

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Ni gute nagera mu mugi?

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85
Q

How do you feel?

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Urumva umere we ute?

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86
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How is it? (It’s good)

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Umeze gute? (Meza neza)

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87
Q

How is your family?

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Makuru yo mu rugo?

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88
Q

How many

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-ngahe

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89
Q

How many times? How often?

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Kangahe?

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90
Q

How much does this cost?

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Nangahe?

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91
Q

How old are you?

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Ufite imyaka ingahe?

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92
Q

How it happened _____; what happened was_____

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Byagenze bite _____

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93
Q

Hygiene is the source of life

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Ukuku ni isoko yi ubuzima

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94
Q

I am afraid

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Mfite ubwoba

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95
Q

I am available, no problem

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Nzaboneka ntakibazo

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96
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I am busy

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Mfite akazi kenshi

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97
Q

I am coming from _____

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Mvuye _____

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98
Q

I am coming to visit you

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Nde kubasura

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99
Q

I am fine

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Meze neza

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100
Q

I am full

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Nda haze

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101
Q

I am going down therre

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Ngiye hepfo iriya

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102
Q

I am going to _____

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Ngihe _____

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103
Q

I am going to sleep

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Ngiye kuryama

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104
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I am happy

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Ndishimimye

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105
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I am hungry

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Nda shonje

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106
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I am ill

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Ndarwaye

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107
Q

I am looking for _____

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Nda shaka _____

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108
Q

I am lost

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Nayobye

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109
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I am not fine

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Meza nabi

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110
Q

I am sorry

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Yoooo!

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111
Q

I am stopping at _____

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Ndasigara i_____

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112
Q

I am thirsty

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Mfite inyota

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113
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I am tired

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Ndananiwe

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114
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I Am trying

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Ndagerageza

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115
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I am waiting for someone for a bit

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Ntegereje umuntu gato

116
Q

I am weak (from sickness)

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Mfite intege nke

117
Q

I can; I am able to

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Nzaboneka; nshobora + (infinitive)

118
Q

I cannot

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Simbasha; sinzaboneka; sinshobora

119
Q

I did not hear; I did not catch

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Ntabwo numvise

120
Q

I do not accept it (an invitation)

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Simbyemeye

121
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I do not have time

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Simfite mwanya

122
Q

I do not know it

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Simbizi

123
Q

I do not like _____

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Sinkunda _____

124
Q

I do not like it

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Simbikunda

125
Q

I do not understand

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Simbuymva

126
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I do not understand anything

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Biranyobeye

127
Q

I do not want a husband, I am working

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Sinshaka umugabo, ndi gukora

128
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I do not want to go

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Sinshaka kujya

129
Q

I do not want to talk about it

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Sinshaka kubivuga

130
Q

I do projects in the hills (fieldwork)

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Ndakorera imishinga mu’misozi

131
Q

I forget

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Nibagiwe

132
Q

I get off here; I stay here

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Ndavamo hano; ndasigara

133
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I go down by here

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Manuka hano

134
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I have a good story

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Dufite n’inkuru nziza

135
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I have a lot of work

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Nzaba mfite

136
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I have a program; I have a plan

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Mfite gahunda

137
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I know him/her

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Ndabizi

138
Q

I know it

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Ndabizi, ndahazi

139
Q

I live _____

A

Ntuye _____

140
Q

I live over there

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Ntuye hakurya hariya

141
Q

I love you

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Nda gukunda

142
Q

I must

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Ngoma + (infinitive)

143
Q

I must not

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Singoma

144
Q

I only know a little Kinyarwanda

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Nzi iKinyarwanda gake

145
Q

I think that _____

A

Ubanza _____; ngira ngo _____; ndatekereza ko _____

146
Q

I try

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Ndagerageza

147
Q

I want the extra pieces

A

Ndashaka ibitambaro byasigaye

148
Q

I went in

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Nagiyimo

149
Q

I will be there

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Ndaza

150
Q

I will let you know

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Nza kubwira

151
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I won’t be there

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Sonzaba mpari

152
Q

I work for _____

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Nkorera _____

153
Q

In details

A

Birambuye

154
Q

In the house

A

Mu nzu

155
Q

In the room

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Mu cyumba

156
Q

In which area do you live in America?

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Mutuye he kihe gice cya Amerika?

157
Q

Insufficient quantity

A

Inkehane

158
Q

Is it close?

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Ni hafi?

159
Q

Is it far?

A

Ni kure?

160
Q

Is it true?

A

Ni byo?; Ese!

161
Q

Is this the way going to _____?

A

Iyo ni nzira ija _____?

162
Q

Is this the way?

A

Inzira ica aha?

163
Q

Isn’t it true?

A

Si byo?

164
Q

It depends

A

Biterwa

165
Q

It happens

A

Bibaho!

166
Q

It is _____(5) minutes to _____(10)

A

_____ (saa yine) zubura iminota _____ (itanu)

167
Q

It is bad

A

Nibibi

168
Q

It is cold

A

Harakonja

169
Q

It is different

A

Biratandukanye

170
Q

It is difficult; this is difficult

A

Birakomeye

171
Q

It is easy

A

Burorushye

172
Q

It is enough; it is sufficient

A

Birahagije

173
Q

It is free (of cost)

A

Ni ubuntu

174
Q

It is good

A

Ni heza; ni byiza

175
Q

It is half past _____ (1:00)

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_____ (saa moya) n’igice

176
Q

It is happy

A

Birashimishije!

177
Q

It is hot

A

Harashyuha

178
Q

It is necessary

A

Ni ngombwa; birakwiriye

179
Q

It is normal

A

Birasanzwe

180
Q

It is not American culture

A

Si umucu wa Amerika

181
Q

It is not normal

A

Ntibisanzwe; si ibisanzwe

182
Q

It is not possible

A

Ntibishokoka

183
Q

It is not the same

A

Si bimwe

184
Q

It is sad

A

Birababaje!

185
Q

It is the same

A

Ni kimwe; ni bimwe

186
Q

It is there

A

Ni hariya

187
Q

It makes me happy

A

Biranshimishije

188
Q

It makes sense; it is understandable

A

Birumvikana

189
Q

Just a minute

A

Henga

190
Q

Let’s go

A

Tugende

191
Q

Let’s go together

A

Tuzamukane

192
Q

Let’s start

A

Dutangire

193
Q

Long time ago

A

Kera

194
Q

Look!

A

Reba!

195
Q

Lower down

A

Hepfo

196
Q

Lower it (the price)

A

Gabanya

197
Q

Marriage proposal

A

Isaba

198
Q

May you breastfeed well

A

Nimwonkwe!

199
Q

Me too

A

Nanjye

200
Q

Never

A

Ashwi!

201
Q

Nice to meet you (I’m happy to know you)

A

Nishimye kubamenya

202
Q

No problem

A

Ntakibazo

203
Q

No time

A

Ntamwanya mfite

204
Q

Not at all

A

Ashwida! Ashwi daaaa!

205
Q

Now and then; sometimes

A

Rimwe na rimwe

206
Q

Oh my god!

A

Egoko!

207
Q

On time

A

Kare; ku gihe

208
Q

One more time

A

Ulindi

209
Q

Peace Corps forbids me from _____

A

Peace Corps imbuza + (infinitive)

210
Q

Peace Corps will not allow me

A

Birabujijwe muri Peace Corps; ntibyemewe muri Peace Corps

211
Q

Please

A

Mushobora

212
Q

Reduce the volume

A

Gabanya volema

213
Q

Repeat

A

Subiramo

214
Q

Run!

A

Iruka!

215
Q

S/he died

A

Yapfuye

216
Q

S/he does not live in my direction

A

Atuye ibutamoso bwanje

217
Q

See you _____

A

Tuzabonana _____

218
Q

See you next time; see you soon

A

Tuzongera

219
Q

See you tomorrow

A

Ni ahejo

220
Q

Show me

A

Nyereka

221
Q

Sit down

A

Nimwicare

222
Q

Small secret

A

Akabanga

223
Q

Sorry (sympathy)

A

Wihangane

224
Q

Stomach growling

A

Rukimirana

225
Q

Stop!

A

Hagarara!; buretse!

226
Q

Take these

A

Fata ayla

227
Q

Tell me

A

Mbwira!

228
Q

Tell me about ______

A

Mbwira ku _____

229
Q

Thank you

A

Murakoze; nuko nuko

230
Q

That is right

A

Ni ibyo

231
Q

That is terrible

A

Ni ishano

232
Q

That is too expensive (service)

A

Uruhenda

233
Q

That is too expensive (thing)

A

Birahenda

234
Q

That is too much

A

Ni menshi

235
Q

That is why; that is the reason

A

Ni yo mpamvu

236
Q

The future

A

Ibihe bizaza

237
Q

The last glass; one for the road

A

Agashinguracumu

238
Q

The past

A

Ibihe byashize

239
Q

There are things that are different, like _____

A

Hari ibintu butandukanye, nka _____

240
Q

There are things that are the same, like _____

A

Hari ibintu bimwe, nka _____

241
Q

This is easy

A

Biraroshye

242
Q

This is what happened _____

A

Ni uko byagenze _____

243
Q

To be a thief (to have a big arm)

A

Kugira akabokokarekare

244
Q

To have a good journey/trip

A

Mugire urugendo rwiza

245
Q

To our lives (a toast)

A

Ku buzima bwacu!

246
Q

To reject advances (to throw the little bucket)

A

Gutera akadobo

247
Q

To suffer physically/emotionally

A

Ububabare

248
Q

Too little

A

No make cyane

249
Q

Try!

A

Gerageza!

250
Q

Used

A

Byakoreshejwe

251
Q

Very fast

A

Vuba vuba

252
Q

Wait!

A

Buretse!; tegereza!

253
Q

We are together

A

Turi kumwe

254
Q

We will see

A

Tuzareba

255
Q

Welcome

A

Murakaza neza; ikaze

256
Q

What are you doing?

A

Urakora iki?

257
Q

What are you looking for?

A

Urashaka iki?

258
Q

What are you saying?

A

Uti iki?

259
Q

What can we get you?

A

Tubahaye iki?

260
Q

What do you want?

A

Mwifuza iki?

261
Q

What ever you want

A

Icyo ushaka

262
Q

What happened?

A

Byagenze bite?; Habaye iki?

263
Q

What is this?

A

Iki n’iki?

264
Q

What’s up? (It’s good)

A

Bite; bite se (ni byiza)

265
Q

What language(s) do you speak?

A

Uvuga uruhe rurime? (Uvuga izihe ndimi?)

266
Q

What makes you happy?

A

Ushimishwa n’iki?

267
Q

What time is it? (It is _____)

A

Ni saa ngahe? (Ni saa_____)

268
Q

Where are you coming from?

A

Uvuye he?

269
Q

Where are you going?

A

Mugiye hehe? Uragana hehe?

270
Q

Where are you?

A

Uri he?

271
Q

Where do you live?

A

Mutuye he?

272
Q

Where do you pass when going home?

A

Iyo utaha uca hehe?

273
Q

Where do you work?

A

Ukora he?

274
Q

Where is _____?

A

Ni he hari _____?

275
Q

Where is it?

A

Ni hehe?

276
Q

Who are you looking for?

A

Urashaka nde?

277
Q

Who are you?

A

Muri bande?

278
Q

Why are you following me?

A

Kubera iki (kuki) munkurikira?

279
Q

Why are you looking at me?

A

Kubera iki (kuki) mundeba?

280
Q

You all come

A

Muza!

281
Q

You all go

A

Mugende

282
Q

You are asking for too much money

A

Urahenda

283
Q

You are welcome

A

Twese

284
Q

You know

A

Urabizi; muzi

285
Q

About what time?

A

Nka saa ngahe?