✅ BASICS
- 👍 Yes: Yego (YEH-go)
- 👎 No: Oya (O-ya)
- 🙏 Please: Nyamuneka (nyah-moo-NAY-kah)
- 😊 Thank you: Murakoze (moo-rah-KO-zay)
- 🤗 You’re welcome: Ntakibazo (n-tah-kee-BAH-zoh)
- 😬 Sorry / Excuse me: Mbabarira (mm-bah-bah-REE-rah)
👋 GREETINGS
- 👋 Hello: Bwakeye (BWAH-keh-yeh) or Mwiriwe (mwee-REE-weh)
- 👋 Bye: Murabeho (moo-rah-BEH-ho)
- 🌞 Good morning: Mwaramutse (mwah-rah-MOOT-say)
- 🌙 Good night: Ijoro ryiza (ee-JO-roh ree-ZAH)
❓ QUESTIONS
- ❓ What is it?: Iki ni iki? (EE-kee nee EE-kee?)
- 👤 Who?: Ninde? (neen-DAY?)
- 🕒 When?: Ryari? (ree-YAH-ree?)
- 📍 Where?: Hehe? (heh-HEH?)
- 🛠️ How?: Nigute? (nee-GOO-tay?)
- 🤔 Why?: Kuki? (KOO-kee?)
- 🤷 I don’t know: Simbyzi (seem-BEE-zee)
- 😕 I don’t understand: Sinumva (see-noom-VAH)
- 🔁 Again: Ongera (OHN-geh-rah)
- 🙋♂️ Can I…?: Nashobora…? (nah-SHO-boh-rah…?)
🍎 WHAT?
- 🌟 Good: Byiza (bee-E-za)
- 👎 Bad: Bibi (BEE-bee)
- 😋 Yummy: Biraryohera (bee-rah-yo-HAHA-ray-rah)
- 🤢 Yucky: Biraribwa (bee-rah-ree-BWAH)
- 🧸 I like it: Nabyishimiye (nah-bee-YI-shee-mee-yeh)
- 💔 I don’t like it: Sinabikunze (see-nah-bee-KOON-zay)
- 💧 Water: Amazi (ah-MAH-zee)
- 🍝 Food: Ibiryo (ee-BEER-yoh)
- 👉 This: Iki (EE-kee)
- 👉 That: Ako (AH-ko)
🧍♂️ WHO?
- 🧒 My name is: Nitwa… (NEET-wah…)
- 🗣️ What’s your name?: Witwa nde? (weet-WAH n-day?)
- 🙋 I am: Ndi… (n-DEE…)
- 👉 You are: Uri… (oo-REE…)
😀 FEELINGS
- 😃 I’m happy: Nishimye (nee-shee-MYEh)
- 😢 I’m sad: Nari umubabaro (nah-REE oo-moo-bah-BAH-roh)
- 😴 I’m tired: Nsinzika (n-seen-ZEE-kah)
- 😡 I’m mad: Nkinuje (n-kee-NOO-zay)
- 🤕 I’m hurt: Nararwaye (nah-rah-RWAI-yay)
- 🫤 I don’t feel good: Sinameze neza (see-nah-MAY-zay NEH-zah)
- 🥰 I love you: Ndakuramutsa (n-Dah-koo-rah-MOOT-sah)
- 🍽️ I’m hungry: Ndagize inzara (n-dah-GEE-zay een-ZAH-rah)
- 🥤 I’m thirsty: Ndagize inyota (n-dah-GEE-zay een-YO-tah)
⏰ WHEN?
- 📅 Today: Uyu munsi (OO-yu MOON-shee)
- 📆 Tomorrow: Ejo (EH-jo)
- 🕰️ Yesterday: Ejo hashize (EH-jo hah-shee-ZAY)
- 🌅 Morning: Mu gitondo (moo gee-TON-doh)
- 🌌 Night: Ijoro (ee-JOH-roh)
- ⏳ Now: Ubu (OO-boo)
- 🔜 Later: Nyuma (NYOO-mah)
📍 WHERE?
- 🔜 Right: Iburyo iburyo (ee-BOO-ryoh ee-BOO-ryoh)
- 🔙 Left: Iburyo ibumoso (ee-BOO-ryoh ee-boo-MOH-soh)
- ⬆️ Straight: Genda imbere (GEN-dah eem-BEH-ray)
- ⬅️ Front: Imbere (eem-BEH-ray)
- ➡️ Behind: Inyuma (een-YOO-mah)
- ⬆️ Top / above: Hejuru (heh-JOO-roo)
- ⬇️ Bottom / below: Hansi (HAHN-see)
- 🏠 Inside: Muri imbere (MOO-ree eem-BEH-ray)
- 🌳 Outside: Hanze (HAHN-zay)
- 🚪 In: Muri (MOO-ree)
- 🏃♀️ Out: Hanze (HAHN-zay)
🔢 HOW MUCH?
- 💵 How much?: Ni amafaranga angahe? (nee amah-FAR-rah ahn-GAH-hay?)
- 😮 Too much: Birenze (bee-REN-zay)
- 👌 A little: Gake (GAH-kay)
- 1️⃣ One: Rimwe (REEM-way)
- 2️⃣ Two: Kabiri (kah-BEE-ree)
- 3️⃣ Three: Gatatu (gah-TAH-too)
- 4️⃣ Four: Kane (KAH-nay)
- 5️⃣ Five: Gatanu (gah-TAH-noo)
- 6️⃣ Six: Gatandatu (gah-TAH-n-dah-too)
- 7️⃣ Seven: Karindwi (kah-reen-DWEE)
- 8️⃣ Eight: Umunani (oo-moo-NAH-nee)
- 9️⃣ Nine: Icyenda (ee-CHYEN-dah)
- 🔟 Ten: Icumi (ee-KOO-mee)
- 💯 One hundred: Igihumbi (ee-gee-HOOM-bee)
🧠 WHY?
- 🤔 Because: Kubera (koo-BEH-rah)
- 🧩 So…: Nuko… (noo-KO…)
- 👀 If…: Niba… (NEE-bah…)
- 🆚 But: Ariko… (ah-REE-koh…)
- 🔄 Or: Cyangwa… (chee-YAHNG-wah…)
- ➕ And: Na… (nah…)
💬 ACTIONS
- 🤲 I need: Ndakeneye (n-dah-keh-NEH-yay)
- 🙋♀️ I want: Ndashaka (n-dah-SHAH-kah)
- 🙌 I give: Mpa (mm-PAH)
- 🤝 I help: Ndagufasha (n-dah-goo-FAH-shah)
- 🙋 I ask: Ndagusaba (n-dah-goo-sah-BAH)
- 🗣️ I say: Ndavuga (n-dah-VOO-gah)
- 👂 I listen: Ndumva (n-DOOM-vah)
- 👀 I see: Mbona (mm-BOH-nah)
- 🦶 I go: Ngenda (n-GEN-dah)
- 🍽️ I eat: Narya (nah-RYAH)
- 🥤 I drink: Nanywa (nah-NYAN-wah)
- 🛌 I sleep: Nirara (nee-RAH-rah)
🔊 IMPORTANT WORDS
- 🆘 Help!: Mfasha! (m-FAH-shah!)
- 🔇 Quiet!: Hagarara! (hah-gah-RAH-rah!)
- 🛑 Stop!: Ohera! (oh-HEH-rah!)
- 👀 Look!: Reba! (REH-bah!)
- 🥱 Calm down: Ntuzaceceke! (n-too-ZAH-cheh-cheh-keh!)
- 👏 Come here: Wije hano! (wee-JEH HAH-noh!)
- ⏳ Wait: Tegereza! (teh-geh-REH-zah!)
- 🌟 Good job!: Urakoze cyane! (oo-rah-KO-zay chee-AH-nay!)
- 🤝 Let’s go!: Tugende! (too-GEN-deh!)