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🤗 Bemba (Zambia) Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Bemba (Zambia) learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Bemba (Zambia)?
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Bemba (Zambia), keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings[edit | edit source]
| English | Bemba (Zambia) |
|---|---|
| general greeting | Mwapoleni |
| respectful greeting | Mwapoleni mukwai |
| respectful greeting | Mwapolenipo mukwai |
| reply to Mwapoleni and Mwapoleni mukwai | Endita |
| reply to Mwapoleni and Mwapoleni mukwai | Endita mukwai |
| respectful greeting | Mutende mukwai |
| reply to Mutende mukwai | Mutende |
| how are you? | Shani? |
| how are you? | Muli shani? |
| how are you? | Uli shani? |
| how are you? respectful | Bali shani? |
| reply to Shani, Muli shani, and Bali shani | Ndi bwino |
| reply to Shani, Muli shani, and Bali shani | Ndifye bwino |
| how are you? | Kuli chi? |
| reply to Kuli chi | Kuntu kwatalala |
| how are you? informal | Ifintu filishani? |
| how are you? informal Ifintu filishani and Ifintu filibwino | Ifintu filibwino? |
| reply to Ifintu filishani and Ifintu filibwino | Ifintu filibwino |
| morning greeting | Mwashibukeni |
| morning greeting | Mwashibuka shani? |
| morning greeting | Mwabuka shani? |
| morning greeting, informal | Wabuka shani? |
| reply to Mwashibukeni, Mwashibuka shani, and Mwabuka shani | Eya mukwai |
| afternoon greeting | Mwachoma bwanji |
| afternoon and evening greeting | Cungulo |
| afternoon and evening greeting | Cungulopo |
| afternoon and evening greeting | Cungulo mukwai |
| afternoon and evening greeting | Cungulopo mukwai |
| greeting spoken to a person who is working | Mwabombeni |
| greeting to a person who is working, "how are you working?" | Mwabomba shani? |
| reply to Mwabomba shani | Nabomba bwino |
| greeting to a person who is sitting | Mwaikaleni mukwai |
| greeting to a person who is sitting | Mwaikaleni |
| greeting to a person who is sitting | Mwakalenipo mukwai |
| greeting spoken to a person who is eating, "are you enjoying (your food)?" | Mwalileni? |
| greeting spoken to a guest | Mwateandalenipo mukwai? |
| greeting spoken when arriving at a house | Odi? |
| reply to Odi, "I'm coming" | Nalaisa |
| welcome greeting, "you have arrived" | Mwaiseni |
| welcome greeting (from Swahili) | Kalibu |
| general greeting in southern Zambia | Mwabonwa |
| general greeting in the Lusaka dialect | Mulibwanji |
| reply to greetings | Eya, mukwai |
| reply to greetings in the Northern dialect | Endita, mukwai |
| reply to greetings in the Lala dialect | Eya, mwane |
Sources[edit | edit source]
Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Bemba (Zambia) lesson. 👍
Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨
- More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/