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🤗 Ganda Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Ganda learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Ganda?
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 Ganda, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings
| English | Ganda |
|---|---|
| general greeting | Otya nno |
| morning greeting | Wasuze otya |
| morning greeting | Wasuze otya nno |
| morning greeting spoken to a group | Mwasuze mutya |
| morning greeting spoken to a man | Wasuze otya ssebo |
| morning greeting spoken to a man | Wasuze otya nno ssebo |
| morning greeting spoken to a group of men | Mwasuze mutya bassebo |
| morning greeting spoken to a woman | Wasuze otya nnyabo |
| morning greeting spoken to a woman | Wasuze otya nno nnyabo |
| morning greeting spoken to a group of women | Mwasuze mutya bannyabo |
| reply to Wasuze otya nno | Bulungi, wasuze otya nno |
| morning greeting | Wasuz'otya |
| morning greeting | Ibuto |
| morning greeting | Ibuto maber |
| morning greeting | Abuto |
| morning greeting | Abuto maber |
| afternoon and evening greeting | Osiibye otya nno |
| afternoon and evening greeting spoken to a man | Osiibye otya nno ssebo |
| afternoon and evening greeting spoken to a woman | Osiibye otya nno nnyabo |
| afternoon and evening greeting spoken to a group of men | Musiibye mutya bassebo |
| afternoon and evening greeting spoken to a group of women | Musiibye mutya bannyabo |
| afternoon and evening greeting | Osiib'otya |
| reply to Wasuze otya nno, Wasuz'otya, Osiibye otya nno, and Osiib'otya | Bulungi |
| greeting spoken to a person who is working | Gyebaleko |
| greeting spoken to a person who is working | Weebale emirimo |
| reply to Gyebaleko and Weebale emirimo | Kale |
| informal greeting | Ki kate? |
| reply to Ki kate | Tewali |
| how are you? spoken to one person | Oli otya? |
| reply to Oli otya | Gyendi |
| how are you? spoken to a group | Muli mutya? |
| reply to Muli mutya | Gyetuli |
Sources
Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Ganda 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/