Learn a few words in Kinyarwanda.
🙏🏼Welcome= Ikaze=Murakaza neza
🙏🏼Hello (General greeting)=Muraho
🙏🏼How are you?= Amakuru? (News?) Amakuru yawe? (Your news?)
🙏🏼How are doing? = Umeze ute? (Single) Mumeze mute? (Plural)
🙏🏼Reply to ‘How are you?'(amakuru)👉🏼 Ni meza, Meze neza (I am fine) Tumeza neza (We are fine
🙏🏼Long-time no see= Iminsi myinshi tutabonana
🙏🏼What’s your name? =Witwa nde?
🙏🏼My name is …= Nitwa …
🙏🏼Where are you from?=Muraturuka he?
🙏🏼Pleased to meet you= Ndakwishimiye (single) Turabishimiye (plural)
🙏🏼Good morning (Morning greeting)= Mwaramutse
🙏🏼Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting)= Mwiriwe
🙏🏼Good evening (Evening greeting)=Mwiriwe neza
🙏🏼Good night=Muramuke=Ijoro ryiza
🙏🏼Goodbye (Parting phrases)=Murabeho
👉🏼Mwirirwe (afternoon) 👉🏼Muramuke (evening)
🙏🏼Seeyou=Turongera
🙏🏼Good luck!=Amahirwe masa
🙏🏼Cheers! (Toasts used when drinking)=Kubuzima bwacu!
🙏🏼Have a nice day=Umunsi mwiza
🙏🏼 Enjoy your Meal=Bon appetit=Muryoherwe
🙏🏼Safe journey=Urugendo rwiza= Urugendo Ruhire
🙏🏼I understand = Ndabyumva
🙏🏼I don’t understand=Simbyumva
🙏🏼Yes=Yego
🙏🏼No=Oya
🙏🏼I don’t know =Simbizi
🙏🏼Please speak more slowly=Vuga buhoro buhoro
🙏🏼Please say that again= Mushobora gusubiramo?
🙏🏼Do you speak English?=Muvuga icyongereza?
🙏🏼Excuse me= mbabarira (single) Mutubabarire (pl)
🙏🏼How much is this?=Ni angahe?
🙏🏼Sorry= Mbabarira=Ihangane
🙏🏼Please= Nyamuneka=Nyamuneka
🙏🏼Thank you=Murakoze, Urakoze
Reply to thank you👉🏼Ntacyo
🙏🏼Where’s the toilet / bathroom?= Ubwiherero buri he?
🙏🏼I miss you=Ndagukumbuye (Ndabakumbuye)
🙏🏼I love you =Ndagukunda,
🙏🏼Get well soon=Urware ubukira
🙏🏼Go away!=Genda!
🙏🏼Leave me alone!=Mvaho!=Ndakwiyamye!
🙏🏼Call the police!=Hamagara polisi!
🙏🏼Merry Christmas=Noheri nziza!
🙏🏼Happy new Year! =umwaka mushya muhire
🙏🏼Happy Birthday greetings=Isabukuru nziza y’amavuko
Thank you for your interest of being in Rwanda,
Murakaza neza!
Zeropain Rwanda initiative January 2020 Conference
