Kinyarwanda Language

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How to greet and introduce yourself in Kinyarwanda

Welcome! Murakaza neza!
Hi! Muraho!
Good Morning Mwaramutse
Good Afternoon Mwiriwe
Good Evening Mwiriwe
Good Night Ijoro ryiza
See you
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See you later 		Muramuke
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Mwirirwe

So how can you introduce yourself?

What is your name? Witwa nde?
My name is ____ Nitwa ___
Where are you from? Uturuka he?
I am from ____ Nkomoka kuri ___
Nice to meet you Nishimiye guhura nawe
How old are you? Ufite imyaka ingahe?
I am ____ years old Mfite imyaka ____

How to check if someone is okay

How are you?
Whats up?
You good?		 Mumeze mute?
Bigenda bite?
1) Mwiriwe mute?
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2) Umeze neza?
I'm okay
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We are okay 		Meze neza
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Tumeze neza
I'm great Meza neza cyane
Im so so Biragenda neza gake
I'm not good Ntabwo meze neza
I'm annoyed Narambiwe
I could be better Biraza kugenda neza
I'm tired Nda naniwe
I'm hungry Ndashonje
I'm sick Ndarwaye
I'm a bit sick Ndarwaye buke
Did you sleep well? Wasinziriye neza?
I slept well Nasinziriye neza
I didnt sleep well Sinasinziriye neza
What are your plans for today? Ufite iyihe gahunda uya munzi?
I do not have any important plans for today Ntabwo mfite gahunda zingenzi zuyu munsi
What did you do today? Wakoze iki uyu munsi?
I did not do many things Ntabwo nakoze ibintu byinshi

Learn Kinyarwanda

  • Greetings & Introductions

    How to greet and introduce yourself in Kinyarwanda

  • Family

    How can you describe your family in Kinyarwanda?

  • Numbers

    How to count in Kinyarwanda

  • Days of the week

    How to say days of the week in Kinyarwanda

  • Months of the year

    How to say months of the year in Kinyarwanda

  • Time Concepts

    How say early, late, always and other concepts in Kinyarwanda

  • Question Words

    Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? How Much?

  • Traveling

    Need to get to travel somewhere? Learn how to do it in Kinyarwanda

  • Shopping

    Let's go shopping and see how to buy items in Kinyarwanda

  • Important Verbs

    To be, To Have, To Do, To Say, To Go, To Know, To Want, To Can & To Use

  • Media

    List of music, dances and movies in Kinyarwanda

  • Phrases

    Extra phrases in Kinyarwanda that may be handy

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