Kinyarwanda Language

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I am You are He is You are (formal/plural) We are They are	Ndi Uri Ari Muri Turi Bari
Can I You He You (Plural) We They	Gushobora Nshobora Ushobora Ahobora Mushobora Dushobora Bashobora
To have I You He You (Plural) We They	Kugira Mfite Ufite Afite Mufite Dufite Bafite
To Go I You He You (Plural) We They	Kugenda Ngiye Ugiye Agiye Mugiye Tugiye Bagiye
To Know I You He You (Plural) We They	Kumenya Nzi Uzi Azi Muzi Tuzi Bazi
To Want I You He You (Plural) We They	Gushaka Ndashaka Urashaka Arashaka Murashaka Turashaka Barashaka
To Do I You He You (Plural) We They	Gukora Nkora Ukora Akora Mukora Dukora Bakora
To be called I You He You (Plural) We They	Nitwa Witwa Yitwa Mwitwa Twitwa Bitwa

Some phrases using the verbs

I did not do anything	Njye ntacyo nakora
I want a laptop	Ndashaka mudasobwa igendanwa
I'm not going outside with you	Ntabwo nsohoka nawe
I do my things	Nkora ibintu byanjye
I did not say that	Njye ntabwo nigeze mvuga ibyo
Do you have an iPhone?	Ufite iPhone?

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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