For the first time, you can add fun to learning Bemba by following the audio lessons.
ENGLISH BEMBA
Hello, Hi = Muli shani?
Welcome = Mwaiseni
Welcome (respectfully) = Mwaiseni mukwai
How are you? = Muli shani?
I’m fine, thanks. How are you? = Ndifye bwino, naimwe ngamuli shani?
” ” (or) Ngaimwe muli shani?
Good morning = Mwashibukeni
Good afternoon = Chungulopo mukwai
Good evening =Chungulopo mukwai
Good afternoon (Resting) = Mwatandaleni
Good afternoon (Working) = Mwabombeni
Good night and Bye = Sendamenipo umutende
Goodbye = Shalenipo
Stay in Peace = Shalenipo umutende
Have a nice day (Resting) = Tandalenipo umutende
Have a nice day (Working) = Bombenipo umutende
See you later = Tukamonana limbi
Let us know what you think of this format for the Bemba lessons. If you have specific words you would like to learn send in your request in the box below.
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Please put up more Audio. Words like Please, Thank you, Just every day sentences. I'm trying to learn bemba but its hard without hearing it. I thank you so much for your hard work
Mpundu,
A very happy new year to you.
Thanks for your feedback.
We will certainly post some more audio lessons this year.
Natotela sana, I'm from the Netherlands & I'm trying to learn iciBemba so I can speak with my Zambian grandmother. Actually hearing the sounds makes a huge difference so thanks a lot!
Mike, we are glad to learn that you find the lessons useful. We’ll try and include more audio lessons.
We could do one entitled “A day with grandma.” If you have any particular words you would like to see included in the lesson, let us know.
Thank you so much for the audio translations. Nothing else has helped me learn any Bemba – now I can say hello, I’m fine how are you, and goodbye. I’m going to Zambia in just 4 weeks!
Hi Susan,
Thanks for your feedback. We are glad you are finding these lessons useful.
We will have more audio in future.
Have a nice trip.
Zambia is wonderful! I want to go back to stay. Thank you again!
Let’s hope your wish will come true. It is a beautiful country.
Thrilled with this type of teaching Bemba!! I have 4 GREAT friends in Lusaka and thereabouts nad when they start writing in Bemba, I try to as well, so this is such a gift, I’m going to put it on my Favorites bar to refer to. I’ve been writing things down in Bemba, but having an easier way to respond to my friends – this is AWESOME!
Thank you SO much!! (Obrigada demais!! – Brazilian Portuguese – I learned with a Verb book and enmeshing myself among Brazilians who always corrected me). 😀 I really want to add Bemba as a fluent language in time (ASAP!) 🙂
Hi Julie,
It’s good to know that this is making a difference in your efforts to learn the Bemba language.
Nice
i would like to be helped with more formal learning platforms books audios etc
I wanna know ciBemba word by word. Kindly create a whatsapp and add us.
I learned some Bemba while at school near Garneton in Kitwe, in 1968: I still remember enough to be polite (Muli shani, mulamu, mukwai) – but it’s been a long time. What a great resource! Natotela mukwai B-)
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