I would like to share my experience working in Rwanda (2013-2017) captured through images and many photos taken along the way. Hope you enjoy navigating through the site as much as I enjoyed the experience.
Basic Conversational Words
https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/kinyarwanda.php
English | Ikinyarwanda (Kinyarwanda) |
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Welcome | Murakaza neza |
Hello (General greeting) | Muraho Bite (inf) |
How are you? | Amakuru? (News?) Amakuru yawe? (Your news?) Umeze gute? (You good?) - sg Mumeze gute? (You good?) - pl Bite se? (inf) Bite se sha? (inf) |
Reply to 'How are you?' | Ni meza Meza neza (I go good) Tumeza neza (We go good) Nibyiza, murakoze, nawe se? |
Long time no see | Hashi zi jeyeytili tuta bonana |
What's your name? | Witwa nde? Nitwa gute? |
My name is ... | Nitwa ... |
Where are you from? | Muturuka he? |
I'm from ... | |
Pleased to meet you | Ndabishimiye (sg) Nishimiye kuba menya (pl/frm) |
Good morning (Morning greeting) |
Mwaramutse |
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) |
Mwiriwe |
Good evening (Evening greeting) |
Mwiriwe neza |
Good night | Muramuke |