Tshiluba Language

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How to greet and introduce yourself in Tshiluba

Welcome!	Dilue dinpe!
Hi!	1) Moyo! 2) Bishi!
Good Morning	Betuabu
Good Afternoon	Dilolo dilenga
Good Evening	Butuku Bulenga
Good Night	1) Lalayi bimpe 2) Nulala Bilenga
See you -- See you later	Uye bimpe -- Nitumonagana meba makuabo
See you tomorrow	1) Nitumonagana makelela (from Kananga) 2) Malaba natumonana (From Mbuji Mayi)
Have a nice day	1) Dituku dilenga 2) Dituku bimpe
Have a nice trip	1) Luendu lulenga 2) Waya bilenge 3) Waya bimpe
Goodbye	1) Uya bimpe 2) Ushala bilenge

So how can you introduce yourself?

What is your name?	Dina dieba ngani?
My name is ____	Dina diani____
..and you?	..kadi wewa?
Where are you from?	Kwenu penyi?
I am from ____, and you?	Ndi wa ku ____, kadi wewa?
Nice to meet you	Ndi ne disanka bua kumanyangana
How old are you?	Udi ni mvula bungi munyi?
I am ____ years old	Ndi ni muvula ____

How to check if someone is okay

How are you? -- How are things? -- you good?	Udi bishi? -- Malu kayi? -- Udi bimpe?
I'm okay -- We are okay -- Things are good	Ndi bimpe Ndi biakana -- Tudi bimpe -- Malu bimpe
I'm great	Ndi bilenga
I'm not good	Tshena bilenga to
I could be better	Ndi buakuikala bilenga
I'm tired	Ndi mutshoke
I'm hungry	Ndi ne nzala
I'm sick	Ndi sama
I'm a bit sick	Ndi sama kakesa
Did you sleep well?	Udi mulala bimpe?
I slept well	Ndi mulala bimpe
I didnt sleep well	Tshena mulala bimpe to

Learn Tshiluba

Greetings & Introductions
How to greet and introduce yourself in Tshiluba

Family
How can you describe your family in Tshiluba?

Numbers
How to count in Tshiluba

Days of the week
How to say days of the week in Tshiluba

Months of the year
How to say months of the year in Tshiluba

Time Concepts
How say early, late, always and other concepts in Tshiluba

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

Traveling
Need to get to travel somewhere? Learn how to do it in Tshiluba

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

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 Tshiluba

Phrases
Extra phrases in Tshiluba that may be handy

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