Category: Chichewa to English Phrasebook

ODERING(POLITE) – Chichewa to English Phrasebook

Chonde, patse chinthu ichi.*Please give me the thing.
Chonde patse ndalama (money).*Please give me money.
Chonde, patse madzi (water).*Please give me water.
Zikomo.*Thank you.
Chonde, musamwe madzi ku Fransi.*Please don’t drink the water in France!!
Imwa vinyo.*Drink the wine.
Chonde, bwera pano/kuno.*Please come here.
Chonde, pita apo/uko.*Please go there.
Chonde, imwa izi (this).*Please drink this.
Osadya izo*Do not eat that!
Chonde, patse ichi.*Please give me this.
Chonde, osa tenga icho.*Please do not take that.
Chonde, osanena ichi.*Please say this
Chonde, osa nene Ipa-ipa*Please do not say Mate!
Zoipa. Zikomo. Mu li okongola!*Darn!Thank you. You are wonderful!

PRONOUNS – Chichewa to English Phrasebook

ine (I)*ndi
iwe (you)*u
iye (he/she)*a/mu
ife (we)*ti/us/wo
inu (you)*mu/ku
iwo (they)*a/wa

LIKING – Chichewa to English Phrasebook

Ndi konda iwe (you).*I like you.
Kodi, mu ndi konda ine?*Do you like me?
Inde, ndi konda iwe.*Yes, I like you.
Kodi, mu konda ndalama?*Do you like money?
Inde, ndi konda ndalama (money).*Yes, I like money
Ndi konda madzi (water).*I like water.
Mu konda modzi?.*You like water.
Ndi konda abuku.*I like some books.
A konda galimoto (car).*He likes the car.
Ayi sai konda galimoto.*She does not like the car.
Kodi, mu konda chakudya cha madzulo (dinner).*Do you like the dinner?
Si, ndi konda chakudya cha madzulo.*No, I do not like the dinner.
Oh. zoipa. Ipa-ipa! Oh.*Darn! Mate!
Chonde, musati Ipa-ipa.*Please do not say Mate!

VERBS – Chichewa to English Phrasebook

ndi li*(I am)
u li*(you are)
a li*(he/she is)
ti li*(we are)
mu li*(you are)
a li*(they are)

DESCRIBING – Chichewa to English Phrasebook

Zi li bwino,*It is good.
Si zi li bwino.*It is not good.
Za ipa..*It is bad.
Ndi bukhu.*It is a book.
Ndi la li kulu?*Is it big?
Si, la li ng’ono.*No, it is small.
zo sabvuta?*Is it easy?
Iyayi zo bvuta.*No, it is hard.
Kodi, madzi ali bwino?*Is the water good?
Ayi madzi sali li bwino ku Fransi!*No, the water is not good in France!!
Oh Ipa-ipa!!!*Oh Mate!!!
Chonde, u/musanene ipa-ipa.*Please do not say Mate!
Kodi, ti li osangalatsa?!!!*Are we wonderful?!!!
Zoipa! Inde!!*Darn! Yes!!

ABLE TO – Chichewa to English Phrasebook

Ndi tha (can)*I can
Kodi, ndi tha?*Can I?
Inde, ndi tha.*Yes, I can.
Kodi, mu tha ku-chita ichi (this)?*Can you do this?
Inde, ndi tha- ku-chita icho (that).*Yes, I can do that.
Ndi tha ku dya pangono (little).*I can eat a little.
Ndi tha ku-mwa pangono.*I can drink a little.
Ndi tha ku-pita (go).*I can go.
Ndi tha ku-bwera (come)*I can come.
Ndi tha ku-gona (sleep).*I can sleep.
U/Mu tha ku-lankhula (speak).*You can speak.
Kodi, u/mu tha ku-lankhula?*Can you speak?
Inde, ndi tha (can).*Yes, I can.
Kodi, mu tha ku-chita (do) icho?*Can you do this?
ayi si ndi tha ku-chita icho.*No, I can not do that.
Kodi, mu ku-mvetsa?*You can understand?
Mu ku-mvetsa?*You understand?
Inde, pangono.*Yes, a little.
Kodi, mu tha ku-nena MERT?*Can you say Mate?
Inde, ndi tha ku-lankhula pang’ono Chichewa!*Yes, I can speak a little Chichewa!
Zoipa. Ndi li okongola! Darn!*I am wonderful!

DOING – Chichewa to English Phrasebook

Ndi chita (do).*I do.
Ndi ma chita.*I do this.
Mu chita.*You do.
U/Mu chita icho (that).*You do that
Ti chita icho.*We do that
Ndi, ti sangalala (happy).*We are happy.
Ndi zo sabvuta (easy) kodi?*Is it easy?
Inde, ndi zo bvuta (difficult).*Yes, it is not difficult.
Kodi, mu chita icho/izo (that)?*Do you do that?
Chuta leyo, chondi (please)!!!*Do that, please!!!
Zoipa!!*Darn!!!
A li osangalatsa.*It is wonderful!

KNOWING – Chichewa to English Phrasebook

Ndi dziwa ichi.*I know this.
Kodi, u/mu dziwa ichi ?*Do you know this?
Inde, ndi dziwa ichi.*Yes, I know this.
u/Mu dziwa icho.*You know that.
Kodi, u/mu dzwa icho?*Do you know that?
Ayi, si ndi dziwa icho.*No, I do not know that.
Ndi dziwa mkazi uyo.*I know that woman.
Ndi dzima mamuna/bambo uyo.*I know the man.
A ndi dziwa ine (me).*He knows me.
Kodi, mu nzima mkazi uyo?*Do you know that woman?
Ayi, moni a-mayi? No.*Good morning Madame?
Muli bwino a-mayi?*Are you well, Madame?
Ayi si ndi li bwino. Tsalani bwino*No, I am not well!! Goodbye!!!
Si mu dziwa mkazi!*You do not know her!
Zoipa. A li osangalatsa!*Darn! She is wonderful!

COMMON WORDS – Chichewa to English Phrasebook

Thank you*Zikomo
Hello*Moni
Mr.*A-Bambo
Mrs.*A-Mayi
Yes*Inde
No*Iyay
Good*Bwino?
Please*Chonde
Do you have?*Kodi mu li ndi…?
Goodbye*Tsalani bwino
See you soon!*Ndikuwona posachedwa
Who?*Ndani?
What?*Chani?
I want*Ndi funa
Where?*Kuti?
today (lero)
tomorrow (mawa)
paper pepala)
newspaper (gazeti/pepala)
day*(tsiku)
week*(mulungu)
year*(chaka)
hour*(hora)
minute*(mphindi, many (ambiri)
hamburger,*(hamburger)
think*(ganiza)
read*(werenga)
write*(lemba)
laugh*(seka)
dance*(bvina)
later*(patsogolo)
stop*(ima)
policeman*(polisi)
six*(-zisanu ndi-chimodzi)
seven*(zisanu ndi-ziwiri)
eight*(zisanu ndi-zitatu)
nine*(zisanu ndi-zinai)
ten*(khumi)
hundred*(zana)
thousand*(chikwi)
mate*(bwenzi)
see you soon*(tionana posachedwa)