Burundi, Kirundi for Tourists, Uncategorized — August 22, 2021 at 7:20 pm

Kirundi for tourists

– with Aime Irakoze

GREETINGS:

BGAKEYE – Good Morning (the day breaks)
MWIRIWE – Good Afternoon, Evening
BITE – How are things?
AMAKURU – How are you?
AMAKI – How are you?
(M) URAKOMEYE – Are you well?
NDAKOMEYE – I am well.
NI NEZA – It is good.
NI SAWA – It is good.
NA HEJO – See you tomorrow
AMAHORO – Peace
KARIBU (Swahili) – Welcome
MURISANZE – Be yourself, make yourself comfortable
MURAKOZE – Thank you
CANE (Murakoze Cane) – Very much
GOSE (Cane) – Much
NEZA – Good
NDARUSHE – I am tired
NAWE – and you
IJORO RYIZA – Good night
NI VYIZA KUBONANA NAWE – Nice to meet you
NAGASAGA – Good bye

ACTIONS:

TU GENDE – Let’s go – we go
NDAGENDA – I go
NDAGIYE – I am going
NDAGARUTSE – I am coming back
NAKAGARUKA – I am coming back later
INJIRA – Come in
INGO – Come close
GENDA – Go
NI MWICARE – Sit down
HAGURUKA – Stand up
UGURURA (urugi) – Open (the door)
UGARA (urugi) – Close (the door)
AKIRA – Come in
IMPA – Give me
SOHOKA – Outside / go outside
IRUKA – Run away
NYARUKA – Come quickly
TWENGA – Size or laugh
KUMWENYURA – To smile
RABA – Look at this
NUMA – Be quiet
VUGA – Speak
ITABA – Someone is calling you
BUHORO BUHORO – Slowly, slowly
BUKE BUKE – Slowly, slowly
HAGARARA – Stop
SUBIRA INYUMA – Step back

Answers, Pronouns, Locations, Conjunctions

ANSWERS:
EGO – Yes
OYA- No
SINDABIZI – I don’t know
NDIBAZA – Maybe
BIRAZIMVYE – Too Much (money)
BIRAZIMBUTSE – Less (money)

PROUNOUNS:
JEWE – Me
WEWE – You
WE – Him / Her
TWEBGE – Us
MWEBGE – You – all
BO – Them
BGANJE – Mine
BGAWE – Yours

LOCATIONS:
HANO, AHA – Here
HARYA – There
HARIA- Over there
HEJURU – Above, Top

CONJUNCTIONS
NI – NA – And
CANKE – Or
ARIKO – But

Days, Hours, Counting to 20

TIME WORDS:
ISAHA – Clock / Watch
UMWAKA – Year
IMYAKA – Years
HANYUMA – Later
EJO – Tomorrow
UBUNYENE – Right Now

DAYS OF THE WEEK:
KUWAMBERE – Monday
KUWAKABIRI – Tuesday
KUWAGATATU – Wednesday
KUWAKANE – Thursday
KUWAGATANU – Friday
KUWAGATANDATU – Saturday
KUWAMUNGU – Sunday

HOURS OF THE DAY:
7am – SAMOYA
8am – SAMBIRI
9am – SATATU
10am – SAYINE
11am – SATANU
12pm – SASITA
1pm – SANDWI (SAHINDWI)
2pm – SAMUNANI
3pm – SACENDA
4pm – SAKUMI
5pm – SAKUMIN’INWE
6pm – SAKUMINAZIBIRI

COUNT TO 20: