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Title: Useful phrases in Kikuyu-gctid525693
Post by: Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé on Mar 24, 2021, 03:39 PM
Useful phrases in Kikuyu
   
A collection of useful phrases in Kikuyu (Gĩkũyũ), a Bantu language spoken mainly in the Central Province of Kenya.

See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/phrasefinder.php). If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me (https://omniglot.com/contact.htm).

[th]Phrase[/th]
   [th]Gĩkũyũ (Kikuyu)[/th]
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Welcome (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/welcome.htm) 
Hello (General greeting) (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm)wĩmwega
Hello (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm#phone) (on phone)wĩmwega
How are you? (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/howareyou.htm)ũhana atĩa?
Reply to 'How are you?'ndĩmwega
Long time no see (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/longtimenosee.htm)nĩtũranĩto kahinda kanene
What's your name? (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/name.htm)wĩtago atĩa?
My name is ... (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/name.htm)njĩtago ...
Where are you from? (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/wherefrom.htm)wĩ wa kũ?
I'm from ... (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/wherefrom.htm)ndĩ wa ...
Pleased to meet you (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/meet.htm)nĩwega gũkuona
Good morning
(Morning greeting) (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/goodmorning.htm)
ngeithi cia rũcinĩ
Good afternoon
(Afternoon greeting) (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/goodafternoon.htm)
ngeithi cia mũthenya
Good evening
(Evening greeting) (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/goodevening.htm)
ngeithi cia hwainĩ
Good night (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/goodnight.htm)koma wega
Goodbye
(Parting phrases) (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/goodbye.htm)
tigoi na wega
Good luck! (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/goodluck.htm)nĩwega
Cheers! Good Health! (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/cheers.htm)
(Toasts used when drinking)
rathima andu atene! rathimoi!
Have a nice day (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/haveaniceday.htm)thikũ njega
Bon appetit /
Have a nice meal (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/bonappetit.htm)
mũrĩe na wega
Bon voyage /
Have a good journey (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/bonvoyage.htm)
thabarĩ njega
Yes (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/yesnomaybe.htm)ĩĩ
No (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/yesnomaybe.htm)aca
Maybe (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/maybe.htm)yahota gũkoro
I don't know (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/idontknow.htm)ndiũĩ
Do you understand? (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/doyouunderstand.htm)nĩwanyita?
I understand (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/understand.htm)nĩndanyita
I don't understand (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/understand.htm)ndiranyita
Please speak more slowly (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/slowly.htm)aria kahora
Please say that again (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/sayagain.php)tauga rĩngĩ
Please write it down (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/write.htm)taandĩka
Do you speak English? (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/doyouspeakenglish.htm)nĩwaragia Githũngu?
Do you speak (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/doyouspeak.htm) Kikuyu?nĩwaragia Gĩkũyũ?
Yes, a little
(reply to 'Do you speak ...?')
ĩĩ, hanini
Do you speak a language
other than (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/doyouspeakalanguageotherthan.htm) Kikuyu?
nĩwaragia thimo ĩngĩ tiga Gĩkũyũ
Speak to me in (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/speaktomein.htm) Kikuyunjarĩria na Gĩkũyũ
How do you say ... in (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/howtosay.htm) Kikuyu?ugaga atĩa na Gĩkũyũ
Excuse me (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/excuseme.htm)tareke
How much is this? (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/howmuch.htm)ĩno nĩ mbia cigana?
Sorry (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/sorry.htm)horera
Please (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/please.htm)nĩndakũhoya
Thank you (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/thankyou.htm)nĩndauga nĩ wega
Reply to thank younĩwega
Where's the toilet / bathroom? (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/toilet.htm)kĩha kĩoro?
This gentleman will pay for everything (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/pay.htm)mũthuri ũyũ nĩakurĩha ciothe
This lady will pay for everything (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/pay.htm)mũtumia ũyũ nĩakũrĩha ciothe
Would you like to dance with me? (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/dance.htm)nĩũgũthaka rwĩmbo na niĩ?
Do you come here often? (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/doyoucomehereoften.htm)nĩũkaga gũkũ mũno?
I miss you (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/imissyou.htm) 
I love you (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/iloveyou.htm)nĩngwendete
Get well soon (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/getwellsoon.htm)hona na ihenya
Go away! (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/goaway.htm)thiĩ!
Leave me alone! (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/leavemealone.htm)tigana na niĩ!
Help! (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/help.htm)teithia!
Fire! (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/fire.htm)mwaki!
Stop! (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/stop.htm)tiga!
Call the police! (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/police.htm)ĩta borithi!
Christmas greetings (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/christmas.htm) 
New Year greetings (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/newyear.htm)mwaka mwerũ
Easter greetings (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/easter.htm) 
Birthday greetings (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/birthday.htm) 
Congratulations! (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/congratulations.htm)nĩ wega
One language is never enough (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/onelanguage.htm)thimo ĩmwe ndingĩigana
My hovercraft is full of eels (https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/hovercraft.htm)ndege yakwa nini nĩnjiũru na thamaki nyinyi
(my small plane if full of small fish)

Phrases provided by Wambũi Ng'ang'a

Hear some Kikuyu phrases:

https://youtu.be/gNPndEnXbXs

If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me (https://omniglot.com/contact.htm).
Title: RE: Useful phrases in Kikuyu-gctid525698
Post by: Makiya Shani on Mar 25, 2021, 02:54 AM
Nice!! Will be studying this