| 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) Kikuyu | njarĩria 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 you | nĩwega |
| 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) |