Professions
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Teacher & Student
- kafundisha
- teacher
- ba kafundisha
- teachers (formal, plural)
- umusambi
- student (singular)
- abasambi
- students
- kanyekanye
- expert
- ba kanyekanye
- experts (plural, formal)
Examples
- ninebo kanyekanye mufya macomputer
- I am a computer expert.
- Ndimusambi
- I am a student, I'm a student.
- Bushe mulabomba?
- Do you work? (formal, plural)
- Mbomba kwi?
- Where do you work?
- Ninebo kapokola
- I work at the police station.
- Awe nshibomba, ndimusambi.
- No I don't work, I am a student.
- Emkwayi ndimusambi
- Yes, I am a student.
- Emkwayi ninebo kafundisha.
- Yes, I am a teacher.
- Nga ninebo kafundisha nimwebo banani?
- If I am a teacher, then what are you?
- Nga ndimusambi nimwebo banani?
- If I am a student, then what are you?
- Ninebo kafundisha.
- I am a teacher.
- Bushe mulibasambi
- Is it that you are a student? (plural, formal)
Questions and Answers
- Bushe namukwata amepusho.
- Do you have questions?
- Awe nshikwete amepusho.
- No, I don't have questions.
- Emkwayi, ninkwata amepusho.
- Yes, I have questions. (plural)
- Bushe namukwata ilipusho.
- Do you have a question?
- Awe nshikwete ilipusho.
- No, I don't have a question.
- Emkwayi, ninkwata ilipusho.
- Yes, I have a question. (singular)
- Emkwayi, ninkwata amepusho
- yes, I have questions.
- Kuti mwaipusha
- You can ask (formal, plural)
- Kuti waipusha
- You can ask (informal, plural)
- Kuti mwaipusha amepusho
- You can ask questions.
- Kuti mwaipusha ilipusho
- You can ask a question.
- Tuka monana lisa?
- When are we meeting.
How is it going?
- amasambililo yali shani?
- how is your studies?
- panono panono
- bit by bit
May we continue?
- kutitwa konkanyapo
- Can we continue
- Bushe kuti twakonkanyapo
- Can we continue? (plural / formal)
- Bushe kuti wakonkanyapo
- can you continue? (informal / singular)
- Emkwayi, kuti twakonkanyapo
- Yes we can continue. (formal / plural)
- Emkwayi, kuti mwakonkanyapo
- Yes, you can continue. (formal / plural)
- Emkwayi, kuti wakonkanyapo
- Yes, you can continue. (informal / singular)
- nalakonkanyapo
- I will continue
- alekonkanyapo
- He wil continue
- balekonkanyapo
- They will continue
- bushe kuti twakonkanyapo?
- can we continue?
- emkwayi kuti twakonkanyapo
- yes, we can continue.
Professions
- kapokola
- police officer (singular)
- ba kapokola
- police officers (formal, plural)
- kafundisha
- teacher
- ba kafundisha
- teachers (formal, plural)
- umusambi
- student (singular)
- abasambi
- students
- kanyekanye
- expert
- ba kanyekanye
- experts (plural, formal)
- ukupingula milandu
- to judge (a case)
- Bashi ng'anga
- (Conventional) Doctors
- Abashilika
- Soldiers
- ubushilika
- soldien
- shimulabasa
- broadcaster
- na mutekenya
- a driver
- na mutekenya wandeke
- driver of airplanes
- banamutekenya
- Drivers
- bakanyekanye mufya bumi
- experts of health
- bakanyekanye mufya makule
- exports on construction
Examples
- ninebo kanyekanye mufya macomputer
- I am a computer expert.
- Ndimusambi
- I am a student, I'm a student.
- Awe nshilimusambi
- No, I'm not a student.
- Bushe mulabomba?
- Do you work? (formal, plural)
- Bushe mubomba kwi?
- Where do you work?
- Mbomba kwi?
- Where do you work?
- Ninebo kapokola
- I work at the police station.
- Awe nshibomba, ndimusambi.
- No I don't work, I am a student.
- Emkwayi ndimusambi
- Yes, I am a student.
- Emkwayi ninebo kafundisha.
- Yes, I am a teacher.
- Nga ninebo kafundisha nimwebo banani?
- If I am a teacher, then what are you?
- Nga ndimusambi nimwebo banani?
- If I am a student, then what are you?
- Ninebo kafundisha.
- I am a teacher.
- Bushe mulibasambi
- Is it that you are a student? (plural, formal)
- Nding'anga
- I am traditional doctor.
- Ndimu shilika.
- I am a soldier.
- Ndimu soldier.
- I am a soldier.
- Ndimu sambi
- I am student.
- Ninebo kapingula wamilandu
- I am a judge / I work as a judge.
- Ninebo shing'anga.
- I am a (conventional) doctor.
- Ninebo shimulabasa.
- I am a broadcaster.
- Ninebo kalemba we lyashi.
- I am a journalist.
- Ninebo Umushilika
- I am a soldier.
- Ninebo na mutekenya
- I am a driver.
- Ninebo na mutekenya wandeke
- I am a driver of airplanes
- Awe teine kapokola, ninebo namutekenya …
- no, I'm not a police officer, I am a driver.
- Awe nshilimusambi
- No, I'm not a student.
- banamutekenya
- Drivers
Thank you
- Twatotela mukwayi
- thank you very much
- Natasha
- thank you
- Emkwayi naifwe twatotela
- Yes, even us, I thank you. (being formal, polite)
For example
- kuchakomwenako
- for example
- amasambililo yali shani?
- How are your studies? (plural)
- amasambililo yalifwe bwino
- My studies are just ok.
- amasambalilo
- studies
- Ba Samuel mulechita inshi?
- Samuel what are you doing?
- Ba Samuel ninshi mulechita?
- Samuel what are you doing?
- ndesambalila
- I'm studying
- Tapali!
- Nothing!