color - la couleur

  kuda - black - noir
  yera - white - blanc
  chikasu - yellow - jaune
  ndimwi - orange
  wofiira - red - rouge
  kamtambo - blue - bleu
  abiriwiri - green - vert

	
numbers - les nombres

1 modzi
2 wiri
3 tatu
4 nayi

5 sanu
6 sanu n'chimodzi (5 and 1)
7 sanu n'ziwiri
8 sanu n'zitatu
9 sanu n'zinayi

10 khumi
11 khumi n'chimodzi (10 + 1)
12 khumi n'ziwiri (10 + 2)

20 makumi awiri (10 x 2)
30 makumi atatu (10 x 3)

100 chikwi chimodzi
1 000 zana limodzi

half	1/2 theka
less	- kuchepera
more	+ kuchulukira

	
days of the week - les jours de la semaine

Monday		lolemba
Tuesday		lachiwiri
Wednesday		lachitatu
Thursday		lachinayi
Friday		lachisanu
Saturday		loweluka 
Sunday		lamulungu, pasabata

	
time - le temps

What time is it? Nthawi ili bwanji ? 

midday, noon - twelufu koloko m'masana
midnight - twelufu koloko m'usiku

morning - m'mawa
afternoon - masana
evening - madzulo
night - usiku

day before yesterday - dzana 
yesterday - dzulo
today - lero
tomorrow - mawa

day(s) - tsiku / masiku
week(s) - mulungu / milungu
year(s) - chaka / zaka 

	
directions

the right - kumanja
the left - kumanzere

	
food - la nourriture

(fresh) fruit - chipatso / zipatso (plur.)

(fresh) vegetable - masamba
salad - saladi

beans - nyemba 
maize porridge - nsima
rice - mpunga
bread - buledi

eggs - mazira
fish - nsomba

salt - mchere
black pepper - tsabola 

water - madzi
tea - tiyi
coffee - khofi
beer - mowa
maize beer - masese
maize drink - maheu

cheap - kuchipa
expensive - kudula

	
greetings - les salutations

hello - moni

How are you? - Muli bwanji ?
Fine, thank you - Ndili bwino
And you? - Kaya inu/anzathu ?

What is your name? - Dzina lanu ndani/ndi yani ?
My name is ... Dzina langa ndi ...

madam - amayi 
mister - abambo

please - chonde
thank you - zikomo

yes - ee, eya, inde ("indeed")
no - iyayi, ayi [respect]

good morning - mwauka/mwadzuka bwanji ?
... ndadzuka bwino (response) 

good afternoon - mwasewela bwanji ? 
... ndasewela bwino (response)

good evening - mwachoma bwanji ?
ndachoma bwino (response)

good night - usiku wabwino
sleep well - gonani/mugone bwino

goodbye, (I am going) - ndapita
see you later - tionana

I want - Ndikufuna
I don't want - Sindikufuna

I know - Ndimadziwa
I don't know - Sindidziwa

I don't understand - Sindimvetsa / Sindikumvetsa
I don't speak Nyanja - Sindimalankhula chinyanja
Do you speak English? - Mumalankhula chizungu/chingelesi ?

white person - mzungu / azungu (plur.)
Indian - mmwenye / amwenye (plur.)

I am sorry - Pepani
Help me! - Mundithandize ! Ndithadizeni !

Where is the toilet? - Chimbudzi chili kuti ?
ladies (toilet) - chimbudzi cha akazi 
gents (toilet) - chimbudzi cha amuna