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Chewa - Nyanja lessons
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
right - kumanja
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'm 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'm sorry - Pepani
Help me! - Mundithandize ! Ndithadizeni !
Where is the toilet? - Chimbudzi chili kuti ?
ladies (toilet) - chimbudzi cha akazi
gents (toilet) - chimbudzi cha amuna