English–Tshiluba Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	mêmè	I am here now. Mêmè ndi apa mpindyewu.
you	pronoun	wêwè	You are my friend. Wêwè udi mulunda wanyi.
we	pronoun	bêtù	We are going home. Bêtù tudi tuyà kumbelu.
they	pronoun	bôbò	They are at school. Bôbò bàdi ku cikòlò.
where	adverb	penyì	Where is your house? Nzùbu webè ùdi penyì?
when	adverb	dîngà	When will you come? Ne ulwe dîngà?
who	pronoun	nganyì	Who is at the door? Nganyì udi ku ciibi?
how	adverb	bìshi	How are you today? Udi bìshi leelù?
to be	verb	kuikala	I want to be strong. Ndi muswe kuikala ne bukolè.
to do	verb	kwenza	They do the work well. Bôbò benza mudimu bimpe.
to go	verb	kuyà	We go to school early. Tudi tuyà ku cikòlò mu dinda.
to come	verb	kulwa	Please come to my house. Swâku, lwâ ku nzùbu wanyi.
to see	verb	kumòna	I see the moon tonight. Ndi mmòna ngondo dilòòlò edi.
to want	verb	kuswa	I want some water. Ndi muswe mâyì.
to give	verb	kupèèsha	Give me the book. Npèèshè mukàndà awu.
to look	verb	kutàngila	Look at the sky. Tàngilà dyulu.
to work	verb	kusebenza	They work every day. Bôbò bàdi bakwàta mudimu ditùkù dyônsò.
to eat	verb	kudyà	Children eat rice here. Bânà bàdi bàdya luseke apa.
to drink	verb	kunwà	We drink clean water. Tudi tunwà mâyì matòòke.
to sleep	verb	kulààla	The child sleeps now. Mwânà ùdi ulààla mpindyewu.
to walk	verb	kwenda	We walk to the market. Tudi twenda kuya ku ditùka.
to run	verb	lubilu	The boy runs fast. Mumwânà wa balùme ùdi ùlubila lukàsà.
to read	verb	kubala	I read this book. Ndi mbala mukàndà ewu.
to write	verb	fùnda	Write your name here. Fùndà dînà dyèbè apa.
to speak	verb	kwakula	They speak Tshiluba well. Bôbò bàdi bàkwàkula Tshiluba bimpe.
to listen	verb	kutèèleja	Listen to the teacher carefully. Tèèlejà mulongeshi bwinza.
to hear	verb	kuumvwa	I hear the music. Ndi ngumvwa miziki.
to buy	verb	kusùmba	We buy bread today. Leelù tudi tusùmba mampa.
to sell	verb	kusuumbisha	They sell fish here. Bôbò bàdi basuumbisha mishipa apa.
to help	verb	kwambulwisha	Help your mother today. Ambulwishà mamwěbè leelù.
to love	verb	kunanga	I love my family. Ndi nnanga dîkù dyanyi.
to live	verb	kuikala	They live in this city. Bôbò bàdi bìkale mu cimenga emu.
to die	verb	kufwa	All people die someday. Bantu bônsò bàdi bafwa ditùkù kampànda.
to learn	verb	kulonga	Children learn at school. Bânà bàdi balonga ku cikòlò.
to teach	verb	kulongesha	They teach us well. Bôbò bàdi bàtulongesha bimpe.
to open	verb	kukàngula	Open the door now. Kàngùlà ciibi mpindyewu.
to close	verb	kukànga	Close the window please. Kàngà lupenji swâku.
person	noun	muntu	Every person needs water. Muntu yônsò ùdi dijinga ne mâyì.
man	noun	mulùme	That man is tall. Mulùme awu mulela.
woman	noun	mukàjì	The woman is speaking. Mukàjì ùdi wàkwàkula.
child	noun	mwânà	The child is sleeping. Mwânà ùdi ulààla.
boy	noun	mwânà wa balùme	The boy runs outside. Mwânà wa balùme ùdi ùlubila pambèlu.
girl	noun	mwânà wa bakàjì	The girl reads well. Mwânà wa bakàjì ùdi ùbala bimpe.
family	noun	dîkù	My family is big. Dîkù dyanyi ndinene.
mother	noun	mamwětu	My mother is here. Mamwětu bàdi apa.
father	noun	tatwětu	My father works hard. Tatwětu ùdi ukwàta mudimu bikolè.
friend	noun	mulunda	She is my friend.
house	noun	nzùbu	This house is new. Nzùbu ewu mmupyamupya.
home	noun	kwabo	We are going home. Tudi tuyà kwabo.
school	noun	cikòlò	The school is nearby. Cikòlò cìdi pabwîpì.
city	noun	cimenga	This city is large. Cimenga eci ncinene.
country	noun	ditùnga	Our country is beautiful. Ditùnga dyetu ndilenga.
room	noun	cibambalu	The room is clean. Cibambalu cìdi citòòke.
time	noun	dîbà	Time goes very quickly. Dîbà dìdi diyà lukàsà bikolè.
day	noun	ditùkù	Today is a good day. Leelù ndiditùkù dilenga.
night	noun	bufùkù	The night is cold. Bufùkù mbupìte ne mashika.
morning	noun	dinda	We work in the morning. Tudi tukwàta mudimu mu dinda.
evening	noun	dilòòlò	Come back this evening. Alùkìlà dilòòlò edi.
week	noun	lumingu	I will come next week. Nêndwe lumingu lùlonda.
month	noun	ngondo	This month is long. Ngondo ewu mmule.
year	noun	cidimu	This year is important. Cidimu eci ncikole.
today	adverb	leelù	I am busy today. Leelù ndi ne mudimu.
tomorrow	adverb	malùtù	We will go tomorrow. Netuyè malùtù.
yesterday	adverb	makeelèlà	He came yesterday.
now	adverb	mpindyewu	Come here now. Lwâ apa mpindyewu.
sun	noun	ditùkù	The sun is hot. Ditùkù ndipìte ne luya.
moon	noun	ngondo	The moon is bright tonight. Ngondo ùdi mwakane dilòòlò edi.
star	noun	mutoto	That star is bright. Mutoto awu ùdi mwakane.
sky	noun	dyulu	The sky is blue. Dyulu dìdi bule.
earth	noun	buloba	The earth is our home. Buloba mmbwetu.
fire	noun	kapia	The fire is very hot. Kapia kàdi ne luya lukole.
water	noun	mâyì	Water is important for life. Mâyì mmajinga ku mwoyi.
rain	noun	mvùla	The rain is falling. Mvùla ùdi ulòka.
wind	noun	lupeepèlè	The wind is strong today. Lupeepèlè lùdi ne bukolè leelù.
tree	noun	muti	That tree is tall. Muti awu mulela.
mountain	noun	mukùnà	The mountain is high. Mukùnà mulele.
river	noun	musulu	The river is wide. Musulu mmunene.
sea	noun	mbû	The sea is far away. Mbû ìdi kule.
food	noun	bidyà	The food is ready. Bidyà mbilongolola.
bread	noun	mampa	I bought fresh bread. Ndi musùmbè mampa mapyamapya.
rice	noun	luseke	We eat rice often. Tudi tudya luseke misangu yàbûngì.
meat	noun	nyama	The meat is good. Nyama mmimpe.
fish	noun	mushipa	The fish is fresh. Mushipa mmupyamupya.
egg	noun	diyi	The egg is broken. Diyi dìdi dibùtùke.
milk	noun	mukàna	The baby drinks milk. Mwânà mukese ùdi ùnwà mukàna.
fruit	noun	mamuma	Fruit is good food. Mamuma mbidyà bimpe.
coffee	noun	kafè	I drink coffee every morning. Ndi nnwà kafè dinda dyônsò.
head	noun	mutù	My head hurts today. Mutù wanyi ùdi usaama leelù.
eye	noun	diisu	My eye is red. Diisu dyanyi ndibomvu.
ear	noun	dicì	His ear hurts.
mouth	noun	kanwa	Open your mouth wide. Kàngulà kanwa kèbè bikolè.
nose	noun	dyûlu	My nose is cold. Dyûlu dyanyi ndipìte ne mashika.
hand	noun	cyanza	Wash your hands now. Kosolà byanza byèbè mpindyewu.
foot	noun	lukàsà	My foot hurts.
heart	noun	mwoyi	Her heart is strong.
name	noun	dînà	Write your name here. Fùndà dînà dyèbè apa.
book	noun	mukàndà	This book is interesting. Mukàndà ewu mmwîmpè ku kubala.
word	noun	dîyì	That word is difficult. Dîyì adi ndikole.
language	noun	muakulu	Tshiluba is a language. Tshiluba mmuakulu.
money	noun	mpeta	I have no money. Ncyêna ne mpeta to.
work	noun	mudimu	This work is hard. Mudimu ewu mmukolè.
love	noun	dinanga	Love is very important. Dinanga ndijinga bikolè.
music	noun	miziki	The music is beautiful. Miziki milenga.
way	noun	njila	This is the right way. Eyi ke njila mulenga.
thing	noun	cintu	That thing is mine. Cintu aci ncanyi.
life	noun	mwoyi	Life is a gift. Mwoyi mpaabu.
door	noun	ciibi	The door is open. Ciibi cìdi cikàngùke.
table	noun	mesa	The book is on the table. Mukàndà ùdi pa mesa.
chair	noun	nkwasa	The chair is broken. Nkwasa mmubùtùke.
car	noun	môtô	The car is new. Môtô mmupyamupya.
good	adjective	bimpe	This food is good. Bidyà ebi mbimpe.
big	adjective	nene	We have a big house. Tudi ne nzùbu munene.
small	adjective	kakesè	The room is small. Cibambalu cìdi cikese.
new	adjective	mpyamupya	I bought a new book. Ndi musùmbè mukàndà mupyamupya.
old	adjective	dikùlà	That house is old. Nzùbu awu mmukùlàkàjì.
long	adjective	mule	The road is long. Njila mmule.
short	adjective	mukuse	This rope is short.
high	adjective	mulelela	The mountain is high. Mukùnà mulele.
hot	adjective	ne luya	The tea is hot.
cold	adjective	ne mashika	The water is cold. Mâyì mmafùke.
happy	adjective	ne disanka	I am happy today. Leelù ndi ne disanka.
sad	adjective	ne tunyinganyinga	She feels sad today.
beautiful	adjective	mulenga	This flower is beautiful.
easy	adjective	pepèle	This work is easy. Mudimu ewu mmupèpèle.
hard	adjective	kôlè	This question is hard.
fast	adjective	lukàsà	That car is fast. Môtô awu ùdi ne lukàsà.
slow	adjective	kabidi	The child walks slowly.
right	adjective	bulelèlà	Your answer is right. Mwandamuna wèbè mmulelèlà.
important	adjective	jinga	Water is important for life. Mâyì mmajinga ku mwoyi.
true	adjective	bulelèlà	That story is true.
full	adjective	ûle tente	The cup is full.
empty	adjective	muntu mpùùlù	The room is empty.
young	adjective	mwânà	He is still young.
strong	adjective	ne bukolè	That man is strong. Mulùme awu ùdi ne bukolè.
red	adjective	bomvu	The flower is red.
blue	adjective	bule	The sky is blue. Dyulu dìdi bule.
green	adjective	talala	The tree is green.
black	adjective	fììke	The car is black. Môtô mmfììke.
white	adjective	tuùke	The cloth is white.
yes	interjection	èyowà	Yes, I am ready. Èyowà, ndi mulongolola.
no	interjection	to	No, I do not know. To, ncyêna mumanye to.
not	adverb	to	I am not tired. Ncyêna mukatàle to.
and	conjunction	ne	Mother and father are here. Mamwětu ne tatwětu bàdi apa.
or	conjunction	anyì	Tea or coffee is fine.
but	conjunction	kàdi	I want to go, but wait. Ndi muswe kuyà, kàdi indilà.
if	conjunction	pàdìbi ne	If you come, I stay.
because	conjunction	bwalu	I stayed because it rained.
with	preposition	ne	I came with my friend. Ndi mulwè ne mulunda wanyi.
without	preposition	kàyi ne	He left without money.
for	preposition	bwa	This gift is for you. Cipaabu eci ncya wêwè.
from	preposition	ku	I am from this city. Ndi wa mu cimenga emu.
to	preposition	ku	We went to school. Tudi bamwe ku cikòlò.