Diccionario inglés–Bemba

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Palabra	Parte del discurso	Traducción	Ejemplo
I	pronombre	ine	I am here now. Ine ndi pano nomba.
you	pronombre	iwe	You are my friend. Iwe uli umwine wandi.
we	pronombre	ifwe	We are going home. Ifwe tuleya ku ng'anda.
they	pronombre	bena	They are at school. Bena bali ku sukulu.
what	pronombre	cinshi	What do you want now? Cinshi ulefwaya nomba?
where	adverbio	kwi	Where are you going? Uleya kwi?
when	adverbio	lilali	When are they coming? Baleisa lilali?
who	pronombre	nani	Who is at the door? Nani ali pa mulyango?
why	adverbio	mulandu nshi	Why are you laughing? Mulandu nshi ule-seka?
how	adverbio	shani	How are you today? Uli shani ilelo?
to have	verbo	ukuba na	I have a book. Ndi na ibuku.
to do	verbo	ukucita	They do the work well. Bacita umulimo bwino.
to go	verbo	ukuya	We go to school early. Tuleya ku sukulu luli.
to come	verbo	ukuisa	Please come here now. Isa pano nomba.
to see	verbo	ukumona	I see the moon tonight. Ndemona umweshi ubushiku buno.
to know	verbo	ukwishiba	I know that story. Ndeshiba ilyo lyashi.
to think	verbo	ukutontonkanya	We think about the future. Tule-tontonkanya pa nshita ileisa.
to want	verbo	ukufwaya	They want more water. Bale-fwaya amenshi ayengi.
to need	verbo	ukufwaikwa	I need your help today. Ndefwaikwa ubafwilisho bwobe ilelo.
to make	verbo	ukupanga	She can make good tea.
to take	verbo	ukutola	Take the book home. Tola ibuku ku ng'anda.
to give	verbo	ukupela	Give me some water. Mpelako amenshi.
to say	verbo	ukubula	I say the truth. Mbula icine.
to tell	verbo	ukweba	Tell me the story. Njebako lyashi.
to ask	verbo	ukwipusha	Ask the teacher now. Ipusha kafundisha nomba.
to find	verbo	ukusanga	We find the lost key. Tusanga ici fungulo caluba.
to look	verbo	ukulangisha	Look at the sky. Lolesha ku mulu.
to use	verbo	ukubomfya	Use this clean cup. Bomfya ino nkombo iyawama.
to work	verbo	ukubomba	They work every day. Babomba ubushiku bonse.
to eat	verbo	ukulya	Children eat rice here. Abana balya umupunga pano.
to drink	verbo	ukunwa	I drink tea every morning. Ndenwa tii mu lucelo lonse.
to sleep	verbo	ukulala	The baby sleeps well. Umwana alelala bwino.
to walk	verbo	ukwenda	We walk to the market. Twenda ku katale.
to run	verbo	ukubutuka	The boy can run fast. Umulumendo alebutuka bwangu.
to read	verbo	ukubelenga	I read this book. Ndebelenga iri buku.
to write	verbo	ukulemba	Write your name here. Lemba ishina lyobe pano.
to speak	verbo	ukulandapo	They speak Bemba at home.
to listen	verbo	ukutika	Listen to the teacher carefully. Tika kuli kafundisha bwino.
to hear	verbo	ukumfwa	I hear music outside. Ndemfwa umuziki kunse.
to buy	verbo	ukushita	We buy bread today. Tuleshita umukate ilelo.
to sell	verbo	ukushitisha	They sell fish here. Baleshitisha isabi pano.
to pay	verbo	ukufuta	Pay the driver now. Futa umwendesha nomba.
to help	verbo	ukwafwa	Please help your mother. Wafwa ba mayo bobe.
to love	verbo	ukukunda	I love my family. Ndekunda ulupwa lwandi.
to live	verbo	ukwikala	We live in town. Twikala mu musumba.
to die	verbo	ukufwa	Plants die without water. Ifimena filefwa ukwabula amenshi.
to learn	verbo	ukusambilila	Children learn at school. Abana basambilila ku sukulu.
to teach	verbo	ukufundisha	They teach us Bemba. Batufundisha IciBemba.
to open	verbo	ukwisula	Open the door slowly. Isula umulyango panono.
to close	verbo	ukufunga	Close the window now.
person	sustantivo	umuntu	That person is kind. Uyo muntu ni wa luse.
man	sustantivo	umwaume	The man is tall. Umwaume alelepa.
woman	sustantivo	umwanakashi	The woman is singing. Umwanakashi aleimba.
child	sustantivo	umwana	The child is sleeping. Umwana alelala.
boy	sustantivo	umulumendo	The boy runs quickly. Umulumendo alebutuka bwangu.
girl	sustantivo	umukashana	The girl reads well. Umukashana alebelenga bwino.
family	sustantivo	ulupwa	My family is large. Ulupwa lwandi lukalamba.
mother	sustantivo	bamayo	My mother is cooking. Bamayo bandi baleipika.
father	sustantivo	batata	My father is working. Batata bandi balebomba.
friend	sustantivo	umwine	My friend is here. Umwine wandi ali pano.
house	sustantivo	ing'anda	The house is new. Ing'anda ipya.
home	sustantivo	ku ng'anda	We are going home. Tuleya ku ng'anda.
school	sustantivo	sukulu	The school is nearby. Isukulu ili mupepi.
city	sustantivo	umusumba	This city is busy. Uyu musumba uli no mulimo mwingi.
country	sustantivo	icalo	Our country is peaceful. Icalo cesu calitutuluka.
world	sustantivo	isonde	The world is changing. Isonde lile-aluka.
room	sustantivo	chipinda	The room is clean. Icipinda cawama.
time	sustantivo	inshita	Time passes quickly. Inshita ipita bwangu.
day	sustantivo	ubushiku	Today is a good day. Ilelo bushiku bwawama.
night	sustantivo	ubushiku	The night is cold. Ubushiku bwatalala.
morning	sustantivo	ulucelo	This morning is beautiful. Ulu lucelo lwalola.
evening	sustantivo	akasuba	The evening is quiet.
week	sustantivo	umulungu	I will come next week. Nkaisa mu mulungu uleisa.
month	sustantivo	umweshi	This month is busy. Uno mweshi uli no mulimo mwingi.
year	sustantivo	umwaka	This year is important. Uno mwaka wakosa.
today	adverbio	ilelo	I am busy today. Ndepepa ilelo.
tomorrow	adverbio	mailo	We will travel tomorrow. Tukaya mailo.
yesterday	adverbio	mailo	He came yesterday morning.
now	adverbio	nomba	Come here now. Isa pano nomba.
sun	sustantivo	akasuba	The sun is hot. Akasuba kalepya.
moon	sustantivo	umweshi	The moon is bright tonight. Umweshi walaba ubushiku buno.
star	sustantivo	ulutanda	A star shines above. Ulutanda lulebalika mu mulu.
sky	sustantivo	muulu	The sky is blue. Muulu walibuta.
earth	sustantivo	isonde	The earth is round.
fire	sustantivo	umulilo	The fire is very hot. Umulilo walepya sana.
water	sustantivo	amenshi	The water is cold. Amenshi yatalala.
rain	sustantivo	imfula	The rain is falling. Imfula ilelwa.
wind	sustantivo	umwela	The wind is strong today. Umwela wakosa ilelo.
tree	sustantivo	umuti	That tree is tall. Ulya muti mulepa.
flower	sustantivo	ululuba	The flower is beautiful. Ululuba lwalola.
mountain	sustantivo	ulupili	The mountain is high. Ulupili lulepa.
river	sustantivo	umumana	The river is wide. Umumana wakula.
food	sustantivo	ifyakulya	The food is ready. Ifyakulya fyapwa.
bread	sustantivo	umukate	I bought fresh bread. Nashita umukate mupya.
rice	sustantivo	umupunga	We eat rice often. Tulya umupunga lyonse.
meat	sustantivo	inyama	The meat is delicious. Inyama ni bwino.
fish	sustantivo	isabi	They cooked fish today. Bapika isabi ilelo.
egg	sustantivo	ilinso	The egg is broken. Ilinso nalitobeka.
milk	sustantivo	amata	The baby drinks milk. Umwana anwa amata.
fruit	sustantivo	icisabo	This fruit is sweet. Ici cisabo cawama.
tea	sustantivo	tii	She drinks hot tea. Anwa tii uwapya.
coffee	sustantivo	kofi	I drink coffee every morning. Ndenwa kofi mu lucelo lonse.
head	sustantivo	umutwe	My head hurts today. Umutwe wandi uleuma ilelo.
eye	sustantivo	ilinso	Her eye is red.
ear	sustantivo	ukutwi	My ear hurts. Ukutwi kwandi kuleuma.
mouth	sustantivo	akanwa	Open your mouth wide. Isula akanwa kobe sana.
nose	sustantivo	impa	His nose is bleeding.
hand	sustantivo	ukuboko	Wash your hand well. Samba ukuboko kobe bwino.
foot	sustantivo	ukulu	My foot is painful. Ukulu kwandi kuleuma.
heart	sustantivo	umutima	Her heart is strong.
name	sustantivo	ishina	My name is John. Ishina lyandi ni John.
book	sustantivo	ibuku	This book is new. Iri buku lipya.
word	sustantivo	icebo	That word is difficult. Ico cebo cakosa.
language	sustantivo	ululimi	Bemba is a language. IciBemba lulimi.
money	sustantivo	andalama	I need more money. Ndefwaya andalama ishingi.
work	sustantivo	umulimo	The work is hard. Umulimo wakosa.
love	sustantivo	ukukunda	Love brings peace. Ukukunda kuleta umutende.
music	sustantivo	umuziki	The music is beautiful. Umuziki walola.
story	sustantivo	lyashi	That story is true. Ilyo lyashi lyacine.
way	sustantivo	inshila	This way is easier. Iyi nshila yakwelela.
thing	sustantivo	icintu	This thing is useful. Ici cintu cingabomfiwa.
life	sustantivo	ubuumi	Life is very precious. Ubuumi bwakosha sana.
door	sustantivo	umulyango	The door is open. Umulyango naisuka.
table	sustantivo	imeza	The table is clean. Imeza yawama.
chair	sustantivo	intebe	The chair is broken. Intebe naitobeka.
car	sustantivo	imotoka	The car is fast. Imotoka yalubilo.
good	adjetivo	bwino	This food is good. Ifi fyakulya ni bwino.
bad	adjetivo	bibi	That water is bad. Yalya menshi mabi.
big	adjetivo	ikalamba	We saw a big house. Twamona ing'anda ikalamba.
small	adjetivo	inono	The child is small. Umwana munono.
new	adjetivo	ipya	I bought a new book. Nashita ibuku lipya.
old	adjetivo	yakale	That house is old. Ilya ng'anda yakwe yakale.
long	adjetivo	italamuka	The road is long.
short	adjetivo	ipipi	The rope is short.
high	adjetivo	ukulepa	The mountain is high. Ulupili lulepa.
low	adjetivo	panshi	The table is low.
hot	adjetivo	uwapya	The tea is hot. Tii uwapya.
cold	adjetivo	uwatalala	The water is cold. Amenshi yatalala.
happy	adjetivo	uwansansa	The child is happy. Umwana alasansa.
sad	adjetivo	uwalanda	She feels sad today.
beautiful	adjetivo	uwalola	The flower is beautiful. Ululuba lwalola.
easy	adjetivo	ukwelela	This work is easy. Uyu mulimo wakwelela.
hard	adjetivo	ukukosa	This question is hard.
fast	adjetivo	bwangu	The car is fast. Imotoka yalubilo.
slow	adjetivo	panono	The old man walks slow.
right	adjetivo	icalungama	Your answer is right. Ukwasuka kobe kwalungama.
wrong	adjetivo	icalubana	That answer is wrong. Ico kwasuka calubana.
important	adjetivo	cakosa	This lesson is important. Ici cisambililo cakosa.
true	adjetivo	cacine	That story is true. Ilyo lyashi lyacine.
full	adjetivo	ukwisula	The cup is full.
empty	adjetivo	ubula kantu	The room is empty.
young	adjetivo	mukankalala	The boy is young.
strong	adjetivo	wakosa	That man is strong. Ulya mwaume wakosa.
weak	adjetivo	wanaka	The child is weak. Umwana anaka.
red	adjetivo	ukutuba	The flower is red.
green	adjetivo	akatuntulu	The grass is green.
black	adjetivo	umufita	The dog is black.
white	adjetivo	umupela	The shirt is white.
yes	interjección	ee	Yes, I understand. Ee, ndeumfwa.
no	interjección	iyo	No, I cannot come. Iyo, nshingesa.
and	conjunción	na	Tea and bread are ready. Tii na mukate fyapwa.
or	conjunción	nangu	Tea or coffee is fine. Tii nangu kofi bwino.
but	conjunción	lelo	I tried, but failed. Nacita, lelo nacilufyanya.
if	conjunción	nga	If it rains, stay inside. Nga imfula yaisa, ikala mukati.
because	conjunción	pantu	I stayed because of rain. Naikala pantu imfula.
with	preposición	na	I came with my friend. Naishile na mwine wandi.
without	preposición	ukwabula	He left without money.
for	preposición	pa	This gift is for you. Ici cipe ni pa iwe.
from	preposición	ukufuma	I came from school. Naishile ukufuma ku sukulu.
to	preposición	ku	We went to town. Twaya ku musumba.