Dictionnaire anglais–Bemba

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