Dictionnaire anglais–Luganda

Parcourez des mots anglais courants et leurs traductions en Luganda, avec des parties du discours et des phrases d'exemple. Utilisez ce dictionnaire pour rechercher du vocabulaire quotidien ou comme point de départ pour apprendre Luganda.

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Mot	Partie du discours	Traduction	Exemple
I	pronom	nze	I am here now. Nze ndi wano kati.
you	pronom	ggwe	You are my friend. Ggwe oli mukwano gwange.
he	pronom	ye	He is at home. Ye ali waka.
she	pronom	ye	She is at school. Ye ali ku ssomero.
we	pronom	ffe	We are ready now. Ffe twetegefu kati.
they	pronom	bo	They are in the house. Bo bali mu nnyumba.
what	pronom	ki	What do you want? Oyagala ki?
where	adverbe	wa	Where do they live? Babeera wa?
when	adverbe	ddi	When will you come? Ojja ddi?
who	pronom	ani	Who is at the door? Ani ali ku luggi?
why	adverbe	lwaki	Why are you sad? Lwaki onyiize?
how	adverbe	tya	How are you today? Oli otya leero?
to be	verbe	okuba	I want to be strong. Njagala okuba ow'amaanyi.
to have	verbe	okuba ne	They have a new car. Balina mmotoka empya.
to do	verbe	okukola	We do our work well. Tukola omulimu gwaffe bulungi.
to go	verbe	okugenda	I go to school daily. Ngenda ku ssomero buli lunaku.
to come	verbe	okujja	Please come here now. Jjangu wano kati.
to see	verbe	okulaba	I see the moon tonight. Ndaba omwezi ekiro kino.
to know	verbe	okumanya	I know his name. Mmanyi erinnya lye.
to think	verbe	okulowooza	We think about the future. Tulowooza ku biseera eby'omu maaso.
to want	verbe	okwagala	They want more food. Baagala emmere endala.
to need	verbe	okwetaaga	I need clean water. Neetaaga amazzi amalongoofu.
to make	verbe	okukola	She makes good tea. Akola caayi nnungi.
to take	verbe	okutwala	Take the book home. Twala ekitabo eka.
to give	verbe	okuwa	Give me some water. Mpa amazzi.
to say	verbe	okwogera	Do not say that. Toyogera ekyo.
to tell	verbe	okugamba	Tell me the truth. Gamba amazima.
to ask	verbe	okubuuza	Ask the teacher today. Buuza omusomesa leero.
to find	verbe	okuzuula	I found my book. Nzuula ekitabo kyange.
to look	verbe	okutunuulira	Look at the sky. Tunuulira eggulu.
to use	verbe	okukozesa	We use this table daily. Tukozesa emmeeza eno buli lunaku.
to work	verbe	okukola	They work every morning. Bakola buli nkya.
to eat	verbe	okulya	Children eat rice at home. Abaana balya omuceere waka.
to drink	verbe	okunywa	I drink tea daily. Nnywa caayi buli lunaku.
to sleep	verbe	okwebaka	The child sleeps early. Omwana yeebaka mangu.
to walk	verbe	okutambula	We walk to school. Tutambula okugenda ku ssomero.
to run	verbe	okudduka	The boy runs fast. Omulenzi adduka mangu.
to read	verbe	okusoma	She reads a book. Asoma ekitabo.
to write	verbe	okuwandiika	Write your name here. Wandiika erinnya lyo wano.
to speak	verbe	okwogera	They speak Luganda well. Boogera Oluganda bulungi.
to listen	verbe	okuwulira	Listen to the music. Wulira emiziki.
to hear	verbe	okuwulira	I hear the wind. Mpulira empewo.
to buy	verbe	okugula	We buy bread today. Tugula omugaati leero.
to sell	verbe	okutunda	They sell fish here. Batunda ebyennyanja wano.
to pay	verbe	okusasula	I pay the money now. Nsasula ssente kati.
to help	verbe	okuyamba	Help your mother today. Yamba nnyoko leero.
to love	verbe	okwagala	I love my family. Njagala famire yange.
to live	verbe	okubeera	They live in the city. Babeera mu kibuga.
to die	verbe	okufa	All people will die. Abantu bonna balifa.
to learn	verbe	okuyiga	Children learn at school. Abaana bayiga ku ssomero.
to teach	verbe	okusomesa	They teach English here. Basomesa Lungereza wano.
to open	verbe	okuggulawo	Open the door slowly. Ggulawo oluggi mpola.
to close	verbe	okuggalawo	Close the window now. Ggalawo eddirisa kati.
person	nom	omuntu	Every person needs water. Buli muntu yeetaaga amazzi.
man	nom	omusajja	The man is strong. Omusajja wa maanyi.
woman	nom	omukazi	The woman is happy. Omukazi musanyufu.
child	nom	omwana	The child is sleeping. Omwana yeebase.
boy	nom	omulenzi	The boy reads well. Omulenzi asoma bulungi.
girl	nom	omuwala	The girl is singing. Omuwala ayimba.
family	nom	famire	My family is big. Famire yange nini.
mother	nom	maama	My mother is kind. Maama wange wa kisa.
father	nom	taata	My father works hard. Taata wange akola nnyo.
friend	nom	mukwano	She is my friend. Ye mukwano gwange.
house	nom	ennyumba	The house is new. Ennyumba mpya.
home	nom	eka	We are going home. Tugenda eka.
school	nom	essomero	The school is near. Essomero liri kumpi.
city	nom	ekibuga	The city is very busy. Ekibuga kibeera kizibu nnyo.
country	nom	eggwanga	Our country is beautiful. Eggwanga lyaffe lirungi.
world	nom	ensi	The world is changing. Ensi ekyuka.
street	nom	ekkubo	The street is long. Ekkubo ddene.
room	nom	ekisenge	The room is clean. Ekisenge kiyonjo.
time	nom	obudde	Time goes very quickly. Obudde bugenda mangu nnyo.
day	nom	olunaku	Today is a good day. Leero lunaku lulungi.
night	nom	ekiro	The night is cold. Ekiro kinyogovu.
morning	nom	enkya	This morning is quiet. Enkya eno nteefu.
evening	nom	akawungeezi	The evening is calm. Akawungeezi kateefu.
week	nom	wiiki	This week is busy. Wiiki eno erimu emirimu mingi.
month	nom	omwezi	This month is long. Omwezi guno muwanvu.
year	nom	omwaka	This year is good. Omwaka guno mulungi.
today	adverbe	leero	I am working today. Nkola leero.
tomorrow	adverbe	enkya	We will come tomorrow. Tujja nkya.
yesterday	adverbe	jjo	He came yesterday evening. Yajja jjo akawungeezi.
now	adverbe	kati	Come here now. Jjangu wano kati.
sun	nom	enjuba	The sun is hot. Enjuba yookya.
moon	nom	omwezi	The moon is bright. Omwezi gutangaala.
star	nom	emmunyeenye	That star is bright. Emmunyeenye eyo etangaala.
sky	nom	eggulu	The sky is blue. Eggulu bbulu.
earth	nom	ensi	The earth is round. Ensi yeetooloovu.
fire	nom	omuliro	The fire is hot. Omuliro gwokya.
water	nom	amazzi	The water is cold. Amazzi manyogovu.
rain	nom	enkuba	The rain is falling. Enkuba etonnya.
wind	nom	empewo	The wind is strong. Empewo ya maanyi.
tree	nom	omuti	The tree is tall. Omuti muwanvu.
flower	nom	ekimuli	The flower is beautiful. Ekimuli kirungi.
mountain	nom	olusozi	That mountain is high. Olusozi luli luwanvu.
river	nom	omugga	The river is long. Omugga muwanvu.
sea	nom	ennyanja	The sea is wide. Ennyanja ngazi.
food	nom	emmere	The food is ready. Emmere etegekedwa.
bread	nom	omugaati	I bought fresh bread. Nagula omugaati omuggya.
rice	nom	omuceere	The rice is hot. Omuceere mubisi.
meat	nom	ennyama	We are cooking meat. Tufumba ennyama.
fish	nom	ebyennyanja	They sell fresh fish. Batunda ebyennyanja ebiggya.
egg	nom	egi	The egg is broken. Egi evudde.
milk	nom	amata	The milk is warm. Amata ga bbugumu.
fruit	nom	ekibala	This fruit is sweet. Ekibala kino kiwooma.
tea	nom	caayi	I drink tea daily. Nnywa caayi buli lunaku.
coffee	nom	kaawa	He drinks coffee every morning. Anywa kaawa buli nkya.
head	nom	omutwe	My head hurts today. Omutwe gwange gunnuma leero.
eye	nom	eriiso	Her eye is red. Eriiso lye limmyuufu.
ear	nom	okutu	My ear hurts badly. Okutu kwange kunnuma nnyo.
mouth	nom	akamwa	Open your mouth wide. Yasamya akamwa ko.
nose	nom	ennyindo	His nose is bleeding. Ennyindo ye evaamu omusaayi.
hand	nom	omukono	Wash your hand now. Naaba omukono gwo kati.
foot	nom	ekigere	My foot is painful. Ekigere kyange kiruma.
name	nom	erinnya	What is your name? Erinnya lyo gwe ani?
book	nom	ekitabo	This book is new. Ekitabo kino kipya.
word	nom	ekigambo	This word is difficult. Ekigambo kino kizibu.
language	nom	olulimi	Luganda is a language. Oluganda lulimi.
money	nom	ssente	I need more money. Neetaaga ssente endala.
work	nom	omulimu	This work is hard. Omulimu guno muzibu.
love	nom	okwagala	Love is very important. Okwagala kwa mugaso nnyo.
music	nom	emiziki	The music is loud. Emiziki gya waggulu.
story	nom	olugero	That story is interesting. Olugero olwo lunyuvu.
way	nom	ekkubo	This way is easy. Ekkubo lino lyangu.
thing	nom	ekintu	This thing is small. Ekintu kino kitono.
life	nom	obulamu	Life is very precious. Obulamu bwa muwendo nnyo.
door	nom	oluggi	The door is open. Oluggi luggule.
table	nom	emmeeza	The table is clean. Emmeeza nyonjo.
chair	nom	entebe	The chair is broken. Entebe emenyese.
car	nom	mmotoka	The car is new. Mmotoka mpya.
good	adjectif	lungi	This food is good. Emmere eno nnungi.
bad	adjectif	bbi	This water is bad. Amazzi gano mabbi.
big	adjectif	nene	That house is big. Ennyumba eri nnene.
small	adjectif	tono	The room is small. Ekisenge kitono.
new	adjectif	pya	I bought a new book. Nagula ekitabo ekipya.
old	adjectif	kadde	That house is old. Ennyumba eri nkadde.
long	adjectif	wanvu	The road is long. Ekkubo luwanvu.
short	adjectif	mpi	The rope is short. Omuguwa mumpi.
high	adjectif	wanvu	The mountain is high. Olusozi luwanvu.
low	adjectif	wansi	The table is low. Emmeeza eri wansi.
hot	adjectif	bugumu	The tea is hot. Caayi ya bbugumu.
cold	adjectif	nyogovu	The water is cold. Amazzi manyogovu.
happy	adjectif	musanyufu	The child is happy. Omwana musanyufu.
sad	adjectif	nnyiize	She looks very sad. Alabika ng'anyize nnyo.
beautiful	adjectif	lungi	The flower is beautiful. Ekimuli kirungi.
easy	adjectif	nyangu	This work is easy. Omulimu guno mwangu.
hard	adjectif	zibu	This question is hard. Ekibuuzo kino kizibu.
fast	adjectif	angu	That car is fast. Mmotoka eyo ya mangu.
slow	adjectif	mpola	The old man walks slow. Omusajja omukadde atambula mpola.
right	adjectif	tuufu	Your answer is right. Okuddamu kwo kutuufu.
wrong	adjectif	bikyamu	That answer is wrong. Okuddamu okwo kukyamu.
important	adjectif	wa mugaso	Education is important for children. Okusoma kwa mugaso eri abaana.
true	adjectif	mazima	This story is true. Olugero luno lwa mazima.
full	adjectif	jjudde	The bottle is full. Eccupa ejjudde.
empty	adjectif	jjereere	The room is empty. Ekisenge kijereere.
young	adjectif	to	The child is young. Omwana muto.
strong	adjectif	wa maanyi	That man is strong. Omusajja oyo wa maanyi.
weak	adjectif	nafu	The boy feels weak. Omulenzi awulira nga munafu.
red	adjectif	myuufu	The flower is red. Ekimuli kimmyuufu.
blue	adjectif	bbulu	The sky is blue. Eggulu bbulu.
green	adjectif	kiragala	The grass is green. Essubi kiragala.
yellow	adjectif	kyenvu	The fruit is yellow. Ekibala kyenvu.
black	adjectif	nzirugavu	The bag is black. Ensawo nzirugavu.
white	adjectif	eru	The goat is white. Embuzi eru.
yes	interjection	ye	Yes, I understand now. Ye, ntegedde kati.
no	interjection	nedda	No, I do not know. Nedda, simanyi.
not	adverbe	si	I am not tired. Siri mukoowu.
and	conjonction	ne	Mother and father are home. Maama ne taata bali waka.
or	conjonction	oba	Tea or coffee is fine. Caayi oba kaawa kirungi.
but	conjonction	naye	I came, but he left. Najja, naye ye yagenda.
if	conjonction	bwe	If you come, call me. Bw'ojja, nkuba essimu.
because	conjonction	kubanga	I stayed home because rain fell. Nasigala eka kubanga enkuba yatonnya.
with	préposition	ne	She came with her friend. Yajja ne mukwano gwe.
without	préposition	awatali	He left without money. Yagenda awatali ssente.
for	préposition	olwa	This gift is for you. Ekirabo kino kya ggwe.
from	préposition	okuva	I am from Uganda. Nva mu Yuganda.
to	préposition	eri	We walked to school. Twatambula eri essomero.