Dicionário inglês–Luganda

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