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#deck:LinguaCommons::Kinyarwanda (from English)
muraho hello (formal)
bite hi / how are you?
murakoze thank you
murakoze cyane thank you very much
yego yes
oya no
mfashe please / help me
murakaza neza welcome
amahoro peace / hello
nibyo that's right
nta no / not / none
bwana sir / Mr.
nyakubahwa honourable
inshuti friend
umuryango family / door
ababyeyi parents
se father
nyina mother
mukuru elder / older sibling
murumuna younger sibling
umugabo man / husband
umugore woman / wife
umwana child
abana children
umuntu person
abantu people
undi other / another
buri every / each
wa of (possessive)
ni is / am / are
na and / with
ariko but / however
kuko because
kugira ngo in order to
niba if
igihe time / when
none now / so
rero therefore
mbere before / first
nyuma after / behind
hafi near / almost
kure far
hino here
hariya there
aho there / where
iki this / what?
icyo that
uyu this (person)
uwo that (person)
aba these (people)
izo those
gute how?
nde who?
he where?
ryari when?
kuki why?
angahe how many?
kumva to hear / understand / feel
kuvuga to speak / say
gusobanura to explain
kwandika to write
gusoma to read
kwiga to study / learn
gukora to work / do
kuva to come from / leave
kuja to come
kugenda to go / walk
gutura to live / reside
kuririmba to sing
kurarika to sleep
kuzinduka to wake up
gufata to take / hold / catch
guha to give
kubona to see / find / get
kureba to look / watch
gusobanukirwa to understand well
kwibuka to remember
kurima to farm / cultivate
kugura to buy
kugurisha to sell
kurya to eat
kunywa to drink
gufungura to open / have a meal
gufunga to close / lock
kuvoma to fetch water
guteka to cook
kwambara to wear / dress
kubara to count
gutanga to give / offer / start
gusaba to ask / request
gusubiza to answer / reply
kuganira to discuss / chat
guseka to laugh
kurira to cry / flow
gutinya to fear
gukunda to love / like
gutekereza to think
kwizera to trust / believe
guhangayika to worry
gutunga to own / possess
gusabana to borrow / share
ubwenge intelligence / wisdom
imbaraga strength / energy
ubuzima health / life
indwara disease / illness
umubiri body
umutwe head
amaso eyes
amatwi ears
inyonga hand
amaguru legs / feet
umunwa mouth
inzara hunger
inyota thirst
imana God
isengesho prayer
itorero church
icyumweru week
ukwezi month
umwaka year
uyu munsi today
ejo yesterday / tomorrow
ejo hashize yesterday
ejo hazaza tomorrow
ubu now / currently
noneho right now
amasaha hours / time
mu gitondo in the morning
nijoro at night
nimugoroba in the evening
umuriro fire / fever
amazi water
ibyokurya food
inzoga beer / alcohol
amata milk
isukari sugar
umunyu salt
ibiryaro vegetables
imbuto seed / fruit
uburo sorghum / millet
ibiharage beans
ibirayi potatoes
inshyushyu hot pepper
inyama meat
ifi fish (pl.)
ikijumba sweet potato
ubugari ugali / porridge
ameza table
inzira path / road
umuhanda road / street
imodoka car
bisi bus
indege airplane / bird
umudugudu village
umujyi city / town
iwacu our home
inzu house / building
ikiraro bridge
isoko market
ibitaro hospital
ishuri school
kaminuza university
leta government / state
perezida president
minisitiri minister
polisi police
itegeko law / rule
iterambere development / progress
ubukungu economy
amafaranga money
banki bank
akazi work / job
umushahara salary
umurimo profession / work
uburere upbringing / education
ubumenyi knowledge / science
ubushakashatsi research
intego goal / aim
icyizere hope / trust
amahirwe opportunity / luck
ibibazo problems / questions
ibisubizo answers / solutions
icyemezo decision / certificate
amategeko laws / rules
ingufu force / power
umurenge sector (admin.)
akarere district
igihugu country / nation
Afrika Africa
Rwanda Rwanda
Kigali Kigali (capital)
umuganda community work
gahunda program / plan
imbere future / front
ikibazo problem / question
igisubizo answer / solution
amahoro peace
ubwiyunge reconciliation
umuvuduko speed
inkuru story / news
radio radio
televiziyo television
telefoni telephone / phone
interineti internet
mudasobwa computer
ibaruwa letter / email
ubutumwa message
igitabo book
ikinyamakuru newspaper
ubuyobozi leadership / management
kuvumbura to discover
guhuza to connect / unite
gusubira to return
gutangira to begin
kurangira to finish / end
gukomeza to continue
guhagarara to stop
kugira to have / be
kubaho to exist / live
kuzuka to rise / be reborn
gupfa to die
kuvuka to be born / sprout
gutera to plant / attack
gufasha to help / assist
kubaka to build
gutwara to carry / drive
kohereza to send
kwakira to receive / accept
gufatanya to cooperate
kwiyemeza to decide
guhitamo to choose
gusuzuma to examine / check
gukura to grow / develop
kwibagirwa to forget
gutandukana to separate
kuvugana to agree / consult
gukemura to solve
gucunga to manage
kwita ku to take care of
kwishimira to enjoy / be glad
gushimira to thank / appreciate
ukuri truth
ibinyoma lies
amashanyarazi electricity
amazi meza clean water
imvura rain
ikiyaga lake
uruzi river
umusozi mountain / hill
ubutaka land / soil
igiti tree
umurima farm / field
gukoresha to use / employ
gutunganya to organise
kuronka to get / obtain
kwiyongera to increase / grow
kugabanuka to decrease
gutakaza to lose
kwinjira to enter
gusohoka to exit
kuruha to get tired
kupumuka to rest
gukiza to heal / save
kubaza to ask / inquire
kwemera to agree / accept
kwanga to refuse / dislike
gushiraho to establish
izina name
ubushobozi ability / capacity
ubutwari courage
ubumwe unity
ubutabera justice
ukwemera faith / belief
urukundo love
amizero hope / optimism
agaciro value / dignity
uburinganire equality
ubumuntu humanity
inka cow
ihene goat
ingurube pig
inkoko chicken
imbwa dog
ifu flour
umusatsi hair
imyenda clothes
inkweto shoes
ingofero hat / cap
umurimyi farmer
intwali hero / brave person
urugamba struggle / journey
amakuru news / greetings
umushyikirano dialogue / consultation
ubwoko type / kind / ethnicity
isoko market / source
imyaka crops / age / years
ubworozi livestock / animal rearing
umuryango family / clan
ubuvandimwe brotherhood / kinship
imbuga nkoranyambaga social media
inyandiko document / text / writing
serivisi service
sosiyete company / society
igikorwa activity / action
umubano relationship / neighbourhood
amajyambere advancement / progress
ishoramari investment
imari finance
ubucuruzi commerce / trade
iminsi days
impapuro paper / documents
inzego levels / structures
intara province
umugabane district area
agace small area / cell
umugi city / town
isi earth / world
uko bimeze as it is / the situation
ubuzima bwiza good health
amatangazo announcements / ads
imbugabugwa software / app
umukuru leader / elder / head
ubuhamya testimony / evidence
inshuti za hafi close friends
akazi ka leta government job
ubushakashatsi bwa siyansi scientific research
gutsinda to win / to overcome
guhangana to face / to confront
gufatwa to be caught / arrested
guhabwa to be given
kwandikwa to be written
gusomwa to be read
kugezwa to be sent / delivered
kubonwa to be seen / found
kuvugwa to be spoken / said
kwigwa to be taught / studied
gukorwa to be done / worked
kujya to go (variant)
kuza to come (variant)
guhunga to flee / escape
gushonga to melt / dissolve
gusiga to smear / leave behind
gukata to cut
gushona to sew / to sink
gukeba to pick / select
gukanda to press / massage
gusekera to laugh at
gutwikurura to uncover / reveal
kwibaza to wonder / ask oneself
kunanirwa to fail / be unable
guhinduka to change / transform
guhindura to change / translate
kwangana to be equal / match
kunyurwa to be satisfied
gutekwa to be cooked
gutunikwa to be pierced
gukomereka to be wounded
gukomerwa to be injured
kwishyura to pay
kugabana to divide / share
gukanguka to wake up / be alert
kwiringira to rely on
gusengera to pray for
kwibohora to free oneself
kudindira to wait
gutegereza to wait patiently
gushaka to want / look for / marry
gukora intambwe to take a step
kwamamaza to advertise / publicize
gusangira to share / eat together
ibihugu countries
isi yose the whole world
amoko ethnicities / kinds
indangagaciro values / principles
ubugiraneza generosity
inyangamugayo integrity / honesty
kwisuzuma self-evaluation
kubyara to give birth
umurwayi patient / sick person
umuganga doctor
umuforomo nurse
amafuti fuel / oil
umurambi hill / ridge
icupa bottle
agaseke small basket
umutego trap / target / price
gucuruza to trade / sell
gutera imbere to make progress
kwita to call / name
kwitwa to be called
indangamuntu identity card
ububyutu speed / agility
ivugurura reform / renewal
iterambere ry'igihugu national development