Chichewa	English
moni	hello / hi
moni bambo	hello sir (to a man)
moni mayi	hello madam (to a woman)
zikomo	thank you
zikomo kwambiri	thank you very much
chonde	please
ndikukhululukani	I'm sorry / excuse me
inde	yes
ayi	no
bwino	good / well / fine
bwino bwino	very good / excellent
muli bwanji?	how are you? (formal)
nili bwino	I am well
mukhale bwino	goodbye (lit. stay well)
tionana	see you later
pepani	sorry / excuse me
ndimva bwino	I feel well
sindikumva	I don't understand
munenere mwachedwa	please speak slowly
chiyani?	what?
ndani?	who?
kuti?	where?
ndi liti?	when?
chifukwa chiyani?	why?
bwanji?	how?
zingati?	how many?
ine	I / me
iwe	you (singular)
iye	he / she / it
ife	we
inu	you (plural)
iwo	they / them
nyumba	house / home / building
msewu	road / path / street
msonkhano	meeting / gathering / assembly
mudzi	village / hometown
tauni	town / city
banja	family
bambo	father / Mr. (respectful term for man)
mayi	mother / Mrs. (respectful term for woman)
mwana	child / son / daughter
ana	children
mkulu	elder / senior / older sibling
mng'ono	younger sibling / smaller
munthu	person
anthu	people
mzungu	European / white person / foreigner
wochiritsa	doctor / healer
mphunzitsi	teacher
wogulitsa	seller / trader
wogula	buyer
chilichonse	everything / anything
kanthu	nothing / something small
nthawi	time / period / season
lero	today
mawa	tomorrow
dzulo	yesterday
usiku	night
m'mawa	morning
masana	afternoon / midday
madzulo	evening
sabata	week
mwezi	month
chaka	year
madzi	water
chakula	food
nyama	meat / animal
nsomba	fish
nkhuku	chicken
mbuzi	goat
ng'ombe	cow
chimanga	maize / corn
mbatata	potato / sweet potato
phala	porridge
nsima	stiff maize porridge (main staple)
ndiwo	relish / sauce (eaten with nsima)
mtedza	groundnuts
mvuto	groundnut flour sauce
chalimwe	autumn / second rainy season
masika	rainy season
chilimwe	dry season
moto	fire / heat / temperature
mvula	rain
dzuwa	sun / day
mphepo	wind
mtengo	tree / wood / price
thengo	bush / wilderness
nkhalamba	old person / elder
mtsikana	girl / young woman
mnyamata	boy / young man
mkazi	woman / wife
mwamuna	man / husband
kuganiza	to think / to consider / to plan
kukumana	to meet / to encounter
kuyenda	to go / to travel / to walk
kubwera	to come
kukhala	to be / to stay / to live / to sit
kudya	to eat
kumwa	to drink
kugona	to sleep
kudzuka	to wake up
kuimba	to sing
kusewera	to play
kuphunzira	to learn / to study
kuphunzitsa	to teach
kugwira ntchito	to work
kukwera	to climb / to ride
kutsika	to descend / to come down
kupita	to go / to pass
kufika	to arrive / to reach
kubwerera	to return / to come back
kuona	to see / to look
kumva	to hear / to feel / to understand
kuyankhula	to speak / to answer
kufunsa	to ask
kuuza	to tell / to inform / to sell
kugula	to buy
kulipira	to pay
kupereka	to give / to hand over / to offer
kutenga	to take / to carry / to bring
kupita kutali	to go far
kufika pafupi	to arrive nearby
kupanga	to make / to do / to create
kuvala	to wear / to dress
kusamba	to bathe / to wash
kumanga	to build / to tie / to lock
kothyola	to break
kutseka	to close / to lock
kutsegula	to open
kutumiza	to send
kulandila	to receive / to welcome
kuvomereza	to agree / to accept
kukana	to refuse / to deny
kukamba	to say / to talk
kulumikizana	to connect / to be related
wabwino	good (adjective)
woyipa	bad / evil
wokongola	beautiful / handsome
wating'a	stubborn / difficult
wafupi	short / near
wotali	tall / long / far
wamkulu	big / large / important
wamng'ono	small / little / young
woyera	white / clean / pure / holy
wakuda	black / dark
wofiira	red / reddish
mawu	words / language / voice
chiyankhulo	language / dialect
chichewa	Chichewa language
chingerezi	English language
chifalansa	French language
chitumbuka	Tumbuka language
chiswahili	Swahili language
bukhala	peace / calm
chimwemwe	joy / happiness
chisoni	sadness / sorrow / pity
mkwiyo	anger / rage
mantha	fear
chikondi	love
chiyambi	start / beginning / origin
mapeto	end / conclusion
phindu	benefit / profit
tsoka	misfortune / trouble / disaster
bwampini	hospitality
chuma	wealth / iron / money
ndalama	money / currency
ngongole	debt / loan
ntchito	work / job / task
malipiro	payment / wages
mphoto	reward / prize / gift
mphatso	gift / present
masunga	care / keeping / protection
chipatala	hospital / clinic
mankhwala	medicine / drugs
odwala	patient / sick person
bzotha	lie / falsehood
choonadi	truth
chilungamo	justice / righteousness
ufulu	freedom / independence
mtendere	peace
chitukuko	development / progress
zachuma	economics / finances
nzeru	wisdom / intelligence
udziwa	knowledge / awareness
maphunziro	education / training
sukulu	school
msewu waukulu	main road / highway
galimoto	car / vehicle
sitima	train / engine / boat
ndege	airplane / bird
basi	bus
njinga	bicycle
malangizo	instructions / advice
malamulo	rules / laws
boma	government / district / fort
unduna	ministry / government department
mboni	witness / testimony
mpingo	church denomination / organization
mosque	mosque
chikhalidwe	culture / tradition / custom
mwambo	custom / ceremony / tradition
nthano	story / folktale / myth
nyimbo	song / hymn
lipenga	horn / trumpet
ng'oma	drum
masewero	game / sport / play
mpira	ball / balloon / rubber
karate	martial arts
swimming	swimming