Kinyarwanda	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