Daily use common Kinyarwanda Sentences and Phrases

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To learn Kinyarwanda language, Phrases and Sentences are the important sections. Here you can easily learn daily use common Kinyarwanda sentences with the help of English pronunciation. Here is the list of English sentences to Kinyarwanda translation with transliterations. It also helps beginners to learn Kinyarwanda language in an easy way. In this section, we are separated into three levels of sentences to learn easily (Easy sentences, Hard sentences, and Difficult sentences). Sentence is a group of words, you may also learn Vocabulary words to learn Kinyarwanda language quickly and also play some Kinyarwanda word games so you get not bored. Basic-level sentences are useful in daily life conversations, so it is very important to learn all sentences in English and Kinyarwanda.

Kinyarwanda sentences and phrases

The below table gives the daily use common Sentences and Phrases in Kinyarwanda language with their pronunciation in English.

Easy sentences

Welcome	Murakaza neza
Thanks	Murakoze
Good	Nibyiza
Enjoy	Ishimire
Fine	Nibyiza
Congratulations	Twishimiye
I hate you	Ndakwanze
I love you	Ndagukunda
I’m in love	Nkundana
I’m sorry	Mbabarira
I’m so sorry	Mbabarira cyane
I’m yours	Ndi uwawe
Thanks again	Nongeye gushimira
How are you	Mumeze mute?
I am fine	meze neza
Take care	Witondere
I miss you	ndagukumbuye
You're nice	Uri mwiza
That’s terrible	Ibyo biteye ubwoba
That's too bad	Birababaje
That's too much	Ibyo birakabije
See you	Reba
Thank you	Murakoze
Thank you sir	Urakoze nyakubahwa
Are you free	Ufite umudendezo?
No problem	Ntakibazo
Get well soon	Mukire vuba
Very good	Byiza cyane
Well done	Muraho neza
What’s up	Ni ibiki
I can't hear you	Sinshobora kukumva
I can't stop	Sinshobora guhagarara
I know	Ndabizi
Good bye	Muraho
Good idea	Igitekerezo cyiza
Good luck	Amahirwe masa
You are late	Uratinze
Who is next?	Ninde ukurikira?
Who is she?	Ninde?
Who is that man?	Uwo muntu ni nde?
Who built it?	Ninde wubatse?
They hurt	Barababara
She got angry	Yararakaye
She is a teacher	Ni umwarimu
She is aggressive	Afite ubukana
She is attractive	Afite uburanga
She is beautiful	Nimwiza
She is crying	Ararira
She is happy	Arishimye
No way!	Nta kuntu byagenda!
No worries	Nta mpungenge
No, thank you	Oya, urakoze

I'm so happy	Ndishimye cyane
I'm hungry	Ndashonje
I'm able to run	Ndashoboye kwiruka
I agree	Ndabyemera
I can swim	Nshobora koga
I can't come	Sinshobora kuza
He got angry	Yararakaye
He was alone	Yari wenyine
He was brave	Yari intwari
He likes to swim	Akunda koga
Don't be angry	Ntukarakare
Don't be sad	Ntukababare
Don't cry	Nturirire
Come in	Injira
Come on	Ngwino
Can you come?	Urashobora kuza?
Can I help?	Nshobora gufasha?
Can I eat this?	Nshobora kurya ibi?
Can I help you?	Nshobora kugufasha?
Can I see?	Ndashobora kubona?
Are you going?	Ugiye?
Are you hungry?	Urashonje?
Are you mad?	Urasaze?
Are you serious?	Urakomeye?
Are you sleeping?	Urasinziriye?
Can you do this?	Urashobora kubikora?
Can you help me?	Urashobora kumfasha?
Can you tell me?	Urashobora kumbwira?
Come on tomorrow	Ngwino ejo
Come quickly	Ngwino vuba
Could I help you?	Nshobora kugufasha?
Could you tell me?	Wambwira?
Do not disturb!	Ntugahungabanye!
Do you hear me?	Uranyumva?
Do you smoke?	Unywa itabi?
Have you eaten?	Wariye?
Have you finished?	Urangije?
He can run fast	Arashobora kwiruka vuba
He began to run	Yatangiye kwiruka
He did not speak	Ntiyavuze
His eyes are blue	Amaso ye ni ubururu
His smile was good	Kumwenyura byari byiza
How is your life?	Ubuzima bwawe bumeze bute?
How is your family?	Umuryango wawe umeze ute?
I am a student	Ndi umunyeshuri
I am going to study	Ngiye kwiga
I am not a teacher	Ntabwo ndi umwarimu
I am sorry	Mbabarira
I believe you	Ndakwemera
I can do this job	Nshobora gukora aka kazi
I can run faster	Nshobora kwiruka vuba
I can’t believe it	Sinshobora kubyemera
It happens	Bibaho

It is new	Ni shyashya
It is a long story	Ninkuru ndende
It looks like an bird	Irasa ninyoni
It really takes time	Bisaba igihe
It was really cheap	Byari bihendutse rwose
It was so noisy	Byari urusaku
It was very difficult	Byari bigoye cyane
It wasn't expensive	Ntabwo byari bihenze
It wasn't necessary	Ntabwo byari ngombwa
Let me check	Reka ngenzure
Let me say	Reka mvuge
Let me see	Reka ndebe
May I come in?	Nshobora kwinjira?
May I help you?	Nshobora kugufasha?
May I join you?	Nshobora kwifatanya nawe?
May I speak?	Nshobora kuvuga?
May I eat this?	Nshobora kurya ibi?
My father is tall	Data muremure
My sister has a job	Mushiki wanjye afite akazi
My sister is famous	Mushiki wanjye arazwi
My wife is a doctor	Umugore wanjye ni umuganga
No, I'll eat later	Oya, nzarya nyuma
Please come in	Nyamuneka injira
Please do that again	Nyamuneka ongera ubikore
Please give me	Nyamuneka mpa
She admired him	Yaramushimye
She avoids me	Aranyirinda
She came last	Yaje nyuma
She goes to school	Yagiye ku ishuri
That house is big	Iyo nzu nini
That is a good idea	Icyo ni igitekerezo cyiza
That is my book	Icyo ni igitabo cyanjye
That is my son	Uwo ni umuhungu wanjye
The dog is dead	Imbwa yarapfuye
The river is wide	Uruzi ni rugari
There is no doubt	Nta gushidikanya
They are playing	Bakina
They are pretty	Ni beza
They got married	Barashyingiranywe
They have few books	Bafite ibitabo bike
They stopped talking	Baretse kuvuga
This is my friend	Iyi ni inshuti yanjye
This bird can't fly	Iyi nyoni ntishobora kuguruka
This decision is final	Iki cyemezo kirarangiye
This is my book	Iki ni igitabo cyanjye
This is my brother	Uyu ni musaza wanjye
This is my daughter	Uyu ni umukobwa wanjye
This is not a joke	Ntabwo ari urwenya
This is surprising	Ibi biratangaje
This river is beautiful	Uru ruzi ni rwiza
This story is true	Iyi nkuru ni ukuri
We are happy	Turishimye
Will it rain today?	Uyu munsi imvura izagwa?
Will you go on a trip?	Uzajya mu rugendo?

Will she come?	Azaza?
Would you kill me?	Wanyica?
Would you love me?	Wankunda?
Would you come here?	Waza hano?
You are a teacher	Uri umwarimu
You are very beautiful	Uri mwiza cyane
You are very brave	Ufite ubutwari cyane
You broke the rules	Warenze ku mategeko
You love me	Urankunda
you love me or not	urankunda cyangwa utankunda
You make me happy	Uranshimishije
You may go	Urashobora kugenda
You should sleep	Ugomba gusinzira
You must study hard	Ugomba kwiga cyane
Whose idea is this?	Iki ni igitekerezo cya nde?
Thanks for your help	Urakoze kubufasha bwawe
Thank you for coming	Urakoze kuza
How about you	Bite kuri wewe?
How is your family	Umuryango wawe umeze ute
How to Say	Uburyo bwo kuvuga
Good morning	Mwaramutse
Good afternoon	Mwaramutse
Good evening	Mwiriwe
Good night	Ijoro ryiza
Happy birthday	Isabukuru nziza
Happy Christmas	Noheri nziza
Happy new year	Umwaka mushya muhire
Good to see you	Nibyiza kukubona
I don't like it	Ntabwo nkunda
I have no idea	Nta gitekerezo mfite
I know everything	Nzi byose
I know something	Hari icyo nzi
Thank you so much	Urakoze cyane
Thanks a million	Urakoze miliyoni
See you later	Reba nyuma
See you next week	Reba nawe mu cyumweru gitaha
See you next year	Uzakubona umwaka utaha
See you soon	Tuzakubona vuba
See you tomorrow	Tuzabonane ejo
Sweet dreams	Inzozi nziza
I’m crazy about you	Ndumusazi
I'm crazy with you	Ndumusazi nawe
Nice to meet you	Nishimiye guhura nawe
It's very cheap	Nibihendutse cyane
Just a moment	Akanya gato
Not necessarily	Ntabwo ari ngombwa
That’s a good deal	Ibyo ni byiza
You're beautiful	Uri mwiza
You're very nice	Uri mwiza cyane
You're very smart	Ufite ubwenge cyane
I really appreciate it	Ndabishima cyane
I really miss you	Ndagukumbuye rwose

Hard sentences

What is your name	Witwa nde
Which is correct?	Ninde ukwiye?
Will you please help me?	Nyamuneka uzamfasha?
Will you stay at home?	Uzaguma murugo?
Do you need anything?	Hari icyo ukeneye?
Do you need this book?	Ukeneye iki gitabo?
Are you feeling better?	Urumva umerewe neza?
Are you writing a letter?	Wandika ibaruwa?
Come and see me now	Ngwino ndebe nonaha
Come with your family	Ngwino n'umuryango wawe
I'm very busy this week	Ndahuze cyane muri iki cyumweru
There is a lot of money	Hano hari amafaranga menshi
They are good people	Ni abantu beza
We need some money	Dukeneye amafaranga
What is your destination?	Iyo ujya?
What are you doing today?	Urakora iki uyu munsi?
What are you reading?	Urimo usoma iki?
What can I do for you?	Nakugirira nte?
What is the problem?	Ikibazo ni ikihe?
What is the story?	Iyo nkuru ni iyihe?
What is your problem?	Ikibazo cyawe nikihe?
What was that noise?	Urwo rusaku ni uruhe?
When can we eat?	Turashobora kurya ryari?
When do you study?	Wiga ryari?
When was it finished?	Byarangiye ryari?
How about your family	Bite se ku muryango wawe
Do you understand?	Urumva?
Do you love me?	Urankunda?
Don't talk about work	Ntukavuge akazi
How can I help you?	Nigute nshobora kugufasha?
How deep is the lake?	Ikiyaga cyimbitse ki?
I'm not disturbing you	Ntabwo nguhungabanya
I'm proud of my son	Nishimiye umuhungu wanjye
I'm sorry to disturb you	Mbabajwe no kuguhungabanya
Is something wrong?	Hari ikitagenda neza?
May I open the door?	Nshobora gukingura urugi?
Thanks for everything	Urakoze kubintu byose
This is very difficult	Ibi biragoye cyane
This is very important	Ibi ni ngombwa cyane
Where are you from	Uturuka he
Do you have any idea	Ufite igitekerezo icyo ari cyo cyose
I love you so much	Ndagukunda cyane
I love you very much	Ndagukunda cyane
I’m in love with you	Ndagukunda
I missed you so much	Naragukumbuye cyane
Let me think about it	Reka mbitekerezeho
Thank you very much	Murakoze cyane
I can't stop thinking	Sinshobora guhagarika gutekereza
Will you stop talking?	Uzareka kuvuga?
Would you like to go?	Urashaka kugenda?
Would you teach me?	Wanyigisha?

Where is your room?	Icyumba cyawe kiri he?
Where should we go?	Tugomba kujya he?
Where is your house?	Inzu yawe iri he?
Please close the door	Nyamuneka funga umuryango
She agreed to my idea	Yemeye igitekerezo cyanjye
That boy is intelligent	Uwo muhungu afite ubwenge
It was a very big room	Cyari icyumba kinini cyane
He can swim very fast	Arashobora koga vuba
He accepted my idea	Yemeye igitekerezo cyanjye
They loved each other	Bakundana
When will you reach?	Uzagera ryari?
Where are you from?	Uturuka he?
Where are you going?	Urajya he?
We love each other	Turakundana
We obeyed the rules	Twubahirije amategeko
We started to walk	Twatangiye kugenda
We will never agree	Ntabwo tuzigera twemera
We can make change	Turashobora guhindura
We cook everyday	Turateka burimunsi
We enjoyed it	Twarabyishimiye
What about you?	Bite se kuri wewe?
What are you doing?	Urimo ukora iki?
What did you say?	Wavuze iki?
What do you need?	Ukeneye iki?
What do you think?	Uratekereza iki?
What do you want?	Urashaka iki?
What happened?	Byagenze bite?
What is that?	Icyo ni ikihe?
When was she born?	Yavutse ryari?
When will we arrive?	Tuzagera ryari?
Where are you?	Urihe?
Where does it hurt?	Ni he bibabaza?
Where is my book?	Igitabo cyanjye kiri he?
Where is the river?	Uruzi ruri he?
Who broke this?	Ninde wabimennye?
Why are you crying?	Kuki urira?
I can't see anything	Ntacyo nshobora kubona
I disagree with you	Ntabwo nemeranya nawe
I like it very much	Ndabikunda cyane
I need more time	Nkeneye igihe kinini
I want to sleep	Ndashaka gusinzira
I'm able to swim	Ndashobora koga
I'm not a doctor	Ntabwo ndi umuganga
I'm taller than you	Ndi muremure kukurusha
I'm very sad	Ndababaye cyane
Is he a teacher?	Ari umwarimu?
Is she married?	Yarubatse?
Is this book yours?	Iki gitabo ni icyawe?
Let's ask the teacher	Reka tubaze mwarimu
Let's go out and eat	Reka tujye kurya
Let's go to a movie	Reka tujye muri firime

Difficult sentences

His opinion was not accepted	Igitekerezo cye nticyemewe
His proposals were adopted at the meeting	Ibyifuzo bye byemejwe muri iyo nama
How do you come to school?	Nigute uza mwishuri?
If I had money, I could buy it	Niba mfite amafaranga, nashoboraga kuyigura
If you want a pencil, I'll lend you one	Niba ushaka ikaramu, nzaguriza imwe
If he comes, ask him to wait	Niba aje, umusabe gutegereza
If it rains, we will get wet	Niba imvura iguye, tuzatose
If I studied, I would pass the exam	Iyo niga, natsinze ikizamini
My hair has grown too long	Umusatsi wanjye umaze gukura cyane
My mother is always at home	Mama ahora mu rugo
There are many fish in this lake	Muri iki kiyaga hari amafi menshi
There are many problems to solve	Hariho ibibazo byinshi byo gukemura
There are some books on the desk	Hano hari ibitabo bimwe
There is nothing wrong with him	Nta kibi kiri kuri we
There was a sudden change in the weather	Habayeho impinduka zitunguranye mubihe
There was nobody in the garden	Nta muntu n'umwe wari mu busitani
There was nobody there	Nta muntu n'umwe wari uhari
There were five murders this month	Muri uku kwezi habaye ubwicanyi butanu
They admire each other	Barishimirana
They agreed to work together	Bemeye gukorera hamwe
They are both good teachers	Bombi ni abigisha beza
We want something new	Turashaka ikintu gishya
We should be very careful	Tugomba kwitonda cyane
When can I see you next time?	Ni ryari nzakubona ubutaha?
When did you finish the work?	Warangije akazi ryari?
When will you harvest your wheat?	Uzasarura ingano zawe ryari?
Where do you want to go?	Urashaka kujya he?
Where is the pretty girl?	Umukobwa mwiza ari he?
Which food do you like?	Ni ibihe biryo ukunda?
Which is more important?	Ninde ufite akamaro kanini?
Which one is more expensive?	Ninde uhenze cyane?
Which way is the nearest?	Ni ubuhe buryo buri hafi?
Which is your favorite team?	Niyihe kipe ukunda?
Which languages do you speak?	Ni izihe ndimi uvuga?
Which team will win the game?	Niyihe kipe izatsinda umukino?
Why are you drying your hair?	Kuki wumye umusatsi wawe?
Why are you late?	Kuki utinze?
Why did you get so angry?	Kuki warakaye cyane?
Why did you quit?	Kuki waretse?
Why don't you come in?	Kuki utinjira?

Why were you late this morning?	Kuki watinze muri iki gitondo?
Why are you so tired today?	Kuki unaniwe cyane uyu munsi?
Would you like to dance with me?	Urashaka kubyinana nanjye?
Would you come tomorrow?	Uzaza ejo?
You are always complaining	Uhora witotomba
Thanks for your explanation	Urakoze kubisobanuro byawe
Thanks for the compliment	Urakoze kubwishimwe
Thanks for the information	Urakoze kubwamakuru
Thanks for your understanding	Urakoze kubyumva
Thank you for supporting me	Urakoze kunshyigikira
I really miss you so much	Ndagukumbuye cyane
Happy valentine’s day	Umunsi mwiza wa valentine
Whose decision was final?	Ni nde wafashe icyemezo cya nyuma?
Whose life is in danger?	Ubuzima bwa nde?
You are a good teacher	Uri umwigisha mwiza
You can read this book	Urashobora gusoma iki gitabo
You don't understand me	Ntunyumva
You have to study hard	Ugomba kwiga cyane
Where do you have pain?	Ubabara he?
They are both in the room	Bombi bari mu cyumba
That house is very small	Iyo nzu ni nto cyane
Please give me your hand	Nyamuneka mpa ukuboko kwawe
Please go to the school	Nyamuneka jya ku ishuri
Please sit here and wait	Nyamuneka icara hano utegereze
Please speak more slowly	Nyamuneka vuga buhoro
My father is in his room	Data ari mu cyumba cye
May I ask you something?	Nshobora kukubaza ikintu?
May I ask you a question?	Nshobora kukubaza ikibazo?
Is the job still available?	Akazi karacyahari?
I arrived there too early	Nahageze kare cyane
Do you have a family?	Ufite umuryango?
Do you have any problem?	Ufite ikibazo?
Do you have any idea?	Ufite igitekerezo?
Did you finish the job?	Warangije akazi?
Did you like the movie?	Wakunze firime?
Are we ready to go now?	Turiteguye kugenda ubu?
Would you like to come?	Urashaka kuza?
I don't speak very well	Simvuga neza

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