Daily use common Luganda Sentences and Phrases

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To learn Luganda language, Phrases and Sentences are the important sections. Here you can easily learn daily use common Luganda sentences with the help of English pronunciation. Here is the list of English sentences to Luganda translation with transliterations. It also helps beginners to learn Luganda 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 Luganda language quickly and also play some Luganda 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 Luganda.

Luganda sentences and phrases

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

Easy sentences

Welcome	Kaale
Thanks	Weebale
Good	Kirungi
Enjoy	Okunyumirwa
Fine	Omutango
Congratulations	Tuyozaayoza nnyo
I hate you	Nkukyawa
I love you	Nkwagala
I’m in love	Nze ndi mu laavu
I’m sorry	Nsonyiwa
I’m so sorry	Nsonyiwa nnyo
I’m yours	Nze ndi wuwo
Thanks again	Webale nnyo nate
How are you	Oli otya
I am fine	Ndi bulungi
Take care	Kuume
I miss you	Nkusubwa
You're nice	Oli mulungi
That’s terrible	Ekyo kya ntiisa
That's too bad	Ekyo kibi nnyo
That's too much	Ekyo kisusse
See you	Tulabagane
Thank you	Weebale
Thank you sir	Webale nnyo ssebo
Are you free	Oli wa ddembe
No problem	Tewali buzibu
Get well soon	Beera bulungi mu bunnambiro
Very good	Kilungi nyo
Well done	Gyebaleko
What’s up	Kiki ekiriwo
I can't hear you	Sisobola kukuwulira
I can't stop	Sisobola kulekera awo
I know	mmanyi
Good bye	Eeraba
Good idea	Ekirowoozo kirungi
Good luck	Nkwagaliza emikisa
You are late	Olwawo
Who is next?	Ani addako?
Who is she?	Ye ani?
Who is that man?	Omusajja oyo y’ani?
Who built it?	Ani yagizimba?
They hurt	Baluma
She got angry	Yanyiiga nnyo
She is a teacher	Ye musomesa
She is aggressive	Abeera mukambwe
She is attractive	Alabika bulungi nnyo
She is beautiful	Mulungi nnyo
She is crying	Akaaba
She is happy	Ali musanyufu
No way!	Tekisoboka!
No worries	Tewali kweraliikirira
No, thank you	Nedda, mwebale

I'm so happy	Ndi musanyufu nnyo
I'm hungry	Enjala ennuma
I'm able to run	Nsobola okudduka
I agree	Nzikiriziganya
I can swim	Nsobola okuwuga
I can't come	Sisobola kujja
He got angry	Yanyiiga
He was alone	Yali yekka
He was brave	Yali muvumu
He likes to swim	Ayagala nnyo okuwuga
Don't be angry	Tonyiiga
Don't be sad	Tonakuwala
Don't cry	Tokaaba
Come in	Muyingire
Come on	Vaawo naawe
Can you come?	Osobola okujja?
Can I help?	Nsobola okuyamba?
Can I eat this?	Nsobola okulya kino?
Can I help you?	Nsobola okukuyamba?
Can I see?	Nsobola okulaba?
Are you going?	Ogenda?
Are you hungry?	Enjala ekuluma?
Are you mad?	Oli mulalu?
Are you serious?	Oli siriyaasi?
Are you sleeping?	Osula osula?
Can you do this?	Kino osobola okukikola?
Can you help me?	Osobola okunnyamba?
Can you tell me?	Osobola okumbuulira?
Come on tomorrow	Jjangu enkya
Come quickly	Jjangu mangu
Could I help you?	Nsobola okukuyamba?
Could you tell me?	Oyinza okumbuulira?
Do not disturb!	Totaataaganya!
Do you hear me?	Ompulira?
Do you smoke?	Onywa sigala?
Have you eaten?	Olidde?
Have you finished?	Omaze?
He can run fast	Asobola okudduka amangu
He began to run	Yatandika okudduka
He did not speak	Teyayogera
His eyes are blue	Amaaso ge ga bbululu
His smile was good	Akamwenyumwenyu ke kaali kalungi
How is your life?	Obulamu bwo buli butya?
How is your family?	Amaka go gali gatya?
I am a student	Ndi muyizi
I am going to study	Ngenda kusoma
I am not a teacher	Nze siri musomesa
I am sorry	Nsonyiwa
I believe you	Nze nkukkiriza
I can do this job	Omulimu guno nsobola okugukola
I can run faster	Nsobola okudduka amangu
I can’t believe it	Siyinza kukkiriza
It happens	Kibaawo

It is new	Kipya
It is a long story	Emboozi mpanvu
It looks like an bird	Kiringa ekinyonyi
It really takes time	Ddala kitwala obudde
It was really cheap	Ddala kyali kya buseere
It was so noisy	Kyabadde kikuba nnyo amaloboozi
It was very difficult	Kyabadde kizibu nnyo
It wasn't expensive	Teyali ya bbeeyi
It wasn't necessary	Tekyali kyetaagisa
Let me check	Ka nkebere
Let me say	Ka njogere
Let me see	Ka ndabe
May I come in?	Nsobola okuyingira?
May I help you?	Nsobola okukuyamba?
May I join you?	Nsobola okukwegattako?
May I speak?	Nsobola okwogera?
May I eat this?	Nsobola okulya kino?
My father is tall	Taata muwanvu
My sister has a job	Mwannyinaze alina omulimu
My sister is famous	Mwannyinaze mututumufu
My wife is a doctor	Mukyala wange musawo
No, I'll eat later	Nedda, nja kulya oluvannyuma
Please come in	Nsaba muyingire
Please do that again	Nsaba nate ekyo mukole
Please give me	Nsaba mpa
She admired him	Yamwegomba nnyo
She avoids me	Anneewala nze
She came last	Yasembyeyo okujja
She goes to school	Agenda ku ssomero
That house is big	Ennyumba eyo nnene
That is a good idea	Ekyo kirowoozo kirungi
That is my book	Ekyo kye kitabo kyange
That is my son	Oyo ye mwana wange
The dog is dead	Embwa efudde
The river is wide	Omugga mugazi
There is no doubt	Tewali kubuusabuusa
They are playing	Bazannya
They are pretty	Banyuma nnyo
They got married	Baafumbiriganwa
They have few books	Balina ebitabo bitono
They stopped talking	Baalekera awo okwogera
This is my friend	Ono mukwano gwange
This bird can't fly	Ekinyonyi kino tekisobola kubuuka
This decision is final	Okusalawo kuno kwe kusembayo
This is my book	Kino kye kitabo kyange
This is my brother	Ono ye muganda wange
This is my daughter	Ono ye muwala wange
This is not a joke	Kino si kya kusaaga
This is surprising	Kino kyewuunyisa
This river is beautiful	Omugga guno mulungi nnyo
This story is true	Emboozi eno ntuufu
We are happy	Tuli basanyufu
Will it rain today?	Enkuba eneetonnya leero?
Will you go on a trip?	Ogenda kugenda ku lugendo?

Will she come?	Anajja?
Would you kill me?	Wandinzita?
Would you love me?	Wandyagadde?
Would you come here?	Wandizze wano?
You are a teacher	Oli musomesa
You are very beautiful	Oli mulungi nnyo
You are very brave	Oli muvumu nnyo
You broke the rules	Wamenya amateeka
You love me	Ggwe onjagala
you love me or not	onjagala oba nedda
You make me happy	Ggwe onsanyusa
You may go	Oyinza okugenda
You should sleep	Olina okwebaka
You must study hard	Olina okusoma ennyo
Whose idea is this?	Ekirowoozo kino kya ani?
Thanks for your help	Webale buyambi bwammwe
Thank you for coming	Mwebale kujja
How about you	Atte ggwe
How is your family	Famire yo eri etya
How to Say	Engeri y'Okugamba
Good morning	Wasuze otya
Good afternoon	Osiibye otya
Good evening	Osiibye otya
Good night	Sula bulungi
Happy birthday	Amazaalibwa amalungi
Happy Christmas	Ssekukkulu ennungi
Happy new year	Omwaka omupya og'wessanyu
Good to see you	Kirungi okukulaba
I don't like it	Sikyagala
I have no idea	Nze sirina kirowoozo kyonna
I know everything	Buli kimu nkimanyi
I know something	Nnina kye mmanyi
Thank you so much	Weebale nyo
Thanks a million	Webale obukadde
See you later	Tulabagane edda
See you next week	Tulabe wiiki ejja
See you next year	Tulabe omwaka ogujja
See you soon	Nja kukulaba edda
See you tomorrow	Tulabagane enkya
Sweet dreams	Ebirooto ebirungi
I’m crazy about you	Nze ndi mulalu ku lulwo
I'm crazy with you	Nze ndi mulalu naawe
Nice to meet you	Kirungi okukusisinkana
It's very cheap	Kiba kya buseere nnyo
Just a moment	Akaseera katono ddala
Not necessarily	Si kituufu nti
That’s a good deal	Eyo ddiiru nnungi
You're beautiful	Oli mulungi
You're very nice	Oli mulungi nnyo
You're very smart	Oli mugezi nnyo
I really appreciate it	Nkisiima nnyo
I really miss you	Nkusubwa nnyo

Hard sentences

What is your name	Erinnya lyo gwe ani
Which is correct?	Kiki ekituufu?
Will you please help me?	Nsaba onnyambe?
Will you stay at home?	Onoosigala awaka?
Do you need anything?	Olina kye weetaaga?
Do you need this book?	Okwetaaga ekitabo kino?
Are you feeling better?	Owulira bulungi?
Are you writing a letter?	Owandiika ebbaluwa?
Come and see me now	Jjangu onlabe kati
Come with your family	Jjangu n’ab’omu maka go
I'm very busy this week	Wiiki eno ndi busy nnyo
There is a lot of money	Ssente nnyingi nnyo
They are good people	Bano bantu balungi
We need some money	Twetaaga ssente
What is your destination?	Ggwe ogenda ki?
What are you doing today?	Okola ki leero?
What are you reading?	Osoma ki?
What can I do for you?	Kiki kye nnyinza okukukolera?
What is the problem?	Kiki ekizibu?
What is the story?	Emboozi eri etya?
What is your problem?	Ekizibu kyo kiri ki?
What was that noise?	Oluyoogaano olwo lwali ki?
When can we eat?	Ddi lwe tuyinza okulya?
When do you study?	Osoma ddi?
When was it finished?	Ddi lwe kyaggwa?
How about your family	Ate amaka go
Do you understand?	Otegedde?
Do you love me?	Onjagala?
Don't talk about work	Toyogera ku mirimu
How can I help you?	Nnyinza ntya okukuyamba?
How deep is the lake?	Ennyanja eno buziba bwenkana wa?
I'm not disturbing you	Sikutaataaganya
I'm proud of my son	Nneenyumiriza mu mwana wange
I'm sorry to disturb you	Nsonyiwa okukutaataaganya
Is something wrong?	Waliwo ekikyamu?
May I open the door?	Nsobola okuggulawo oluggi?
Thanks for everything	Webale buli kimu
This is very difficult	Kino kizibu nnyo
This is very important	Kino kikulu nnyo
Where are you from	Ova wa
Do you have any idea	Olina ekirowoozo kyonna
I love you so much	Nkwagala nyo
I love you very much	Nkwagala nnyo
I’m in love with you	Nze ndi mu laavu naawe
I missed you so much	Nakusubwa nnyo
Let me think about it	Ka ndowooza ku nsonga eno
Thank you very much	Webale nyo
I can't stop thinking	Siyinza kulekera awo kulowooza
Will you stop talking?	Ojja kulekera awo okwogera?
Would you like to go?	Wandyagadde okugenda?
Would you teach me?	Wandinjigiriza?

Where is your room?	Ekisenge kyo kiri ludda wa?
Where should we go?	Tugende wa?
Where is your house?	Ennyumba yo eri ludda wa?
Please close the door	Nsaba muggale oluggi
She agreed to my idea	Yakkiriza ekirowoozo kyange
That boy is intelligent	Omulenzi oyo mugezi
It was a very big room	Kyali kisenge kinene nnyo
He can swim very fast	Asobola okuwuga amangu nnyo
He accepted my idea	Yakkiriza ekirowoozo kyange
They loved each other	Baayagalana
When will you reach?	Onootuuka ddi?
Where are you from?	Ova wa?
Where are you going?	Ogenda wa?
We love each other	Twagalana
We obeyed the rules	Twagondera amateeka
We started to walk	Twatandika okutambula
We will never agree	Tetujja kukkiriziganya n’akatono
We can make change	Tusobola okukola enkyukakyuka
We cook everyday	Tufumba buli lunaku
We enjoyed it	Twanyumirwa nnyo
What about you?	Atte gwe?
What are you doing?	Okola ki?
What did you say?	Ogambye ki?
What do you need?	Kiki kye weetaaga?
What do you think?	Ggwe olowooza ki?
What do you want?	Oyagala ki?
What happened?	Kiki ekyabaddewo?
What is that?	Ekyo kye ki?
When was she born?	Yazaalibwa ddi?
When will we arrive?	Tunatuuka ddi?
Where are you?	Oli wa?
Where does it hurt?	Kiruma wa?
Where is my book?	Ekitabo kyange kiri ludda wa?
Where is the river?	Omugga guli ludda wa?
Who broke this?	Ani yamenye kino?
Why are you crying?	Lwaki okaaba?
I can't see anything	Sisobola kulaba kintu kyonna
I disagree with you	Nze sikkiriziganya naawe
I like it very much	Njagala nnyo
I need more time	Nneetaaga obudde obulala
I want to sleep	Njagala kwebaka
I'm able to swim	Nsobola okuwuga
I'm not a doctor	Nze siri musawo
I'm taller than you	Nze nkusinga obuwanvu
I'm very sad	Nnakuwadde nnyo
Is he a teacher?	Ye musomesa?
Is she married?	Mufumbo?
Is this book yours?	Ekitabo kino kikyo?
Let's ask the teacher	Katubuuze omusomesa
Let's go out and eat	Tufulume tulye
Let's go to a movie	Ka tugende mu firimu

Difficult sentences

His opinion was not accepted	Endowooza ye teyakkirizibwa
His proposals were adopted at the meeting	Ebiteeso bye byayisibwa mu lukiiko luno
How do you come to school?	Ojja otya ku ssomero?
If I had money, I could buy it	Singa nnalina ssente, nnali nsobola okuzigula
If you want a pencil, I'll lend you one	Bw’oba oyagala ekkalaamu, nja kukuwola emu
If he comes, ask him to wait	Bw’aba azze, musabe alinde
If it rains, we will get wet	Enkuba bw’etonnya, tujja kufukirira
If I studied, I would pass the exam	Singa nasoma, nnandiyise ekigezo
My hair has grown too long	Enviiri zange zikuze nnyo
My mother is always at home	Maama bulijjo abeera waka
There are many fish in this lake	Mu nnyanja eno mulimu ebyennyanja bingi
There are many problems to solve	Ebizibu bingi ebirina okugonjoolwa
There are some books on the desk	Waliwo ebitabo ebimu ku mmeeza
There is nothing wrong with him	Tewali kikyamu kyonna gy’ali
There was a sudden change in the weather	Waaliwo enkyukakyuka ey’amangu mu mbeera y’obudde
There was nobody in the garden	Mu lusuku temwalimu muntu yenna
There was nobody there	Tewaaliwo muntu yenna awo
There were five murders this month	Omwezi guno wabaddewo ettemu ttaano
They admire each other	Beegombagana
They agreed to work together	Bakkaanyizza okukolera awamu
They are both good teachers	Bombi basomesa balungi
We want something new	Twagala ekipya
We should be very careful	Tusaanidde okwegendereza ennyo
When can I see you next time?	Ddi lwe nsobola okukulaba omulundi oguddako?
When did you finish the work?	Omulimu wagumaliriza ddi?
When will you harvest your wheat?	Eŋŋaano yo onookungula ddi?
Where do you want to go?	Oyagala kugenda wa?
Where is the pretty girl?	Omuwala omulungi ali ludda wa?
Which food do you like?	Mmere ki gy’oyagala?
Which is more important?	Kiki ekisinga obukulu?
Which one is more expensive?	Kiki ekisinga okuba eky’ebbeeyi?
Which way is the nearest?	Ekkubo ki erisinga okumpi?
Which is your favorite team?	Ttiimu ki gy’osinga okwagala?
Which languages do you speak?	Nnimi ki z’oyogera?
Which team will win the game?	Ttiimu ki egenda okuwangula omupiira guno?
Why are you drying your hair?	Lwaki okaza enviiri?
Why are you late?	Lwaki olwawo?
Why did you get so angry?	Lwaki wasunguwala nnyo?
Why did you quit?	Lwaki walekulira?
Why don't you come in?	Lwaki toyingira?

Why were you late this morning?	Lwaki walwawo enkya ya leero?
Why are you so tired today?	Lwaki okooye nnyo leero?
Would you like to dance with me?	Wandyagadde okuzina nange?
Would you come tomorrow?	Wandizze enkya?
You are always complaining	Bulijjo oba mwemulugunya
Thanks for your explanation	Webale kunnyonnyola kwo
Thanks for the compliment	Webale kusiima
Thanks for the information	Webale nnyo amawulire
Thanks for your understanding	Webale kutegeera kwo
Thank you for supporting me	Mwebale kunwagira
I really miss you so much	Ddala nkusubwa nnyo
Happy valentine’s day	Olunaku lwa valentine olulungi
Whose decision was final?	Ani okusalawo kwe kwali okw’enkomerero?
Whose life is in danger?	Obulamu bw’ani buli mu kabi?
You are a good teacher	Oli musomesa mulungi
You can read this book	Osobola okusoma ekitabo kino
You don't understand me	Ggwe tontegedde
You have to study hard	Olina okusoma ennyo
Where do you have pain?	Olina obulumi wa?
They are both in the room	Bombi bali mu kisenge
That house is very small	Ennyumba eyo ntono nnyo
Please give me your hand	Nsaba mpa omukono gwo
Please go to the school	Nsaba mugende ku ssomero
Please sit here and wait	Nsaba mutuule wano mulinde
Please speak more slowly	Nsaba mwogere mpola mpola
My father is in his room	Taata ali mu kisenge kye
May I ask you something?	Nsobola okubaako kye nkubuuza?
May I ask you a question?	Nsobola okukubuuza ekibuuzo?
Is the job still available?	Omulimu gukyaliyo?
I arrived there too early	Nnatuukayo nga bukyali nnyo
Do you have a family?	Olina amaka?
Do you have any problem?	Olina ekizibu kyonna?
Do you have any idea?	Olina ekirowoozo kyonna?
Did you finish the job?	Omulimu ogumazeeko?
Did you like the movie?	Firimu eno yaginyumidde?
Are we ready to go now?	Tuli beetegefu okugenda kati?
Would you like to come?	Wandyagadde okujja?
I don't speak very well	Siyogera bulungi nnyo

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