Phrasebook: English → Rwanda

Basic phrases Amagambo shingiro Common expressions Imvugo isanzwe Emergencies Ibihe byihutirwa General conversation Ikiganiro rusange Making friends Kugira inshuti Languages and communication Indimi n'itumanaho Family and relationships Umuryango n'imibanire Interests Inyungu Jobs Akazi Education Uburezi Religion Iyobokamana Dating and romance Kurambagiza no gukundana Arranging to meet Gutegura guhura Time expressions Imvugo Telling the time Kubwira igihe Dates Amatariki The weather Ikirere At home Murugo Entertaining guests Gushimisha abashyitsi Travel Urugendo Asking and giving directions Kubaza no gutanga icyerekezo Motoring Moteri Car hire Gukodesha imodoka Travelling by taxi Kugenda muri tagisi Travelling by bus and train Kugenda muri bisi na gari ya moshi Travelling by air Kugenda mu kirere Travelling by boat Kugenda mu bwato Passport control and customs Kugenzura pasiporo na gasutamo Making a reservation Gukora reservation Checking in Kugenzura During your stay Mugihe cyawe Checking out Kugenzura Eating and drinking Kurya no kunywa At a pub, bar, or café Muri salo, akabari, cyangwa café At a restaurant Muri resitora Shopping Guhaha At the supermarket Muri supermarket Shopping for clothes Kugura imyenda Services and repairs Serivisi no gusana Around town Hafi y'umujyi At the tourist information office Ku biro bishinzwe amakuru ku bukerarugendo At the post office Ku biro by'iposita At the bank Kuri banki At the hairdressers Ku batunganya imisatsi At the estate agents Ku bashinzwe umutungo Leisure and entertainment Imyidagaduro n'imyidagaduro Buying tickets Kugura amatike At the cinema Kuri sinema At the theatre Kuri theatre At a nightclub Muri club nijoro Museums and galleries Ingoro ndangamurage Health Ubuzima At the chemists Abashinzwe imiti At the doctors Ku baganga At the dentists Ku bavuzi b'amenyo At the opticians Kuri optique At work Ku kazi Applying for a job Gusaba akazi Using the telephone Ukoresheje terefone Writing letters and emails Kwandika amabaruwa na imeri