1
Q
Hello (at the door),
Excuse me
A
Odi
2
Q
Hi
A
Moni
3
Q
How are you?
A
Muli bwanji?
4
Q
I’m good, how are you?
A
Ndili bwino, kaya inu?
5
Q
I’m not doing good.
A
Sindili bwino
6
Q
Thanks
A
Zikomo
7
Q
Bye
A
Zikomo, ndapita
8
Q
Go well
A
Pitani bwino
9
Q
Travel well
A
Yendani bwino
10
Q
See you later
A
Tionana
11
Q
Good morning
(Did you wake up well?)
A
Mwadzuka bwanji
12
Q
Yes
A
Eya, e
13
Q
No
A
Ayi
14
Q
I, me
A
Ine
Ineyo (same but more emphatic)
15
Q
I travelled well
A
Ndinayenda bwino
16
Q
I feel hot
A
Ndikumva kutentha
17
Q
I feel cold
A
Ndikumva kuzizira
18
Q
I’m hungry
A
Ndili ndi njala
19
Q
I just want water
A
Ndikufuna madzi okha
20
Q
Sorry
A
Pepa / pepani (s/p)
21
Q
I don’t like
A
Sindikonda
22
Q
I don’t want anything
A
Sindikufuna chilichonse
23
Q
I don’t eat meat
A
Sindimadya nyama
24
Q
I like to dance
A
Ndimakonda kuvina
25
You have hurt me
Wandipweteka (s)
Mwandipweteka (p)
26
Leave me alone
Tandisiye (s)
Tandisiyeni (p)
27
That’s it, that’s enough, that’s fine
Basi
28
Ouch!
Mayine, mayo
29
It doesn’t matter
Palibe kanthu
30
Monday
Lolemba
Mande
31
Tuesday
Lachiwiri
32
Wednesday
Lachitatu
33
Thursday
Lachinayi
34
Friday
Lachisanu
Flaide
35
Saturday
Loweruka
Satade
36
Sunday
Lamulungu, lasabata
Sande
37
I’ll see you on Saturday
Tionana satade
38
I will come on Thursday
Ndibwera lachinayi
39
Come for a chat on Monday
Mubwere kudzacheza lolemba
40
The choir meets on Wednesdays
Akwaya amakumana lachitatu
41
The doctor only visits on Tuesdays
Adotolo amabwera lachiwiri lokha
42
January
Janyuwale
43
February
Febuwale
44
March
Malichi
45
April
Epulo
46
May
Meyi
47
June
Juni
48
July
Julaye
49
August
Ogasti
50
September
Seputembala
51
October
Okutobala
52
November
Novembala
53
December
Disembala
54
I was born in January
Ndinabadwa mu Janyuwale
55
The wedding is in November
Chikwati chili mu Novembala
56
The child will be born in October
Mwana abadwa mu Okutobala
57
This June is very cold
Juni uno yazizira kwambiri
58
Day(s)
Tsiku (masiku)
59
Every day
Masiku onse
60
Today
Lero
61
Tomorrow
Mawa
62
Yesterday
Dzulo
63
The day before yesterday
Dzana
64
The day after tomorrow
Mkucha
65
Which day?
Tsiku liti?
66
Morning
M’mawa
67
Afternoon
Masana
68
Evening
Madzulo
69
Night
Usiku
70
All day
Tsiku lonse
71
All night
Usiku wonse
72
We danced all night
Tinavina usiku wonse
73
I will come the day after tomorrow
Ndibwera mkucha
74
I work in the afternoon
Ndimagwira ntchito masana
75
I arrived the day before yesterday
Ndinafika dzana
76
When should I come?
Ndibwere liti?
77
Come in the morning
Mubwere m’mawa
78
Week
Sabata
Mulungu
79
This week
Mulungu uno
80
Last week
Mulungu watha
81
Next week
Mulungu wamawa
82
The week after next
Mulungu wamkucha
83
Month(s)
Mwezi (miyezi)
84
Year(s)
Chaka (zaka)
85
Last year
Chaka chatha
86
This year
Chaka chino
87
These days
Masiku ano
88
In the past
Kale
89
Long ago
Kalekale
90
Forever
Mpaka muyaya
91
She’s three years old
Ali ndi zaka zitatu
92
Back in those days we used to eat…
Kalekale tinkadya…
93
These days we eat…
Masiku ano timadya…
94
This month I’m short (of cash)
Mwezi uno ndashota
95
I was sick last week
Ndimadwala mulungu watha
96
Person
(People)
Munthu
(Anthu)
97
Thing
(Things)
Chinthu
(Zinthu)
98
One
(One person, one thing)
-modzi
(Munthu m’modzi, chinthu chimodzi)
99
Two
(Two people, two things)
-wiri
(Anthu awiri, zinthu ziwiri)
100
Three
(Three people, three things)
-tatu
(Anthu atatu, zinthu zitatu)
101
Four
(Four people, four things)
Folo, -nayi
(Anthu anayi, zinthu zinayi)
102
Five
Faifi, -sanu
(Anthu asanu, zinthu zisanu)
103
Six
Sikisi
(Anthu sikisi, zinthu sikisi)
104
Seven
Seveni
105
Eight
Eyiti
106
Nine
Naini
107
Ten
Teni
108
Eleven
Ileveni
109
Twelve
Twelofu
110
20
Twente
111
30
Sate
112
40
Fote
113
50
Fifite
114
60
Sikisite
115
70
Sevente
116
80
Eyite
117
90
Nayinte
118
100
Wani handedi
119
1000
Wani sauzande
120
1,000,000
Wani milioni
121
You should buy 20
Mugule twente
122
I have counted 80
Ndawerenga eyite
123
When you reach the age of 50
Mukakwana zaka fifite
124
It amounts to 7000 kwacha
Zakwana seveni sauzande kwacha
125
Who
Ndani
126
Who has arrived/come?
Kwabwera ndani?
127
What
Chiyani, chani
128
What is it?
Ndi chiyani?
129
Where
Kuti
130
Where is he/she?
Ali kuti?
131
When?
Liti?
132
When is it?
Ndi liti?
133
How
(Also: what is it? What’s the problem? How come?)
Bwanji
134
How did you do it?
Munapanga bwanji?
135
How much (money) is it?
Ndi ndalama zingati?
136
How much is it? /
How are you doing? (When sick)
Mukuchita bwanji?
137
How much will you charge me for it?
Mundichaja zingati?
138
That one
Iyoyo
139
Over there
Apopo
140
Over here
Apapa
141
Help!
Ndi thandizeni
142
Without
Opanda
143
Under
Pansi pa
144
But
Koma
145
I am from Malawi
Ndine waku Malawi
146
Why?
Chifukwa chani?
147
I am going to Malawi
Ndikupita ku Malawi
Chichewa
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