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Essential Expressions

Common Phrases

Learn essential Kifuliiru expressions, greetings, and phrases for everyday communication. Start your journey to speaking Kifuliiru with these fundamental expressions.

Essential Phrases

Start with these fundamental Kifuliiru expressions. Each phrase includes pronunciation guidance to help you speak correctly.

Greeting

Musingo

Greetings

Pronunciation: moo-sing-go

Greeting

Myazi miki?

What is the news?

Pronunciation: mya-zee mee-kee

Response

Myazi miija

News is good

Pronunciation: mya-zee mee-jah

Question

Wagenda hayi?

Where are you going?

Pronunciation: wa-gen-da ha-yee

Expression

Ehee

Oh my!

Pronunciation: eh-heh

Expression

Yoo

Oh no

Pronunciation: yo-o

Affection

E mwana wani!

O my son/child!

Pronunciation: eh mwa-na wa-nee

Story

Hâli riiri

There was

Pronunciation: ha-lee ree-ree

Story

Lusiku luguma

One day

Pronunciation: loo-see-koo loo-goo-ma

Proverb

Áhali ikyoba hatagendwa bwija

Where there is fear it does not go well

Pronunciation: ah-ha-lee ee-kyo-ba ha-ta-gen-dwa bwee-jah

Expression Categories

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Greetings & Common Phrases

Musingo

Greetings

General greeting

Myazi miki?

What is the news?

Greeting question

Myazi miija

News is good

Response to greeting

Wagenda hayi?

Where are you going?

Common question

Nagenda harebe

I'm going to a certain place

Response to where question

Interjections & Expressions

Ehee

Oh my!

Expression of surprise

Yehee

Oh dear

Expression of concern

Aaho

OK then

Used to shame people into accepting a statement

Kiziga

Surprise!

Expression of surprise

Yoo

Oh no

Expression of empathy/shock

Ararara

Ai yai yai

Expression of pain

E mwira wani

O my friend

Friendly expression

E maashi

Please, come on

Urging expression

E mama

No problem

Expression of consent

Common Sayings & Proverbs

Áhali ikyoba hatagendwa bwija

Where there is fear it does not go well

Traditional proverb

Byoshi íbibonwa bitadetwa

Everything that is seen is not spoken

Traditional proverb

Ihano libi likizi yitiisania

Bad advice habitually kills

Traditional proverb

Utayilyose ku bandi

Do not remove yourself from others

Traditional proverb

Utagwate ubwira ne'ndyalya

Do not be friends with a deceiver

Traditional proverb

Story Formulas

Hâli riiri

There was

Common story beginning

Lusiku luguma

One day

Story transition

Ulufumu ho luhumbira

The story, that's where it ends

Story ending

Kwokwo kwo

Thus is how

Story conclusions

Useful Expressions

E mwana wani!

O my son/child!

Affectionate expression

Nanga

No!/Oh!

Expression of refusal or surprise

Shoobe

No way

Expressing impossibility

Fyó-fyó

Dare, dare

Challenging someone

Hoobe-hoobe

I swear

Taking an oath

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