Lesson 1: Greetings and Introductions (English → Kinyarwanda)

Greetings

• Hello → Muraho
• Hi → Muraho
• Good morning → Mwaramutse
• Good afternoon → Mwiriwe
• Good evening → Mwiriwe
• How are you? → Amakuru? / Mumeze gute?
• I am fine → Ni meza / Meze neza

Introductions

• My name is … → Nitwa … / Izina ryanjye ni …
• What is your name? → Witwa nde? Izina ryawe ni inde?
• Nice to meet you → Nishimiye guhura nawe
• Where are you from? → Ukomoka he?
• I am from Rwanda → Nkomoka mu Rwanda
• Goodbye → Murabeho / Bayi
• See you later → Turasubira/Tuzasubira

Bilingual Dialogue (English ↔ Kinyarwanda)

Dialogue between 2 people meeting for the first time

Pascal: Hello!
Muraho!

Viviane: Hello! How are you?
Muraho! Amakuru?

Pascal: I am fine, thank you. And you?
Ni meza. Wowe se?

Viviane: I am fine. What is your name?
Meze neza. Witwa nde?

Pascal: My name is Pascal. What is your name?
Nitwa Pascal. Wowe witwa nde?

Viviane: My name is Viviane. Nice to meet you.
Nitwa Viviane. Nishimiye guhura nawe.

Pascal: Nice to meet you too. Where are you from?
Nanjye nishimiye guhura nawe. Ukomoka he?

Viviane: I am from Rwanda. And you?
Nkomoka mu Rwanda. Wowe se?

Pascal: I am also from Rwanda.
Nanjye nkomoka muri Amerika.

Viviane: Goodbye!
Oh Murabeho!

Pascal: Goodbye, see you later!
Murabeho, tuzasubira!