Greetings

Question 1

Mwaramutse

Answer 1

Good morning
Respond: mwaramutse

Question 2

Mwaramutse neza

Answer 2

Good morning
Respond:
Mwaramutse neza

Question 3

Amahoro

Answer 3

Hello (peace be with you)
Response: amahoro

Question 4

Mwiriwe neza

Answer 4

Good evening
Mwiriwe neza

Question 5

Umeze gute?

Answer 5

How are you? (Singular)
Response:
Meza Neza (I am fine)
Nabi (not fine)

Question 6

Urakomeye?

Answer 6

Are you good?
R: Ego ndakomeye

Question 7

Umeze neza?

Answer 7

Are you good?
R: Ego meza neza (yes I am good)
R: Si neza (not good)

Question 8

Bite?
Gute?

Answer 8

What’s up?
R: Ni sawa

Question 9

Umunsi mwiza!

Answer 9

Have a good day!

Question 10

Ndanezerewe no guhura nawe

Answer 10

Happy to meet you
Response:
nanje ndanezerewe no guhura nawe
(happy to meet you too)

Question 11

Witwa gute?

Answer 11

What is your name?

Question 12

Nitwa.. (or)

nanje nitwa

Answer 12

My name is..

Question 13

Nawe?

Answer 13

And you?

Question 14

Ijoro ryira

Answer 14

Good night

R: ijuro ryiza nawe
(a good night sleep with you)

Question 15

Nanje

Answer 15

Me too

Question 16

Urakoze

Answer 16

Thank you
R: urakoze nawe (one person)

Question 17

Murakoze

Answer 17

Thank you (showing respect)
R: murakoze namwe

Question 18

Turasubira

Answer 18

See you later (same day)

Question 19

Turasubira hanyuma

Answer 19

See you later (same day)

Question 20

Tuzosubira

Answer 20

See you next time

Question 21

Tuzosubira hanyuma

Answer 21

Goodbye

see you next time

Question 22

Tuzosubira uwundi munsi

Answer 22

See you another day

Question 23

Tuzosubira ejo

Answer 23

See you next time

Question 24

Amakuru?
Amakuru yawe?

Answer 24

What is your news?

R: ni meza
(it’s good)

Question 25

ndanezerewe no kumenyana nawe

Answer 25

pleased to meet you response: Nanje ndanezerewe no kumenyana nawe

Question 26

ugire ijoro ryiza

Answer 26

have a good night

Question 27

ugire umunsi mwiza

Answer 27

have a good day response: umunsi mwiza nawe

Question 28

twese, nawe ugire umunsi mwiza

Answer 28

have a good day too (another response to: ugire umunsi nawe)

Question 29

Mumeza gute?

Answer 29

How are you (plural) Meza neza (I’m fine)

Question 30

Mwiriwi

Answer 30

Good evening Mwiriwi