A conversation with a moto-driver at the beginning of a journey may go as follows:
You: Yewe!
You: Bitte
Driver: Sawa
You: Ndashaka kujya kuri Nakaumatt, mu mujji
Driver: Yego
You: Nangahe?
Driver: Magana umanani
You: Oya, ibi birahenze
Driver: Magana atandatu
You: Sawa. Ufite amafaranga mato?
Driver: Yego
You: Utware bohoro kandi neza
You: Hey!
You: Hi
Driver: Hey
You: I’d like to go to the Nakaumatt in town
Driver: Sure
You: How much?
Driver: 800
You: No, that’s too much
Driver: 600
You: Okay. Do you have change?
Driver: Yes
You: Drive slowly and safely
attention! (when hailing a taxi/moto=taxi) – Yewe!
hi – bitte
I would like to go past the MTN Centre -ndashaka kujya kuri numa MTN
nadashaka – I would like
arashaka – he/she would like
turashaka – we would like
kujya – go (in this context)
kuri – to (in this context)
numa – after
opposite Top Tower – imbere ya Top Tower
do you have change ?- ufite amafarange mato?
drive slowly and safely – utware bohoro kandi neza
utware – drive
bohoro/pole – slowly
kandi – and
neza – well
right – iburyo
left – ibumoso
straight ahead – jya mbere
go – genda
stop here – hagarara hano
hagarara – stop
yes, that’s good, here – sawa, hano
sawa (Swahili) – okay/yes/good
please hand me the helmet – mpa ingofero
please give me the hairnet – mpa rero akanozosuku
here – hano
there – haryi
over there – hirya
in town – mu mujji
nyiye – I go
how much? – nangahe?
no, that’s too expensive – oya, ibi birahenze
300 – magana atatu
400 – magana ane
500 – magana atanu
600 – magana atandatu
700 – magana irindwi
800 – magana umunani
900 – magana cyenda
1,000 – igihumbi
1 – rimwe
2 – kabiri
3 – gatatu
4 – kane
5 – gatanu
6 – gatandatu
7 – karindwi
8 – umunani
9 – icyenda
10 – icumi
10,000 – ibihumbi icumi
murakoze (cyane) – thank you (very much)
I live under the lights of the RDB – ntuye munsi ya feu rouge za RDB
munsi ya – under the
za – of (in this context)
could you please point me in the direction of MTN? – wamfasha ukanyobora MTN
wamfasha – please
ukanyobora – orient me
days of the week – iminsi y’icyumweru
Monday – kuwa mbere (mbere = front)
Tuesday – kuwa kabiri (kabiri = 2)
Wednesday – kuwa gatatu (gatatu = 3)
Thursday – kuwa kane (kane = 4)
Friday – kuwa gatanu (gatanu = 5)
Saturday – kuwa gatandatu (gatandatu =6)
Sunday – ku cyumweru (end of the week)
Excellent confident synthetic attention to get detail and can foresee difficulties prior to they occur.
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