Phrasebook: Rwanda → English

Amagambo shingiro Basic phrases Imvugo isanzwe Common expressions Ibihe byihutirwa Emergencies Ikiganiro rusange General conversation Kugira inshuti Making friends Indimi n'itumanaho Languages and communication Umuryango n'imibanire Family and relationships Inyungu Interests Akazi Jobs Uburezi Education Iyobokamana Religion Kurambagiza no gukundana Dating and romance Gutegura guhura Arranging to meet Imvugo Time expressions Kubwira igihe Telling the time Amatariki Dates Ikirere The weather Murugo At home Gushimisha abashyitsi Entertaining guests Urugendo Travel Kubaza no gutanga icyerekezo Asking and giving directions Moteri Motoring Gukodesha imodoka Car hire Kugenda muri tagisi Travelling by taxi Kugenda muri bisi na gari ya moshi Travelling by bus and train Kugenda mu kirere Travelling by air Kugenda mu bwato Travelling by boat Kugenzura pasiporo na gasutamo Passport control and customs Gukora reservation Making a reservation Kugenzura Checking in Mugihe cyawe During your stay Kugenzura Checking out Kurya no kunywa Eating and drinking Muri salo, akabari, cyangwa café At a pub, bar, or café Muri resitora At a restaurant Guhaha Shopping Muri supermarket At the supermarket Kugura imyenda Shopping for clothes Serivisi no gusana Services and repairs Hafi y'umujyi Around town Ku biro bishinzwe amakuru ku bukerarugendo At the tourist information office Ku biro by'iposita At the post office Kuri banki At the bank Ku batunganya imisatsi At the hairdressers Ku bashinzwe umutungo At the estate agents Imyidagaduro n'imyidagaduro Leisure and entertainment Kugura amatike Buying tickets Kuri sinema At the cinema Kuri theatre At the theatre Muri club nijoro At a nightclub Ingoro ndangamurage Museums and galleries Ubuzima Health Abashinzwe imiti At the chemists Ku baganga At the doctors Ku bavuzi b'amenyo At the dentists Kuri optique At the opticians Ku kazi At work Gusaba akazi Applying for a job Ukoresheje terefone Using the telephone Kwandika amabaruwa na imeri Writing letters and emails