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How to greet and introduce yourself in Chichewa

Welcome!	1) Takulandilani 2) Mwalandilidwa!
Hi!	Zikomo!
Good Morning	1) Wadzuka bwanji? 2) (formal) Mwadzuka bwanji?
Good Afternoon	1) Waswela bwanji 2) (formal) Mwaswela bwanji? Can use this greeting to ask how someone has been during the day
Good Evening	Madzulo abwino
Good Night	Usiku wa bwino
See you -- See you later	Tiwonana -- Tiwonana kanthawi kena
See you tomorrow	Tiwonana mawa
Have a nice day	Tsiku labwino
Have a nice trip	Ulendo wabwino
Goodbye	Tiwonana

So how can you introduce yourself?

What is your name?	1) Dzina lako ndiwe ndani? 2) (formal) Dzina lanu ndinu ndani? 3) (Plu.) Mayina anu ndinu ndani
My name is ____	Dzina langa ndine ____
Where are you from?	1) Umachokela kuti? 2) Kwanu ndikuti?
I am from ____	1) Kwathu ndi ku ____ 2) Ndimachokela ku ____
Nice to meet you	Ndathokoza pokumana ndi kuziwana
How old are you?	1) Uli ndi zaka zingati? 2) (formal) Muli ndi zaka zingati
I am __ years old	Ndili ndi zaka __

How to check if someone is okay

How are you? -- Whats up? -- you good?	Uli bwanji? (formal) Muli bwanji -- Mukutani? (formal) Ukutani -- Uli bwino? (formal) Muli bwino?
I'm okay -- We are okay	Ndili bwino -- Tili bwino
I'm great	Ndili bwino
I'm so so	Pang’ono pang‘ono
I'm not good	Sindili bwino kwenikweni
I'm annoyed	Ndakhumudwa
I could be better	Ndikhala bwino
I'm tired	Ndatopa
I'm hungry	Ndili ndi njala
I'm sick	Ndadwala
I'm a bit sick	Ndadwala pang‘ono
Did you sleep well?	1) Unagona bwino? 2) (formal) Munagona bwino?
I slept well	Ndinagona bwino
I didnt sleep well	Sindinagone bwino

Learn Chichewa

Greetings & Introductions
How to greet and introduce yourself in Chichewa

Family
How can you describe your family in Chichewa?

Numbers
How to count in Chichewa

Days of the week
How to say days of the week in Chichewa

Months of the year
How to say months of the year in Chichewa

Time Concepts
How say early, late, always and other concepts in Chichewa

Question Words
Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? How Much?

Traveling
Need to get to travel somewhere? Learn how to do it in Chichewa

Shopping
Let's go shopping and see how to buy items in Chichewa

Important Verbs
To be, To Have, To Do, To Say, To Go, To Know, To Want, To Can & To Use

Media
List of music, dances and movies in Chichewa

Phrases
Extra phrases in Chichewa that may be handy

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