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Question Words in Chichewa

Who? What? When? Where? Why? And How Much?

Here are some useful question words to help you ask the right questions with people in Chichewa.

Where?	Kuti?
Where is Shaik's house?	Nyumba ya Shaik ili kuti?
Where is this?	Kuti kumeneko?
When?	Liti?
When is George coming?	Mialy abwela liti?
When will you travel?	Upita liti?
How?	Bwanji?
How can I get to Mangochi?	Ndingafike bwanji ku Mangochi?
How is your brother?	1) Mlongo wako ali bwanji? 2) (formal) Mlongo wanu ali bwanji?
Which?	1) Chiti (sin.) 2) Ati & Ziti (plu.)
Which land is mine?	Malo anga ndi ati?
What?	Chiyani?
What did you do? ?	Wachita chiyani?
Who?	Ndani?
Who is the traditional leader of this village?	Mfumu ya mudzi uni ndi ndani?
Who did this?	Anachita izi ndi ndani?
Why?	Chifukwa?
Why did he do this?	Anachita izi chifukwa chiyani?
Why is there no food	Ndi chifukwa chiyani palibe chakudya?

How can you use "how much" to buy things?

How much?	Ndalama zingati?
How much is this food?	Ndalama zingati zakudya izi?
How much is a ticket to Nkhotakota?	Ndi ndalama zingati ticket yokafika ku Nkhotakota?

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Numbers
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Days of the week
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Months of the year
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Time Concepts
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Question Words
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Shopping
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Important Verbs
To be, To Have, To Do, To Say, To Go, To Know, To Want, To Can & To Use

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Phrases
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