Luganda overview

Free Luganda starter kit — 25 phrases you can print

A one-page Luganda cheat sheet for absolute beginners. Every phrase shows the Luganda spelling, what it means, and a respelling with the stressed syllable in capitals so you can say it out loud today. Uganda, especially the central region and Kampalaaround 20 million including second-language speakers.

First words

Greet someone and be polite

  • Oli otyaHello/oh-lee OH-tya/
  • WeebaleThank you/weh-BAH-leh/
  • KaribuWelcome/ka-REE-boo/
  • WeerabaGoodbye/weh-RAH-bah/
  • YeeYes/YEH-eh/
  • NeddaNo/NEH-dah/
  • NkwegayiriddePlease/n-kweh-gah-yee-REE-deh/
  • NsonyiwaSorry/n-son-YEE-wah/

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Is Luganda hard to learn?

  • Doubled consonants are pronounced longer and change meaning.
  • The letter combination ny is a single sound.
  • Noun classes shape agreement, similar to Swahili but with different prefixes.