| Mwaramutesho | Good morning. (To someone you see nearly every day. Used up until noon, or in some cases only until 10:00.) |
| Mwiriweho. (or, Mwiriwe.) | Hello. (Used from noon on.) |
| Muraho? | Hello. (To someone you see rarely, or haven't seen for a long time, perhaps have never seen before.) |
| Amakuru? | What's the news? (Equivalent of our: How are you?) |
| Ni meza. | Good (news). (Equivalent of: Fine.) |
| Muririrweho. | Good-bye. (Used early in the day - through early afternoon.) |
| Muraramukeho. | Goodnight. (Used any tome after 3:00 p.m., if you expect ot see the person the next day or soon.) |
| Murabeho. | Goodbye. (When you do not expect to see the person again soon.) |
| Yee, Yego. | Yes. |
| Oya. | No. |
| Murakoze (cyane). | Thank you (very much). |
| Ndagushimiye. | Thank you. |
| Urashaka iki? | What do you want? |
| Iki ni iki? | What is this? |
| Uruturuka he? | Where do you come from? |
| Urajya he? | Where are you going? |
| Uragana he? | Where are you going? |
| Komeza. | Continue. Keep on. |
| Ongera. | Do it (or say it) again. |
| Rekeraho. | Stop, that's enough. |
| B'uretse! | Wait! Stop! |
| Gerageza. | Try. |
| Urakora iki? | What are you doing? |
| Sinumva. | I don't understand (hear). |
| Mfasha. | Help me. |
| Ngwino. | Come here. |
| Igitabo kiri he? | Where is the book? |
| Ndashaka kwiga ikinyarwanda. | I want to learn Kinyarwanda. |