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Chichewa Phrases For Travel: Food & Dining

Writer: Roxy Fleming
Roxy Fleming
Oct 28
3 min read

Spoken in:Ā Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Language known locally as: Chichewa/Chewa (Malawi) and Nyanja/Chinyanja (Mozambique and Zambia).Ā 

Alphabet:Ā Latin alphabet.


Travelling to a Chichewa speaking country and don't know a word of Chichewa?


No problem!


Travel With Confidence has you covered!!!


I'm Roxy, a veteran solo traveler who has been on the road since 2008. Every time I visited a new country, I found I needed to know a certain set of phrases to win the smiles of the locals 😃 After a while I realised I had created a master list of travel phrases; and I knew that if I had these phrases translated before landing in my new destination, then I would leave there with more than just photos and memories, I’d leave knowing I’d connected with the people who made each place special.Ā You see I learnt that you don’t need to be fluent in a language to make a big difference; sometimes, just a few simple phrases can turn a stranger into a friend.



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I began buying travel phrasebooks but soon realised they were full of unnecessary phrases which were simply added in to fill pages! All that meant was carrying around dead weight. šŸ‘ŽšŸ¼ No thank you!


That's why I decided to create my own phrasebook!


What began as a personal project, evolved into a mission to help fellow travelers worldwide. With the help of native speakers I met along my way, I began translating my list of phrases into 114 languages. Why 114 you ask? There are over 7,000 languages worldwide, but I determined that all you would need is 114 languages to communicate in every single country. 😮


I have now published my translations in a book called Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook; which is available to download or purchase from Amazon.


In the meantime, here are my Chichewa phrases for travel, for free šŸ¤‘


Chichewa Phrases For Travel

Chichewa Food & Dining


English

Chichewa

Pronunciation

I’m a vegetarian

Sindidya nyama

seen-deed-yah nyah-mah

It’s delicious

Ndi chokoma

nde cho-koh-mah

I want

Ndikufuna

nde-koo-foo-nah

The bill, please

Chonde tiuzeni zakwana zingati

chon-deh tee-oo-zeh-nee za-kwa-na zin-gah-tee

Water

Madzi

mah-dzee

Bread

Buledi

boo-leh-dee

Eggs

Mazira

mah-zee-rah

Salt

Mchere

m-chay-reh

Rice

Mpunga

m-poon-gah

Potatoes

Mapira / Mbatata

mah-pee-rah / mba-tah-tah

Meat

Nyama

nyah-mah

Fish

Nsomba

n-som-bah

Chicken

Nkhuku

n-khoo-koo

Beer

Mowa

moh-wah

Wine

Vinyo

vee-nyo

Tea

Tiyi

tee-yee

Coffee

Khofi

khof-ee


Now you've got all the Chichewa Food & Dining travel phrases nailed, search through my other blogs to find:


  • Chichewa Greetings Travel Phrases

  • Chichewa Travel Basics Travel Phrases

  • Chichewa Days & Numbers Travel Phrases


I'm busy uploading my entire book onto this website, so you can have it all for free. Why? Because I know that not everyone can afford to buy everything they want. I was a poor traveler for MANY years myself, so I know the struggle!


Therefore these blogs are my gift to travelers worldwide šŸŽ


However, if you don't want to spend all day searching through blogs and want your very own copy of my book to have at hand, when and where you need it, then head over to Amazon now and grab a copy.


The best thing about having your very own copy is:


You won't ever have to rely on wifi or data to communicate what you need!


From my many years of travel, this is without a doubt THE BEST REASON TO OWN MY BOOK!


You may think that everywhere has wifi or signal these days because that's the world you are used to. But when you land in a third world country or you trek out into remote locations, you quickly realise that your phone is absolutely useless in your new environment!


So make sure you're prepared for all eventualities and don't get caught out!



Want to look inside the book?


Download a sample version here šŸ‘‡šŸ½


Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook

The Perfect Travel Companion!


Don't shop on Amazon? Send me an email at travelwithconfidence.world@gmail.comĀ and I'll arrange a personal copy direct to you!


Stay safe and happy travels,

Roxy.

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