Useful Chichewa Travel Phrases: Days & Numbers

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

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

Alphabet: 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. 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. 👎🏼 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 useful Chichewa travel phrases, for free 🤑

Useful Chichewa Travel Phrases

Chichewa Days & Numbers

English	Chichewa	Pronunciation
Monday	Lolemba	loh-lem-bah
Tuesday	Lachiwiri	lah-chee-wee-ree
Wednesday	Lachitatu	lah-chee-tah-too
Thursday	Lachinayi	lah-chee-nah-yee
Friday	Lachisanu	lah-chee-sah-noo
Saturday	Loweruka	loh-weh-roo-kah
Sunday	Lamlungu	lahm-loon-goo

English	Chichewa	Pronunciation
0	Ziro	zee-ro
1	Mmodzi	mmo-dzee
2	Awiri	ah-wee-ree
3	Atatu	ah-tah-too
4	Anayi	ah-nah-yee
5	Asanu	ah-sah-noo
6	Asanu ndi mmodzi	ah-sah-noo ndee mmo-dzee
7	Asanu ndi awiri	ah-sah-noo ndee ah-wee-ree
8	Asanu ndi atatu	ah-sah-noo ndee ah-tah-too
9	Asanu ndi anayi	ah-sah-noo ndee ah-nah-yee
10	Khumi	khoo-mee
11	Khumi ndi mmodzi	khoo-mee ndee mmo-dzee
12	Khumi ndi awiri	khoo-mee ndee ah-wee-ree
13	Khumi ndi atatu	khoo-mee ndee ah-tah-too
14	Khumi ndi anayi	khoo-mee ndee ah-nah-yee
15	Khumi ndi asanu	khoo-mee ndee ah-sah-noo
16	khumi ndi zisanu ndi chimodzi	khoo-mee ndee zee-sah-noo ndee chee-moh-dzee
17	khumi ndi zisanu ndi ziwiri	khoo-mee ndee zee-sah-noo ndee zee-wee-ree
18	khumi ndi zisanu ndi zitatu	khoo-mee ndee zee-sah-noo ndee zee-tah-too
19	khumi ndi zisanu ndi zinayi	khoo-mee ndee zee-sah-noo ndee zee-nah-yee
20	Makumi awiri	mah-koo-mee ah-WEE-ree
21	Makumi awiri ndi chimodzi	mah-koo-mee ah-wee-ree ndee chee-moh-dzee
25	Makumi awiri ndi zisanu	mah-koo-mee ah-wee-ree ndee zee-sah-noo
30	Makumi atatu	mah-koo-mee ah-tah-too
40	Makumi anayi	mah-koo-mee ah-nah-yee
50	Makumi asanu	mah-koo-mee ah-sah-noo
60	Makumi asanu ndi limodzi	mah-koo-mee ah-sah-noo ndee lee-mo-dzee
70	Makumi asanu ndi awiri	mah-koo-mee ah-sah-noo ndee ah-wee-ree
80	Makumi asanu ndi atatu	mah-koo-mee ah-sah-noo ndee ah-tah-too
90	Makumi asanu ndi anayi	mah-koo-mee ah-sah-noo ndee ah-nah-yee
100	Zana	zah-nah
101	Zikwizikwi ndi chimodzi	zee-kwee-zee-kwee ndee chee-moh-dzee
150	Zikwizikwi ndi makumi asanu	zee-kwee-zee-kwee ndee mah-koo-mee ah-sah-noo
200	Mazana awiri	mah-zah-nah ah-wee-ree
1,000	Chikwi	chee-kwee
10,000	Zikwi khumi	zee-kwee khoo-mee
100,000	Mazana khumi	mah-zah-nah khoo-mee
1,000,000	Miliyoni	mee-lee-yoh-nee

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

• Chichewa Greetings Travel Phrases

• Chichewa Travel Basics Travel Phrases

• Chichewa Food & Dining Travel Phrases

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Stay safe and happy travels,

Roxy.