Useful Kinyarwanda Travel Phrases: Days & Numbers

Spoken in: Rwanda; also parts of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Language known locally as: Ikinyarwanda. 

Alphabet: Latin alphabet.

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

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 Kinyarwanda travel phrases, for free 🤑

Useful Kinyarwanda Travel Phrases

Kinyarwanda Days & Numbers

English	Kinyarwanda	Pronunciation
Monday	Kuwa mbere	koo-wah mbeh-reh
Tuesday	Kuwa kabiri	koo-wah kah-bee-ree
Wednesday	Kuwa gatatu	koo-wah gah-tah-too
Thursday	Kuwa kane	koo-wah kah-neh
Friday	Kuwa gatanu	koo-wah gah-tah-noo
Saturday	Kuwa gatandatu	koo-wah gah-tahn-dah-too
Sunday	Ku cyumweru	koo choom-weh-roo

English	Kinyarwanda	Pronunciation
0	Zeru	ze-roo
1	Rimwe	ree-mweh
2	Kabiri	kah-bee-ree
3	Gatatu	gah-tah-too
4	Kane	kah-neh
5	Gatanu	gah-tah-noo
6	Gatandatu	gah-tahn-dah-too
7	Karindwi	kah-reen-dwee
8	Umunani	oo-moo-nah-nee
9	Icyenda	ee-chen-dah
10	Cumi (Icumi)	choo-mee (i-coo-mee)
11	Cumi na rimwe	choo-mee nah ree-mweh
12	Cumi na kabiri	choo-mee nah kah-bee-ree
13	Cumi na gatatu	choo-mee nah gah-tah-too
14	Cumi na kane	choo-mee nah kah-neh
15	Cumi na gatanu	choo-mee nah gah-tah-noo
16	Cumi na gatandatu	choo-mee nah gah-tahn-dah-too
17	Cumi na karindwi	choo-mee nah kah-reen-dwee
18	Cumi n’umunani	choo-mee noo-moo-nah-nee
19	Cumi n’icyenda	choo-mee nee-chen-dah
20	Makumyabiri	mah-koom-yah-bee-ree
21	Makumyabiri na rimwe	mah-koom-yah-bee-ree nah ree-mweh
25	Makumyabiri na gatanu	mah-koom-yah-bee-ree nah gah-tah-noo
30	Mirongo itatu	mee-ron-go ee-tah-too
40	Mirongo ine	mee-ron-go ee-neh
50	Mirongo itanu	mee-ron-go ee-tah-noo
60	Mirongo itandatu	mee-ron-go ee-tahn-dah-too
70	Mirongo irindwi	mee-ron-go ee-reen-dwee
80	Mirongo inani	mee-ron-go ee-nah-nee
90	Mirongo icyenda	mee-ron-go ee-chen-dah
100	Ijana	ee-jah-nah
101	Ijana na rimwe	ee-jah-nah nah ree-meh
150	Ijana na mirongo itanu	ee-jah-nah nah mee-ron-go ee-tah-noo
200	Magana abiri	mah-gah-nah ah-bee-ree
1,000	Igihumbi	ee-gee-hoom-bee
10,000	Ibihumbi icumi	ee-bee-hoom-bee ee-choo-mee
100,000	Ibihumbi ijana	ee-bee-hoom-bee ee-jah-nah
1,000,000	Miliyoni	mee-lee-yoh-nee

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

• Kinyarwanda Greetings Travel Phrases

• Kinyarwanda Travel Basics Travel Phrases

• Kinyarwanda Food & Dining Travel Phrases

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Stay safe and happy travels,

Roxy.