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Making Friends in Africa


The Bemba dialect is widely spoken in Zambia, as well as in Tanzania, Malawi and the DRC. Some useful phrases to try out include:
 

How are you?         Mwashibukeni?

I am fine                  Eyarnukwayi

Yes                          Eya ye

No                            Awe

Thank you               Twa to te la

Drinking water        Amenshi ayakuwa

How much?             Shinga?
 

Journeys2Africa Travel Tip: If travelling to remote wilderness areas in Zambia and English is seldom spoken, take along a polaroid camera. This icebreaker is immensely rewarding, watching the excitement of people in the rural villages as their ghostly shadows emerge into life-like replicas of themselves. Best of all, they get to keep their instant photos, as opposed to being promised “I’ll send your photo’ and they never receive it in their obscure vill