Kinyarwanda — top 395 words

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#	Kinyarwanda	English
1		hello (formal)
2		hi / how are you?
3		thank you
4		thank you very much
5		yes
6		no
7		please / help me
8		welcome
9		peace / hello
10		that's right
11		no / not / none
12		sir / Mr.
13		honourable
14		friend
15		family / door
16		parents
17		father
18		mother
19		elder / older sibling
20		younger sibling
21		man / husband
22		woman / wife
23		child
24		children
25		person
26		people
27		other / another
28		every / each
29		of (possessive)
30		is / am / are
31		and / with
32		but / however
33		because
34		in order to
35		if
36		time / when
37		now / so
38		therefore
39		before / first
40		after / behind
41		near / almost
42		far
43		here
44		there
45		there / where
46		this / what?
47		that
48		this (person)
49		that (person)
50		these (people)
51		those
52		how?
53		who?
54		where?
55		when?
56		why?
57		how many?
58		to hear / understand / feel
59		to speak / say
60		to explain
61		to write
62		to read
63		to study / learn
64		to work / do
65		to come from / leave
66		to come
67		to go / walk
68		to live / reside
69		to sing
70		to sleep
71		to wake up
72		to take / hold / catch
73		to give
74		to see / find / get
75		to look / watch
76		to understand well
77		to remember
78		to farm / cultivate
79		to buy
80		to sell
81		to eat
82		to drink
83		to open / have a meal
84		to close / lock
85		to fetch water
86		to cook
87		to wear / dress
88		to count
89		to give / offer / start
90		to ask / request
91		to answer / reply
92		to discuss / chat
93		to laugh
94		to cry / flow
95		to fear
96		to love / like
97		to think
98		to trust / believe
99		to worry
100		to own / possess
101		to borrow / share
102		intelligence / wisdom
103		strength / energy
104		health / life
105		disease / illness
106		body
107		head
108		eyes
109		ears
110		hand
111		legs / feet
112		mouth
113		hunger
114		thirst
115		God
116		prayer
117		church
118		week
119		month
120		year
121		today
122		yesterday / tomorrow
123		yesterday
124		tomorrow
125		now / currently
126		right now
127		hours / time
128		in the morning
129		at night
130		in the evening
131		fire / fever
132		water
133		food
134		beer / alcohol
135		milk
136		sugar
137		salt
138		vegetables
139		seed / fruit
140		sorghum / millet
141		beans
142		potatoes
143		hot pepper
144		meat
145		fish (pl.)
146		sweet potato
147		ugali / porridge
148		table
149		path / road
150		road / street
151		car
152		bus
153		airplane / bird
154		village
155		city / town
156		our home
157		house / building
158		bridge
159		market
160		hospital
161		school
162		university
163		government / state
164		president
165		minister
166		police
167		law / rule
168		development / progress
169		economy
170		money
171		bank
172		work / job
173		salary
174		profession / work
175		upbringing / education
176		knowledge / science
177		research
178		goal / aim
179		hope / trust
180		opportunity / luck
181		problems / questions
182		answers / solutions
183		decision / certificate
184		laws / rules
185		force / power
186		sector (admin.)
187		district
188		country / nation
189		Africa
190		Rwanda
191		Kigali (capital)
192		community work
193		program / plan
194		future / front
195		problem / question
196		answer / solution
197		peace
198		reconciliation
199		speed
200		story / news
201		radio
202		television
203		telephone / phone
204		internet
205		computer
206		letter / email
207		message
208		book
209		newspaper
210		leadership / management
211		to discover
212		to connect / unite
213		to return
214		to begin
215		to finish / end
216		to continue
217		to stop
218		to have / be
219		to exist / live
220		to rise / be reborn
221		to die
222		to be born / sprout
223		to plant / attack
224		to help / assist
225		to build
226		to carry / drive
227		to send
228		to receive / accept
229		to cooperate
230		to decide
231		to choose
232		to examine / check
233		to grow / develop
234		to forget
235		to separate
236		to agree / consult
237		to solve
238		to manage
239		to take care of
240		to enjoy / be glad
241		to thank / appreciate
242		truth
243		lies
244		electricity
245		clean water
246		rain
247		lake
248		river
249		mountain / hill
250		land / soil
251		tree
252		farm / field
253		to use / employ
254		to organise
255		to get / obtain
256		to increase / grow
257		to decrease
258		to lose
259		to enter
260		to exit
261		to get tired
262		to rest
263		to heal / save
264		to ask / inquire
265		to agree / accept
266		to refuse / dislike
267		to establish
268		name
269		ability / capacity
270		courage
271		unity
272		justice
273		faith / belief
274		love
275		hope / optimism
276		value / dignity
277		equality
278		humanity
279		cow
280		goat
281		pig
282		chicken
283		dog
284		flour
285		hair
286		clothes
287		shoes
288		hat / cap
289		farmer
290		hero / brave person
291		struggle / journey
292		news / greetings
293		dialogue / consultation
294		type / kind / ethnicity
295		tree
296		market / source
297		crops / age / years
298		livestock / animal rearing
299		family / clan
300		brotherhood / kinship
301		social media
302		document / text / writing
303		service
304		company / society
305		activity / action
306		relationship / neighbourhood
307		advancement / progress
308		investment
309		finance
310		commerce / trade
311		days
312		paper / documents
313		levels / structures
314		province
315		district area
316		small area / cell
317		city / town
318		earth / world
319		as it is / the situation
320		good health
321		announcements / ads
322		software / app
323		leader / elder / head
324		testimony / evidence
325		close friends
326		government job
327		scientific research
328		to win / to overcome
329		to face / to confront
330		to be caught / arrested
331		to be given
332		to be written
333		to be read
334		to be sent / delivered
335		to be seen / found
336		to be spoken / said
337		to be taught / studied
338		to be done / worked
339		to go (variant)
340		to come (variant)
341		to flee / escape
342		to melt / dissolve
343		to smear / leave behind
344		to cut
345		to sew / to sink
346		to pick / select
347		to press / massage
348		to laugh at
349		to uncover / reveal
350		to wonder / ask oneself
351		to fail / be unable
352		to change / transform
353		to change / translate
354		to be equal / match
355		to be satisfied
356		to be cooked
357		to be pierced
358		to be wounded
359		to be injured
360		to pay
361		to divide / share
362		to wake up / be alert
363		to rely on
364		to pray for
365		to free oneself
366		to wait
367		to wait patiently
368		to want / look for / marry
369		to take a step
370		to advertise / publicize
371		to share / eat together
372		countries
373		the whole world
374		ethnicities / kinds
375		values / principles
376		generosity
377		integrity / honesty
378		self-evaluation
379		to give birth
380		patient / sick person
381		doctor
382		nurse
383		fuel / oil
384		hill / ridge
385		bottle
386		small basket
387		trap / target / price
388		to trade / sell
389		to make progress
390		to call / name
391		to be called
392		identity card
393		speed / agility
394		reform / renewal
395		national development