Luganda

Living in a foreign country, most of the time you can't help but learn the native language.. In Uganda, the national language is called Luganda. It all sounds like complete gibberish to me! haha, but I HAVE learned a good amount of Luganda while I've been here, so I just thought I'd share some it with you guys!
(I totally had to google the spelling for most of these. They are hard to spell!)


Nedda- no, or "I don't want"
Yae- yes
Oli otya- how are you? 
bulungi- good
Weeraba -goodbye!
Weebale- Thank you (sounds like "wave-ah-lee)
Weebale nyo- Thank you so much
Kale- means "okay" or "you're welcome" (pronounced "kah-lay)
Wangi- what?
Ssebo - Sir
Nnyabo - ma'am
Maama- Mom
Taata- Dad
Nkwagala nyo- I love you so much
Ndi mumalirivu- I'm full
When greeting people, you say "Jebale ssebo" or "Jebale nnyabo", which means "well done".. then they will say "Kale, nnyabo. Weebale" Then you say "Kale" back.
Fuma- get out or go away
mpola mpola!- SLOW DOWN! (This one is used daily with the boda drivers ;)
Tugende- we go (used like "okay, I'm ready, let's go.)
Kotono- small
Katonda- God
Owange- excuse me
Selinye liange- that's not my name (I use this a lot in the market or with the boda bodas when people shout "Mzungu! Mzungu!" to get my attention. It gets very annoying! So I specifically asked someone to teach me how to yell back "THAT'S NOT MY NAME!" haha
Tambula- to walk- used when all the boda drivers in town try and get your attention to give you a ride. You just say "Nedda, ndi cotambula"- "No, I'm going to walk.)
Ndi kaloza- I'm thinking


the numbers (to 10) are:
emu, birri, satu, nya, tanu, mukaga, musanvu, munana, mwenda, kumi.. and yes, I did that without looking! I'm getting better! 
funny side note: the word "tomato" is "enyanya" .. so if you were to say "4 tomatoes" it would be "nya enyanya" .. say that 10 times fast! haha