Festival names in Chichewa and English - Common Chichewa Vocabulary

Learn common Chichewa vocabulary with this English-to-Chichewa list of Festival names. Essential for daily conversations, this will help to build your Chichewa language skills through popular words and play Chichewa quizzes and also play picture vocabulary, play some games so you do get not bored. If you think too hard to learn the Chichewa language, then the 1000 most common Chichewa words will help you to learn the Chichewa language easily, they contain 2-letter words to 13-letter words. The below table gives the translation of Festival vocabulary words in Chichewa.

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List of Festival names in Chichewa with English Pronunciation

Learn Festival in Chichewa, along with their English pronunciation. This vocabulary guide helps beginners and language enthusiasts expand their Chichewa vocabulary for daily conversations.

Festival names - Chichewa

New year	Chaka chatsopano
Christmas	Khrisimasi
Easter	Isitala
Onam	Onam
Diwali	Diwali
Pongal	Pongali
Independence day	Tsiku lokumbukira ufulu wodzilamulira
Republic day	Tsiku la Republic
Gandhi jayanti	Gandhi Jayanti
Holi	Holi
Durga puja	Durga Puja
Navratri	Navratri
Vinayaka chaturthi	Vinayaka Chaturthi
Krishna janmashtami	Krishna Janmashtami
Maha shivratri	Maha Shivratri
Mahavir janma kalyanak	Mahavir Janma Kalyanak
Makar sankranti	Makar Sankranti
Hornbill festival	Chikondwerero cha Hornbill

Lohri festival	Chikondwerero cha Lohri
Dussehra festival	Chikondwerero cha Dussehra
Raksha bandhan	Raksha Bandhan
Rama navami	Rama Navami
Teej festival	Chikondwerero cha Teej
Moatsü festival	Chikondwerero cha Moatsü
Baishakhi	Baishakhi
Bihu festival	Chikondwerero cha Bihu
Buddha purnima	Buddha Purnima
Chhath pooja	Chhath Pooja
Venice carnival	Venice Carnival
Losoong festival	Chikondwerero cha Losoong
Montreux jazz festival	Phwando la Jazz la Montreux
Bon festival	Chikondwerero cha Bon
Kandy esala perahera	Kandy Esala Perahera
Saga dawa	Saga Dawa
Womad festival	Womad Festival

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Top 1000 Chichewa words

Here you learn top 1000 Chichewa words, that is separated into sections to learn easily (Simple words, Easy words, Medium words, Hard Words, Advanced Words). These words are very important in daily life conversations, basic level words are very helpful for beginners. All words have Chichewa meanings with transliteration.

Eat	kudya
All	zonse
New	zatsopano
Snore	nkonono
Fast	kudya
Help	Thandizeni
Pain	ululu
Rain	mvula
Pride	kunyada
Sense	nzeru
Large	chachikulu
Skill	luso
Panic	mantha
Thank	zikomo
Desire	chilakolako
Woman	mkazi
Hungry	wanjala

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Daily use Chichewa Sentences

Here you learn top Chichewa sentences, these sentences are very important in daily life conversations, and basic-level sentences are very helpful for beginners. All sentences have Chichewa meanings with transliteration.

Good morning	M'mawa wabwino
What is your name	Dzina lanu ndi ndani
What is your problem	Vuto lanu ndi chiyani?
I hate you	ndimadana nanu
I love you	ndimakukondani
Can I help you	Kodi ndingakuthandizeni?
I am sorry	Pepani
I want to sleep	ndikufuna kugona
This is very important	Izi ndi zofunika kwambiri
Are you hungry	Muli ndi njala?
How is your life	Moyo wanu uli bwanji?
I am going to study	Ndikupita kukaphunzira