bite
BEE-teh
How to say it
KinyarwandabiteBEE-tehsoon
Englishhow? (of things); how's it going?soon
Frenchcomment ? ; ça va ?soon
Meaning
Asks how things are or how something went, agreeing with bi things: bimeze bite?, how are things? Alone, bite? is a casual greeting, like English how's it going.
Good to know
The reply to bite? is ni byiza or ni sawa. With other nouns the form changes: umeze ute?, how are you?; urugendo rwagenze rute?, how was the trip?.
Examples
- Bite, Kamali? Umaze iminsi utagaragara.How's it going, Kamali? You have not been around for days.
- Ibintu byagenze bite mu kizamini?How did things go in the exam?
- Bimeze bite iwanyu muri iyi minsi?How are things at your home these days?
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