Kinyarwanda
mwaramutse
mwah-rah-MOOT-seh
How to say it
Kinyarwandamwaramutsemwah-rah-MOOT-sehsoon
Englishgood morningsoon
Frenchbonjoursoon
Meaning
a greeting used in the morning, good morning.
Good to know
Morning greeting, used until around midday. It literally asks whether you woke up well.
Examples
- Mwaramutse! Amakuru?Good morning! How are you?
- Mwaramutse, inshuti!Good morning, friend!
- Mwaramutse! — Mwaramutse!Good morning! — Good morning! (reply in kind)
- Mwaramutse, mwaramutse neza?Good morning, did you sleep well?