Kinyarwanda Course Level I
About Course
The fastest way to learn Kinyarwanda for the first time.Description
While taking this course you will quickly be familiar with the everyday vocabulary and expressions that native speakers use in conversation. You will learn useful phrases to communicate, talk about places, time, food, drinks, shopping in everyday life. The course consists of 4 main units:
Unit 1: Introduction, Pronunciations, and Useful Expressions
Unit 2: Transportation, Places, and Asking for Directions
Unit 3: Numbers, Days, and Telling the Time
Unit 4: Food, Drinks, and Shopping
This course is designed for Kinyarwanda language beginners. The entire course may take up to 18 hours to complete and each lesson is expected to take around one hour plus 6 hours total of practice and tests. The course includes audio materials which will help the learner to practice listening and speaking at the end of every unit. The course also includes cultural and travel tips which will help the student to better understand Rwanda and its people.
This course was prepared by Denyse Umuneza, a certified language instructor and translator in French, English, Kinyarwanda, and Swahili with many years of experience in language teaching and translating.
Are you interested in private coaching of this course? Go ahead and book your place today!

For course feedback, questions, or concerns, you can reach Denyse directly via:
Phone: +250788 508 414
Email: [email protected]
What Will I Learn?
- Identify the alphabet and the sounds in Kinyarwanda
- Use simple greetings/farewell expressions
- Introduce himself/herself and others
- Ask for directions and navigate to different places with minimum help
- Use numbers, know the days of the week, and tell the time
- Talk about food, drinks, and use some shopping expressions
- Have a general understanding about the language and culture of Rwanda
Topics for this course
Introduction, Pronunciations and Useful Expressions
General Introduction
Alphabets
Vowels
Consonants
Consonant Combinations
Sound Chart (Male)
Salutations and Greetings
Self-Introduction00:30:00
Useful phrases00:30:00
Speaking Practice
Listening Practice
Listening Answers
Unit 1 Test
Transportation, Places and Directions
Numbers, Days and Time
Food, Drinks and Shopping
About the instructor
2 Courses
115 students
I enjoyed watching videos and seeing the instructor pronounce difficult words. I also liked that there are continuous updates in the course. A sound chart and listening exercises were my fav points. I recommend this course!
I liked the way the instructor took forward the course. Every Kinyarwanda word is pronounced clearly and with multiple repetitions which I found helpful as I struggled with few sounds like "c" which sounds more like "cha" ! I also liked that videos demonstrate vocabularies with clear patterns & pictures wherever necessary.
This course was great! Very intuitive and easy to use. The videos are helpful as well as the audio recordings that can be played to hear the word pronounced quickly or slowly. I would recommend this course strongly to beginners especially.