weebale
To say thank you in Luganda, use weebale.
The word weebale is an expression of gratitude used to thank someone. If you wish to specify the reason for your gratitude, you can follow weebale with a noun, such as weebale ssente to say thank you for the money.
Meaning: an expression of gratitude (intj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The form weebale is used when thanking a single person or for a single instance of gratitude. To intensify the expression to mean thank you very much, you can add the word nnyo after the word, creating the phrase weebale nnyo.
Did you know?
- The word weebale is derived from a verb meaning 'to be tired' or 'to have exhausted oneself', essentially telling the person 'you have tired yourself for me'.
- While weebale is used for one person, you must use mwebale when thanking a group of people.
- The word weebale is actually a conjugated verb, which explains why it changes to mwebale when the subject becomes plural.
Examples in context
- Weebale nnyo.Thank you very much.
- Weebale okundaba.Thank you for seeing me.
- Weebale nnyo okuyamba.Thank you very much for helping.
Example conversation
Nakayonze receives a gift from Mukasa.
- NakayonzeWeebale nnyo, Mukasa!Thank you very much, Mukasa!
- MukasaKale, Nakayonze.You are welcome, Nakayonze.
- NakayonzeGino gikwoze nnyo.This is very beautiful.
- MukasaNjagala ogikwatire.I want you to have it.
