Signs

1. Kwinjira

   Entrance

   Usage

   Reading an entrance sign

   Grammar Note

   kwinjira is the infinitive to enter; it also appears in Ndashobora kwinjira?, may I come in?

2. Gusohoka

   Exit

   Usage

   Reading an exit sign

   Grammar Note

   gusohoka is the infinitive to go out; Tatoeba has Mbwirizwa gusohoka aha, I have to get out of here

3. Kwinjira ntibirekuriwe

   No entry

   Usage

   Reading a no-entry sign

   Grammar Note

   ntibirekuriwe means it is not allowed; Tatoeba translates this exact sign as No Entry!

4. Kunywa itabi ntibirekuriwe

   No smoking

   Usage

   Reading a no-smoking sign

   Grammar Note

   kunywa itabi literally means to drink tobacco, i.e. to smoke; Tatoeba translates this exact sign as No smoking!

5. Ingazi

   Stairs

   Usage

   Reading a stairs sign

   Grammar Note

   ingazi is the dictionary word for stairs

6. Abagabo

   Men

   Usage

   Reading a men's sign, for example on a toilet

   Grammar Note

   abagabo is the plural of umugabo, man

7. Abagore

   Women

   Usage

   Reading a women's sign, for example on a toilet

   Grammar Note

   abagore is the plural of umugore, woman

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