Looking for practical Amharic (አማርኛ) to Kikongo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Amharic phrase first, then the Kikongo translation (Kikongo) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Kikongo.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Kikongo-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ሰላም
Mbote(Selam)
እናመሰግናለን
Mele(Enamesegenalew)
ደህና መልካም ጡዋት
Mokolo mayele(Dehna melkam t'uwat)
ደህና መልካም ከረባ
Mokolo ya ntango(Dehna melkam kereba)
ደህና መልካም እለት
Mokolo ya mambu(Dehna melkam elet)
ደህና ምሽት
Mokolo ya mpembe(Dehna mishiht)
በኋላ እንገናኝ
Tala mosi(Behwala engegnay)
ደህና ሁን
Tata(Dehna hun)
ስምህ ምንድነው?
Nki yina nzo?(Simeh mindnew?)
ስሜ ጆን ነው
Nzo yami ke John(Sime Jon new)
እንዴት ነህ/ነሽ?
Oko wanga?(Endet neh/nesh?)
እንኳን ወደ ተገናኝነት ደስ ይበልህ/በልሽ
Nki ya mosi na yo(Enkwan wede tegegnanet des yibelih/belish)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
እንግሊዝኛ ትናገራለህ?
Oyo o zola kutu English?(Engilizña tinageraleh?)
ሂንዲ ደህና አልናገርም
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.(Hindi dehna alnagerem)
አልተረዳኩም
Nkeni kanga.(Alteradakum)
እባኮት በቀስታ ተናገሩ
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.(Ebakewot beqesta tenageru)
እባኮት ደግሞ ይናገሩ
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?(Ebakewot degmo yinageru)
የመዋዕል ቤት የት ነው?
Kutu wapi banzela?(Yemewal bet yet new?)
ወደ ከተማ ማዕከል እንዴት እሄዳለሁ?
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?(Wede ketema ma'ekel endet ehedalehu?)