Looking for practical Baluchi to Kikongo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Baluchi 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: pick five Kikongo phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
سلام
Mbote(salam)
تشکر
Mele(tashakkor)
صبح بخیر
Mokolo mayele(subh bakhair)
دوپہر بخیر
Mokolo ya ntango(dopehar bakhair)
شام بخیر
Mokolo ya mambu(shaam bakhair)
شب بخیر
Mokolo ya mpembe(shab bakhair)
بعد میں ملیں گے
Tala mosi(baad mein milain ge)
خدا حافظ
Tata(khuda hafiz)
تُهند ناو چے؟
Nki yina nzo?(tuhind naw che?)
من ناو جان آ
Nzo yami ke John(man naw John a)
تُهند حال چے؟
Oko wanga?(tuhind haal che?)
تُهند سے مل کر خوشی ہوئی
Nki ya mosi na yo(tuhind se mil kar khushi hui)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
آیا تو انگلیسی صحبت میکنی؟
Oyo o zola kutu English?(Aya to engilisi sohbat mikoni?)
من هندی خوب صحبت نمیکنم
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.(Man Hindi khub sohbat namikonam)
من نمیفهمم
Nkeni kanga.(Man namifahmam)
لطفاً آرام صحبت کنید
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.(Lotfan aram sohbat konid)
میتوانید دوباره بگویید؟
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?(Mitavanid dobare begu'id?)
دستشویی کجاست؟
Kutu wapi banzela?(Dashtshuyi kujast?)
چطور به مرکز شهر بروم؟
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?(Chetor be markaz-e shahr beravam?)
به چپ بپیچید
Tanda na luma.(Be chap bepichid)
به راست بپیچید
Tanda na mambu.(Be rast bepichid)
مستقیم بروید
Enda na mosi.(Mostaqim beravid)
کرایه چقدر است؟
Nki mbongo ya ndako?(Karaye chaghdar ast?)
یک بلیط، لطفاً
Ticket mosi, mokolo.(Yek belit, lotfan)
آیا از اینجا دور است؟
Nki feti na wapi?(Aya az inja dur ast?)
من گم شدهام
Nkeni zola.(Man gom shode-am)
کجا میتوانم سیمکارت بخرم؟
Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM?(Kuja mitavanam simkart bekharam?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
بله
Ewe(bale)
نه
Te(na)
شاید
Kasi(shayad)
من موافقم
Nkiadi(man movafeqam)
من مخالفم
Nkiadi te(man mokhalefam)
این خوب به نظر میرسد
Oyo ke nkiadi malamu(in khub be nazar miresad)
تو چه فکر میکنی؟
Nkiadi nini?(to che fikr koni?)
میتوانی به من کمک کنی؟
Okanza kudi nki?(mitavani be man komak koni?)
من به کمک نیاز دارم
Nkiadi kudi nki(man be komak niaz daram)
یک لحظه صبر کن
Lela na nki(yek lahze sabr kon)
متاسفم
Nkiadi na nki(moteasefam)
مشکلی نیست
Te na nki(mushkeli nist)
تبریک میگویم
Tata na nki(tabrik miguyam)
زادروز مبارک
Mokolo ya mbote(zadrooz mobarak)
سفر خوبی داشته باشی
Tala na nzala ya malamu(safar khubi dashté bashi)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
قطار گاہ کجا ہے؟
Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?(Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?)