Looking for practical Bashkir to Lingala phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Bashkir phrase first, then the Lingala translation (Lingala) — 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 Lingala.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Lingala-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.
Сәләм
Mbote(Sälam)
Рәхмәт
Melesi(Rähmät)
Иртәнге сәғәт менән
Mbote na ntango ya mokolo(Irtañğı säğät menän)
Киске сәғәт менән
Mbote na ntango ya midi(Kiske säğät menän)
Киске сәғәт менән
Mbote na ntango ya soir(Kiske säğät menän)
Төнгө сәғәт менән
Malamu na butu(Tönğı säğät menän)
Күрешербеҙ
Tala yo nsima(Kürişerbez)
Хуш
Kende malamu(Huș)
Иҙең исеме нимә?
Nkombo na yo nani?(İñ iseme nimä?)
Минең исемем Джон
Nkombo na ngai ezali John(Mineñ isemem John)
Һеҙ нисек?
Ozalaki malamu?(Häz nise?)
Һеҙ менән танышыуыма шатмын
Nayoki malamu na yo(Häz menän tanışuıma şatmin)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Һеҙ инглизсә һөйләшәбеҙме?
Ozali koloba lingala?(ozali koloba lingala)
Мин һинди телен яҡшы һөйләшмәйем
Nasalaka hindi malamu te(nasalaka hindi malamu te)