Looking for practical Basque to Kiga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Basque phrase first, then the Kiga translation (Kiga) — 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 Kiga.
Tip: when a Kiga phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Basque wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Kaixo
Okwagala
Eskerrik asko
Webale
Egun on
Osiibye bulungi
Arratsalde on
Osiibye bulungi
Gabon
Osiibye bulungi
Gabon
Osiibye bulungi
Gero arte
Tugenda okukutana
Agur
Nkwagala
Zer du izena?
Erinnya lyo ani?
Nire izena John da
Erinnya lyange nze John
Zer moduz?
Oli otya?
Pozten naiz zurekin
Nneebwanga okukuyita
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ingelesa hitz egiten al duzu?
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?
Hindia ondo ez dut hitz egiten
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.
Ez dut ulertzen
Sikuganya.
Mesedez, hitz egin poliki
Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.
Berriro esan dezakezu?
Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?
Non dago komuna?
Ekitanda kiki?
Nola iritsi naiteke hiriko erdigunera?
Nkwenda otya mu kiti?
Eskuineko aldera biratu
Genda ku kkono.
Ezkerreko aldera biratu
Genda ku ddyo.
Zuzen joan
Genda mu maaso.
Zenbat balio du tarifa?
Ekitundu kiki?
Bilet bat, mesedez
Ekitanda emu, nyamba.
Urrun al dago hemendik?
Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?
Galdu naiz
Ndi mu kwegendereza.
Non eros dezaket SIM txartela?
Nkwenda kutuuka wa SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Bai
Eee
Ez
Oya
Agian
Wali
Ados nago
Ndiinze
Ez nago ados
Sindiinze
Oso ondo iruditzen zait
Ekitanga kiza
Zer iruditzen zaizu?
Oteka ki?
Lagundu al didazu?
Okwetegera?
Laguntza behar dut
Nfuna okwetegera
Itxaron pixka bat
Leka akaseke
Barkatu
Ndi mwefwe
Ez da arazo
Tera kintu
Zorionak
Nkwagala
Zorionak urtebetetzean
Okwagala omwaka omukya
Ibilaldi seguru bat izan
Okwetegera mu nsi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Non dago tren geltokia?
Eri heza y'ekitabo?(Eri heza y'ekitabo?)
Non dago autobus geltokia?
Eri heza y'ekibuga?(Eri heza y'ekibuga?)
Zein da plataforma?
Ekiyungiriro ki?(Ekiyungiriro ki?)
Noiz irteten da?
Ekitonde ki?(Ekitonde ki?)
Bide egokia al da hau?
Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?(Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?)
Hemen gertu dago
Eri wansi wano(Eri wansi wano)
Hemen urrun dago
Eri kure wano(Eri kure wano)
Mapan erakutsi ahal didazu?
Oyinza okundabira ku karita?(Oyinza okundabira ku karita?)
Gelditu hemen, mesedez
Mugume wano, nyabo(Mugume wano, nyabo)
Zenbat denbora behar du?
Ekitanga ki?(Ekitanga ki?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Zenbat balio du honek?
Ekitanga ki?(ekitanga ki)
Hori gehiegi kostatzen da.
Ekitanga ky'ekikula(ekitanga ky'ekikula)
Baduzu zerbait merkeagoa?
Oli n'ekintu ekirungi?(oli n'ekintu ekirungi)
Txartelarekin ordaindu dezaket?
Nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi?(nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi)
Bi lagunentzako mahai bat nahi nuke.
Nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri(nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri)