Looking for practical Bikol to Kiga phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Bikol 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 Bikol 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.
Kamusta
Okwagala
Salamat
Webale
Magandang umaga
Osiibye bulungi
Magandang hapon
Osiibye bulungi
Magandang gabi
Osiibye bulungi
Magandang gabi
Osiibye bulungi
Kita-kits
Tugenda okukutana
Paalam
Nkwagala
Ano an ngaran mo?
Erinnya lyo ani?
An ngaran ko si John
Erinnya lyange nze John
Kamusta ka?
Oli otya?
Naimbag na makilala ka
Nneebwanga okukuyita
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Nag-uusap ka ninyo sa Ingles?
Oli muwandiika kiingereza?
Dai ako maray mag-Ingles.
Sikuwandiika Hindi bulungi.
Dai ako nakakaintindi.
Sikuganya.
Pakiusap, mag-istorya ka ninyo nang mabagal.
Nkwenda okwandiika bulungi.
Pwede mo bang ulitun iyon?
Osobola okuwandiika ekyo na?
Saan an banyo?
Ekitanda kiki?
Paano ako makakarating sa sentro kan syudad?
Nkwenda otya mu kiti?
Liko sa wala.
Genda ku kkono.
Liko sa kanan.
Genda ku ddyo.
Diretso lang.
Genda mu maaso.
Maano an pasahe?
Ekitundu kiki?
Isang tiket, pakiusap.
Ekitanda emu, nyamba.
Malayo ba ini sa digdi?
Kiki ekitundu okuva wano?
Nawawara ako.
Ndi mu kwegendereza.
Saan ako makakabili nin SIM card?
Nkwenda kutuuka wa SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Oo
Eee
Dili
Oya
Baka
Wali
Sang-ayon ako
Ndiinze
Dili ako sang-ayon
Sindiinze
Mayo na
Ekitanga kiza
Ano sa sa iyo?
Oteka ki?
Pwede mo akong tulungan?
Okwetegera?
Kailangan ko ng tulong
Nfuna okwetegera
Maghintay ka sandali
Leka akaseke
Pasensya na
Ndi mwefwe
Walang anuman
Tera kintu
Congratulations
Nkwagala
Maligayang kaarawan
Okwagala omwaka omukya
Mag-ingat sa biyahe
Okwetegera mu nsi
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Saan an rilesan?
Eri heza y'ekitabo?(Eri heza y'ekitabo?)
Saan an bus stop?
Eri heza y'ekibuga?(Eri heza y'ekibuga?)
Anong plataporma ini?
Ekiyungiriro ki?(Ekiyungiriro ki?)
Anong oras ini aalis?
Ekitonde ki?(Ekitonde ki?)
Tama ba an daan na ini?
Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?(Oni omukono ogw'ekirungi?)
Malapit lang ini
Eri wansi wano(Eri wansi wano)
Malayu ini sa lugar na ini
Eri kure wano(Eri kure wano)
Pwede mo ba akong ipakita sa mapa?
Oyinza okundabira ku karita?(Oyinza okundabira ku karita?)
Huminto ka dito, pakiusap
Mugume wano, nyabo(Mugume wano, nyabo)
Haro ka oras an kailangan?
Ekitanga ki?(Ekitanga ki?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Magkano ini?
Ekitanga ki?(ekitanga ki)
Mahal masyado ini.
Ekitanga ky'ekikula(ekitanga ky'ekikula)
Mayda ka bang mas barato?
Oli n'ekintu ekirungi?(oli n'ekintu ekirungi)
Pwede ba akong magbayad gamit an card?
Nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi?(nkwenda okwekwasa ku kadi)
Gusto ko sanang mesa para sa duwa.
Nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri(nkwenda akatabo ku b'abiri)