Looking for practical Corsican to Kikongo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Corsican 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: read the Kikongo line out loud three times, then cover the Corsican side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Bonghjornu
Mbote
Grazie
Mele
Bonghjornu
Mokolo mayele
Bona sera
Mokolo ya ntango
Bona sera
Mokolo ya mambu
Bona notte
Mokolo ya mpembe
À prestu
Tala mosi
Addiu
Tata
Cumu ti chjami?
Nki yina nzo?
Mi chjamu John
Nzo yami ke John
Cumu stai?
Oko wanga?
Hè un piacè di cunnosce ti
Nki ya mosi na yo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Parlate inglese?
Oyo o zola kutu English?
Ùn parlu micca bè hindi.
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.
Ùn capiscu micca.
Nkeni kanga.
Per piacè, parlate pianu.
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.
Pudete dì quessa torna?
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?
Induve hè u bagnu?
Kutu wapi banzela?
Cumu possu ghjunghje à u centru di a cità?
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?
Girate à manca.
Tanda na luma.
Girate à diritta.
Tanda na mambu.
Andate drittu.
Enda na mosi.
Quant'è u prezzu?
Nki mbongo ya ndako?
Una biglietta, per piacè.
Ticket mosi, mokolo.
Hè luntanu da quì?
Nki feti na wapi?
Sò persu.
Nkeni zola.
Induve possu cumprà una carta SIM?
Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Iè
Ewe
Ùn
Te
Forse
Kasi
Sò d'accordu
Nkiadi
Ùn sò micca d'accordu
Nkiadi te
Quessa pare bè
Oyo ke nkiadi malamu
Chì ne pensi?
Nkiadi nini?
Pò aiutà mi?
Okanza kudi nki?
Aghju bisognu d'aiutu
Nkiadi kudi nki
Aspetta un mumentu
Lela na nki
Mi dispiace
Nkiadi na nki
Nisun prublema
Te na nki
Felicitazioni
Tata na nki
Bon anniversariu
Mokolo ya mbote
Fà un viaghju sicuru
Tala na nzala ya malamu
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Induve hè a stazione di treni?
Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?(Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?)