Looking for practical Croatian to Kikongo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Croatian 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Kikongo-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.
Bok
Mbote
Hvala
Mele
Dobro jutro
Mokolo mayele
Dobar dan
Mokolo ya ntango
Dobra večer
Mokolo ya mambu
Laku noć
Mokolo ya mpembe
Vidimo se kasnije
Tala mosi
Doviđenja
Tata
Kako se zoveš?
Nki yina nzo?
Zovem se John
Nzo yami ke John
Kako si?
Oko wanga?
Drago mi je upoznati te
Nki ya mosi na yo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Govoriš li engleski?
Oyo o zola kutu English?
Ne govorim dobro hindijski.
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.
Ne razumijem.
Nkeni kanga.
Molim te, govori polako.
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.
Možeš li to ponoviti?
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?
Gdje je WC?
Kutu wapi banzela?
Kako da dođem do centra grada?
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?
Skreni lijevo.
Tanda na luma.
Skreni desno.
Tanda na mambu.
Idi ravno.
Enda na mosi.
Koliko košta karta?
Nki mbongo ya ndako?
Jedna karta, molim.
Ticket mosi, mokolo.
Je li daleko odavde?
Nki feti na wapi?
Izgubio/la sam se.
Nkeni zola.
Gdje mogu kupiti SIM karticu?
Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Da
Ewe
Ne
Te
Možda
Kasi
Slažem se
Nkiadi
Ne slažem se
Nkiadi te
To zvuči dobro
Oyo ke nkiadi malamu
Što misliš?
Nkiadi nini?
Možeš li mi pomoći?
Okanza kudi nki?
Trebam pomoć
Nkiadi kudi nki
Čekaj trenutak
Lela na nki
Žao mi je
Nkiadi na nki
Nema problema
Te na nki
Čestitam
Tata na nki
Sretan rođendan
Mokolo ya mbote
Sretan put
Tala na nzala ya malamu
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Gdje je željeznička stanica?
Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?(Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?)