Looking for practical Fijian to Kikongo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Fijian 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: when a Kikongo phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Fijian 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.
Bula
Mbote(boo-lah)
Vinaka
Mele(vee-nah-kah)
Bula vinaka
Mokolo mayele(boo-lah vee-nah-kah)
Muri ni bula
Mokolo ya ntango(moo-ree nee boo-lah)
Bula vinaka
Mokolo ya mambu(boo-lah vee-nah-kah)
Moce
Mokolo ya mpembe(mo-theh)
Tale mai
Tala mosi(tah-leh my)
Moce
Tata(mo-theh)
Na yacamu?
Nki yina nzo?(nah yah-kah-moo)
Na yacaqu o John
Nzo yami ke John(nah yah-thah-koo oh John)
O cei?
Oko wanga?(oh theh-ee)
Au marautaki iko
Nki ya mosi na yo(ow mah-rah-oo-tah-kee ee-koh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
O ni vosa vakavalagi?
Oyo o zola kutu English?
Au sega ni vosa vinaka na Hindi.
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.
Au sega ni kila.
Nkeni kanga.
Yalo vinaka, vosa vakalailai.
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.
O na rawa ni tukuna tale?
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?
E na vanua cava na tovo?
Kutu wapi banzela?
Ena cava na noqu lako ki na koro?
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?
Tukuna ki loma.
Tanda na luma.
Tukuna ki matau.
Tanda na mambu.
Lako tu.
Enda na mosi.
Ena vica na iyaya?
Nki mbongo ya ndako?
Dua na tikiti, yalo vinaka.
Ticket mosi, mokolo.
E levu na iotioti mai na vanua oqo?
Nki feti na wapi?
Au sa leqa.
Nkeni zola.
E na vanua cava au rawa ni volia kina na SIM card?
Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Io
Ewe
Sega
Te
Sega ni saumi
Kasi
Au sa vakadeitaka
Nkiadi
Au sega ni vakadeitaka
Nkiadi te
Sa vinaka na kena vosa
Oyo ke nkiadi malamu
Na cava o nanuma?
Nkiadi nini?
E rawa ni o veivuke mai?
Okanza kudi nki?
Au gadreva na veivuke
Nkiadi kudi nki
Muri e dua na miniti
Lela na nki
Au masulaki
Nkiadi na nki
Sega ni dua na leqa
Te na nki
Vinaka vakalevu
Tata na nki
Marautaki na siga ni sucu
Mokolo ya mbote
Muri na nomu i tavi vinaka
Tala na nzala ya malamu
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
E na viti na sitoa ni qiqi?
Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?(Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?)