Looking for practical Galician to Kikongo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Galician 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.
Ola
Mbote
Grazas
Mele
Bos días
Mokolo mayele
Boas tardes
Mokolo ya ntango
Boas noites
Mokolo ya mambu
Boas noites
Mokolo ya mpembe
Vémonos despois
Tala mosi
Adeus
Tata
Cal é o teu nome?
Nki yina nzo?
O meu nome é John
Nzo yami ke John
Como estás?
Oko wanga?
Prazer en coñecerte
Nki ya mosi na yo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Falades inglés?
Oyo o zola kutu English?
Non falo ben hindi.
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.
Non entendo.
Nkeni kanga.
Por favor, fala despacio.
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.
Poderías dicir iso de novo?
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?
Onde está o baño?
Kutu wapi banzela?
Como chego ao centro da cidade?
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?
Gira á esquerda.
Tanda na luma.
Gira á dereita.
Tanda na mambu.
Vai recto.
Enda na mosi.
Canto custa a tarifa?
Nki mbongo ya ndako?
Un billete, por favor.
Ticket mosi, mokolo.
Está lonxe de aquí?
Nki feti na wapi?
Estou perdido.
Nkeni zola.
Onde podo comprar unha tarxeta SIM?
Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Si
Ewe
Non
Te
Quizais
Kasi
Estou de acordo
Nkiadi
Non estou de acordo
Nkiadi te
Iso soa ben
Oyo ke nkiadi malamu
Que pensas?
Nkiadi nini?
Podes axudarme?
Okanza kudi nki?
Necesito axuda
Nkiadi kudi nki
Espera un momento
Lela na nki
Sinto moito
Nkiadi na nki
Sen problema
Te na nki
Parabéns
Tata na nki
Feliz aniversario
Mokolo ya mbote
Que teñas un bo viaxe
Tala na nzala ya malamu
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Onde está a estación de tren?
Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?(Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?)