Looking for practical Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) to Kikongo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kannada 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.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ
Mbote(namaskara)
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು
Mele(dhanyavadagalu)
ಶುಭೋದಯ
Mokolo mayele(shubhodaya)
ಶುಭ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ
Mokolo ya ntango(shubha madhyahana)
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ
Mokolo ya mambu(shubha sanje)
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ
Mokolo ya mpembe(shubha raathri)
ಮರುಕಂಡು ಬರುವೆನು
Tala mosi(marukandu baruvenu)
ವಿದಾಯ
Tata(vidaaya)
ನಿನ್ನ ಹೆಸರು ಏನು?
Nki yina nzo?(ninna hesaru enu?)
ನನ್ನ ಹೆಸರು ಜಾನ್
Nzo yami ke John(nanna hesaru John)
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ?
Oko wanga?(neevu hegidiri?)
ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಭೇಟಿಯಾಗಿ ಸಂತೋಷವಾಗಿದೆ
Nki ya mosi na yo(nimmannu bhetiyagi santoshavagi)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ನೀವು ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತೀರಾ?
Oyo o zola kutu English?(nīvu iṅgliṣ māṭanāḍuttīrā?)
ನಾನು ಹಿಂದಿ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.(nānu hindī cennāgi māṭanāḍuttilla)
ನಾನು ಅರ್ಥಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ
Nkeni kanga.(nānu arthamāḍikoḷḷuttilla)
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿ
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.(dayaviṭṭu nidhānavāgi māṭānāḍi)
ಅದು ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಹೇಳುತ್ತೀರಾ?
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?(adu mattomme hēḷuttīrā?)
ಶೌಚಾಲಯ ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಇದೆ?
Kutu wapi banzela?(śaucālaya elli ide?)
ನಗರ ಕೇಂದ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಹೇಗೆ ಹೋಗಬೇಕು?
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?(nagara kēndraakke hēge hōgabēku?)