Looking for practical Kapampangan to Kikongo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kapampangan 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.
Kumusta
Mbote
Salamat
Mele
Magandang umaga
Mokolo mayele
Magandang hapon
Mokolo ya ntango
Magandang gabi
Mokolo ya mambu
Magandang gabi
Mokolo ya mpembe
Kita-kits
Tala mosi
Paalam
Tata
Anong pangalan mo?
Nki yina nzo?
Ang pangalan ko ay John
Nzo yami ke John
Kamusta ka?
Oko wanga?
Masaya akong makilala ka
Nki ya mosi na yo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Magsalita ka bang Ingles?
Oyo o zola kutu English?(Magsalita ka bang Ingles?)
E ku makasulat king Hindi.
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.
E ku makaintindi.
Nkeni kanga.
Pakiusap, magsalita kang marayu.
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.
Maliari mu bang sabian uling?
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?
Atyu nu ing banyo?
Kutu wapi banzela?
Paanu ku makapunta king sentru ning ciudad?
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?
Lumiko kang kaliwa.
Tanda na luma.
Lumiko kang kanan.
Tanda na mambu.
Magsalikut ka.
Enda na mosi.
Magkano ing pamasahe?
Nki mbongo ya ndako?
Isang tiket, pakiusap.
Ticket mosi, mokolo.
Malayo ba ini king ditak?
Nki feti na wapi?
Naligaw ku.
Nkeni zola.
Atyu nu ing pamilian SIM card?
Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Opo
Ewe
Ali
Te
Buri
Kasi
Sang-ayon ako
Nkiadi
Eku sang-ayon
Nkiadi te
Atyu ya ing masalese
Oyo ke nkiadi malamu
Nanu ing akit mu?
Nkiadi nini?
Makatulong ka kaku?
Okanza kudi nki?
Kailangan ku ning tulung
Nkiadi kudi nki
Maghintay ka mu
Lela na nki
Pasensya na
Nkiadi na nki
E ali ya problema
Te na nki
Mabalaus
Tata na nki
Maligayang kaarawan
Mokolo ya mbote
Maging ligtas ka king biye
Tala na nzala ya malamu
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Nanu ing lugar ning istasyon ning tren?
Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?(Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?)