Looking for practical Khmer to Kikongo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Khmer 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: pick five Kikongo phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
សួស្តី
Mbote(suosdey)
អរគុណ
Mele(orkun)
សួស្តីព្រឹក
Mokolo mayele(suosdey preuk)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Mokolo ya ntango(suosdey l'ngach)
សួស្តីល្ងាច
Mokolo ya mambu(suosdey l'ngach)
រាត្រីសួស្តី
Mokolo ya mpembe(reatrey suosdey)
ជួបគ្នាម្តងក្រោយ
Tala mosi(choup knea mdaong krouy)
លាហើយ
Tata(lea hey)
ឈ្មោះរបស់អ្នកគឺអ្វី?
Nki yina nzo?(chhmoh robos anak keu aveiy?)
ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្ញុំគឺJohn
Nzo yami ke John(chhmoh robos khnhom keu John)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ?
Oko wanga?(anak sok sabay te?)
រីករាយដែលបានជួបអ្នក
Nki ya mosi na yo(reakreay del ban choup anak)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?
Oyo o zola kutu English?(tae anak niyay phea sa angkles te?)
ខ្ញុំមិននិយាយភាសាហិណ្ឌីបានល្អទេ
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.(khnhom min niyay phea sa hindi ban l'a te)
ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ
Nkeni kanga.(khnhom min yol te)
សូមនិយាយយឺតៗ
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.(soam niyay yeut yeut)
តើអ្នកអាចនិយាយវាឡើងវិញទេ?
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?(tae anak ach niyay vea leung vin te?)