Looking for practical Kikongo to Irish phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kikongo phrase first, then the Irish translation (Irish) — 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 Irish.
Tip: read the Irish line out loud three times, then cover the Kikongo side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Mbote
Dia dhuit(dee-ah gwitch)
Mele
Go raibh maith agat(guh rev mah agat)
Mokolo mayele
Dia dhuit ar maidin(dee-ah gwitch air mah-din)
Mokolo ya ntango
Dia dhuit ar an tráthnóna(dee-ah gwitch air on trawn-oh-na)
Mokolo ya mambu
Dia dhuit ar an oíche(dee-ah gwitch air on ee-ha)
Mokolo ya mpembe
Oíche mhaith(ee-ha wah)
Tala mosi
Feicfidh mé tú níos déanaí(fek-hee may too nees day-nee)
Tata
Slán(slawn)
Nki yina nzo?
Cad is ainm duit?(kad is an-im gwitch)
Nzo yami ke John
John is ainm dom(John is an-im dum)
Oko wanga?
Conas atá tú?(kun-as a-taw too)
Nki ya mosi na yo
Tá áthas orm bualadh leat(taw aw-has orm bool-ah lat)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Oyo o zola kutu English?
An labhraíonn tú Béarla?
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.
Ní labhraím Hindis go maith
Nkeni kanga.
Ní thuigim
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.
Léigh go mall, le do thoil
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?
An féidir leat é sin a rá arís?
Kutu wapi banzela?
Cá bhfuil an seomra folctha?
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?
Conas a théim go lár na cathrach?
Tanda na luma.
Cas ar chlé
Tanda na mambu.
Cas ar dheis
Enda na mosi.
Téigh díreach
Nki mbongo ya ndako?
Cén méid atá ar an táille?
Ticket mosi, mokolo.
Ticéad amháin, le do thoil
Nki feti na wapi?
An bhfuil sé i bhfad ó anseo?
Nkeni zola.
Táim caillte
Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM?
Cá háit ar féidir liom cárta SIM a cheannach?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ewe
Tá(Tah)
Te
Níl(Neel)
Kasi
B'fhéidir(Fay-deer)
Nkiadi
Aontaím(An-tee-im)
Nkiadi te
Ní aontaím(Nee an-tee-im)
Oyo ke nkiadi malamu
Téann sé go maith(Tay-awn shay guh mah)
Nkiadi nini?
Cad a cheapann tú?(Kad a khan-tuh)
Okanza kudi nki?
An féidir leat cabhrú liom?(An fay-dur lat kaw-roo ly-um)