Looking for practical Kikongo to Limburgish phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kikongo phrase first, then the Limburgish translation (Limburgish) — 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 Limburgish.
Tip: when a Limburgish phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Kikongo wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
Bookmark this page for offline review, share it with a travel buddy, or open the Kikongo to Limburgish translator to paste your own messages and get an instant translation.
Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Mbote
Hallo
Mele
Dank je
Mokolo mayele
Goeie môrge
Mokolo ya ntango
Goeie middag
Mokolo ya mambu
Goeie avend
Mokolo ya mpembe
Goeie nacht
Tala mosi
Tot ziens
Tata
Vaarwel
Nki yina nzo?
Wat is dien naam?
Nzo yami ke John
Mijn naam is John
Oko wanga?
Hoe is 't?
Nki ya mosi na yo
Fijn je te ontmoeten
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Oyo o zola kutu English?
Spreek je Engels?
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.
Ich spreek nie goed Hindi.
Nkeni kanga.
Ich verstoon het nie.
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.
Spreek asjeblieft langzaam.
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?
Kunt ge dat nog een keer zegge?
Kutu wapi banzela?
Wo is de toilet?
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?
Hoe kom ich in het centrum?
Tanda na luma.
Sla linksaf.
Tanda na mambu.
Sla rechtsaf.
Enda na mosi.
Ga rechtdoor.
Nki mbongo ya ndako?
Hoeveel kost de rit?
Ticket mosi, mokolo.
Ene ticket, asjeblieft.
Nki feti na wapi?
Is het ver van hier?
Nkeni zola.
Ich ben verdwaald.
Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM?
Wo kan ich een SIM-kaart kopen?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ewe
Ja
Te
Neen
Kasi
Misschien
Nkiadi
Ich het het eens
Nkiadi te
Ich het het nie eens
Oyo ke nkiadi malamu
Dat klinkt goed
Nkiadi nini?
Wat denkste?
Okanza kudi nki?
Kunns de mie helppe?
Nkiadi kudi nki
Ich heb hulp nodig
Lela na nki
Wacht een moment
Nkiadi na nki
Ich ben sorry
Te na nki
Gein probleem
Tata na nki
Gefeliciteerd
Mokolo ya mbote
Gelukkige verjaardag
Tala na nzala ya malamu
Veer neet veilig reis
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?
Wo is de treinstation?(Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?)
Wana wanga na bus?
Wo is de busstop?(Wana wanga na bus?)
Nki platform yai?
Wèch platform is 't?(Nki platform yai?)
Soki nki ntangu yina yenda?
Wèltijd vertrekt 't?(Soki nki ntangu yina yenda?)
Yai ke nzila ya nki?
Is dit de goeie weg?(Yai ke nzila ya nki?)
Eza na nsi ya nzo
Het is hier in de buurt.(Eza na nsi ya nzo)
Eza na mosi ya nzo
Het is ver van hier.(Eza na mosi ya nzo)
Okanisa ngai na mape?
Kan je 't op de kaart wèze?(Okanisa ngai na mape?)