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Common Kikongo to Santali (Ol Chiki) phrases

100 practical Kikongo to Santali (Ol Chiki) phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Kikongo to Santali (Ol Chiki) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kikongo phrase first, then the Santali (Ol Chiki) translation (Santali (Ol Chiki)) — 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 Santali (Ol Chiki).

Tip: read the Santali (Ol Chiki) 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.

  1. Mbote

    ᱨᱤᱡᱤᱭ (rikiya)

  2. Mele

    ᱟᱹᱦᱚᱜᱟ (ahojaga)

  3. Mokolo mayele

    ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱵᱟᱨᱚ (ahor boro)

  4. Mokolo ya ntango

    ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱯᱟᱭ (ahor apay)

  5. Mokolo ya mambu

    ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱢᱟᱭ (ahor amay)

  6. Mokolo ya mpembe

    ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱢᱟᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ (ahor amay anaa)

  7. Tala mosi

    ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ (ahor anaa)

  8. Tata

    ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ (ahor anaa)

  9. Nki yina nzo?

    ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ? (ahor anaa ada?)

  10. Nzo yami ke John

    ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ (anaa ada anaa John)

  11. Oko wanga?

    ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ? (ahor anaa?)

  12. Nki ya mosi na yo

    ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱡᱚᱱᱟ (ahor jona)

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Oyo o zola kutu English?

    Tuhun English bolang? (tuhun English bolang)

  2. Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.

    Maan Hindi bhal nahi bolang (maan Hindi bhal nahi bolang)

  3. Nkeni kanga.

    Maan samjha nahi (maan samjha nahi)

  4. Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.

    Dohar dhire bolang (dohar dhire bolang)

  5. Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?

    Tuhun ohu bar bar bolang? (tuhun ohu bar bar bolang)

  6. Kutu wapi banzela?

    Ghar gela kaha? (ghar gela kaha)

  7. Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?

    Maan nagar kendraka katha jabo? (maan nagar kendraka katha jabo)

  8. Tanda na luma.

    Bamra gela (bamra gela)

  9. Tanda na mambu.

    Dahra gela (dahra gela)

  10. Enda na mosi.

    Sidha jabo (sidha jabo)

  11. Nki mbongo ya ndako?

    Kota kharch? (kota kharch)

  12. Ticket mosi, mokolo.

    Ek ticket, dohar (ek ticket, dohar)

  13. Nki feti na wapi?

    Ika duraka? (ika duraka)

  14. Nkeni zola.

    Maan khoya gelam (maan khoya gelam)

  15. Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM?

    Maan SIM card kahan kinabo? (maan SIM card kahan kinabo)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Ewe

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹ

  2. Te

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  3. Kasi

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ

  4. Nkiadi

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  5. Nkiadi te

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ

  6. Oyo ke nkiadi malamu

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ

  7. Nkiadi nini?

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ?

  8. Okanza kudi nki?

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ?

  9. Nkiadi kudi nki

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  10. Lela na nki

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  11. Nkiadi na nki

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  12. Te na nki

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  13. Tata na nki

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  14. Mokolo ya mbote

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  15. Tala na nzala ya malamu

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?

    ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞᱤ? (aruḷ aruṭi arulī?)

  2. Wana wanga na bus?

    ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱵᱚᱥ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞᱤ? (aruḷ aruṭi bos arulī?)

  3. Nki platform yai?

    ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱡᱤᱡᱤ? (aruḷ aruṭi jiji?)

  4. Soki nki ntangu yina yenda?

    ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱥᱤᱡᱤ? (aruḷ aruṭi aruḷ arul siḱi?)

  5. Yai ke nzila ya nki?

    ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱡᱩᱭᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ? (aruḷ aruṭi cuyi arul?)

  6. Eza na nsi ya nzo

    ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ. (aruḷ arul arul arul.)

  7. Eza na mosi ya nzo

    ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱥᱟᱦᱤ. (aruḷ arul arul sahi.)

  8. Okanisa ngai na mape?

    ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ? (aruḷ aruṭi map arul arul?)

  9. Tanga wana, s'il vous plaît

    ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ, ᱵᱟᱹᱨᱤ. (aruḷ arul arul, bari.)

  10. Nki ntangu yina yenda?

    ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞ? (aruḷ aruṭi arul arul arul?)

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Nki yina kudi?

    Ika menak kothi? (ika menak kothi)

  2. Yina kele na nsi

    Ika aji badi kothi (ika aji badi kothi)

  3. Ona kima ki nsi?

    Ika menak kothi nena? (ika menak kothi nena)

  4. Ncanza kudi na kadi?

    Ika card re pay kora? (ika card re pay kora)

  5. Nkena na mesa ya mosi na mosi

    Ika do jona table chahi (ika do jona table chahi)

  6. Kadi, ndakisa

    Bill, please (Bill, please)

  7. Kasi nsi ya mpasi ke na?

    Service aji sarak? (Service aji sarak)

  8. Ndi muvegetari

    Ika vegetarian ahe (ika vegetarian ahe)

  9. Kaka mfu, ndakisa

    Aji masala khana nahi, please (aji masala khana nahi)

  10. Yina kele na nsi

    Ika badi ahe (ika badi ahe)

  11. Ncanza na menu?

    Ika menu chahi? (ika menu chahi)

  12. Ndi kadi ya mvula, ndakisa

    Ek glass pani, please (ek glass pani)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Landa boma

    Polis re bāhāra

  2. Landa ambulance

    Ambulance re bāhāra

  3. Nkeni mosi

    Ainḍa doctor re chāhi

  4. Nkeni na mbisi

    Ainḍa bāhāra

  5. Nkeni na nsembu ya nsembu

    Ainḍa moḍa bāhāra

  6. Wana hospital ya mbote?

    Nekā hospital kothā?

  7. Eka na nki

    Iṭa hāṭa

  8. Nkeni tanga pasipoti na ngai

    Ainḍa passport hāṭā

  9. Olanda hotel na ngai?

    Tūṅ hotel re bāhāra?

  10. Tala!

    Sāhāy!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Nzo ya kima

    ᱚᱞ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (ol aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  2. Tukala na mbandu

    ᱛᱮᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (ṭena aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  3. Nki nsi ya ntangu?

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ? (aḍaḍa saḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  4. Ndi zola ku sendela nsi ya lufulu

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (aḍaḍa aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  5. Tukala na kanda se

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱜᱟ? (aḍaḍa aḍaḍa kaḍaḍa)

  6. Tula nsi ya file ya kima

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (aḍaḍa aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  7. Mosi na nsi ya ntangu

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (aḍaḍa aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  8. Ndi zola ku zola na yo

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (aḍaḍa aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  9. Nki o zola ku zola nki?

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱜᱟ? (aḍaḍa aḍaḍa kaḍaḍa)

  10. Ndi zola ku yindula na yo

    ᱛᱮᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (ṭena aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  11. Nsi ya kima yina nsi ya mposo

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (aḍaḍa aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. Nkiadi ki zole?

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱲᱚ? (araṅ ado?)

  2. Kikuma kinsatu

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱲᱟ (ado anā ahatā)

  3. Lelo

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ (adohā)

  4. Kuna

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱚ (adohā ado)

  5. Kima

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱚ (adohā ado)

  6. Mokolo wa mbandu

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱚ (adohā ado)

  7. Mokolo wa mosi

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱚ (adohā ado)

  8. Mokolo wa ntete

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱚ (adohā ado)

  9. Mosi

    ᱚᱱ (on)

  10. Mbale

    ᱚᱱᱟ (onā)

  11. Mitatu

    ᱚᱱᱟᱦ (onāh)

  12. Kumi

    ᱑ᱮᱱ (deh)

  13. Kimo na nkama

    ᱚᱱ ᱱᱮᱱ (on nen)

  14. Nseke

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ (adohā)

  15. Nzo

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ (adohā)

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