Looking for practical Kikongo to Tok Pisin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kikongo phrase first, then the Tok Pisin translation (Tok Pisin) — 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 Tok Pisin.
Tip: when a Tok Pisin phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Kikongo wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Mbote
Halo
Mele
Tenkyu
Mokolo mayele
Gutpela moning
Mokolo ya ntango
Gutpela apinun
Mokolo ya mambu
Gutpela nait
Mokolo ya mpembe
Gutpela nait
Tala mosi
Lukim yu bihain
Tata
Gudbai
Nki yina nzo?
Wanem nem bilong yu?
Nzo yami ke John
Mi nem em John
Oko wanga?
Yu stap gut?
Nki ya mosi na yo
Gutpela long mitim yu
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Oyo o zola kutu English?
Yu tok Pisin?
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.
Mi no tok Hindi gut.
Nkeni kanga.
Mi no save.
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.
Plis, tok liklik.
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?
Yu ken tokim gen?
Kutu wapi banzela?
Wea toilet?
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?
Olsem wanem mi ken go long centa?
Tanda na luma.
Taim yu go, tanim left.
Tanda na mambu.
Taim yu go, tanim raet.
Enda na mosi.
Go stret.
Nki mbongo ya ndako?
Olsem wanem pris bilong fare?
Ticket mosi, mokolo.
Wan tiket, plis.
Nki feti na wapi?
Em i long long wanem?
Nkeni zola.
Mi lus.
Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM?
Wea mi ken baim SIM card?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ewe
Yes
Te
No
Kasi
Baibe
Nkiadi
Mi agri
Nkiadi te
Mi no agri
Oyo ke nkiadi malamu
Em i gut
Nkiadi nini?
Yu ting wanem?
Okanza kudi nki?
Yu inap helpim mi?
Nkiadi kudi nki
Mi nidim help
Lela na nki
Wai liklik
Nkiadi na nki
Mi sori
Te na nki
No problem
Tata na nki
Tenkyu
Mokolo ya mbote
Hapi baisde
Tala na nzala ya malamu
Lukaut long trip
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?
Wea em train stesen?(Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?)
Wana wanga na bus?
Wea em bus stop?(Wana wanga na bus?)
Nki platform yai?
Wea em platform?(Nki platform yai?)
Soki nki ntangu yina yenda?
Wanem taim em i likim?(Soki nki ntangu yina yenda?)
Yai ke nzila ya nki?
Dispela em stret rot?(Yai ke nzila ya nki?)
Eza na nsi ya nzo
Em i klostu hia(Eza na nsi ya nzo)
Eza na mosi ya nzo
Em i longwe long hia(Eza na mosi ya nzo)
Okanisa ngai na mape?
Yu inap soim mi long map?(Okanisa ngai na mape?)
Tanga wana, s'il vous plaît
Stap hia, plis(Tanga wana, s'il vous plaît)
Nki ntangu yina yenda?
Hao long em i tek?(Nki ntangu yina yenda?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Nki yina kudi?
Hamamas dispela i kost?(hamamas = how much)
Yina kele na nsi
Dispela i tu mipela(mipela = expensive)
Ona kima ki nsi?
Yu gat wanpela samting i nap?(nap = cheaper)
Ncanza kudi na kadi?
Inap mi peim long kad?(peim = pay)
Nkena na mesa ya mosi na mosi
Mi laikim wanpela tebol bilong tupela(nkena na mesa ya mosi na mosi)
Kadi, ndakisa
Bil, plis(kadi, ndakisa)
Kasi nsi ya mpasi ke na?
Service i stap insait?(stap = included)
Ndi muvegetari
Mi vegetarian(ndi muvegetari)
Kaka mfu, ndakisa
No spicy kaikai, plis(kaka mfu, ndakisa)
Yina kele na nsi
Dispela i naispela(yina kele na nsi)
Ncanza na menu?
Inap mi kisim menu?(ncanza na menu)
Ndi kadi ya mvula, ndakisa
Wanpela glas bilong wota, plis(ndi kadi ya mvula, ndakisa)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Landa boma
Kolim polis
Landa ambulance
Kolim ambulans
Nkeni mosi
Mi nidim dokta
Nkeni na mbisi
Mi sik
Nkeni na nsembu ya nsembu
Mi gat alergi long pinat
Wana hospital ya mbote?
Wea hospital i klostu?
Eka na nki
I penim hia
Nkeni tanga pasipoti na ngai
Mi lusim paspot
Olanda hotel na ngai?
Yu inap kolim hotel bilong mi?
Tala!
Help!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Nzo ya kima
Nais long mitim yu(Nzò ya kima)
Tukala na mbandu
Makim wanpela miting(Tukàla na mbàndu)
Nki nsi ya ntangu?
Wanem taim i gut long yu?(Nki nsi ya ntángu?)
Ndi zola ku sendela nsi ya lufulu
Mi bai sendim report tude(Ndi zòla ku sendèla nsi ya lufùlu)
Tukala na kanda se
Inap bilong yumi tokim tede?(Tukàla na kànda sè?)
Tula nsi ya file ya kima
Plis lukim fael i atach(Tùla nsi ya file ya kima)
Mosi na nsi ya ntangu
Tenkyu long yu taim(Mòsi na nsi ya ntángu)
Ndi zola ku zola na yo
Mi lukim forward long wok wantaim yu(Ndi zòla ku zòla na yò)
Nki o zola ku zola nki?
Yu inap kliaim dispela point?(Nki o zòla ku zòla nki?)
Ndi zola ku yindula na yo
Lukim mi bai kam bek long yu(Ndi zòla ku yìndula na yò)
Nsi ya kima yina nsi ya mposo
Deidlain i Fraida(Nsi ya kima yìna nsi ya mposò)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.