Looking for practical Kituba to Dari (فارسی) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kituba phrase first, then the Dari translation (فارسی) — 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 Dari.
Tip: when a Dari phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Kituba 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
سلام(salaam)
Matondo
تشکر(tashakur)
Mbote na ntanga
صبح بخیر(sobh bekheir)
Mbote na moke
بعد از ظهر بخیر(ba'ad az zohr bekheir)
Mbote na nsuka
عصر بخیر(asr bekheir)
Malamu na lola
شب بخیر(shab bekheir)
Tala moke
بعدا می بینمت(ba'dan mibinamet)
Kende malamu
خداحافظ(khodaa haafez)
Nani na yo?
نام شما چیست؟(naam-e shoma chist?)
Nani na ngai John
نام من جان است(naam-e man John ast)
Oyo olingi?
چطور هستید؟(chetor hastid?)
Nionso na yo
از ملاقات شما خوشبختم(az mulaaqaat-e shoma khoshbakhtam)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Oyo azali koloba Lingala?
آیا شما انگلیسی صحبت میکنید؟(Aya shoma engilisi sohbat mikonid?)
Nani nazali koloba Hindi malamu te
من هندی را خوب صحبت نمیکنم.(Man Hindi ra khub sohbat namikonam.)