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Common Kituba to Latin phrases

100 practical Kituba to Latin phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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

Tip: read the Latin line out loud three times, then cover the Kituba 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

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Matondo

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Mbote na ntanga

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Mbote na moke

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Mbote na nsuka

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Malamu na lola

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Tala moke

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Kende malamu

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. Nani na yo?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Nani na ngai John

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Oyo olingi?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Nionso na yo

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)

Useful phrases for travellers

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

  1. Oyo azali koloba Lingala?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Nani nazali koloba Hindi malamu te

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Nani nazali koyeba te

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Soki, koloba na mbala moke

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Okoki koloba yango lisusu?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Bato ya mbala eza wapi?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Nani nakoki kokende na centre ya ville?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Tika na ngonga ya mabele

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Tika na ngonga ya likolo

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Yaka na mbala moke

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Mbongo ya nzela ezali boni?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Billet moko, s'il vous plaît

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Eza mbali na awa?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Nani nazali na nzela te

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Nani nakoki kotonga SIM card wapi?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Eee

    Ita

  2. Te

    Non

  3. Pamba

    Fortasse

  4. Nani na yo

    Consentio

  5. Nani te na yo

    Non consentio

  6. Eza malamu

    Bene sonat

  7. Oyo olingi nini?

    Quid censes?

  8. Okanisa ngai?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. Nalingi lisungi

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. Tika moke

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. Nasalisa

    Me paenitet

  12. Te na mabe

    Nullum problema

  13. Mbote na yo

    Felicitaciones

  14. Mbote na mokolo ya mbotama

    Felix natalis dies

  15. Zala na nzela ya malamu

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Nani esika ya ndako ya treni?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Nani esika ya ndako ya bisi?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Nani esika ya platform?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Nani ntango ebandaka?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. Nani nzela ya malamu?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. Eza na nsima

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. Eza na mbali

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. Okoki na ngai na mape?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Kanga awa, s'il vous plaît

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Nani ntango ebandaka?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Mbuta nini?

    Quot hoc constat? (mbuta nini)

  2. Eza mingi mbala

    Id nimis carum est. (eza mingi mbala)

  3. Oyo oza na ntina ya moke?

    Habesne quidquam cheap? (oyo oza na ntina ya moke)

  4. Nakanisa na carte?

    Possumne solvere charta? (nakanisa na carte)

  5. Nalingi mesa ya mibale

    Velim mensam pro duobus. (nalingi mesa ya mibale)

  6. Bilanga, s'il vous plaît

    Ratio, quaeso. (bilanga, s'il vous plaît)

  7. Eza na mosala?

    Estne servitium inclusum? (eza na mosala)

  8. Nani moke

    Vegetarianus sum. (nani moke)

  9. Te mbongo ya mpasi, s'il vous plaît

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso. (te mbongo ya mpasi)

  10. Oyo eza malamu

    Hoc est deliciosum. (oyo eza malamu)

  11. Nakanisa menu?

    Possumne habere menu? (nakanisa menu)

  12. Mokolo ya mai, s'il vous plaît

    Poculum aquae, quaeso. (mokolo ya mai)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Tanga polisi

    Vocā polīciam

  2. Tanga ambulance

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. Nazali na nganga

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. Nazali na maladi

    Māla mē sentio

  5. Nayebi na maladi ya mbala

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Hospital ya libanda ezali wapi?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. Ezalaka na nzala awa

    Hic dolet

  8. Nasali pasi ya passport na ngai

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. Okoki kolinga hotel na ngai?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. Lendaki!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

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

  1. Nki na yo

    Te convenire pulchrum est

  2. Tondima kosala libanda

    Conventum constituamus

  3. Ntango nini eza malamu na yo?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. Nakanisa lipanda lelo

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. Tosala nzela lelo?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

  6. Soki, tanga file oyo ekomi na likolo

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. Mersi po na ntango na yo

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

  8. Nabondeli na kosala na yo

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. Okoki kolakisa yango?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. Nakanisa yo na nsima

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. Tango ya nsuka eza na Mokolo ya zamba

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Nani nsuka?

    Quot hora est? (nani nsuka)

  2. Eza na ntuku tatu

    Tertia hora est. (eza na ntuku tatu)

  3. Lelo

    Hodie (lelo)

  4. Bokoko

    Cras (bokoko)

  5. Bokutani

    Heri (bokutani)

  6. Mokolo mwa liboso

    Dies Lunae (mokolo mwa liboso)

  7. Mokolo mwa mibale

    Dies Martis (mokolo mwa mibale)

  8. Mokolo mwa misato

    Dies Mercurii (mokolo mwa misato)

  9. Moko

    Unus (moko)

  10. Mibale

    Duo (mibale)

  11. Misato

    Tres (misato)

  12. Zomi

    Decem (zomi)

  13. Nkama

    Centum (nkama)

  14. Mokolo ya nsuka

    Dimidium (mokolo ya nsuka)

  15. Bingi

    Plus (bingi)

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