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Common Kituba to Santali (Ol Chiki) phrases

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

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Looking for practical Kituba to Santali (Ol Chiki) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Kituba 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Santali (Ol Chiki)-speaking trip in a few weeks.

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Greetings and pleasantries

Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.

  1. Mbote

    ᱨᱤᱡᱤᱭ (rikiya)

  2. Matondo

    ᱟᱹᱦᱚᱜᱟ (ahojaga)

  3. Mbote na ntanga

    ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱵᱟᱨᱚ (ahor boro)

  4. Mbote na moke

    ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱯᱟᱭ (ahor apay)

  5. Mbote na nsuka

    ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱢᱟᱭ (ahor amay)

  6. Malamu na lola

    ᱟᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱢᱟᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ (ahor amay anaa)

  7. Tala moke

    ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ (ahor anaa)

  8. Kende malamu

    ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ (ahor anaa)

  9. Nani na yo?

    ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ? (ahor anaa ada?)

  10. Nani na ngai John

    ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱟ (anaa ada anaa John)

  11. Oyo olingi?

    ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ? (ahor anaa?)

  12. Nionso na yo

    ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱡᱚᱱᱟ (ahor jona)

Useful phrases for travellers

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

  1. Oyo azali koloba Lingala?

    Tuhun English bolang? (tuhun English bolang)

  2. Nani nazali koloba Hindi malamu te

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

  3. Nani nazali koyeba te

    Maan samjha nahi (maan samjha nahi)

  4. Soki, koloba na mbala moke

    Dohar dhire bolang (dohar dhire bolang)

  5. Okoki koloba yango lisusu?

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

  6. Bato ya mbala eza wapi?

    Ghar gela kaha? (ghar gela kaha)

  7. Nani nakoki kokende na centre ya ville?

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

  8. Tika na ngonga ya mabele

    Bamra gela (bamra gela)

  9. Tika na ngonga ya likolo

    Dahra gela (dahra gela)

  10. Yaka na mbala moke

    Sidha jabo (sidha jabo)

  11. Mbongo ya nzela ezali boni?

    Kota kharch? (kota kharch)

  12. Billet moko, s'il vous plaît

    Ek ticket, dohar (ek ticket, dohar)

  13. Eza mbali na awa?

    Ika duraka? (ika duraka)

  14. Nani nazali na nzela te

    Maan khoya gelam (maan khoya gelam)

  15. Nani nakoki kotonga SIM card wapi?

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

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Eee

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹ

  2. Te

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  3. Pamba

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ

  4. Nani na yo

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  5. Nani te na yo

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ

  6. Eza malamu

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ

  7. Oyo olingi nini?

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ?

  8. Okanisa ngai?

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ?

  9. Nalingi lisungi

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  10. Tika moke

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  11. Nasalisa

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  12. Te na mabe

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  13. Mbote na yo

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  14. Mbote na mokolo ya mbotama

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

  15. Zala na nzela ya malamu

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟ ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱹᱨᱟ

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Nani esika ya ndako ya treni?

    ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱟᱹᱨᱩᱞᱤ? (aruḷ aruṭi arulī?)

  2. Nani esika ya ndako ya bisi?

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

  3. Nani esika ya platform?

    ᱟᱨᱩᱞ ᱟᱨᱩᱛᱤ ᱡᱤᱡᱤ? (aruḷ aruṭi jiji?)

  4. Nani ntango ebandaka?

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

  5. Nani nzela ya malamu?

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

  6. Eza na nsima

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

  7. Eza na mbali

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

  8. Okoki na ngai na mape?

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

  9. Kanga awa, s'il vous plaît

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

  10. Nani ntango ebandaka?

    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. Mbuta nini?

    Ika menak kothi? (ika menak kothi)

  2. Eza mingi mbala

    Ika aji badi kothi (ika aji badi kothi)

  3. Oyo oza na ntina ya moke?

    Ika menak kothi nena? (ika menak kothi nena)

  4. Nakanisa na carte?

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

  5. Nalingi mesa ya mibale

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

  6. Bilanga, s'il vous plaît

    Bill, please (Bill, please)

  7. Eza na mosala?

    Service aji sarak? (Service aji sarak)

  8. Nani moke

    Ika vegetarian ahe (ika vegetarian ahe)

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

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

  10. Oyo eza malamu

    Ika badi ahe (ika badi ahe)

  11. Nakanisa menu?

    Ika menu chahi? (ika menu chahi)

  12. Mokolo ya mai, s'il vous plaît

    Ek glass pani, please (ek glass pani)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Tanga polisi

    Polis re bāhāra

  2. Tanga ambulance

    Ambulance re bāhāra

  3. Nazali na nganga

    Ainḍa doctor re chāhi

  4. Nazali na maladi

    Ainḍa bāhāra

  5. Nayebi na maladi ya mbala

    Ainḍa moḍa bāhāra

  6. Hospital ya libanda ezali wapi?

    Nekā hospital kothā?

  7. Ezalaka na nzala awa

    Iṭa hāṭa

  8. Nasali pasi ya passport na ngai

    Ainḍa passport hāṭā

  9. Okoki kolinga hotel na ngai?

    Tūṅ hotel re bāhāra?

  10. Lendaki!

    Sāhāy!

Work and business

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

  1. Nki na yo

    ᱚᱞ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (ol aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  2. Tondima kosala libanda

    ᱛᱮᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (ṭena aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  3. Ntango nini eza malamu na yo?

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ? (aḍaḍa saḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  4. Nakanisa lipanda lelo

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (aḍaḍa aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  5. Tosala nzela lelo?

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱜᱟ? (aḍaḍa aḍaḍa kaḍaḍa)

  6. Soki, tanga file oyo ekomi na likolo

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (aḍaḍa aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  7. Mersi po na ntango na yo

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (aḍaḍa aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  8. Nabondeli na kosala na yo

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (aḍaḍa aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  9. Okoki kolakisa yango?

    ᱟᱹᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱜᱟ? (aḍaḍa aḍaḍa kaḍaḍa)

  10. Nakanisa yo na nsima

    ᱛᱮᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱹᱜᱟᱜᱟ (ṭena aḍaḍa aḍaḍa)

  11. Tango ya nsuka eza na Mokolo ya zamba

    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. Nani nsuka?

    ᱟᱹᱨᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱲᱚ? (araṅ ado?)

  2. Eza na ntuku tatu

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚ ᱟᱹᱱᱟ ᱟᱹᱦᱟᱲᱟ (ado anā ahatā)

  3. Lelo

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ (adohā)

  4. Bokoko

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱚ (adohā ado)

  5. Bokutani

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱚ (adohā ado)

  6. Mokolo mwa liboso

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱚ (adohā ado)

  7. Mokolo mwa mibale

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱚ (adohā ado)

  8. Mokolo mwa misato

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ ᱟᱹᱲᱚ (adohā ado)

  9. Moko

    ᱚᱱ (on)

  10. Mibale

    ᱚᱱᱟ (onā)

  11. Misato

    ᱚᱱᱟᱦ (onāh)

  12. Zomi

    ᱑ᱮᱱ (deh)

  13. Nkama

    ᱚᱱ ᱱᱮᱱ (on nen)

  14. Mokolo ya nsuka

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ (adohā)

  15. Bingi

    ᱟᱹᱲᱚᱦᱟ (adohā)

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