Common Krio to Latin phrases

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

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Looking for practical Krio to Latin phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Krio 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: pick five Latin phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.

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Greetings and pleasantries

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

  1. Hello

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Tenki

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

  3. Gud mɔnin

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Gud aftanun

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

  5. Gud ivnin

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

  6. Gud nait

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Si yu leta

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

  8. Bai

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. Wetɛn na yu neym?

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

  10. Ma neym na John

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

  11. Ow yu de?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Naes fo mit yu

    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. Yu sabi English?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. A no sabi Hindi well.

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

  3. A no sabi.

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. Plis, tok slow.

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

  5. Yu fit tok dat again?

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

  6. Weh na di toilet?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Ow A go fit reach di city center?

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

  8. Turn left.

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Turn right.

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Go straight.

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Ow much na di fare?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. One ticket, plis.

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

  13. E far from ya?

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

  14. A don lost.

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Weh A go fit buy SIM card?

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

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Yes

    Ita

  2. No

    Non

  3. Maybe

    Fortasse

  4. A mi agree

    Consentio

  5. A no agree

    Non consentio

  6. Dat na fine

    Bene sonat

  7. Wet in you tink?

    Quid censes?

  8. You fit help me?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. A need help

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. Wait small

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. A sorry

    Me paenitet

  12. No problem

    Nullum problema

  13. Congratulations

    Felicitaciones

  14. Happy birthday

    Felix natalis dies

  15. Get safe trip

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Weh na di train station?

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

  2. Weh na di bus stop?

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

  3. Which platform na im?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Wetin time e go lef?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. Dis na di right way?

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

  6. E dey near here

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. E far from here

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. Yu fit show me pan di map?

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

  9. Stop here, pliz

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. How long e go tek?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. How much dis cost?

    Quot hoc constat?

  2. Dat too expensive.

    Id nimis carum est.

  3. You get anytin wey cheaper?

    Habesne quidquam cheap?

  4. I fit pay by card?

    Possumne solvere charta?

  5. I wan table for two.

    Velim mensam pro duobus.

  6. Di bill, please.

    Ratio, quaeso.

  7. Service dey include?

    Estne servitium inclusum?

  8. I na vegetarian.

    Vegetarianus sum.

  9. No spicy food, please.

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

  10. Dis dey sweet.

    Hoc est deliciosum.

  11. I fit get di menu?

    Possumne habere menu?

  12. A glass of water, please.

    Poculum aquae, quaeso.

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Call di police

    Vocā polīciam

  2. Call ambulance

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. A need doctor

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. A dey feel sick

    Māla mē sentio

  5. A get allergy for peanuts

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Weh di nearest hospital de?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. E dey pain here

    Hic dolet

  8. A don lose mi passport

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. You fit call mi hotel?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. Help!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

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

  1. Na nice for meet you

    Te convenire pulchrum est

  2. Make we plan wan meeting

    Conventum constituamus

  3. Wetin time go work for you?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. A go send di report tiday

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. We go fit talk tomorrow?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

  6. Abeg find di file wey attach

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. Tenki for your time

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

  8. A dey look forward for work with you

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. You fit clarify dat point?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. Make I get back to you

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. Di deadline na Friday

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Wetin na di taim?

    Quot hora est?

  2. E na tri o'clock

    Tertia hora est.

  3. Tudeh

    Hodie

  4. Tomo

    Cras

  5. Yestideh

    Heri

  6. Mandeh

    Dies Lunae

  7. Tuzdeh

    Dies Martis

  8. Wenesdeh

    Dies Mercurii

  9. Wan

    Unus

  10. Tu

    Duo

  11. Tri

    Tres

  12. Ten

    Decem

  13. Wan hunda

    Centum

  14. Haf

    Dimidium

  15. Mo

    Plus