Looking for practical Latin to Dinka phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin phrase first, then the Dinka translation (Dinka) — 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 Dinka.
Tip: read the Dinka line out loud three times, then cover the Latin 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.
Salve
Yaaŋ(yaaŋ)
Gratias tibi
Ajak(ajak)
Bonum mane
Bäny äyö(bäny äyö)
Bonum postmeridianum
Bäny kɛ̈l(bäny kɛ̈l)
Bonum vesperum
Bäny nyin(bäny nyin)
Bona nox
Bäny kɛ̈l(bäny kɛ̈l)
Vide te postea
Yin kɛ̈l(yin kɛ̈l)
Vale
Yin kɛ̈l(yin kɛ̈l)
Quod est nomen tuum?
Nin kɛ̈l yïn?(nin kɛ̈l yïn?)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
Nin yïn John(nin yïn John)
Quomodo es?
Kɛ̈l yïn?(kɛ̈l yïn?)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
Bäny kɛ̈l yïn(bäny kɛ̈l yïn)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Loquerisne Anglice?
Nyaac ke wic ku English?(Loquerisne Anglice?)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
Aye nyin wic Hindi kɔc.(Non bene loquor Hindi.)
Non intellego.
Aye nyin kɔc.(Non intellego.)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Yin kɔc ke nyin.(Quaeso, lente loquere.)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
Yin wic ke nyin?(Potesne id iterum dicere?)
Ubi est latrina?
Cɔl kɛ thon?(Ubi est latrina?)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
Nyaac kɛ jɛt ke cɛl?(Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)
Dextra verte.
Yin tɛŋ ke thok.(Dextra verte.)
Sinistra verte.
Yin tɛŋ ke kɛl.(Sinistra verte.)
I ad rectum.
Yin tɛŋ ke cɛl.(I ad rectum.)
Quot est merces?
Cɔl kɛ thon?(Quot est merces?)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
Kɛl thok, yin.(Unum tessera, quaeso.)
Estne longum a hic?
Cɔl kɛ jɔk ke cɛl?(Estne longum a hic?)
Ego sum perditus.
Aye nyin thok.(Ego sum perditus.)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
Cɔl kɛ jɛt ke SIM?(Ubi possum emere SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ita
Aye
Non
Naa
Fortasse
Cok
Consentio
Aye nyin
Non consentio
Naa nyin
Bene sonat
Käth aŋöör
Quid censes?
Käŋ aŋöör?
Potesne me adiuvare?
Nyaŋ aŋöör?
Auxilium mihi opus est
Aye bɛ̈t aŋöör
Exspecta paulisper
Käŋ aŋöör
Me paenitet
Aye kɛ̈l
Nullum problema
Naa kɛ̈l
Felicitaciones
Bɛ̈t aŋöör
Felix natalis dies
Bɛ̈t aŋöör kuɔr
Felix iter habeas
Käth aŋöör kuɔr
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
Cïïr yïnë kël?(Cii r yin e kel)
Ubi est statio bus?
Cïïr yïnë kël jëŋ?(Cii r yin e kel jeng)
Quae est suggestus?
Këc yïnë kël?(Kec yin e kel)
Quo tempore discedit?
Këc kël yïnë?(Kec kel yin e)
Estne haec via recta?
Këc yïnë kël wël?(Kec yin e kel wel)
Prope est hic
Këc yïnë kël jëŋ?(Kec yin e kel jeng)
Longius est ab hoc
Këc yïnë kël wël?(Kec yin e kel wel)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
Aŋë yïnë kël kɔc?(Ang e yin e kel koc)
Siste hic, quaeso
Nye kël jëŋ, jëŋ?(Nye kel jeng jeng)
Quot tempus capit?
Këc yïnë kël jëŋ?(Kec yin e kel jeng)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Quot hoc constat?
Kuoth ke nyin?(kuoth ke nyin)
Id nimis carum est.
Nyaak ke thok kɛ̈r(nyaak ke thok kɛ̈r)
Habesne quidquam cheap?
Aye ke nyin kɛ̈r?(aye ke nyin kɛ̈r)
Possumne solvere charta?
Aye ke nyin kɛ̈r kɔc?(aye ke nyin kɛ̈r kɔc)
Velim mensam pro duobus.
Aye ke nyin a tɛ́bɛl kɛ̈r duɔŋ(aye ke nyin a tɛ́bɛl kɛ̈r duɔŋ)
Ratio, quaeso.
Kɛ́l, please(kɛ́l, please)
Estne servitium inclusum?
Aye ke nyin kɛ̈r kɛ́l?(aye ke nyin kɛ̈r kɛ́l)
Vegetarianus sum.
Aye ke nyin a kɔc(aye ke nyin a kɔc)
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
Aye ke nyin kɛ̈r aŋɔr, please(aye ke nyin kɛ̈r aŋɔr, please)
Hoc est deliciosum.
Nyaak ke aŋɔr(nyaak ke aŋɔr)
Possumne habere menu?
Aye ke nyin kɛ̈r a menu?(aye ke nyin kɛ̈r a menu)
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
Aye ke nyin a kɔl aŋɔr, please(aye ke nyin a kɔl aŋɔr, please)
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Vocā polīciam
Bɛɛr kɔl pɔlɪs
Vocā ambulantiam
Bɛɛr kɔl ambʊlɛns
Medicum mihi opus est
A pɛɛr dɔkta
Māla mē sentio
A jɛt kɔc
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
A kɛl kɔc bɛɛr pɛɛnʊt
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
Cɛɛr kɛ bɛɛr hɔspɪtɔl?
Hic dolet
Kɔc kɛ tɛŋ
Passum meum perdidī
A lɔst pɑspɔt
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
Kɛl bɛɛr kɔl hɔtɛl a?
Auxilium!
Yɛɛr!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Te convenire pulchrum est
Yin ke nyin(Yin ke nyin)
Conventum constituamus
Nyaak ke nyin ke jieng(Nyaak ke nyin ke jieng)
Quot hora tibi convenit?
Cieng nyin ke jieng?(Cieng nyin ke jieng?)
Reportum hodie mittam
Aye ke cïe report kɛ̈t(Aye ke cïe report kɛ̈t)
Possumusne cras loqui?
Nyaak ke jieng kɛ̈t?(Nyaak ke jieng kɛ̈t?)
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
Nyaak ke cïe file kɛ̈t(Nyaak ke cïe file kɛ̈t)
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
Ayiir ke nyin kɛ̈t(Ayiir ke nyin kɛ̈t)
Spero ad te laborare
Aye ke nyin kɛ̈t jieng(Aye ke nyin kɛ̈t jieng)
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
Nyaak ke cïe kɛ̈t?(Nyaak ke cïe kɛ̈t?)
Permitte me ad te redire
Nyaak ke cïe nyin kɛ̈t(Nyaak ke cïe nyin kɛ̈t)
Terminatio est Veneris
Cieng kɛ̈t ke Friday(Cieng kɛ̈t ke Friday)
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.