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Common Latin to Kikongo phrases

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

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

Tip: pick five Kikongo 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. Salve

    Mbote (sal-way)

  2. Gratias tibi

    Mele (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Bonum mane

    Mokolo mayele (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Bonum postmeridianum

    Mokolo ya ntango (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Bonum vesperum

    Mokolo ya mambu (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Bona nox

    Mokolo ya mpembe (boh-nah nox)

  7. Vide te postea

    Tala mosi (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Vale

    Tata (wah-leh)

  9. Quod est nomen tuum?

    Nki yina nzo? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Nomen meum est Iohannes

    Nzo yami ke John (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Quomodo es?

    Oko wanga? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Te convenire mihi iucundum est

    Nki ya mosi na yo (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. Loquerisne Anglice?

    Oyo o zola kutu English? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Non bene loquor Hindi.

    Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Non intellego.

    Nkeni kanga. (Non intellego.)

  4. Quaeso, lente loquere.

    Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Potesne id iterum dicere?

    Oyo o zola kutu na mosi? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Ubi est latrina?

    Kutu wapi banzela? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?

    Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Dextra verte.

    Tanda na luma. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Sinistra verte.

    Tanda na mambu. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. I ad rectum.

    Enda na mosi. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Quot est merces?

    Nki mbongo ya ndako? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Unum tessera, quaeso.

    Ticket mosi, mokolo. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Estne longum a hic?

    Nki feti na wapi? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ego sum perditus.

    Nkeni zola. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Ubi possum emere SIM card?

    Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ita

    Ewe

  2. Non

    Te

  3. Fortasse

    Kasi

  4. Consentio

    Nkiadi

  5. Non consentio

    Nkiadi te

  6. Bene sonat

    Oyo ke nkiadi malamu

  7. Quid censes?

    Nkiadi nini?

  8. Potesne me adiuvare?

    Okanza kudi nki?

  9. Auxilium mihi opus est

    Nkiadi kudi nki

  10. Exspecta paulisper

    Lela na nki

  11. Me paenitet

    Nkiadi na nki

  12. Nullum problema

    Te na nki

  13. Felicitaciones

    Tata na nki

  14. Felix natalis dies

    Mokolo ya mbote

  15. Felix iter habeas

    Tala na nzala ya malamu

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Ubi est statio ferriviaria?

    Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo? (Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?)

  2. Ubi est statio bus?

    Wana wanga na bus? (Wana wanga na bus?)

  3. Quae est suggestus?

    Nki platform yai? (Nki platform yai?)

  4. Quo tempore discedit?

    Soki nki ntangu yina yenda? (Soki nki ntangu yina yenda?)

  5. Estne haec via recta?

    Yai ke nzila ya nki? (Yai ke nzila ya nki?)

  6. Prope est hic

    Eza na nsi ya nzo (Eza na nsi ya nzo)

  7. Longius est ab hoc

    Eza na mosi ya nzo (Eza na mosi ya nzo)

  8. Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?

    Okanisa ngai na mape? (Okanisa ngai na mape?)

  9. Siste hic, quaeso

    Tanga wana, s'il vous plaît (Tanga wana, s'il vous plaît)

  10. Quot tempus capit?

    Nki ntangu yina yenda? (Nki ntangu yina yenda?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Quot hoc constat?

    Nki yina kudi? (nki yina kudi)

  2. Id nimis carum est.

    Yina kele na nsi (yina kele na nsi)

  3. Habesne quidquam cheap?

    Ona kima ki nsi? (ona kima ki nsi)

  4. Possumne solvere charta?

    Ncanza kudi na kadi? (ncanza kudi na kadi)

  5. Velim mensam pro duobus.

    Nkena na mesa ya mosi na mosi (nkena na mesa ya mosi na mosi)

  6. Ratio, quaeso.

    Kadi, ndakisa (kadi, ndakisa)

  7. Estne servitium inclusum?

    Kasi nsi ya mpasi ke na? (kasi nsi ya mpasi ke na)

  8. Vegetarianus sum.

    Ndi muvegetari (ndi muvegetari)

  9. Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

    Kaka mfu, ndakisa (kaka mfu, ndakisa)

  10. Hoc est deliciosum.

    Yina kele na nsi (yina kele na nsi)

  11. Possumne habere menu?

    Ncanza na menu? (ncanza na menu)

  12. Poculum aquae, quaeso.

    Ndi kadi ya mvula, ndakisa (ndi kadi ya mvula, ndakisa)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Vocā polīciam

    Landa boma

  2. Vocā ambulantiam

    Landa ambulance

  3. Medicum mihi opus est

    Nkeni mosi

  4. Māla mē sentio

    Nkeni na mbisi

  5. Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

    Nkeni na nsembu ya nsembu

  6. Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

    Wana hospital ya mbote?

  7. Hic dolet

    Eka na nki

  8. Passum meum perdidī

    Nkeni tanga pasipoti na ngai

  9. Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

    Olanda hotel na ngai?

  10. Auxilium!

    Tala!

Work and business

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

  1. Te convenire pulchrum est

    Nzo ya kima (Nzò ya kima)

  2. Conventum constituamus

    Tukala na mbandu (Tukàla na mbàndu)

  3. Quot hora tibi convenit?

    Nki nsi ya ntangu? (Nki nsi ya ntángu?)

  4. Reportum hodie mittam

    Ndi zola ku sendela nsi ya lufulu (Ndi zòla ku sendèla nsi ya lufùlu)

  5. Possumusne cras loqui?

    Tukala na kanda se (Tukàla na kànda sè?)

  6. File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

    Tula nsi ya file ya kima (Tùla nsi ya file ya kima)

  7. Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

    Mosi na nsi ya ntangu (Mòsi na nsi ya ntángu)

  8. Spero ad te laborare

    Ndi zola ku zola na yo (Ndi zòla ku zòla na yò)

  9. Potesne illud punctum explicare?

    Nki o zola ku zola nki? (Nki o zòla ku zòla nki?)

  10. Permitte me ad te redire

    Ndi zola ku yindula na yo (Ndi zòla ku yìndula na yò)

  11. Terminatio est Veneris

    Nsi ya kima yina nsi ya mposo (Nsi ya kima yìna nsi ya mposò)

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Quot hora est?

    Nkiadi ki zole? (Nkiadi ki zole?)

  2. Tertia hora est.

    Kikuma kinsatu (Kikuma kinsatu)

  3. Hodie

    Lelo

  4. Cras

    Kuna

  5. Heri

    Kima

  6. Dies Lunae

    Mokolo wa mbandu

  7. Dies Martis

    Mokolo wa mosi

  8. Dies Mercurii

    Mokolo wa ntete

  9. Unus

    Mosi

  10. Duo

    Mbale

  11. Tres

    Mitatu

  12. Decem

    Kumi

  13. Centum

    Kimo na nkama

  14. Dimidium

    Nseke

  15. Plus

    Nzo

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