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Common Latin to Kituba phrases

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

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

Tip: read the Kituba 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.

  1. Salve

    Mbote (sal-way)

  2. Gratias tibi

    Matondo (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Bonum mane

    Mbote na ntanga (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Bonum postmeridianum

    Mbote na moke (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Bonum vesperum

    Mbote na nsuka (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Bona nox

    Malamu na lola (boh-nah nox)

  7. Vide te postea

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

  8. Vale

    Kende malamu (wah-leh)

  9. Quod est nomen tuum?

    Nani na yo? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Nomen meum est Iohannes

    Nani na ngai John (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Quomodo es?

    Oyo olingi? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Te convenire mihi iucundum est

    Nionso 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 azali koloba Lingala? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Non bene loquor Hindi.

    Nani nazali koloba Hindi malamu te (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Non intellego.

    Nani nazali koyeba te (Non intellego.)

  4. Quaeso, lente loquere.

    Soki, koloba na mbala moke (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Potesne id iterum dicere?

    Okoki koloba yango lisusu? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Ubi est latrina?

    Bato ya mbala eza wapi? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?

    Nani nakoki kokende na centre ya ville? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Dextra verte.

    Tika na ngonga ya mabele (Dextra verte.)

  9. Sinistra verte.

    Tika na ngonga ya likolo (Sinistra verte.)

  10. I ad rectum.

    Yaka na mbala moke (I ad rectum.)

  11. Quot est merces?

    Mbongo ya nzela ezali boni? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Unum tessera, quaeso.

    Billet moko, s'il vous plaît (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Estne longum a hic?

    Eza mbali na awa? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Ego sum perditus.

    Nani nazali na nzela te (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Ubi possum emere SIM card?

    Nani nakoki kotonga SIM card wapi? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ita

    Eee

  2. Non

    Te

  3. Fortasse

    Pamba

  4. Consentio

    Nani na yo

  5. Non consentio

    Nani te na yo

  6. Bene sonat

    Eza malamu

  7. Quid censes?

    Oyo olingi nini?

  8. Potesne me adiuvare?

    Okanisa ngai?

  9. Auxilium mihi opus est

    Nalingi lisungi

  10. Exspecta paulisper

    Tika moke

  11. Me paenitet

    Nasalisa

  12. Nullum problema

    Te na mabe

  13. Felicitaciones

    Mbote na yo

  14. Felix natalis dies

    Mbote na mokolo ya mbotama

  15. Felix iter habeas

    Zala na nzela ya malamu

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Ubi est statio ferriviaria?

    Nani esika ya ndako ya treni? (nani esika ya ndako ya treni)

  2. Ubi est statio bus?

    Nani esika ya ndako ya bisi? (nani esika ya ndako ya bisi)

  3. Quae est suggestus?

    Nani esika ya platform? (nani esika ya platform)

  4. Quo tempore discedit?

    Nani ntango ebandaka? (nani ntango ebandaka)

  5. Estne haec via recta?

    Nani nzela ya malamu? (nani nzela ya malamu)

  6. Prope est hic

    Eza na nsima (eza na nsima)

  7. Longius est ab hoc

    Eza na mbali (eza na mbali)

  8. Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?

    Okoki na ngai na mape? (okoki na ngai na mape)

  9. Siste hic, quaeso

    Kanga awa, s'il vous plaît (kanga awa, s'il vous plaît)

  10. Quot tempus capit?

    Nani ntango ebandaka? (nani ntango ebandaka)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Quot hoc constat?

    Mbuta nini? (mbuta nini)

  2. Id nimis carum est.

    Eza mingi mbala (eza mingi mbala)

  3. Habesne quidquam cheap?

    Oyo oza na ntina ya moke? (oyo oza na ntina ya moke)

  4. Possumne solvere charta?

    Nakanisa na carte? (nakanisa na carte)

  5. Velim mensam pro duobus.

    Nalingi mesa ya mibale (nalingi mesa ya mibale)

  6. Ratio, quaeso.

    Bilanga, s'il vous plaît (bilanga, s'il vous plaît)

  7. Estne servitium inclusum?

    Eza na mosala? (eza na mosala)

  8. Vegetarianus sum.

    Nani moke (nani moke)

  9. Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

    Te mbongo ya mpasi, s'il vous plaît (te mbongo ya mpasi)

  10. Hoc est deliciosum.

    Oyo eza malamu (oyo eza malamu)

  11. Possumne habere menu?

    Nakanisa menu? (nakanisa menu)

  12. Poculum aquae, quaeso.

    Mokolo ya mai, s'il vous plaît (mokolo ya mai)

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Vocā polīciam

    Tanga polisi

  2. Vocā ambulantiam

    Tanga ambulance

  3. Medicum mihi opus est

    Nazali na nganga

  4. Māla mē sentio

    Nazali na maladi

  5. Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

    Nayebi na maladi ya mbala

  6. Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

    Hospital ya libanda ezali wapi?

  7. Hic dolet

    Ezalaka na nzala awa

  8. Passum meum perdidī

    Nasali pasi ya passport na ngai

  9. Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

    Okoki kolinga hotel na ngai?

  10. Auxilium!

    Lendaki!

Work and business

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

  1. Te convenire pulchrum est

    Nki na yo

  2. Conventum constituamus

    Tondima kosala libanda

  3. Quot hora tibi convenit?

    Ntango nini eza malamu na yo?

  4. Reportum hodie mittam

    Nakanisa lipanda lelo

  5. Possumusne cras loqui?

    Tosala nzela lelo?

  6. File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

    Soki, tanga file oyo ekomi na likolo

  7. Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

    Mersi po na ntango na yo

  8. Spero ad te laborare

    Nabondeli na kosala na yo

  9. Potesne illud punctum explicare?

    Okoki kolakisa yango?

  10. Permitte me ad te redire

    Nakanisa yo na nsima

  11. Terminatio est Veneris

    Tango ya nsuka eza na Mokolo ya zamba

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Quot hora est?

    Nani nsuka? (nani nsuka)

  2. Tertia hora est.

    Eza na ntuku tatu (eza na ntuku tatu)

  3. Hodie

    Lelo (lelo)

  4. Cras

    Bokoko (bokoko)

  5. Heri

    Bokutani (bokutani)

  6. Dies Lunae

    Mokolo mwa liboso (mokolo mwa liboso)

  7. Dies Martis

    Mokolo mwa mibale (mokolo mwa mibale)

  8. Dies Mercurii

    Mokolo mwa misato (mokolo mwa misato)

  9. Unus

    Moko (moko)

  10. Duo

    Mibale (mibale)

  11. Tres

    Misato (misato)

  12. Decem

    Zomi (zomi)

  13. Centum

    Nkama (nkama)

  14. Dimidium

    Mokolo ya nsuka (mokolo ya nsuka)

  15. Plus

    Bingi (bingi)

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