Looking for practical Latin to Krio phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin phrase first, then the Krio translation (Krio) — 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 Krio.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Krio-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.
Salve
Hello(sal-way)
Gratias tibi
Tenki(grah-tee-as tee-bee)
Bonum mane
Gud mɔnin(boh-num mah-neh)
Bonum postmeridianum
Gud aftanun(boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)
Bonum vesperum
Gud ivnin(boh-num vehs-peh-rum)
Bona nox
Gud nait(boh-nah nox)
Vide te postea
Si yu leta(vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)
Vale
Bai(wah-leh)
Quod est nomen tuum?
Wetɛn na yu neym?(kwod est noh-men too-um)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
Ma neym na John(noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)
Quomodo es?
Ow yu de?(kwo-mo-do es)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
Naes fo mit yu(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.
Loquerisne Anglice?
Yu sabi English?(Loquerisne Anglice?)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
A no sabi Hindi well.(Non bene loquor Hindi.)
Non intellego.
A no sabi.(Non intellego.)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Plis, tok slow.(Quaeso, lente loquere.)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
Yu fit tok dat again?(Potesne id iterum dicere?)
Ubi est latrina?
Weh na di toilet?(Ubi est latrina?)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
Ow A go fit reach di city center?(Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)
Dextra verte.
Turn left.(Dextra verte.)
Sinistra verte.
Turn right.(Sinistra verte.)
I ad rectum.
Go straight.(I ad rectum.)
Quot est merces?
Ow much na di fare?(Quot est merces?)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
One ticket, plis.(Unum tessera, quaeso.)
Estne longum a hic?
E far from ya?(Estne longum a hic?)
Ego sum perditus.
A don lost.(Ego sum perditus.)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
Weh A go fit buy SIM card?(Ubi possum emere SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ita
Yes
Non
No
Fortasse
Maybe
Consentio
A mi agree
Non consentio
A no agree
Bene sonat
Dat na fine
Quid censes?
Wet in you tink?
Potesne me adiuvare?
You fit help me?
Auxilium mihi opus est
A need help
Exspecta paulisper
Wait small
Me paenitet
A sorry
Nullum problema
No problem
Felicitaciones
Congratulations
Felix natalis dies
Happy birthday
Felix iter habeas
Get safe trip
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
Weh na di train station?(Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)
Ubi est statio bus?
Weh na di bus stop?(Ubi est statio bus?)
Quae est suggestus?
Which platform na im?(Quae est suggestus?)
Quo tempore discedit?
Wetin time e go lef?(Quo tempore discedit?)
Estne haec via recta?
Dis na di right way?(Estne haec via recta?)
Prope est hic
E dey near here(Prope est hic)
Longius est ab hoc
E far from here(Longius est ab hoc)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
Yu fit show me pan di map?(Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)
Siste hic, quaeso
Stop here, pliz(Siste hic, quaeso)
Quot tempus capit?
How long e go tek?(Quot tempus capit?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Quot hoc constat?
How much dis cost?
Id nimis carum est.
Dat too expensive.
Habesne quidquam cheap?
You get anytin wey cheaper?
Possumne solvere charta?
I fit pay by card?
Velim mensam pro duobus.
I wan table for two.
Ratio, quaeso.
Di bill, please.
Estne servitium inclusum?
Service dey include?
Vegetarianus sum.
I na vegetarian.
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
No spicy food, please.
Hoc est deliciosum.
Dis dey sweet.
Possumne habere menu?
I fit get di menu?
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
A glass of water, please.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Vocā polīciam
Call di police
Vocā ambulantiam
Call ambulance
Medicum mihi opus est
A need doctor
Māla mē sentio
A dey feel sick
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
A get allergy for peanuts
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
Weh di nearest hospital de?
Hic dolet
E dey pain here
Passum meum perdidī
A don lose mi passport
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
You fit call mi hotel?
Auxilium!
Help!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Te convenire pulchrum est
Na nice for meet you
Conventum constituamus
Make we plan wan meeting
Quot hora tibi convenit?
Wetin time go work for you?
Reportum hodie mittam
A go send di report tiday
Possumusne cras loqui?
We go fit talk tomorrow?
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
Abeg find di file wey attach
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
Tenki for your time
Spero ad te laborare
A dey look forward for work with you
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
You fit clarify dat point?
Permitte me ad te redire
Make I get back to you
Terminatio est Veneris
Di deadline na Friday
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.