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Common Latin to Lingala phrases

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

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

Tip: pick five Lingala 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

    Melesi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Bonum mane

    Mbote na ntango ya mokolo (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Bonum postmeridianum

    Mbote na ntango ya midi (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Bonum vesperum

    Mbote na ntango ya soir (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Bona nox

    Malamu na butu (boh-nah nox)

  7. Vide te postea

    Tala yo nsima (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Vale

    Kende malamu (wah-leh)

  9. Quod est nomen tuum?

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

  10. Nomen meum est Iohannes

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

  11. Quomodo es?

    Ozalaki malamu? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Te convenire mihi iucundum est

    Nayoki malamu 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?

    Ozali koloba lingala? (ozali koloba lingala)

  2. Non bene loquor Hindi.

    Nasalaka hindi malamu te (nasalaka hindi malamu te)

  3. Non intellego.

    Nalingi te (nalingi te)

  4. Quaeso, lente loquere.

    S'il vous plaît, koloba butu (koloba butu)

  5. Potesne id iterum dicere?

    Okoki koloba yango lisusu? (okoki koloba yango lisusu)

  6. Ubi est latrina?

    Bato ya nzoto ezali wapi? (bato ya nzoto)

  7. Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?

    Nakanisi ndenge nini nakokende na centre? (nakokende na centre)

  8. Dextra verte.

    Tika na mobali (tika na mobali)

  9. Sinistra verte.

    Tika na mwasi (tika na mwasi)

  10. I ad rectum.

    Kende na ntango (kende na ntango)

  11. Quot est merces?

    Mbala nini ezali? (mbala nini)

  12. Unum tessera, quaeso.

    Billet moko, s'il vous plaît (billet moko)

  13. Estne longum a hic?

    Ezali na esika ya mbali? (ezali na esika ya mbali)

  14. Ego sum perditus.

    Nazali na esika ya mabe (nazali na esika ya mabe)

  15. Ubi possum emere SIM card?

    Nakanisi wapi nakokota SIM card? (nakokota SIM card)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Ita

    Oyo

  2. Non

    Te

  3. Fortasse

    Soki

  4. Consentio

    Nalingi

  5. Non consentio

    Nalingi te

  6. Bene sonat

    Eza malamu

  7. Quid censes?

    Oyo olingi nini?

  8. Potesne me adiuvare?

    Okoki kosalisa ngai?

  9. Auxilium mihi opus est

    Naza na bosenga ya kosalisa

  10. Exspecta paulisper

    Sunga moke

  11. Me paenitet

    Nasalaki mabe

  12. Nullum problema

    Nani azali na problème

  13. Felicitaciones

    Mokolo malamu

  14. Felix natalis dies

    Mokolo ya mbotama malamu

  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?

    Eko zali wapi? (Eko zali wapi?)

  2. Ubi est statio bus?

    Eko zali wapi na bis? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Quae est suggestus?

    Eko zali na esika nini? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Quo tempore discedit?

    Ekozanga na ntango nini? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. Estne haec via recta?

    Oyo ezali nzela ya malamu? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. Prope est hic

    Ezali pene awa. (Prope est hic)

  7. Longius est ab hoc

    Ezali mbali awa. (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?

    Okoki kolakisa ngai na kati ya mape? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Siste hic, quaeso

    Tika awa, s'il vous plaît. (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Quot tempus capit?

    Ekozala ntango nini? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Quot hoc constat?

    Mbongo ya yango eza nini?

  2. Id nimis carum est.

    Yango eza mabe na mbongo.

  3. Habesne quidquam cheap?

    Ozali na makambo mosusu ya mbongo moke?

  4. Possumne solvere charta?

    Nalingi kobonga na carte?

  5. Velim mensam pro duobus.

    Nalingi meka mpo na mibale.

  6. Ratio, quaeso.

    Liyangani, s'il vous plaît.

  7. Estne servitium inclusum?

    Service eza na kati?

  8. Vegetarianus sum.

    Nazali mvegetarian.

  9. Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

    Bokoya biloko ya mabe, s'il vous plaît.

  10. Hoc est deliciosum.

    Yango ezali malamu.

  11. Possumne habere menu?

    Nalingi menu, s'il vous plaît.

  12. Poculum aquae, quaeso.

    Leki ya mayi, s'il vous plaît.

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Vocā polīciam

    Tindá polisi

  2. Vocā ambulantiam

    Tindá ambulance

  3. Medicum mihi opus est

    Nalingi médecin

  4. Māla mē sentio

    Nazali na maladi

  5. Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

    Nazali na allergie na mbala

  6. Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

    Hospital ya liboso ezali wapi?

  7. Hic dolet

    Ezalaka na nse awa

  8. Passum meum perdidī

    Nazwi passport na ngai

  9. Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

    Okoki kotinda hôtel na ngai?

  10. Auxilium!

    S.O.S!

Work and business

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

  1. Te convenire pulchrum est

    Nasepeli na yo

  2. Conventum constituamus

    Tika tozala na mitema

  3. Quot hora tibi convenit?

    Ngai nalobi ntango nini ekozala malamu na yo?

  4. Reportum hodie mittam

    Naboya raport lelo

  5. Possumusne cras loqui?

    Tango tozali na mposo?

  6. File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

    S'il vous plaît, tala fichier oyo ezali na nzela

  7. Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

    Mersi mpo na ntango na yo

  8. Spero ad te laborare

    Nasalela yo na mosala

  9. Potesne illud punctum explicare?

    Okoki kosala likambo yango malamu?

  10. Permitte me ad te redire

    Napesi yo nzela

  11. Terminatio est Veneris

    Mokolo ya kokanga ezali Vendredi

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Quot hora est?

    Nini tango ezali? (ni-ni tan-go e-za-li)

  2. Tertia hora est.

    Ezali ntango ya misato (e-za-li n-tan-go ya mi-sa-to)

  3. Hodie

    Lelo

  4. Cras

    Bokoko

  5. Heri

    Kaka

  6. Dies Lunae

    Lundi

  7. Dies Martis

    Mardi

  8. Dies Mercurii

    Mercredi

  9. Unus

    Moko

  10. Duo

    Mbala

  11. Tres

    Misato

  12. Decem

    Libwa

  13. Centum

    Sankuru

  14. Dimidium

    Bato

  15. Plus

    Soki

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