Looking for practical Limburgish to Kikongo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Limburgish 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: when a Kikongo phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Limburgish wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Hallo
Mbote
Dank je
Mele
Goeie môrge
Mokolo mayele
Goeie middag
Mokolo ya ntango
Goeie avend
Mokolo ya mambu
Goeie nacht
Mokolo ya mpembe
Tot ziens
Tala mosi
Vaarwel
Tata
Wat is dien naam?
Nki yina nzo?
Mijn naam is John
Nzo yami ke John
Hoe is 't?
Oko wanga?
Fijn je te ontmoeten
Nki ya mosi na yo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Spreek je Engels?
Oyo o zola kutu English?
Ich spreek nie goed Hindi.
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.
Ich verstoon het nie.
Nkeni kanga.
Spreek asjeblieft langzaam.
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.
Kunt ge dat nog een keer zegge?
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?
Wo is de toilet?
Kutu wapi banzela?
Hoe kom ich in het centrum?
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?
Sla linksaf.
Tanda na luma.
Sla rechtsaf.
Tanda na mambu.
Ga rechtdoor.
Enda na mosi.
Hoeveel kost de rit?
Nki mbongo ya ndako?
Ene ticket, asjeblieft.
Ticket mosi, mokolo.
Is het ver van hier?
Nki feti na wapi?
Ich ben verdwaald.
Nkeni zola.
Wo kan ich een SIM-kaart kopen?
Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja
Ewe
Neen
Te
Misschien
Kasi
Ich het het eens
Nkiadi
Ich het het nie eens
Nkiadi te
Dat klinkt goed
Oyo ke nkiadi malamu
Wat denkste?
Nkiadi nini?
Kunns de mie helppe?
Okanza kudi nki?
Ich heb hulp nodig
Nkiadi kudi nki
Wacht een moment
Lela na nki
Ich ben sorry
Nkiadi na nki
Gein probleem
Te na nki
Gefeliciteerd
Tata na nki
Gelukkige verjaardag
Mokolo ya mbote
Veer neet veilig reis
Tala na nzala ya malamu
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Wo is de treinstation?
Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?(Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?)