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Common Lingala to Latin phrases

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

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

Tip: read the Latin line out loud three times, then cover the Lingala 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. Mbote

    Salve (sal-way)

  2. Melesi

    Gratias tibi (grah-tee-as tee-bee)

  3. Mbote na ntango ya mokolo

    Bonum mane (boh-num mah-neh)

  4. Mbote na ntango ya midi

    Bonum postmeridianum (boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)

  5. Mbote na ntango ya soir

    Bonum vesperum (boh-num vehs-peh-rum)

  6. Malamu na butu

    Bona nox (boh-nah nox)

  7. Tala yo nsima

    Vide te postea (vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)

  8. Kende malamu

    Vale (wah-leh)

  9. Nkombo na yo nani?

    Quod est nomen tuum? (kwod est noh-men too-um)

  10. Nkombo na ngai ezali John

    Nomen meum est Iohannes (noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)

  11. Ozalaki malamu?

    Quomodo es? (kwo-mo-do es)

  12. Nayoki malamu na yo

    Te convenire mihi iucundum est (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. Ozali koloba lingala?

    Loquerisne Anglice? (Loquerisne Anglice?)

  2. Nasalaka hindi malamu te

    Non bene loquor Hindi. (Non bene loquor Hindi.)

  3. Nalingi te

    Non intellego. (Non intellego.)

  4. S'il vous plaît, koloba butu

    Quaeso, lente loquere. (Quaeso, lente loquere.)

  5. Okoki koloba yango lisusu?

    Potesne id iterum dicere? (Potesne id iterum dicere?)

  6. Bato ya nzoto ezali wapi?

    Ubi est latrina? (Ubi est latrina?)

  7. Nakanisi ndenge nini nakokende na centre?

    Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio? (Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)

  8. Tika na mobali

    Dextra verte. (Dextra verte.)

  9. Tika na mwasi

    Sinistra verte. (Sinistra verte.)

  10. Kende na ntango

    I ad rectum. (I ad rectum.)

  11. Mbala nini ezali?

    Quot est merces? (Quot est merces?)

  12. Billet moko, s'il vous plaît

    Unum tessera, quaeso. (Unum tessera, quaeso.)

  13. Ezali na esika ya mbali?

    Estne longum a hic? (Estne longum a hic?)

  14. Nazali na esika ya mabe

    Ego sum perditus. (Ego sum perditus.)

  15. Nakanisi wapi nakokota SIM card?

    Ubi possum emere SIM card? (Ubi possum emere SIM card?)

Everyday conversation

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

  1. Oyo

    Ita

  2. Te

    Non

  3. Soki

    Fortasse

  4. Nalingi

    Consentio

  5. Nalingi te

    Non consentio

  6. Eza malamu

    Bene sonat

  7. Oyo olingi nini?

    Quid censes?

  8. Okoki kosalisa ngai?

    Potesne me adiuvare?

  9. Naza na bosenga ya kosalisa

    Auxilium mihi opus est

  10. Sunga moke

    Exspecta paulisper

  11. Nasalaki mabe

    Me paenitet

  12. Nani azali na problème

    Nullum problema

  13. Mokolo malamu

    Felicitaciones

  14. Mokolo ya mbotama malamu

    Felix natalis dies

  15. Zala na nzela ya malamu

    Felix iter habeas

Directions and getting around

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

  1. Eko zali wapi?

    Ubi est statio ferriviaria? (Ubi est statio ferriviaria?)

  2. Eko zali wapi na bis?

    Ubi est statio bus? (Ubi est statio bus?)

  3. Eko zali na esika nini?

    Quae est suggestus? (Quae est suggestus?)

  4. Ekozanga na ntango nini?

    Quo tempore discedit? (Quo tempore discedit?)

  5. Oyo ezali nzela ya malamu?

    Estne haec via recta? (Estne haec via recta?)

  6. Ezali pene awa.

    Prope est hic (Prope est hic)

  7. Ezali mbali awa.

    Longius est ab hoc (Longius est ab hoc)

  8. Okoki kolakisa ngai na kati ya mape?

    Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa? (Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?)

  9. Tika awa, s'il vous plaît.

    Siste hic, quaeso (Siste hic, quaeso)

  10. Ekozala ntango nini?

    Quot tempus capit? (Quot tempus capit?)

Shopping and dining

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

  1. Mbongo ya yango eza nini?

    Quot hoc constat?

  2. Yango eza mabe na mbongo.

    Id nimis carum est.

  3. Ozali na makambo mosusu ya mbongo moke?

    Habesne quidquam cheap?

  4. Nalingi kobonga na carte?

    Possumne solvere charta?

  5. Nalingi meka mpo na mibale.

    Velim mensam pro duobus.

  6. Liyangani, s'il vous plaît.

    Ratio, quaeso.

  7. Service eza na kati?

    Estne servitium inclusum?

  8. Nazali mvegetarian.

    Vegetarianus sum.

  9. Bokoya biloko ya mabe, s'il vous plaît.

    Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.

  10. Yango ezali malamu.

    Hoc est deliciosum.

  11. Nalingi menu, s'il vous plaît.

    Possumne habere menu?

  12. Leki ya mayi, s'il vous plaît.

    Poculum aquae, quaeso.

Emergencies and health

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

  1. Tindá polisi

    Vocā polīciam

  2. Tindá ambulance

    Vocā ambulantiam

  3. Nalingi médecin

    Medicum mihi opus est

  4. Nazali na maladi

    Māla mē sentio

  5. Nazali na allergie na mbala

    Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae

  6. Hospital ya liboso ezali wapi?

    Ubi est proximus hospitālis?

  7. Ezalaka na nse awa

    Hic dolet

  8. Nazwi passport na ngai

    Passum meum perdidī

  9. Okoki kotinda hôtel na ngai?

    Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?

  10. S.O.S!

    Auxilium!

Work and business

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

  1. Nasepeli na yo

    Te convenire pulchrum est

  2. Tika tozala na mitema

    Conventum constituamus

  3. Ngai nalobi ntango nini ekozala malamu na yo?

    Quot hora tibi convenit?

  4. Naboya raport lelo

    Reportum hodie mittam

  5. Tango tozali na mposo?

    Possumusne cras loqui?

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

    File adiunctum invenias, quaeso

  7. Mersi mpo na ntango na yo

    Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo

  8. Nasalela yo na mosala

    Spero ad te laborare

  9. Okoki kosala likambo yango malamu?

    Potesne illud punctum explicare?

  10. Napesi yo nzela

    Permitte me ad te redire

  11. Mokolo ya kokanga ezali Vendredi

    Terminatio est Veneris

Time, days and numbers

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

  1. Nini tango ezali?

    Quot hora est? (ni-ni tan-go e-za-li)

  2. Ezali ntango ya misato

    Tertia hora est. (e-za-li n-tan-go ya mi-sa-to)

  3. Lelo

    Hodie

  4. Bokoko

    Cras

  5. Kaka

    Heri

  6. Lundi

    Dies Lunae

  7. Mardi

    Dies Martis

  8. Mercredi

    Dies Mercurii

  9. Moko

    Unus

  10. Mbala

    Duo

  11. Misato

    Tres

  12. Libwa

    Decem

  13. Sankuru

    Centum

  14. Bato

    Dimidium

  15. Soki

    Plus

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