Looking for practical Lingala to Meiteilon Manipuri phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lingala phrase first, then the Meiteilon Manipuri translation (Meiteilon Manipuri) — 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 Meiteilon Manipuri.
Tip: when a Meiteilon Manipuri phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Lingala 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.
Mbote
নমস্কাৰ(namaskār)
Melesi
ধন্যবাদ(dhanyabād)
Mbote na ntango ya mokolo
শুভ প্ৰভাত(shubha prabhāt)
Mbote na ntango ya midi
শুভ অপরাহ্ন(shubha aparāhna)
Mbote na ntango ya soir
শুভ সন্ধ্যা(shubha sandhyā)
Malamu na butu
শুভ ৰাতি(shubha rāti)
Tala yo nsima
পিছৰ পৰা দেখা(pichar porā dekhā)
Kende malamu
বিদায়(bidāy)
Nkombo na yo nani?
আপোনাৰ নাম কি?(āpōnāra nām ki?)
Nkombo na ngai ezali John
মোৰ নাম জন(mōr nām John)
Ozalaki malamu?
আপুনি কেনে আছেন?(āpuni kene āchēn?)
Nayoki malamu na yo
আপোনাৰ সৈতে সাক্ষাৎ কৰি আনন্দিত(āpōnāra soite sākhāt kori ānondit)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ozali koloba lingala?
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦꯡ ꯍꯧꯔꯥꯡꯗꯦ?(heiŋdɛŋ hɯraŋdɛ)
Nasalaka hindi malamu te
ꯆꯨꯡꯊꯧꯕꯤ ꯍꯤꯡꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ(chuiŋsʊbɪ hɪndɪ hɛŋdɛ)
Nalingi te
ꯆꯨꯡꯊꯧꯕꯤ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ(chuiŋsʊbɪ aɳdɛ)
S'il vous plaît, koloba butu
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯍꯧꯔꯥꯡꯗꯦ(aɳdɛ hɛŋdɛ hɯraŋdɛ)
Okoki koloba yango lisusu?
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ?(hɛŋdɛ aɳdɛ hɛŋdɛ)
Bato ya nzoto ezali wapi?
ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ?(lɛŋdɛ aɳdɛ)
Nakanisi ndenge nini nakokende na centre?
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯆꯩꯡꯗꯦꯟ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ?(aɳdɛ chɛŋdɛŋ hɛŋdɛ)
Tika na mobali
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯄꯨꯡꯗꯦ(hɛŋdɛ kʊŋdɛ)
Tika na mwasi
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯍꯨꯡꯗꯦ(hɛŋdɛ hʊŋdɛ)
Kende na ntango
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯌꯦꯟꯗꯦ(hɛŋdɛ aʊŋdɛ)
Mbala nini ezali?
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯇꯦꯡꯗꯦ?(aɳdɛ tɛŋdɛ)
Billet moko, s'il vous plaît
ꯑꯅꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯗꯦ(aŋ tɛŋdɛ)
Ezali na esika ya mbali?
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ?(aɳdɛ hɛŋdɛ aɳdɛ)
Nazali na esika ya mabe
ꯆꯨꯡꯊꯧꯕꯤ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ(chuiŋsʊbɪ aɳdɛ)
Nakanisi wapi nakokota SIM card?
ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯑꯗꯦ ꯗꯨꯡꯗꯦ?(lɛŋdɛ aɳdɛ aɳdɛ dʊŋdɛ)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Oyo
ꯎꯕꯤ(nangbu)
Te
ꯍꯦꯛ(hei)
Soki
ꯃꯥꯡꯖꯤ(maangbagi)
Nalingi
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ(huroi)
Nalingi te
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ(huroi hei)
Eza malamu
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ(huroi hei)
Oyo olingi nini?
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ?(huroi hei)
Okoki kosalisa ngai?
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ?(hei help)
Naza na bosenga ya kosalisa
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ(hei help)
Sunga moke
ꯍꯦꯛ ꯃꯤꯇꯨꯔꯤ(hei mitri)
Nasalaki mabe
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ(hei)
Nani azali na problème
ꯍꯦꯛ ꯍꯦꯜꯆꯤ(hei helchi)
Mokolo malamu
ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯤꯡ(haangdeng)
Mokolo ya mbotama malamu
ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ(haangdeng hei)
Zala na nzela ya malamu
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ(hei trip)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Eko zali wapi?
ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯦꯡ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ?(haangdeh heitpa?)
Eko zali wapi na bis?
ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯦꯡ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ ꯍꯦꯗꯦ?(haangdeh heitpa heide?)
Eko zali na esika nini?
ꯍꯦꯛꯆꯦ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ?(heitche heitpa?)
Ekozanga na ntango nini?
ꯍꯦꯡꯊꯦ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ?(heisou heitpa?)
Oyo ezali nzela ya malamu?
ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ?(heitpa heitpa?)
Ezali pene awa.
ꯌꯦꯛꯄꯦꯡ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ.(leithokpa heitpa.)
Ezali mbali awa.
ꯌꯦꯛꯄꯦꯡ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ ꯍꯦꯖꯦ.(leithokpa heithe.)
Okoki kolakisa ngai na kati ya mape?
ꯍꯦꯜꯖꯦꯡ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ ꯍꯦꯖꯦ?(heijongpa heitpa?)
Tika awa, s'il vous plaît.
ꯍꯦꯜꯖꯦ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ, ꯍꯦꯖꯦ.(heijongpa heitpa, heithe.)
Ekozala ntango nini?
ꯍꯦꯡꯊꯦ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ?(heisou heitpa?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.