Looking for practical Lingala to Turkmen phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lingala phrase first, then the Turkmen translation (Turkmen) — 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 Turkmen.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Turkmen-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.
Mbote
Salam
Melesi
Sag bol
Mbote na ntango ya mokolo
Erteňiz hayyr
Mbote na ntango ya midi
Gündizňiz hayyr
Mbote na ntango ya soir
Akşamyňyz hayyr
Malamu na butu
Gowy gijeler
Tala yo nsima
Görüşeriz
Kende malamu
Hoşlaşýarys
Nkombo na yo nani?
Adyňyz näme?
Nkombo na ngai ezali John
Meniň adym John
Ozalaki malamu?
Nädip?
Nayoki malamu na yo
Siz bilen tanyşmak hoş
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Ozali koloba lingala?
Siz iňlisçe gepleýärsiňizmi?(Siz inlisce gepleyarsynyzmi?)
Nasalaka hindi malamu te
Men hindçe gowy geplemeýärin.(Men hindce gowy geplemeýärin.)
Nalingi te
Men düşünmeýärin.(Men düşünmeýärin.)
S'il vous plaît, koloba butu
Hawa, haýyş edýärin, seýrek gepleiň.(koloba butu)
Okoki koloba yango lisusu?
Şuny gaýtalap aýdyp bilersiňizmi?(Şuny gaýtalap aýdyp bilýärsiňizmi?)
Bato ya nzoto ezali wapi?
Wc nirede?(bato ya nzoto)
Nakanisi ndenge nini nakokende na centre?
Şäher merkezine nädip baryp bileýin?(nakokende na centre)
Tika na mobali
Çep tarapyna öwrüliň.(tika na mobali)
Tika na mwasi
Sag tarapyna öwrüliň.(tika na mwasi)
Kende na ntango
Düz git.(kende na ntango)
Mbala nini ezali?
Bilet näçe?(mbala nini)
Billet moko, s'il vous plaît
Bir bilet, haýyş edýärin.(billet moko)
Ezali na esika ya mbali?
Bu ýerde uzakmy?(ezali na esika ya mbali)
Nazali na esika ya mabe
Men ýitdim.(nazali na esika ya mabe)
Nakanisi wapi nakokota SIM card?
Men SIM kartyny nireden satyn alyp bilerin?(nakokota SIM card)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Oyo
Hawa
Te
Ýok
Soki
Belki
Nalingi
Men razy
Nalingi te
Men razy däl
Eza malamu
Bu gowy eşidilýär
Oyo olingi nini?
Sen näme pikir edýärsiň?
Okoki kosalisa ngai?
Meni kömek edip bilersiňmi?
Naza na bosenga ya kosalisa
Meniň kömege zerur
Sunga moke
Bir pursat gara
Nasalaki mabe
Bagyşla
Nani azali na problème
Problem ýok
Mokolo malamu
Tebrikler
Mokolo ya mbotama malamu
Doglan günüňiz bilen
Zala na nzela ya malamu
Howpsuz ýol geçiriň
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Eko zali wapi?
Demir ýol stansiýasy nirede?(Demir yol stansiyasy nirede?)