Looking for practical Lombard to Kituba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Lombard phrase first, then the Kituba translation (Kituba) — 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 Kituba.
Tip: pick five Kituba 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.
Ciao
Mbote
Grazie
Matondo
Bun di
Mbote na ntanga
Bun pomeriggio
Mbote na moke
Bun sera
Mbote na nsuka
Bun nott
Malamu na lola
A dopo
Tala moke
Addio
Kende malamu
Cömm a te ciama?
Nani na yo?
Me ciami John
Nani na ngai John
Cömm a te stai?
Oyo olingi?
Piacer de incontrarte
Nionso na yo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Parlet inglèis?
Oyo azali koloba Lingala?
Mi no parlo ben l'hindi
Nani nazali koloba Hindi malamu te
Mi no capisco
Nani nazali koyeba te
Per piaser, parla pian
Soki, koloba na mbala moke
Pödet dì quela roba anmò?
Okoki koloba yango lisusu?
Unde l'è 'l bagn?
Bato ya mbala eza wapi?
Cöme riva al centr de la cità?
Nani nakoki kokende na centre ya ville?
Gira a mancina
Tika na ngonga ya mabele
Gira a destra
Tika na ngonga ya likolo
Va dritto
Yaka na mbala moke
Quant l'è 'l bigliett?
Mbongo ya nzela ezali boni?
Un bigliett, per piaser
Billet moko, s'il vous plaît
L'è luntan da chì?
Eza mbali na awa?
Mi son pèrdüü
Nani nazali na nzela te
Unde pödi comprà 'na scheda SIM?
Nani nakoki kotonga SIM card wapi?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Sì
Eee
No
Te
Forse
Pamba
Sò d'accordo
Nani na yo
Sò in disaccordo
Nani te na yo
L'è bòn
Eza malamu
Cömm'a penset?
Oyo olingi nini?
Pödet mè aiutà?
Okanisa ngai?
G'ho bisògn d'aiut
Nalingi lisungi
Aspetta un momènt
Tika moke
Mi dispiàs
Nasalisa
Nissun prublema
Te na mabe
Complimenti
Mbote na yo
Buon compleàn
Mbote na mokolo ya mbotama
Fà un viàgg sicür
Zala na nzela ya malamu
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Unde l'è la stazion del treno?
Nani esika ya ndako ya treni?(nani esika ya ndako ya treni)
Unde l'è la fermada del bus?
Nani esika ya ndako ya bisi?(nani esika ya ndako ya bisi)