Looking for practical Malayalam (മലയാളം) to Lingala phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Malayalam phrase first, then the Lingala translation (Lingala) — 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 Lingala.
Tip: when a Lingala phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Malayalam 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.
നമസ്കാരം
Mbote(namaskaram)
നന്ദി
Melesi(nandi)
ശുഭോദയം
Mbote na ntango ya mokolo(shubhodhayam)
ശുഭ വൈകുന്നേരം
Mbote na ntango ya midi(shubha vaikunneram)
ശുഭ സന്ധ്യ
Mbote na ntango ya soir(shubha sandhya)
ശുഭ രാത്രി
Malamu na butu(shubha raathri)
ശേഷം കാണാം
Tala yo nsima(shesham kaanam)
വിട
Kende malamu(vida)
നിന്റെ പേര് എന്താണ്?
Nkombo na yo nani?(ninte per enthanu?)
എന്റെ പേര് ജോൺ ആണ്
Nkombo na ngai ezali John(ente per John aanu)
സുഖമാണോ?
Ozalaki malamu?(sukhamaano?)
നിനക്കു കാണാൻ സന്തോഷം
Nayoki malamu na yo(ninakku kaanaan santhosham)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
നിങ്ങൾ ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് സംസാരിക്കുമോ?
Ozali koloba lingala?(ozali koloba lingala)
ഞാൻ ഹിന്ദി നല്ല രീതിയിൽ സംസാരിക്കാറില്ല
Nasalaka hindi malamu te(nasalaka hindi malamu te)