Looking for practical Meadow Mari to Kikongo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Meadow Mari phrase first, then the Kikongo translation (Kikongo) — 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 Kikongo.
Tip: when a Kikongo phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Meadow Mari 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.
Салам
Mbote
Рәхмәт
Mele
Иртәнге сәлам
Mokolo mayele
Кичке сәлам
Mokolo ya ntango
Кичке сәлам
Mokolo ya mambu
Төнге сәлам
Mokolo ya mpembe
Килешербез
Tala mosi
Сау бул
Tata
Синең исемең нәрсә?
Nki yina nzo?
Минем исемем Джон
Nzo yami ke John
Син ничек?
Oko wanga?
Сине күрүемә шатмын
Nki ya mosi na yo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Сӱзӱн инглиз кӧнӧ?
Oyo o zola kutu English?(Süzyün ingliz könö?)
Мин хинди ӧзӧмӧ нӧмӧ
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.(Min hindı özömö nömö)
Мин ӧзӧмӧ
Nkeni kanga.(Min özömö)
Пожалуйста, кӧнӧнӧ вӧнӧ
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.(Pozhaluysta, könönö vönö)
Сӱзӱн ӧзӧмӧ вӧнӧ?
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?(Süzyün özömö vönö?)
Кӧнӧнӧн кӧнӧ?
Kutu wapi banzela?(Könönön könö?)
Мин шӧрӧмӧн кӧнӧнӧ?
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?(Min şörömö könönö?)
Сӱзӱн чӧнӧ
Tanda na luma.(Süzyün çönö)
Сӱзӱн кӧнӧ
Tanda na mambu.(Süzyün könö)
Тӧрӧнӧ
Enda na mosi.(Törönö)
Кӧнӧнӧн ӧзӧмӧ?
Nki mbongo ya ndako?(Könönön özömö?)
Бӧрӧн билет, пожалуйста
Ticket mosi, mokolo.(Börön bilet, pozhaluysta)
Кӧнӧнӧн ӧзӧмӧ?
Nki feti na wapi?(Könönön özömö?)
Мин юӧнӧ
Nkeni zola.(Min yüönö)
Кӧнӧнӧн СИМ картӧн кӧнӧ?
Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM?(Könönön SIM kartön könö?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Äh
Ewe(eh)
Ei
Te(ay)
Võib-olla
Kasi
Ma nõustun
Nkiadi
Ma ei nõustu
Nkiadi te
See kõlab hästi
Oyo ke nkiadi malamu
Mida sa arvad?
Nkiadi nini?
Kas sa saad mind aidata?
Okanza kudi nki?
Mul on abi vaja
Nkiadi kudi nki
Oota hetk
Lela na nki
Ma vabandan
Nkiadi na nki
Pole probleemi
Te na nki
Palju õnne
Tata na nki
Palju õnne sünnipäevaks
Mokolo ya mbote
Soovin head teed
Tala na nzala ya malamu
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Куда поезда станция?
Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?(Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?)