Looking for practical Meiteilon Manipuri to Kikongo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Meiteilon Manipuri 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: pick five Kikongo 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.
নমস্কাৰ
Mbote(namaskār)
ধন্যবাদ
Mele(dhanyabād)
শুভ প্ৰভাত
Mokolo mayele(shubha prabhāt)
শুভ অপরাহ্ন
Mokolo ya ntango(shubha aparāhna)
শুভ সন্ধ্যা
Mokolo ya mambu(shubha sandhyā)
শুভ ৰাতি
Mokolo ya mpembe(shubha rāti)
পিছৰ পৰা দেখা
Tala mosi(pichar porā dekhā)
বিদায়
Tata(bidāy)
আপোনাৰ নাম কি?
Nki yina nzo?(āpōnāra nām ki?)
মোৰ নাম জন
Nzo yami ke John(mōr nām John)
আপুনি কেনে আছেন?
Oko wanga?(āpuni kene āchēn?)
আপোনাৰ সৈতে সাক্ষাৎ কৰি আনন্দিত
Nki ya mosi na yo(āpōnāra soite sākhāt kori ānondit)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦꯡ ꯍꯧꯔꯥꯡꯗꯦ?
Oyo o zola kutu English?(heiŋdɛŋ hɯraŋdɛ)
ꯆꯨꯡꯊꯧꯕꯤ ꯍꯤꯡꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.(chuiŋsʊbɪ hɪndɪ hɛŋdɛ)
ꯆꯨꯡꯊꯧꯕꯤ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ
Nkeni kanga.(chuiŋsʊbɪ aɳdɛ)
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯍꯧꯔꯥꯡꯗꯦ
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.(aɳdɛ hɛŋdɛ hɯraŋdɛ)
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ?
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?(hɛŋdɛ aɳdɛ hɛŋdɛ)
ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ?
Kutu wapi banzela?(lɛŋdɛ aɳdɛ)
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯆꯩꯡꯗꯦꯟ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ?
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?(aɳdɛ chɛŋdɛŋ hɛŋdɛ)
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯄꯨꯡꯗꯦ
Tanda na luma.(hɛŋdɛ kʊŋdɛ)
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯍꯨꯡꯗꯦ
Tanda na mambu.(hɛŋdɛ hʊŋdɛ)
ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯌꯦꯟꯗꯦ
Enda na mosi.(hɛŋdɛ aʊŋdɛ)
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯇꯦꯡꯗꯦ?
Nki mbongo ya ndako?(aɳdɛ tɛŋdɛ)
ꯑꯅꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯗꯦ
Ticket mosi, mokolo.(aŋ tɛŋdɛ)
ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯍꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ?
Nki feti na wapi?(aɳdɛ hɛŋdɛ aɳdɛ)
ꯆꯨꯡꯊꯧꯕꯤ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ
Nkeni zola.(chuiŋsʊbɪ aɳdɛ)
ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯦ ꯑꯃꯩꯗꯦ ꯑꯗꯦ ꯗꯨꯡꯗꯦ?
Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM?(lɛŋdɛ aɳdɛ aɳdɛ dʊŋdɛ)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
ꯎꯕꯤ
Ewe(nangbu)
ꯍꯦꯛ
Te(hei)
ꯃꯥꯡꯖꯤ
Kasi(maangbagi)
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ
Nkiadi(huroi)
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ
Nkiadi te(huroi hei)
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ
Oyo ke nkiadi malamu(huroi hei)
ꯍꯧꯔꯤꯗꯨꯝꯗꯤ ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ?
Nkiadi nini?(huroi hei)
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ?
Okanza kudi nki?(hei help)
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ
Nkiadi kudi nki(hei help)
ꯍꯦꯛ ꯃꯤꯇꯨꯔꯤ
Lela na nki(hei mitri)
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ
Nkiadi na nki(hei)
ꯍꯦꯛ ꯍꯦꯜꯆꯤ
Te na nki(hei helchi)
ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯤꯡ
Tata na nki(haangdeng)
ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ
Mokolo ya mbote(haangdeng hei)
ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯜꯕꯤ ꯍꯦꯛ
Tala na nzala ya malamu(hei trip)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯦꯡ ꯍꯦꯛꯄꯦ?
Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?(Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?)