Looking for practical Nepali to Kikongo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Nepali 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 Nepali 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.
नमस्ते
Mbote(namaste)
धन्यवाद
Mele(dhanyabad)
शुभ बिहान
Mokolo mayele(shubh bihān)
शुभ अपराह्न
Mokolo ya ntango(shubh aparāhn)
शुभ साँझ
Mokolo ya mambu(shubh sānjh)
शुभ रात्री
Mokolo ya mpembe(shubh rātri)
फेरि भेटौंला
Tala mosi(pherī bheṭaunlā)
बिदाई
Tata(bidāī)
तिम्रो नाम के हो?
Nki yina nzo?(timro nām ke ho?)
मेरो नाम जोन हो
Nzo yami ke John(merō nām jōn ho)
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ?
Oko wanga?(timīlā'ī kasto cha?)
तिमीलाई भेटेर खुशी लाग्यो
Nki ya mosi na yo(timīlā'ī bheṭera khushī lāgyō)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
के तपाईँ अङ्ग्रेजी बोल्नुहुन्छ?
Oyo o zola kutu English?(ke tapā'īṅ aṅgrējī bolnuhunchha?)
मलाई हिन्दी राम्रोसँग बोल्न आउँदैन
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.(malā'ī hindī rāmrōsaṅga bolna āundaina)
म बुझ्दिन
Nkeni kanga.(ma bujhdina)
कृपया चाँडो बोल्नुस्
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.(kripayā chāḍō bolnūs)
के तपाईँले त्यो फेरि भन्न सक्नुहुन्छ?
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?(ke tapā'īṅlē tyō phēri bhanna saknuhunchha?)
बाथरूम कहाँ छ?
Kutu wapi banzela?(bāthrum kahāṅ cha?)
म शहरको केन्द्रमा कसरी जान्छु?
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?(ma saharkō kēndramā kasarī jānchu?)