Looking for practical Occitan to Kikongo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Occitan 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Kikongo-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Bonjorn
Mbote
Mercé
Mele
Bonjorn
Mokolo mayele
Bona après-midi
Mokolo ya ntango
Bona serada
Mokolo ya mambu
Bona nuèch
Mokolo ya mpembe
A lèu
Tala mosi
Adieu
Tata
Cossí t'apèlas?
Nki yina nzo?
M'apèli John
Nzo yami ke John
Cossí vas?
Oko wanga?
Ravi de te conéisser
Nki ya mosi na yo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Parles anglès?
Oyo o zola kutu English?
Parli pas ben hindi.
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.
Compreni pas.
Nkeni kanga.
Parla a l'òrt.
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.
Pòdes dire aquò tornarmai?
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?
Ont es lo WC?
Kutu wapi banzela?
Cossí arribar al centre vilatg?
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?
Torna a l'esquèrra.
Tanda na luma.
Torna a la drecha.
Tanda na mambu.
Ves dret.
Enda na mosi.
Cossí es lo preu?
Nki mbongo ya ndako?
Un bilhet, per favor.
Ticket mosi, mokolo.
Es luènh d'aquí?
Nki feti na wapi?
Soi perdut.
Nkeni zola.
Ont pòdi crompar una carta SIM?
Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Òc
Ewe
Non
Te
De segur
Kasi
Es d'acòrd
Nkiadi
Es pas d'acòrd
Nkiadi te
Aquela sembla bona
Oyo ke nkiadi malamu
Cossí o pensas?
Nkiadi nini?
Pòdes m'ajudar?
Okanza kudi nki?
Ai besonh d'ajuda
Nkiadi kudi nki
Esperatz un moment
Lela na nki
Soi desolat
Nkiadi na nki
Pas de problèma
Te na nki
Felicitacions
Tata na nki
Bon aniversari
Mokolo ya mbote
Fai un viatge segur
Tala na nzala ya malamu
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ont es l'estacion de tren?
Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?(Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?)