Looking for practical Odia to Kikongo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Odia 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.
ନମସ୍କାର
Mbote(namaskara)
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ
Mele(dhanyabad)
ଶୁଭ ସକାଳ
Mokolo mayele(shubha sakala)
ଶୁଭ ବେଳ
Mokolo ya ntango(shubha bela)
ଶୁଭ ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା
Mokolo ya mambu(shubha sandhya)
ଶୁଭ ରାତ୍ରି
Mokolo ya mpembe(shubha ratri)
ପରେ ଦେଖା ହେବ
Tala mosi(pare dekha heba)
ବିଦାୟ
Tata(bidaya)
ତୁମର ନାମ କଣ?
Nki yina nzo?(tumara nama kana?)
ମୋ ନାମ ଜନ୍
Nzo yami ke John(mo nama John)
ତୁମେ କେମିତି ଅଛ?
Oko wanga?(tume kemiti achha?)
ତୁମ ସହିତ ମିଳିବାରେ ଖୁସି ହେଲି
Nki ya mosi na yo(tuma sahita milibare khusi heli)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ଆପଣ ଇଂରାଜୀ କହନ୍ତି କି?
Oyo o zola kutu English?(āpana iṅrājī kahanti ki?)
ମୁଁ ହିନ୍ଦୀ ଭଲ କହିପାରିବି ନାହିଁ
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.(muṁ hindī bhala kahipāribi nāhiṁ)
ମୁଁ ବୁଝିପାରୁନି
Nkeni kanga.(muṁ bujhīpāruni)
ଦୟାକରି ଧୀରେ କହନ୍ତୁ
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.(dayākari dhīre kahantu)
ଆପଣ ସେଥିରେ ଆଉ କହିପାରିବେ କି?
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?(āpana sethire āu kahipāribe ki?)
ଶୌଚାଳୟ କେଉଁଠାରେ?
Kutu wapi banzela?(śaucālaẏa keuṁṭhāre?)
ମୁଁ ସହରର କେନ୍ଦ୍ରକୁ କିପରି ଯିବି?
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?(muṁ saharara kendraku kipari jibi?)