Looking for practical Pashto to Kikongo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Pashto 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.
سلام
Mbote(salam)
مننه
Mele(manana)
سهار مو پخير
Mokolo mayele(sahar mo pakhair)
ماښام مو پخير
Mokolo ya ntango(makham mo pakhair)
ماښام مو پخير
Mokolo ya mambu(makham mo pakhair)
شپه مو پخير
Mokolo ya mpembe(shpa mo pakhair)
بیا به ګورو
Tala mosi(bya ba goru)
خداى پامان
Tata(khudai paman)
ستاسو نوم څه دی؟
Nki yina nzo?(staso num tsah de?)
زما نوم جان دی
Nzo yami ke John(zma num Jan de)
تاسو څنګه یاست؟
Oko wanga?(staso tsenga yast?)
ستاسو سره لیدل خوشحاله یم
Nki ya mosi na yo(staso sara lidal khushala yam)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ایا ته انګلیسي خبرې کوې؟
Oyo o zola kutu English?(Aya ta angreezi khabare kawey?)
زه ښه هندي نه پوهیږم
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.(Za kha Hindi na poheyghum)
زه نه پوهیږم
Nkeni kanga.(Za na poheyghum)
مهرباني وکړئ ورو خبرې وکړئ
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.(Mehrbani wakrha wro khabare kawey)
آیا ته دا بیا ویلای شې؟
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?(Aya ta da bia wayalay she?)
تشناب چیرته دی؟
Kutu wapi banzela?(Tashnab cherta de?)
زه څنګه د ښار مرکز ته لاړ شم؟
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?(Za tsanga da shahr markaz ta lara sham?)
چپ ته واړئ
Tanda na luma.(Chap ta warai)
ښي ته واړئ
Tanda na mambu.(She ta warai)
مستقیم لاړ شئ
Enda na mosi.(Mustaqim lara she)
کرایه څومره ده؟
Nki mbongo ya ndako?(Krayah tsomra de?)
یو ټکټ، مهرباني وکړئ
Ticket mosi, mokolo.(Yo ticket, mehrbani wakrha)
ایا دا دلته لرې دی؟
Nki feti na wapi?(Aya da daltha lari de?)
زه ورک یم
Nkeni zola.(Za wark yam)
زه چیرته د SIM کارت اخیستلی شم؟
Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM?(Za cherta da SIM kart akhistali sham?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
هو
Ewe(ho)
نه
Te(na)
شاید
Kasi(shayad)
زه موافق یم
Nkiadi(za mawafiq yem)
زه مخالف یم
Nkiadi te(za mukhalif yem)
دا ښه ښکاري
Oyo ke nkiadi malamu(da kha khkari)
تاسو څه فکر کوئ؟
Nkiadi nini?(taso tsah fikr kawi?)
تاسې کولی شئ چې مرسته وکړئ؟
Okanza kudi nki?(tase koli she che mrasta waki?)
زه مرستې ته اړتیا لرم
Nkiadi kudi nki(za marsta ta artya laram)
یو شیبه انتظار وکړئ
Lela na nki(yo sheba intezar waki)
زه بخښنه غواړم
Nkiadi na nki(za bakhshna ghuaram)
هیڅ ستونزه نشته
Te na nki(hech stonza nashta)
مبارک شه
Tata na nki(mubarak sha)
زېږېدنه دې مبارک وي
Mokolo ya mbote(zegeedna de mubarak vi)
خوندي سفر وکړئ
Tala na nzala ya malamu(khondi safar waki)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
د ریل ګاډي تمځای چیرته دی؟
Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?(Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?)