Looking for practical Persian (فارسی) to Kikongo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Persian 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.
سلام
Mbote(salaam)
متشکرم
Mele(moteshakkeram)
صبح بخیر
Mokolo mayele(sobh bekheir)
عصر بخیر
Mokolo ya ntango(asr bekheir)
شب بخیر
Mokolo ya mambu(shab bekheir)
شب بخیر
Mokolo ya mpembe(shab bekheir)
بعداً میبینمت
Tala mosi(ba'adan mibinamet)
خداحافظ
Tata(khodaa haafez)
نام شما چیست؟
Nki yina nzo?(naam shoma chist?)
نام من جان است
Nzo yami ke John(naam man jaan ast)
چطوری؟
Oko wanga?(chetori?)
از ملاقات شما خوشبختم
Nki ya mosi na yo(az molaagaat shoma khoshbakhtam)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
آیا شما انگلیسی صحبت میکنید؟
Oyo o zola kutu English?(Aya shoma Englisi sohbat mikonid?)
من هندی را خوب صحبت نمیکنم
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.(Man Hindi ra khub sohbat namikonam)
من نمیفهمم
Nkeni kanga.(Man nemifahmam)
لطفاً آرام صحبت کنید
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.(Lotfan aram sohbat konid)
میتوانید دوباره بگویید؟
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?(Mitavanid dobare begu'id?)
دستشویی کجاست؟
Kutu wapi banzela?(Dastshuyi kujast?)
چطور به مرکز شهر بروم؟
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?(Chetor be markaz-e shahr beravam?)
به چپ بپیچید
Tanda na luma.(Be chap bepichid)
به راست بپیچید
Tanda na mambu.(Be rast bepichid)
راست بروید
Enda na mosi.(Rast beravid)
کرایه چقدر است؟
Nki mbongo ya ndako?(Keraye cheghadr ast?)
یک بلیط، لطفاً
Ticket mosi, mokolo.(Yek belit, lotfan)
آیا از اینجا دور است؟
Nki feti na wapi?(Aya az inja dur ast?)
من گم شدهام
Nkeni zola.(Man gom shode-am)
کجا میتوانم سیمکارت بخرم؟
Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM?(Koja mitavanam simkart bekharam?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
بله
Ewe(bale)
نه
Te(na)
شاید
Kasi(shayad)
من موافقم
Nkiadi(man movafegham)
من مخالفم
Nkiadi te(man mokhalefam)
این خوب به نظر میرسد
Oyo ke nkiadi malamu(in khob be nazar mi-resad)
نظر شما چیست؟
Nkiadi nini?(nazar shoma chist?)
میتوانید به من کمک کنید؟
Okanza kudi nki?(mitavanid be man komak konid?)
من به کمک نیاز دارم
Nkiadi kudi nki(man be komak niyaz daram)
یک لحظه صبر کنید
Lela na nki(yek lahze sabr konid)
متاسفم
Nkiadi na nki(mote'asefam)
مشکلی نیست
Te na nki(moshkeli nist)
تبریک میگویم
Tata na nki(tabrik migoyam)
تولدت مبارک
Mokolo ya mbote(tavallodet mobarak)
سفر خوبی داشته باشید
Tala na nzala ya malamu(safar khobi dashte bashid)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
ایستگاه قطار کجاست؟
Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?(Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?)