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Common Romani to Lingala phrases

100 practical Romani to Lingala phrases for travel, study, work, and daily conversation.

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Looking for practical Romani to Lingala phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Romani phrase first, then the Lingala translation (Lingala) — 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 Lingala.

Tip: when a Lingala phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Romani 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.

  1. Sastimos

    Mbote

  2. Dikhes

    Melesi

  3. Sar san o drom

    Mbote na ntango ya mokolo

  4. Sar san o drom

    Mbote na ntango ya midi

  5. Sar san o večer

    Mbote na ntango ya soir

  6. Sar san o noć

    Malamu na butu

  7. Sikav tuke na jekh

    Tala yo nsima

  8. Sastipen

    Kende malamu

  9. So t'avel tiri navn?

    Nkombo na yo nani?

  10. Mande t'avel John

    Nkombo na ngai ezali John

  11. Soske tuke?

    Ozalaki malamu?

  12. Rromale tuke

    Nayoki malamu na yo

Useful phrases for travellers

Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.

  1. Aš tuke anglis thaj?

    Ozali koloba lingala? (ozali koloba lingala)

  2. Na thajav Hindi sar o baro

    Nasalaka hindi malamu te (nasalaka hindi malamu te)

  3. Na sam tuke

    Nalingi te (nalingi te)

  4. Sikav tuke buti

    S'il vous plaît, koloba butu (koloba butu)

  5. Suk tuke so khanav avri?

    Okoki koloba yango lisusu? (okoki koloba yango lisusu)

  6. Kade si o toalet?

    Bato ya nzoto ezali wapi? (bato ya nzoto)

  7. Sako me džanav katar o centar?

    Nakanisi ndenge nini nakokende na centre? (nakokende na centre)

  8. Džanav levo

    Tika na mobali (tika na mobali)

  9. Džanav pravo

    Tika na mwasi (tika na mwasi)

  10. Džanav buti

    Kende na ntango (kende na ntango)

  11. Sako si o tarifo?

    Mbala nini ezali? (mbala nini)

  12. Eka tiketa, please

    Billet moko, s'il vous plaît (billet moko)

  13. Si o baro katar here?

    Ezali na esika ya mbali? (ezali na esika ya mbali)

  14. Me si na džanav

    Nazali na esika ya mabe (nazali na esika ya mabe)

  15. Kade me džanav kupi o SIM kardo?

    Nakanisi wapi nakokota SIM card? (nakokota SIM card)

Everyday conversation

Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.

  1. Ja

    Oyo

  2. Na

    Te

  3. Možda

    Soki

  4. Sukalav

    Nalingi

  5. Nesukalav

    Nalingi te

  6. To so boro

    Eza malamu

  7. So te phendav?

    Oyo olingi nini?

  8. Sako te mikerav?

    Okoki kosalisa ngai?

  9. Me mangav miker

    Naza na bosenga ya kosalisa

  10. Phirav kher

    Sunga moke

  11. Me som te bachtal

    Nasalaki mabe

  12. Na problem

    Nani azali na problème

  13. Sukalav tuke

    Mokolo malamu

  14. Sukal tuke kher

    Mokolo ya mbotama malamu

  15. Sakona safar kher

    Zala na nzela ya malamu

Directions and getting around

Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.

  1. Kasa jekh train station?

    Eko zali wapi? (Eko zali wapi?)

  2. Kasa jekh bus stop?

    Eko zali wapi na bis?

  3. Kasa platform?

    Eko zali na esika nini?

  4. So kalo khera?

    Ekozanga na ntango nini?

  5. So si jekh pravas?

    Oyo ezali nzela ya malamu?

  6. So si buchi tu?

    Ezali pene awa.

  7. So si dikh le tu?

    Ezali mbali awa.

  8. Tu kheres me le mapa?

    Okoki kolakisa ngai na kati ya mape?

  9. Sti le tu, please.

    Tika awa, s'il vous plaît.

  10. Kado kheras?

    Ekozala ntango nini?

Shopping and dining

Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.

  1. Sako kheres thaj?

    Mbongo ya yango eza nini? (sako kheres thaj)

  2. Taj e bori drago

    Yango eza mabe na mbongo. (taj e bori drago)

  3. Aso tuke katar chede?

    Ozali na makambo mosusu ya mbongo moke? (aso tuke katar chede)

  4. Sakava kade kerdan?

    Nalingi kobonga na carte? (sakava kade kerdan)

  5. Mande sar o buchi for duj

    Nalingi meka mpo na mibale. (mande sar o buchi for duj)

  6. O bil, please

    Liyangani, s'il vous plaît. (o bil, please)

  7. Sar o servis included?

    Service eza na kati? (sar o servis included)

  8. Mande so vegetarian

    Nazali mvegetarian. (mande so vegetarian)

  9. Na spicy khana, please

    Bokoya biloko ya mabe, s'il vous plaît. (na spicy khana, please)

  10. Taj e delikates

    Yango ezali malamu. (taj e delikates)

  11. Sakava kade o menu?

    Nalingi menu, s'il vous plaît. (sakava kade o menu)

  12. O buchi thaj, please

    Leki ya mayi, s'il vous plaît. (o buchi thaj, please)

Emergencies and health

Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.

  1. Zhanav te policija

    Tindá polisi

  2. Zhanav te ambulanca

    Tindá ambulance

  3. Mane kaj doctoro

    Nalingi médecin

  4. Mane si mala

    Nazali na maladi

  5. Mane si alergik te kikiriki

    Nazali na allergie na mbala

  6. Kade si najbliža bolnica?

    Hospital ya liboso ezali wapi?

  7. Sikav tut here

    Ezalaka na nse awa

  8. Mane si zhalav my passport

    Nazwi passport na ngai

  9. Sukare te zhanav my hotel?

    Okoki kotinda hôtel na ngai?

  10. Pomoć!

    S.O.S!

Work and business

Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.

  1. Sastipen te kerel tuke

    Nasepeli na yo

  2. Aven te kerdan o kher

    Tika tozala na mitema

  3. So kher o vremi te tuke?

    Ngai nalobi ntango nini ekozala malamu na yo?

  4. Me phenen o raport thaj dikh

    Naboya raport lelo

  5. Kade te gindim sar o dikhes?

    Tango tozali na mposo?

  6. Phral te jekh file kerdik

    S'il vous plaît, tala fichier oyo ezali na nzela

  7. Sastim te for o vremi tuke

    Mersi mpo na ntango na yo

  8. Me dikhav te kerel thaj tuke

    Nasalela yo na mosala

  9. Kade te jekh kher o pun?

    Okoki kosala likambo yango malamu?

  10. Aven me kerdan nazar tuke

    Napesi yo nzela

  11. O deadline si o Vrihda

    Mokolo ya kokanga ezali Vendredi

Time, days and numbers

Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.

  1. So kado si?

    Nini tango ezali? (ni-ni tan-go e-za-li)

  2. Si trija o'clock

    Ezali ntango ya misato (e-za-li n-tan-go ya mi-sa-to)

  3. Soday

    Lelo (Soday)

  4. Sutri

    Bokoko (Sutri)

  5. Paskiri

    Kaka (Paskiri)

  6. Lunes

    Lundi (Lunes)

  7. Martes

    Mardi (Martes)

  8. Miercoles

    Mercredi (Miercoles)

  9. Jekh

    Moko (Jekh)

  10. Duj

    Mbala (Duj)

  11. Trija

    Misato (Trija)

  12. Dik

    Libwa (Dik)

  13. Jekh sato

    Sankuru (Jekh sato)

  14. Pola

    Bato (Pola)

  15. Moro

    Soki (Moro)

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