Looking for practical Sango to Kituba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sango phrase first, then the Kituba translation (Kituba) — 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 Kituba.
Tip: read the Kituba line out loud three times, then cover the Sango side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Mbote
Mbote
Mokolo
Matondo
Mbote na nganga
Mbote na ntanga
Mbote na nganga ya zanga
Mbote na moke
Mbote na nganga ya sika
Mbote na nsuka
Ndeko na nganga
Malamu na lola
Tango na yo
Tala moke
Ayo
Kende malamu
Nani na yo?
Nani na yo?
Nani na nga John
Nani na ngai John
Oza malamu?
Oyo olingi?
Mokili na yo
Nionso na yo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
O yo na nganga English?
Oyo azali koloba Lingala?
O na yo na nganga Hindi na mboka.
Nani nazali koloba Hindi malamu te
O na yo na mboka.
Nani nazali koyeba te
Sokou, yo na nganga na mboka.
Soki, koloba na mbala moke
O tanga na mboka?
Okoki koloba yango lisusu?
Banga na yo na ndako?
Bato ya mbala eza wapi?
Nde na yo na banga na mboka?
Nani nakoki kokende na centre ya ville?
Kanga na mboko.
Tika na ngonga ya mabele
Kanga na nganga.
Tika na ngonga ya likolo
Kende na mboka.
Yaka na mbala moke
Nde na yo na mboka?
Mbongo ya nzela ezali boni?
Mokolo na ticket, sokou.
Billet moko, s'il vous plaît
O na mboka na mboka?
Eza mbali na awa?
O na yo na mboka.
Nani nazali na nzela te
Banga na yo na tanga SIM card?
Nani nakoki kotonga SIM card wapi?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
O
Eee
Té
Te
Sâ
Pamba
Ngâ tî
Nani na yo
Ngâ té tî
Nani te na yo
O bô
Eza malamu
Nâ tî yé?
Oyo olingi nini?
O kâ yé tî?
Okanisa ngai?
Ngâ kâ tî
Nalingi lisungi
Bê na
Tika moke
Ngâ tî na
Nasalisa
Té bô
Te na mabe
Mâ tî
Mbote na yo
Mâ na mbâ
Mbote na mokolo ya mbotama
O kâ na mbê
Zala na nzela ya malamu
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
O na wâ na gare?
Nani esika ya ndako ya treni?(nani esika ya ndako ya treni)
O na wâ na station de taxi?
Nani esika ya ndako ya bisi?(nani esika ya ndako ya bisi)