Looking for practical Sanskrit to Kikongo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sanskrit 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.
नमः
Mbote(namah)
धन्यवादः
Mele(dhanyavādaḥ)
सुप्रभातम्
Mokolo mayele(suprabhātam)
सुप्रभातम्
Mokolo ya ntango(suprabhātam)
शुभसंध्या
Mokolo ya mambu(śubha-sandhyā)
शुभरात्रि
Mokolo ya mpembe(śubha-rātri)
पुनर्मिलामः
Tala mosi(punar-milāmaḥ)
विदा
Tata(vidā)
तव नाम किम्?
Nki yina nzo?(tava nāma kim?)
मम नाम जोनः
Nzo yami ke John(mama nāma jonaḥ)
भवान् कथम् अस्ति?
Oko wanga?(bhavān katham asti?)
त्वं दृष्ट्वा सुखं
Nki ya mosi na yo(tvaṁ dṛṣṭvā sukhaṁ)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
भवान् इंग्लिषं वदति किम्?
Oyo o zola kutu English?(bhavān iṅgliṣaṃ vadati kim?)
अहं हिन्दीं कुशलतः न वदामि
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.(ahaṃ hindīṃ kuśalataḥ na vadāmi)
अहं न बोधामि
Nkeni kanga.(ahaṃ na bodhāmi)
कृपया शनैः वदतु
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.(kṛpayā śanaiḥ vadatu)
तत् पुनः वदतु
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?(tat punaḥ vadatu)
शौचालयं कुत्र अस्ति?
Kutu wapi banzela?(śaucālayaṃ kutra asti?)
नगरस्य केन्द्रं कथं गच्छामि?
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?(nagaraasya kendraṃ kathaṃ gacchāmi?)