Looking for practical Sanskrit to Lingala phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sanskrit 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: pick five Lingala 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
Melesi(dhanyavādaḥ)
सुप्रभातम्
Mbote na ntango ya mokolo(suprabhātam)
सुप्रभातम्
Mbote na ntango ya midi(suprabhātam)
शुभसंध्या
Mbote na ntango ya soir(śubha-sandhyā)
शुभरात्रि
Malamu na butu(śubha-rātri)
पुनर्मिलामः
Tala yo nsima(punar-milāmaḥ)
विदा
Kende malamu(vidā)
तव नाम किम्?
Nkombo na yo nani?(tava nāma kim?)
मम नाम जोनः
Nkombo na ngai ezali John(mama nāma jonaḥ)
भवान् कथम् अस्ति?
Ozalaki malamu?(bhavān katham asti?)
त्वं दृष्ट्वा सुखं
Nayoki malamu 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?
Ozali koloba lingala?(ozali koloba lingala)
अहं हिन्दीं कुशलतः न वदामि
Nasalaka hindi malamu te(nasalaka hindi malamu te)