Looking for practical Sicilian to Kituba phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sicilian 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: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Kituba-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Ciao
Mbote
Grazii
Matondo
Bongiornu
Mbote na ntanga
Bona sira
Mbote na moke
Bona sira
Mbote na nsuka
Bona notti
Malamu na lola
A prestu
Tala moke
Addiu
Kende malamu
Chi è u tò nomu?
Nani na yo?
U me nomu è John
Nani na ngai John
Comu stai?
Oyo olingi?
Piaceru di canusciti
Nionso na yo
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Parli inglese?
Oyo azali koloba Lingala?
Un parlu bonu hindi.
Nani nazali koloba Hindi malamu te
Un capisciu.
Nani nazali koyeba te
Parla pianu, per favore.
Soki, koloba na mbala moke
Pò diri chistu n'atra vota?
Okoki koloba yango lisusu?
Unni è u bagnu?
Bato ya mbala eza wapi?
Comu arrivu a lu centru di la cità?
Nani nakoki kokende na centre ya ville?
Giriti a manca.
Tika na ngonga ya mabele
Giriti a destra.
Tika na ngonga ya likolo
Andate drittu.
Yaka na mbala moke
Quant'è u bigliettu?
Mbongo ya nzela ezali boni?
Un bigliettu, per favore.
Billet moko, s'il vous plaît
È luntanu di cca?
Eza mbali na awa?
Sugnu persu.
Nani nazali na nzela te
Unni pozzu accattari na SIM?
Nani nakoki kotonga SIM card wapi?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Iè
Eee
No
Te
Forse
Pamba
Sò d'accordu
Nani na yo
Non sò d'accordu
Nani te na yo
Chistu sona bonu
Eza malamu
Chi ne pensi?
Oyo olingi nini?
Pò aiutarmi?
Okanisa ngai?
Haiu bisognu di aiutu
Nalingi lisungi
Aspetta nu mumentu
Tika moke
Mi dispiaci
Nasalisa
Nuddu prubbrema
Te na mabe
Complimenti
Mbote na yo
Bon compleannu
Mbote na mokolo ya mbotama
Fai nu viaggiu sicuru
Zala na nzela ya malamu
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Unni è a stazione di treni?
Nani esika ya ndako ya treni?(nani esika ya ndako ya treni)
Unni è a fermata di bus?
Nani esika ya ndako ya bisi?(nani esika ya ndako ya bisi)