Looking for practical Sinhala to Lingala phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sinhala 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 Sinhala 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.
හෙලෝ
Mbote(Hello)
ස්තුතියි
Melesi(sthuthiyi)
සුභ උදෑසනක්
Mbote na ntango ya mokolo(subha udæsanak)
සුභ පස්වරුක්
Mbote na ntango ya midi(subha paswaruk)
සුභ සවසක්
Mbote na ntango ya soir(subha sawasak)
සුභ රාත්රියක්
Malamu na butu(subha rathriyak)
පසුව හමුවෙමු
Tala yo nsima(pasuwa hamuwemu)
ගුඩ් බයි
Kende malamu(Goodbye)
ඔබගේ නම කුමක්ද?
Nkombo na yo nani?(obagē nama kumakda)
මගේ නම ජෝන්
Nkombo na ngai ezali John(mage nama John)
ඔබට කොහොමද?
Ozalaki malamu?(obata kohomada)
ඔබට හමුවී සතුටුයි
Nayoki malamu na yo(obata hamuwi sathutuyi)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
ඔබට ඉංග්රීසි කතා කරන්න පුළුවන්ද?
Ozali koloba lingala?(ozali koloba lingala)
මට හින්දි හොඳින් කතා කරන්න බැහැ
Nasalaka hindi malamu te(nasalaka hindi malamu te)