Looking for practical Tajik to Kikongo phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tajik 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: read the Kikongo line out loud three times, then cover the Tajik 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.
Салом
Mbote(Salom)
Ташаккур
Mele(Tashakkur)
Субҳи хайр
Mokolo mayele(Subhi khair)
Баъд аз зуҳр
Mokolo ya ntango(Bad az zuhr)
Шаббохир
Mokolo ya mambu(Shabbokhir)
Шаб ба хайр
Mokolo ya mpembe(Shab ba khair)
Баъд мебинем
Tala mosi(Bad mebinem)
Хайр
Tata(Khair)
Номатон чист?
Nki yina nzo?(Nomaton chist?)
Номи ман Ҷон аст
Nzo yami ke John(Nomi man Jon ast)
Шумо чӣ хелед?
Oko wanga?(Shumo chi kheled?)
Хуш ба дидор
Nki ya mosi na yo(Khush ba didor)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Шумо англисӣ гап мезанед?
Oyo o zola kutu English?
Ман ҳиндиро хуб гап намезанам.
Nkeni kutu Hindi na mosi.
Ман намефаҳмам.
Nkeni kanga.
Лутфан, оҳиста гап занед.
Mokolo, zola kutu na mosi.
Мехоҳед, инро боз гап занед?
Oyo o zola kutu na mosi?
Ванна куҷост?
Kutu wapi banzela?
Ман чӣ гуна ба маркази шаҳр мерасам?
Nki zola kuenda na kati ya mbanza?
Чап гард.
Tanda na luma.
Рост гард.
Tanda na mambu.
Сидат равед.
Enda na mosi.
Баҳои роҳкиро чанд аст?
Nki mbongo ya ndako?
Як чипта, лутфан.
Ticket mosi, mokolo.
Оё ин ҷо дур аст?
Nki feti na wapi?
Ман гум шудаам.
Nkeni zola.
Ман SIM-кортро куҷо харида метавонам?
Kutu wapi nki zola ku tanga SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ҳа
Ewe(Ha)
Не
Te(Ne)
Шояд
Kasi(Shoyad)
Ман розиам
Nkiadi(Man roziam)
Ман рози нестам
Nkiadi te(Man rozi nestam)
Ин хуб садо медиҳад
Oyo ke nkiadi malamu(In khub sado medihad)
Шумо чӣ фикр мекунед?
Nkiadi nini?(Shumo chi fikr mekuned?)
Шумо метавонед ба ман кӯмак кунед?
Okanza kudi nki?(Shumo metavaned ba man kumak kuned?)
Ман кӯмак лозим дорам
Nkiadi kudi nki(Man kumak lozim doram)
Як лаҳза интизор шавед
Lela na nki(Yak lahza intizor shaved)
Ман бахшиш мехоҳам
Nkiadi na nki(Man bakhshish mekhoham)
Масъала нест
Te na nki(Masala nest)
Табрикот
Tata na nki(Tabrikot)
Таваллудат муборак
Mokolo ya mbote(Tavalludat muborak)
Сафари бехатар дошта бошед
Tala na nzala ya malamu(Safari bekhatar doshta boshed)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Куҷо истгоҳи қатора аст?
Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?(Wana wanga na tanga ya nzo?)